Michael Donovan News

The Foundation for New American Musicals will present a one-night-only concert of Woman of the Year on October 19, 2025 at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica.

The Los Angeles Musical Theatre Studio has announced The Masterclass Series, a six-week program featuring six of Los Angeles's most esteemed theatre artists. Running from September 22 through October 27.

The Los Angeles Musical Theatre Studio (LAMTS) has announced The Masterclass Series, a six-week program featuring six of Los Angeles's most esteemed theatre artists.

Two free-spirited women solve mysteries and kick butts in Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson–Apt. 2B by Kate Hamill, receiving its Los Angeles Premiere at International City Theatre this fall. Learn more!

MB Artists and Heart Productions have announced the world premiere of a new romantic comedy, I’ll Give You My Heart, set to run at The Colony Theatre in Burbank.

Max Ziegfeld’s outrageous new concept album Max Ziegfeld’s P😎rn Awards: The Musical!—featuring Gilbert Gottfried, Jinkx Monsoon, Alice Ripley, Judy Kaye, and more—is now streaming on all major platforms. The 10-track comedy burlesque blends satire, original music, and over-the-top awards show antics.

The Foundation for New American Musicals is now accepting submissions for its 2025 ShowSearch, a Southern California-wide program designed to discover emerging talent. Learn how to apply!

International City Theatre will present the world premiere of Masala Dabba, a powerful and moving new play by ICT playwright-in-residence Wendy Graf. Learn more!

Sweet Talk Productions will present a world premiere play, MÉNAGE À QUATRE, written by Peter Lefcourt and directed by Ryan O’Connor. See here for more details!

The Wedding Singer is a delightful retro romantic comedy musical at the Colony Theatre in Burbank through June 29th.  Confectionary light, with killer choreography and eye-candy 1980s costumes and sets, The Wedding Singer is a big whipped cream dollop of pure joy. 

Performances are now underway for The Wedding Singer at The Colony Theatre. The Wedding Singer premiered on Broadway in 2006 and was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Check out photos here!

Inspired by a 1924 drawing room comedy by Ferenc Molnar, The Angel Next Door was  originally commissioned by David Ellenstein for North Coast Rep and the Laguna Playhouse. Following its September 2023 premiere, the romp has gone on to delight theatergoers all over the country.

Knot Free Productions will present the Los Angeles premiere of Pump Up the Volume, A New Rock Musical at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

Broadway's Anthony Norman will lead the Los Angeles premiere of the new Rock Musical, PUMP UP THE VOLUME, in a staged concert production at Hudson Backstage Theatre.

International City Theatre will present the Los Angeles premiere of The Angel Next Door, a deliciously screwy rom-com by Paul Slade Smith, the playwright behind last season's hit comedy The Outsider.

Ebony Repertory Theatre (ERT), in association with the american vicarious (producing director Erica Laird), has announced the West Coast premiere of DEBATE: BALDWIN VS. BUCKLEY.

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE will present one of August Wilson's greatest triumphs focusing on the decade of the ‘50s, the Pulitzer Prize winning play FENCES, directed by Yvette Freeman-Hartley (Laguna Playhouse acclaimed production of Ain't Misbehavin'). 

Say “I Do” to the Most Totally Tubular Musical Coming Your Way! The Colony Theatre (Heather Provost, Producing Artistic Director) has announced a new production of The Wedding Singer, the musical comedy.

The Colony Theatre has announced the cast and designers for The Wedding Singer, the musical comedy, which begins performances in June. Learn more about the show here!

Inspired by conversations Rosenbaum had with Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinstein, the International City Theatre in Long Beach is presenting the American premiere of The Violin Maker, a new play based on the true story of how he gathered and restored ruined violins that survived the Holocaust to create the remarkable collection known throughout the world as the “Violins of Hope.” I decided to speak with playwrights Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum and Ronda Spinak (artistic director of The Braid) about the play’s creation and history, especially why it is so important to tell the Violins of Hope maker’s story.