Liesl Jackson News

Venus in Waves Productions will present Asexuality! The Solo Musical written by Rebecca McGlynn and directed by Heather Dowling.

The Lexington Theatre Company (The Lex) brings Broadway and Rising Stars to the stage. The Sound of Music will be led by seasoned pros from Broadway/National Tours. Check out photos here!

MURDER, ANYONE? The well-received world premiere comedy written and directed by Emmy-winning writer Gordon Bressack is now offering $10 tickets to students 18+ with ID.

I entered the comforting lobby of the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, received my press kit and took a seat near the window. The house opened in about 20 minutes, so I struck up a conversation with the man sitting a couple chairs away. He asked me where I was from. "South Florida," I told him. He went on to tell me how he lived in Miami for many years but eventually settled in Los Angeles. Unbeknownst to me at the time, I was talking to Gordon Bressack, the writer/director/producer of MURDER, ANYONE?, the show I was about to watch. He mentioned his son always questioned him about doing plays in L.A. when the bigger theater scene was on the east coast. Bressack always felt L.A. was more than just a city for film.

"Man is conceived in sin and born in corruption... there is always something." These are the words of Willie Stark in Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, All the King's Men. Although it was written in 1946, Warren's story of secrets and the misuse of power extends much deeper than the political arena, and it remains as relevant today as ever. Nola Productions presents this poignant piece, as adapted by Adrian Hall, now running through September 15 in the Historic El Portal Theatre's Forum Theatre in North Hollywood. BroadwayWorld has more production photos below.