Loren Lester News

The equity professional Actors Shakespeare Company will present a world premiere reading of WILL & BESS by Loren Lester on Wedesday, June 5 at 7pm at the Episcopal Actors Guild.

It was announced today that award-winning Israeli film actor Sasson Gabay will reprise the role of 'Tewfiq' in the upcoming North American tour of the 10-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical, THE BAND'S VISIT, the role he created in the 2007 film of the same name and most recently played on Broadway.

The 9th Annual Shakespeare's Birthday Sonnet Slam will be held Friday, April 26th from 1pm-4pm at the 9th floor Lounge at the Riverside Church Campus in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. The Sonnet Slam features 154 readers of all ages and abilities performing all 154 of Shakespeare's Sonnets in numerical order. The event is free to the public and is approximately 3 hours long.

Jewish Life Television (JLTV) will broadcast Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur services held at Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre, coast-to-coast on the Eve of Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre), Tuesday, September 18, 2018 (5779) from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET and 9:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET and on Yom Kippur, Wednesday, September 19, 2017 (5779) from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET and 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., Rabbi David Baron of the Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre announced today. The services will also be broadcast coast to coast via DIRECTV, Comcast, Spectrum and other video providers, as well as on the ARMED FORCES NETWORK, reaching 177 military bases and embassies globally. The broadcasts will also be webcast continuously throughout the days on September 18th and 19th on www.bhtota.org

Rabbi David Baron of the Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 announced today his Yom Kippur Eve (Kol Nidre) guests on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 will include: Ryan Deitsch, a survivor of the Parkland, FL massacre at Marjory Stoneman High School on February 14, 2018, who is a Student Activist Against Gun Violence, a leader of the March For Our Lives Demonstration in Washington, D.C. and an organizer of the #NeverAgain MSD Movement; Justin and Laura Reiner, a Los Angeles Police Department Officer and his wife, survivors and concertgoers of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada; and Dr. Judea Pearl, father of the slain Wall Street Journal journalist, Daniel Pearl, who will speak about the death of his son at the hands of terrorists in Pakistan and a global music day in his son's memory.

On May 31st, Rich Little, arguably the most famous impressionist in the world, was honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce during their Hollywood Hero ceremony with the Johnny Grant Award, along with Diahann Carroll (receiving the Mary Pickford Award).  

Stampeding elephants! Runaway trains! Unbridled humor! Reaching new heights! North Coast Rep skyrockets into the New Year with the dazzling San Diego premiere of the Jules Verne classic, AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS, adapted by Mark Brown. Fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg circles the globe lurking with danger, romance and comic surprises at every turn.

Momoa, Simmons, Glau, Staite and Maher are scheduled to appear on Saturday and Sunday, November 18-19; the others above will be on hand all three days.

Jewish Life Television (JLTV) will broadcast Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur services held at Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre, coast-to-coast on the Eve of Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre), Friday, September 29, 2017 (5778) and on Yom Kippur, Saturday, September 30, 2017

John Cusack, whose starring film credits include hits like High Fidelity, Say Anything..., Better off Dead... and many others will make his first Wizard World appearance when he attends Wizard World Comic Con Chicago

Hollywood Premiere Party The Show brings the dazzle of Hollywood to the masses with an all-new, immersive theater experience. This unique show is the ultimate Hollywood-style event, mixing humor, 'celebrity' antics, interactive theater, dinner, live music and red carpet treatment all in one memorable night. The party opens at Manor on Vine on Friday, Oct. 7from 6:30-9:30 p.m. and runs every Friday and Today through Nov. 5.

Hollywood Premiere Party The Show brings the dazzle of Hollywood to the masses with an all-new, immersive theater experience. This unique show is the ultimate Hollywood-style event, mixing humor, “celebrity” antics, interactive theater, dinner, live music and red carpet treatment all in one memorable night. The party opens at Manor on Vine on Today, Oct. 7 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. and runs every Today and Saturday through Nov. 5. 

This Yom Kippur, Beverley Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Centre presents a special service with a host of guests.

Hollywood Premiere Party The Show brings the dazzle of Hollywood to the masses with an all-new, immersive theater experience. This unique show is the ultimate Hollywood-style event, mixing humor, "celebrity" antics, interactive theater, dinner, live music and red carpet treatment all in one memorable night. The party opens at Manor on Vine on Friday, Oct. 7 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. and runs every Friday and Saturday through Nov. 5. 

Hollywood Premiere Party The Show brings the dazzle of Hollywood to the masses with an all-new, immersive theater experience. This unique show is the ultimate Hollywood-style event, mixing humor, 'celebrity' antics, interactive theater, dinner, live music and red carpet treatment all in one memorable night. The party opens at Manor on Vine on Friday, Oct. 7from 6:30-9:30 p.m. and runs every Friday and Saturday through Nov. 5.

Kelly Lester, stay at home wife and mother to three daughters, has become a million dollar 'do it yourself' business owner, grossing over $1.6 million dollars last year with her company EasyLunchboxes (www.EasyLunchboxes.com). With no MBA or formal background in business, Kelly is self-taught, having learned design and marketing via Google. Between carpooling and cooking, from the comfort of her home, she harnesses the power of social media to attract customers and grow her loyal fan base. Her products are top-sellers on Amazon.com, and Amazon often features her as one of their 'seller-success' stories. Kelly is the author of 'Cooking with Trader Joe's Cookbook: Easy Lunch Boxes'.

The terribly witty genius Noel Coward was a poet, playwright, screen writer and music composer extraordinaire whose theatrical hits in the 30s and 40s were unparalleled successes in both the UK and elsewhere abroad... and in the United States. His farce Fallen Angels is rarely if ever produced and it gives 6 actors, especially the 3 women a field day, in which they can go as far over the top as their hearts desire all the while keeping the audience eating out of their hands. Actors love to act and Art Manke's cast at the Pasadena Playhouse are certainly no exception. They are deliciously campy, irreverent and full of the dickens... or should I say Coward?

The Pasadena Playhouse has announced the cast and creative team for Noël Coward's comedy classic FALLEN ANGELS. Directed by Art Manke, performances will begin tonight, January 29 through February 24, with an official press opening on Sunday, February 3, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. at The Pasadena Playhouse. Single tickets are now on sale.

The Pasadena Playhouse has announced the cast and creative team for Noël Coward's comedy classic FALLEN ANGELS. Directed by Art Manke, performances will begin January 29 through February 24, with an official press opening on Sunday, February 3, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. at The Pasadena Playhouse. Single tickets are now on sale.

In the following videon, Broadway veteran Sam Harris teams up with Kelly Lester and her husband is Loren Lester for a hilarious tribute to musicals of the silver screen. Click below to check it out!