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What did our critic think of EVITA at The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre At CMPAC?

The CM Performing Arts Center is presenting Evita, running on the Main Stage in the Noel S. Ruiz Theatre from February 10 - February 24. Check out a first look at the show here!

Let's kick off the 2024 season with a review of the final show I attended in 2023! I had the pleasure of attending closing weekend of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, presented by Cultural Arts Playhouse this past November. Directed by Tony Frangipane, the production was bursting at the seams with vibrancy and new life breathed into classic characters that everyone knows and loves. 

Kicking off CM Performing Arts Center's 51st season is A BRONX TALE The Musical, running until August 26. See photos from the production.

The CM Performing Arts Center will open their Main Stage Season 51 with A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL, running August 12 to 26 in their Noel S. Ruiz Theatre.

The CM Performing Arts Center has announced their upcoming cast of A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL, running August 12 to 26 in their Noel S. Ruiz Theatre.

Outta Bounds Productions presents the highly anticipated Warehouse Works Reading Series, an evening of original theatre covering a variety of genres, concepts, and emotionally charged performances.

Boston Court world premieres Rosie Narasaki’s Unrivaled beginning March 16, 2023. Boston Court Associate Artistic Director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck directs this co-production with Playwrights’ Arena featuring: David Huynh, Katie Kitani, Cindy Nguyen and Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz. Rosie was most gracious in answering a few of my queries.

Winning playwrights and producers of the LANPP 2022 grants came together to celebrate the four new plays to be produced in the coming year. Two of the four plays selected are authored by a single playwright, David Johann Kim. Kim's Pang Spa, in a site-specific production staged in Koreatown, will be premiered by Chalk repertory Theatre, a company with a long history of site-specific work.

CM Performing Arts Center has a production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR you won't want to miss. This is a dazzling, foot-tapping, high-energy take on the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic.

To celebrate the kick off of their 35th Anniversary as an organization, The CM Performing Arts Center will present a special limited engagement presentation of Man of La Mancha, directed in the style of their founder, Noel S. Ruiz. Man of La Mancha was the first show to be produced on the now aptly named Noel S. Ruiz Theatre stage.

The Dramatists Guild of America and the Dramatists Guild Institute will gather some of the community's most influential theatre makers, artistic directors, literary managers, television writers, educators, lawyers and advocates for a weekend of events in Los Angeles, featuring a Town Hall event titled 'The Future of New Play Production in Los Angeles.' The Town Hall will be Today, July 15, 2017, at 7pm.

The Dramatists Guild of America and the Dramatists Guild Institute will gather some of the community's most influential theatre makers, artistic directors, literary managers, television writers, educators, lawyers and advocates for a weekend of events in Los Angeles, featuring a Town Hall event titled 'The Future of New Play Production in Los Angeles.' The Town Hall will be Saturday, July 15, 2017, at 7pm.

TheatreWorks Florida will present the Central FL regional premiere of Rock Of Ages, opening at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater) Sept 28 - Oct 9, 2016 for 15 sizzling performances. TheatreWorks Florida is proud to announce the outstanding cast, band, designers and staff of Rock Of Ages...

TheatreWorks Florida will present the Central FL regional premiere of Rock Of Ages, opening at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater) Sept 28 - Oct 9, 2016 for 15 sizzling performances. TheatreWorks Florida is proud to announce the outstanding cast, band, designers and staff of Rock Of Ages...

Ayad Akhtar's 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'Disgraced' opened last night, June 19, and continues through July 17, 2016, at Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum. BroadwayWorld has photos from the festivities below!

BWW Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY at CMPAC

During last night's first “Battle Round” of Telemundo's hit musical competition “La Voz Kids” brought 18 kids face-to-face competing for the opportunity to be one of six voices selected to continue to the final phase.

The second season of Telemundo's highly rated singing competition, "La Voz Kids," heads into "Battles" next Sunday, April 27th at 8pm/7 CT, following last's night selection of the remaining eight voices.