Allison Bibicoff News

Blind actor Robert Smith and former U.S. Marine Ginger Lawrence head the cast of a new musical about a soldier who returns to the U.S. after losing his sight during combat in Afghanistan. Featuring a book by Nick Sivakumaran and Jeremy Aldridge, music by Emmy-nominated Mark P. Leonard and Colin Simson, and lyrics by Greg Shane, Colin Simson and Mark P. Leonard, CRE Outreach presents the world premiere of Beyond Sight at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood for a five-week run opening April 25.

Theatre 40 revives TANGLIN' HEARTS on the 20th anniversary of its original production. Very loosely based on Shakespeare's "As You Like It," it's a thoroughly modern country-western musical directed by Allison Bibicoff with assistant director Kyle Nudo.

On your marks for the original amazing race! International City Theatre's 28th season gets off to a flying start with Around the World in 80 Days, adapted by Mark Brown from the visionary, classic adventure story by Jules Verne and directed by Allison Bibicoff. For a taste of exotic locales, daring exploits, narrow escapes and great fun, head over to International City Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center between now and February 17, 2013. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!

On your marks for the original amazing race! International City Theatre's 28th season gets off to a flying start with Around the World in 80 Days, adapted by Mark Brown from the visionary, classic adventure story by Jules Verne. For a taste of exotic locales, daring exploits, narrow escapes and great fun, head over to International City Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center between January 25 and February 17, or take in a low-priced preview on January 23 or 24.

The Lyric Theatre on N. La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles concludes its 2011 season of musicals with the world premiere of iGhost, book by Doug Haverty, music by Adryan Russ, and lyrics by Russ and Haverty. Directed by Jules Aaron, performances begin on May 13, and opening night is set for Friday, May 20 at 8:00. The limited run will continue through June 18.

Doug Haverty and Adryan Russ are getting ready to open their latest musical, iGhost, May 20th at the Lyric Theare in Los Angeles. Here they talk about what it's like to be longtime collaborators.

The Lyric Theatre on N. La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles concludes its 2011 season of musicals with the world premiere of iGhost, book by Doug Haverty, music by Adryan Russ, and lyrics by Russ and Haverty. Directed by Jules Aaron, performances begin on May 13, and opening night is set for Friday, May 20 at 8:00. The limited run will continue through June 18.

The Lyric Theatre on N. La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles concludes its 2011 season of musicals with the world premiere of iGhost, book by Doug Haverty, music by Adryan Russ, and lyrics by Russ and Haverty. Directed by Jules Aaron, performances begin on May 13, and opening night is set for Friday, May 20 at 8:00. The limited run will continue through June 18.

The 2011 Garland Award recipients were announced today, honoring the best of Los Angeles theatre. Under the voting system each Garland winner was named on at least three critics' 'Best of 2010' lists. Each critic listed up to five nominees for each category except performance, up to 10 nominees for performance in musical productions and 10 for straight plays. Here are the critics' lists, minus the winners. The critics who voted are Jeff Favre, Hoyt Hilsman, Travis Holder, Eric Marchese, Dany Margolies, Dink O'Neal, Melinda Schupmann, Madeleine Shaner, Les Spindle, Neal Weaver, and Jennie Webb. Back Stage thanks them, as we hope you will when you see them this year, for their perpetual devotion to Southland theater large and small.

REWIND is SkyPilot Theatre Company's first late night short one-act series. The plays are written by our fabulous resident company playwrights, all taking place in the same location: a video store. There are 10 plays total and 5 will be performed each night.

REWIND is SkyPilot Theatre Company's first late night short one-act series. The plays are written by our fabulous resident company playwrights, all taking place in the same location: a video store. There are 10 plays total and 5 will be performed each night.

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2010 (Dec. 1, 2009 - Nov. 30, 2010).

The LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center on January 17, 2011 in Thousand Oaks, California.

REWIND is SkyPilot Theatre Company's first late night short one-act series.

If all the absurd events happening on Wall Street these days sound to you like something out of a Gilbert & Sullivan parody, well, it turns out you'd be absolutely right...and, in fact, the new musical Gilbert & Sullivan on Wall Street has won First Prize in the Academy for New Musical Theatre's 2010 Search for New Musicals and will be presented in concert at the Colony Theatre in Burbank on Monday, November 15th at 7:30 p.m.

If all the absurd events happening on Wall Street these days sound to you like something out of a Gilbert & Sullivan parody, well, it turns out you'd be absolutely right...and, in fact, the new musical Gilbert & Sullivan on Wall Street has won First Prize in the Academy for New Musical Theatre's 2010 Search for New Musicals and will be presented in concert at the Colony Theatre in Burbank on Monday, November 15th at 7:30 p.m.

Allison Bibicoff is ready to turn her dancers loose for tonight's opening of SAVIN' UP FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. She originally choreographed the musical for its run at Sacred Fools Theatre Company last fall and the new co-production with The Grove Theatre in Upland amps up the fun for a show that played to sold out audiences here in Los Angeles and was extended due to popular demand.

Authentic, romantic and loads of fun!' 'Exuberant and fresh!' 'Clever and tuneful!' Those are just a few of the raves that reviewers gave last year's World Premiere 'honky-tonk' musical 'Savin' Up for Saturday Night,' which opens a new run at the Grove Theatre in Upland on October 22nd.

Authentic, romantic and loads of fun!' 'Exuberant and fresh!' 'Clever and tuneful!' Those are just a few of the raves that reviewers gave last year's World Premiere 'honky-tonk' musical 'Savin' Up for Saturday Night,' which opens a new run at the Grove Theatre in Upland on October 22nd.

The latest to produce a full production of the rock opera THE WHO'S TOMMY is The Chance Theater in Anaheim Hills, the little store-front black box theater that, over the years, have managed to do quite a lot with its small space. In this fast-paced, tightly-directed new revival, THE WHO'S TOMMY-with sold out performances extended through August 15-hits with the ferocity of a full-on rock concert and features a confident, spirited cast. And, in somewhat of a nice surprise, the show utilizes newer technology unseen (or unaffordable) in many smaller theaters.