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“Somewhere Over the Border,” now playing at Cygnet Theatre through March 15, wraps that hope in music, metaphor, and a road-trip structure in a production that is charming and colorful on its surface, but anchored by performances strong enough to carry its deeper weight.

Get a first look at Cygnet Theatre's Somewhere Over the Border by playwright Brian Quijada. This heartfelt, uplifting musical, directed and choreographed by Carlos Mendoza, runs from February 18 - March 15 in The Joseph Clayes III Theater. 

Cygnet Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming production of SOMWHERE OVER THE BORDER, set to open in January 2026.

In Washington Heights, Usnavi (Ángel Lozada) sings to us about life in the neighborhood while carrying out his day-to-day activities involved in operating his bodega (“In the Heights”). There’s Sonny (Nicolas Garza), the young aspiring entrepreneur who helps Usnavi run things; Abuela Claudia (Rayanne Gonzales), Usnavi’s elderly neighbor who’s “not really [his] abuela;” and Vanessa (Adriana Scalice), a woman Usnavi is too shy to talk to, but who is trying to move out of Washington Heights as soon as possible.

Signature Theatre has released a video preview of In the Heights, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Encanto) and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes (Daphne’s Dive, Water by the Spoonful).

See inside rehearsals for In The Heights at Signature Theatre! The new video features a look into choreography rehearsals, as well as interviews with the cast and creative team, a first look at the set design, and more.

Watch Ángel Lozada and the cast of IN THE HEIGHTS at Signature Theatre perform the title song in the video here! Performances will run from February 11 – May 4, 2025.

Watch the cast of Signature Theatre's In the Heights rehearse 'Carnaval del Barrio.' The video features Ángel Lozada, Berto Fernández and more! The musical features music by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Encanto) and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes.

Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for In the Heights, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Get a first look at Two River Theater's production of American Mariachi written by José Cruz González, directed by James Vásquez, and arrangements by Cynthia Reifler Flores which runs through October 20, 2024

Two River Theater is now presenting American Mariachi.  This production has it all. It is a heartfelt story with plenty of humor and marvelous music.

Performances for AMERICAN MARIACHI, written by José Cruz González, will begin this weekend at Two River Theater, showcasing a story of family, love, and tradition. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Two River Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for American Mariachi. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The 90-minute 'My (unauthorized) Hallmark Movie Musical, playing at the Irvine Theater Company through August 10, pokes fun at the rom-com genre’s formulaic “Love always wins” conventions while fully embracing its tropes.

Irvine Theater Company will present the Orange County premiere of 'My (unauthorized) Hallmark Movie Musical' with book & lyrics by Eloise Coopersmith and music by Roxanna Ward as part of Dr. Love's Rom-Com Experience, a one-of-a-kind event that includes using the neurologic Tuesday app (developed by bestselling author and TV personality Dr. Paul J. Zak to test audience members' compatibility.

Irvine Theater Co. will present MY (UNAUTHORIZED) HALLMARK MOVIE MUSICAL and Dr. Love's Rom-Com.

The Los Angeles premiere of “American Mariachi,” a big-hearted, feel-good comedy with live music by José Cruz González, opened Saturday night in a new production from L.A.’s Latino Theater Company. Check out photos here!

In Other People's Shoes Productions will launch its first public event, the SHOW & TELL SERIES. Learn more about the series.

Latino Theater Company will present the Los Angeles premiere of American Mariachi. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Join Playwrights' Arena for their Annual Gala on April 28, 2024. Celebrate the art of playwriting and support the development of new plays in this festive event.