Interview: Peter Knell and Stephanie Fleischmann on Their New Opera ARKHIPOV at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
by Shari Barrett
- Oct 18, 2022
Even though I was very young, I still remember the tension in the air at school and at home during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. And just today, news of the current Cold War going on between Russia and the rest of the world regarding Ukraine, with even Elon Musk warning the world about possible nuclear war breaking out. So it seems very fortuitous that Peter Knell and Stephanie Fleischmann have created a heart-stopping experience set in a submarine during the crisis of 1962. Their new opera ARKHIPOV is based on the true story of the man who saved humanity from nuclear annihilation during a tipping point between Russia and the United States in the Cuban Missile Crisis. But what motivated them to create an opera about such a terrifying moment in world history? I decide to speak with them and find out.
Center Theatre Group Launches $20 Ticket Drop Tuesdays
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 18, 2022
Center Theatre Group is launching Ticket Drop Tuesdays, a new ticketing option for its audiences, starting on October 18. Created to encourage everyone to come to the theatre, this new initiative will make shows at Center Theatre Group more accessible to everyone in Los Angeles.
CALVIN BERGER Set to Open at The Colony Theatre in February
by Blair Ingenthron
- Oct 8, 2022
The Colony Theatre in Burbank (Heather Provost, Producing Artistic Director) has announced a new production of the musical Calvin Berger with preview performances beginning on February 16, 2023. Opening is set for Saturday, February 18, at 8pm.
Interview: Director Leigh Silverman's Always SEARCHING FOR INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE & Beyond
by Gil Kaan
- Oct 6, 2022
Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner’s re-imagined The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe has opened at the Mark Taper Forum to audience and critics’ raves. Leigh Silverman directs this one-woman show starring Saturday Night Live’s Cecily Strong. I got to chat with Leigh while she was making her way home amidst the hustle and bustle of the New York City streets.
Portantino's Nonprofit Theater Bill Signed By Governor Newsom
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 30, 2022
Senate Bill 1116, a measure introduced by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank) which seeks to create a payroll fund to support small nonprofit performing arts venues (SNPAOs), was signed into law September 29, 2022 by Governor Newsom.
'Captain' Kirk Douglas Announces New Album 'New Unknown'
by Michael Major
- Sep 23, 2022
Captain Kirk Douglas might spend his days as the guitarist for one of the most prolific modern hip hop groups around, but the Hundred Watt Heart sound siphons elements from 60’s psychedelic rock and Afrobeat, and more. New Unknown is primed to be a culmination of influences, that uniquely pin Kirk as a frontman in his own right.
Ammunition Theatre Company Presents Carla Ching's New Play
REVENGE PORN OR THE STORY OF A BODY
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 23, 2022
Winner of the first Los Angeles New Play Project Award, Carla Ching's Revenge Porn or The Story of a Body” makes its world premiere on Friday, September 23, 2022 at The Pico. Directed by Bernardo Cubría for Ammunition Theatre Company where it was part of the 2021 Ammo Writers' Lab, the play takes a very public look into the private lives of people who hurt the ones they love most.
Los Angeles Premiere of OKLAHOMA! to Open at the Ahmanson Theatre This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Sep 13, 2022
The Los Angeles premiere of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! directed by Daniel Fish opens Thursday, September 15 at 8 p.m. at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre. The tour will mark the first time a First-Class Equity production of Oklahoma! has toured North America in more than 40 years. This bold interpretation will play through October 16.
IAMA Theatre Company Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring Two World Premieres & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Sep 7, 2022
AMA Theatre Company has announced its 2022-23 15th anniversary “Jubilee” season: two world premieres at the company’s new, permanent home at Atwater Village Theatre; a production to be announced at a later date; and a West Coast premiere, presented in association with Center Theatre Group, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.
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