Daniel Sugimoto News

The producers of the critically acclaimed hit new World Premiere musical, ARENA: A House MUSIC-al, have announced the show will be extended for another two weeks through July 31, 2022.

Teatro Latea, a 40 year old Latino cultural staple in the Lower East Side, is partnering with the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab, a brand new organization committed to advocating for new musicals written by Latiné writers, to present excerpts of four new musicals for their first '4xLatiné' event.

Daniel Sugimoto promises, 'I CAN'T STOP PLAYING UNTIL WE REACH THE GOAL!!!' Join me for my first ever Live Stream Musical Marathon! I am playing to raise money for The Innocence Project, with the goal of raising $1,000, donating 50% of all proceeds directly. Since this is a large goal I am planning to play until the dollar amount is reached, only stopping to use bathroom or snack mildly. Even if this is a charity event I am preparing over 50 songs to play; original and covers. Tune in throughout the day and you won't be disappointed.

This Spotlight focuses on the super-talented Daniel Sugimoto who I first met at the 2015 Hollywood Fringe 'Best In Cabaret' show Thenardier's Inn by CAC Studios, I knew I would be following his progress as one of the finest musical theater progenies I had ever met. Not only is he a triple threat onstage as well as a brilliant musical director, his skill with composing musical numbers that movingly tell a story imbues each of his characters with deep-felt heart and soul through his incredible imagination and understanding of human nature. But 2020 has certainly proven to be a challenge since Daniel was entertaining at sea in mid-March when COVID-19 forced worldwide ports to close.

Davis Shakespeare Festival (DSF) is closing out their 2019 season with Comedy of Errors, one of Shakespeare's earliest and shortest works. This adaptation was born of a project by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival called Play On Shakespeare in which playwrights are challenged with making the Bard's works relatable to a wider audience by modernizing the language and adding their own flair. Playwright Christina Anderson has succeeded in bringing a fresh and vital version of this work to life and the artists at DSF have personalized it more by introducing some gender switching in a funky 70s setting.

Move over, Sweeney Todd. There's a new serial killer in town by the name of Monty Navarro. Yet, you need not fear if you aren't a D'Ysquith (yes, that's pronounced die-squith). A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder is based on the 1907 novel Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal by Roy Horniman. It opened on Broadway in 2013 and won four Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Now, the Davis Shakespeare Festival (DSF) has delivered it to us as a thrilling, hilarious, and captivating summer treat.

What's the story? In this colorful musical, a group of ordinary kids, with all different abilities, take on a mission to save their community, their friendship, and then the planet! Along the way, they learn everyone can be a hero everyday!

Coachella Valley Repertory's (CVRep's) production, the first in its spectacular, new theater building, is highly enjoyable. Most of the acting, singing, and dancing is superb and two of the leads - David Sattler (Anatoly) and Gabriela Carrillo (Florence) - demonstrate an electrifying stage presence.

The Zoo Theatre Company, Daniel Sugimoto, Artistic Director, will present the World Premiere of 'MY DATE WITH DEATH - A Musical Romance,' with Book, Music and Lyrics written by Daniel Sugimoto, starring Daniel Sugimoto as Lincoln Thomas (Link) and Samantha M. Lawrence as Jasmine/Lady Death/Diallo under the direction of Julia Lisa. Performances will be presented at the Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Boulevard (located between Wilshire Boulevard and California Avenue), Santa Monica, CA 90403, for a Limited Four-Week Run todays and Sundays at 8:00 p.m. on November 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, December 1 and 2, 2018. Tickets can be purchased by calling 323-301-9002 or online at www.thezootheatreco.com

Zoo Theatre Company will present the World Premiere of 'THE UPCYCLERS - An Earth Saving Musical,' with Book, Music and Lyrics written by Daniel Sugimoto, concept by Julia Lisa and Daniel Sugimoto, starring Julia Lisa and Lexi Eiserman as Rosie Bloom, Carlos R. Chavez as Ralph Berry, Samantha M. Lawrence as Marian, Max Peters as Jack, Melvin Biteng as Mikey, Milton David as Carl Bloom, Spencer Frankeberger as Paul, & Asia Ring as Dr. Petrol under the direction of Daniel Sugimoto. Performances will be presented at the Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Boulevard (located between Wilshire Boulevard and California Avenue), Santa Monica, CA 90403, for a Limited Five-Week Run todays and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. on November 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, December 1 and 2, 2018. Tickets can be purchased by calling 323-301-9002 or online at www.thezootheatreco.com

Zoo Company's artistic director, writer/performer Daniel Sugimoto will world premiere his latest creative endeavor MY DATE WITH DEATH - A MUSICAL ROMANCE for a limited run beginning November 10, 2018 at the Miles Memorial Playhouse. We had the chance to delve deep into Daniel's creative mind to learn of some of his creative processes.

Zoo Theatre Company will present the World Premiere of 'THE UPCYCLERS - An Earth Saving Musical,' with Book, Music and Lyrics written by Daniel Sugimoto, concept by Julia Lisa and Daniel Sugimoto, starring Julia Lisa and Lexi Eiserman as Rosie Bloom, Carlos R. Chavez as Ralph Berry, Samantha M. Lawrence as Marian, Max Peters as Jack, Melvin Biteng as Mikey, Milton David as Carl Bloom, Spencer Frankeberger as Paul, & Asia Ring as Dr. Petrol under the direction of Daniel Sugimoto. Performances will be presented at the Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Boulevard (located between Wilshire Boulevard and California Avenue), Santa Monica, CA 90403, for a Limited Five-Week Run on Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. on November 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, December 1 and 2, 2018. Tickets can be purchased by calling 323-301-9002 or online at www.thezootheatreco.com

The Zoo Theatre Company, Daniel Sugimoto, Artistic Director, will present the World Premiere of 'MY DATE WITH DEATH - A Musical Romance,' with Book, Music and Lyrics written by Daniel Sugimoto, starring Daniel Sugimoto as Lincoln Thomas (Link) and Samantha M. Lawrence as Jasmine/Lady Death/Diallo under the direction of Julia Lisa. Performances will be presented at the Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Boulevard (located between Wilshire Boulevard and California Avenue), Santa Monica, CA 90403, for a Limited Four-Week Run on Saturdays and Sundays at 8:00 p.m. on November 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, December 1 and 2, 2018. Tickets can be purchased by calling 323-301-9002 or online at www.thezootheatreco.com

A group of ordinary kids take on a super task of helping their parents save their family's diner and then the world! With their innovative sustainable practices they prove no one and no task is too small to make a BIG difference!

Chicago native, Daniel Sugimoto grew up around his Japanese American grandmother who refused to talk about her dusty past. After years of trying to approach the subject, Sugimoto with his big-heart and stubborn-nature got her to open up while she was preoccupied watching Wheel of Fortune. From this dark truth in American history comes a 'piercingly beautiful' new musical.

Chicago native, Daniel Sugimoto grew up around his Japanese American grandmother who refused to talk about her dusty past. After years of trying to approach the subject, Sugimoto with his big-heart and stubborn-nature got her to open up while she was preoccupied watching Wheel of Fortune. From this dark truth in American history comes a 'piercingly beautiful' new musical.

Chicago native, Daniel Sugimoto grew up around his Japanese American grandmother who refused to talk about her dusty past. After years of trying to approach the subject, Sugimoto with his big-heart and stubborn-nature got her to open up while she was preoccupied watching Wheel of Fortune. From this dark truth in American history comes a 'piercingly beautiful' new musical.

Performed in both English and Spanish to appeal to a broader Los Angeles fan base, the family friendly musical fantasy Disney's Aladdin, Dual Language Edition is set in the fictional Middle Eastern city of Agrabah, where a beloved Disney princess named Jazm n decides to rebel against her father the Sultan's wishes to marry one of three princes he has selected for her. Of course, she dislikes them all and decides to escape before the deadline to marry occurs. On her escape route, she meets a street rat named Aladdin, but how can this chance meeting lead to ever-lasting love for the two from such different backgrounds?

The critically acclaimed smash hit musical, Disney's Aladdin, Dual Language Edition/Edicion De Lenguaje Dual will be presented by Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil Cedillo and TNH Productions, in association with El Centro Del Pueblo and CASA 0101 Theater in a new expanded guest production.

The critically acclaimed smash hit musical, Disney's Aladdin, Dual Language Edition/Edicion De Lenguaje Dual will be presented by Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil Cedillo and TNH Productions, in association with El Centro Del Pueblo and CASA 0101 Theater in a new expanded guest production.