Luis Valdez News

San Jose Stage Company Artistic Director Randall King today announced a 2015-2016 Season of compelling and critically-acclaimed shows for the professional company best known for cutting-edge and artistically excellent productions - presented in the intimate theater where the connection between actor and audience is profoundly visceral.

El Rey Network announced today the launch of their original series 'El Rey Network Presents: The Director's Chair' on iTunes. The hour-long series features the industry's most notable directors engaging in a revealing and unexpected exchange with filmmaker and El Rey Network founder, Robert Rodriguez. Episodes at launch will include the previously-aired Quentin Tarantino Volumes 1 & 2 (Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn), John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from L.A., They Live) Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy, The Strain), Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now); and Luis Valdez (La Bamba, Zoot Suit).

El Rey Network announced today the launch of their original series "El Rey Network Presents: The Director's Chair" on iTunes.

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its nightly performances, running April 8 - 19, 2015. Details below!

El Rey Network Founder and Chairman Robert Rodriguez sits down with award-winning film and theater director, university professor, author, activist, and political organizer Luis Valdez

El Rey Network Founder and Chairman Robert Rodriguez sits down with award-winning film and theater director, university professor, author, activist, and political organizer Luis Valdez

The Public Theater announced the 2015 Spring Public Forum season, featuring an exciting line-up of one-night-only readings and discussions that connect dramatic literature to society. Continuing its fifth year, the popular Public Forum series presents the theater of ideas: conversations and performances with leading voices in politics, media, and the arts.

26 Miles, by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes, is an unpredictable and irresistible exploration of family relations examines what it means to be of mixed ethnicity and identity. The play will run this weekend, December 5-7 and 12-14 at Teatro Paraguas with performances at 7:30 pm Todays and Saturdays and 2 pm on Sundays. Tickets are $18,and $15 for students and seniors.

26 Miles, by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes, is an unpredictable and irresistible exploration of family relations examines what it means to be of mixed ethnicity and identity. The play will run December 5-7 and 12-14 at Teatro Paraguas with performances at 7:30 pm Fridays and Saturdays and 2 pm on Sundays. Tickets are $18,and $15 for students and seniors.

La Jolla Playhouse presents its Without Walls (WoW) production of El Henry, adapted from Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part One by Culture Clash's Herbert Siguenza, directed by San Diego REPertory Theatre Artistic Director Sam Woodhouse. Presented in association with San Diego REP, El Henry will run now through June 29 (press opening: Friday, June 20 at 7:30pm) at SILO, in the vibrant new East Village neighborhood of Makers Quarter. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for its upcoming Without Walls (WoW) production of El Henry, adapted from Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part One by Culture Clash's Herbert Siguenza, directed by San Diego REPertory Theatre Artistic Director Sam Woodhouse. Presented in association with San Diego REP, El Henry will run June 14 - 29 (press opening: Friday, June 20 at 7:30pm) at SILO, in the vibrant new East Village neighborhood of Makers Quarter.

Here are Summer Stages Picks from Broadwayworld's Ellen Dostal for what to see in Los Angeles and San Diego.

La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for its upcoming Without Walls (WoW) production of El Henry, adapted from Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part One by Culture Clash's Herbert Siguenza, directed by San Diego REPertory Theatre Artistic Director Sam Woodhouse. Presented in association with San Diego REP, El Henry will run June 14 - 29 (press opening: Friday, June 20 at 7:30pm) at SILO, in the vibrant new East Village neighborhood of Makers Quarter.

Richard Jay-Alexander, known for helming concerts for Broadway superstars Barbra Streisand and Kristin Chenoweth among others, will be honored tomorrow, Wednesday, April 9 with a Legends Honor arts award from Unity Coalition, at the LGBT group's annual Leaders, Legends & Lovelies Ball, according to the Miami Herald.

Opening today, September 13, Miracle Theatre Group will present the 5th edition of 'La Luna Nueva', the annual festival of Hispanic arts and culture from around the world, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Night by night, our renowned multidisciplinary arts festival will showcase the richness and diversity of Latin artistic expressions. Flamenco, Tango, Latin jazz, theater, play readings, comedy, homages to Pablo Neruda and Frida Kahlo and visual art, launching Milagro's 30th season!

Opening next Friday September 13, Miracle Theatre Group will present the 5th edition of 'La Luna Nueva', the annual festival of Hispanic arts and culture from around the world, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Night by night, our renowned multidisciplinary arts festival will showcase the richness and diversity of Latin artistic expressions. Flamenco, Tango, Latin jazz, theater, play readings, comedy, homages to Pablo Neruda and Frida Kahlo and visual art, launching Milagro's 30th season!

Luis Valdez, the award-winning, renowned American playwright and creator of 'Zoot Suit,' 'La Bamba' and 'Cisco Kid,' will attend an Opening Weekend performance of his play, 'I Don't Have To Show You No Stinking Badges,' to be presented at Josefina Lopez's Casa 0101 Theatre in Boyle Heights, Calif., tonight, February 10, 2013.

Luis Valdez, the award-winning, renowned American playwright and creator of 'Zoot Suit,' 'La Bamba' and 'Cisco Kid,' will attend an Opening Weekend performance of his play, 'I Don't Have To Show You No Stinking Badges,' to be presented at Josefina Lopez's Casa 0101 Theatre in Boyle Heights, Calif., on Sunday, February 10, 2013.