David F.M. Vaughn News

Jennifer Kranz, a senior at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles majoring in Theatre and minoring in Musical Theatre, emerged victorious Sunday, February 16th as LA's Next Great Stage Star® 2014 produced and presented by Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal, the most critically acclaimed concert supper club in the greater Los Angeles area.

Jennifer Kranz, a senior at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles majoring in Theatre and minoring in Musical Theatre, emerged victorious Sunday, February 16th as LA's Next Great Stage Star® 2014 produced and presented by Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal, the most critically acclaimed concert supper club in the greater Los Angeles area.

And the winner of the 8th annual LA'S NEXT GREAT STAGE STAR talent competition is Jennifer Kranz, a senior at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles majoring in Theatre and minoring in Musical Theatre. On Sunday, Feb 16th, Ms. Kranz and 19 other talented young professionals sang their hearts out for the coveted prize. As winner, Ms. Kranz awarded a cash prize of $1000; an upcoming paid headlining concert engagement at Sterling's Upstairs; a vocal demo recording session from Tom Griep's Audition Trax; a photo session with Isaac James Creative; and is already in the process of scheduling meetings to be signed and represented by one of the lucrative competition's Equity Agent/Judges as the first step toward a professional career in musical theatre, television and film. Scroll down for photos from the competition!

LA's Next Great Stage Star® 2014 sings in the New Year beginning Sunday, January 5 at Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal, the most critically acclaimed concert supper club in the greater Los Angeles area.

The Best in LA Theatre for 2013

3-D Theatricals present LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL, currently running Oct 11th - 27th, 2013 at the Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton Ca. 92832. Choreographed by Linda Love Simmons, Directed by David F.M. Vaughn, Musically Directed by John Glaudini. Tickets are available at www.3DTshows.com.

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our August 3rd SIP round-up. Yesterday's photos include the cast of Ogunquit Playhouse's JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, featuring Clay Aiken as Joseph, LES MISERABLES at Surflight Theatre, MATILDA, CINDERELLA, MARY STUART at Stratford Festival and lots of regional shows!

Leave it to the ultra-talented, uber-enthusiastic folks at 3-D Theatricals to take an okay-ha-ha show into an OMFG-that-was-super-hella-funny triumph of whimsy and heart. In its glorious, colorful presentation of the first Southern California regional production of SHREK - THE MUSICAL, 3-D Theatricals---fast becoming Orange County's home for Broadway-caliber shows---certainly has plenty to celebrate in its latest offering. The family-friendly musical comedy continues its limited engagement at the Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton through August 4 then transfers north to the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center for a weekend of shows August 9-11.

Shrek the Musical/book & lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire/music by Jeanine Tesori/directed by David F.M. Vaughn/3D Theatricals at Plummer Auditorium, Fullerton/through August 4/Redondo Beach, Performing Arts Center/August 9-11

SHREK THE MUSICAL opened at the Louis E Plummer Auditorium on July 19, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the opening night curtain call below!

Songwriters that will be featured include Goldrich and Heisler, Kerrigan and Lowdermilk, Georgia Stitt and Adam Gwon. Songs from such musicals as Grumpy Old Men, The Hudsucker Proxy and Dani Girl will be heard.

Songwriters that will be featured include Goldrich and Heisler, Kerrigan and Lowdermilk, Georgia Stitt and Adam Gwon. Songs from such musicals as Grumpy Old Men, The Hudsucker Proxy and Dani Girl will be heard.

SHREK THE MUSICAL will be offering dinner on the house with the purchase of select tickets at the Pantages Theatre in celebration of the L.A. Premiere of this Broadway family favorite, which closes July 31.

Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week, or you're just in the mood for a recap of everything theatre, BroadwayWorld's new feature, 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end of the week fix. Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to the West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more!

Never having seen any of the Shrek films, I come totally unbiased - green - to this material. One thing I can say for sure, I love fairy tales and any re-imagining of them, provided the characters remain true to form. In Shrek the Musical, the updating of traditional icons like Pinocchio, the Pied Piper, Wicked Witch, Sugar Plum Fairy, Three Pigs, and Three Blind Mice, to name but a few, is quite appealing stuff - and as to newly arrived Shrek, his sidekick the Donkey, Princess Fiona, Lord Farquaad... and Gingy Puppet ...they are sheer delight! Now at the Pantages through July 31, Shrek is a fun, inspirational and imaginative romp for children young and old.

DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. just opened SHREK THE MUSICAL, with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori, at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. The production runs through August 17. Check out photos from the opening below!

SHREK THE MUSICAL will be offering dinner on the house with the purchase of select tickets at the Pantages Theatre in celebration of the L.A. Premiere of this Broadway family favorite, which performs July 12 to 31.

DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. are presenting SHREK THE MUSICAL, with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori, at the San Diego Civic Theatre through Sunday, July 10, 2011. Performances began July 5.