Michael Van Duzer News

Theatre West will celebrate Pride Month and LGBTQ+ artists with two different nights of programming.

 A comic spy thriller by two-time Emmy nominee and WGA award-winner Mark Wilding (Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, Good Girls, Charmed) is set to receive its New York City off-Broadway premiere in September.

Love, Actually, an evening of music celebrating love in all its forms will appear at Theatre West on March 12th and 19th. The cabaret is directed by Victoria Lavan, musical directed by Paul Cady, produced by Rick Simone-Friedland, and presented by Theatre West Musical Theatre Workshop.

Theatre West's Studio City-adjacent home on Cahuenga Blvd. West, the oldest continuous operating stage space in Los Angeles, has been saved by an anonymous “angel.” A longtime Theatre West patron has purchased the building, occupied by the company since 1967 but up for sale since May, and extended Theatre West's lease for a minimum of five years.

Theatre West, the 59-year-old professional mid-sized theatre based in Hollywood, presents the talented actors of The Shakespeare Workshop under the direction of Nick McDow Musleh in a series of videos available throughout August on the Theatre West Los Angeles YouTube Channel.

Artists throughout the state of California are uniting for the passage of Senate Bill 805 (SB 805), titled, “The Performing Arts Relief Act,” which the Senate Labor Committee will vote on Wednesday, April 19, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. in Sacramento, CA.   A Coalition of 36 small 99-seat non-profit theaters and freelance performers are banding together to make theater accessible to all.  

Theatre West presents the world premiere of a comic spy thriller inspired by the true story of a spectacularly botched U.S. attempt to overthrow Chile's democratically elected leader. Our Man in Santiago, written by two-time Emmy nominee and WGA award-winner Mark Wilding (Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Good Girls, Charmed) and directed by Charlie Mount.

The world premiere comedy spy thriller Our Man in Santiago, scheduled to open this coming Friday, March 13 at Theatre West, will extend for one week due to strong advance ticket sales. Previously announced through April 5, the new closing date will be April 12, with added performances on Friday, April 10 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, April 12 at 6 p.m.

Intrigue and laughter, bodies and mayhem. Theatre West presents the world premiere of a comic spy thriller inspired by the true story of a spectacularly botched U.S. attempt to overthrow Chile's democratically elected leader. Our Man in Santiago, written by two-time Emmy nominee and WGA award-winner Mark Wilding (Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Good Girls, Charmed) and directed by Charlie Mount, opens at Theatre West on March 13, with performances continuing through April 5. Two low-priced previews take place March 11 and March 12.

Theatre West will present Love is a Journey: A Collection of LGBTQ Shorts in June for Gay Pride Month.

Theatre West presents the world premiere of Benjamin Scuglia's "THE MAN WHO SAVED EVERYTHING"- A compelling drama, directed by Michael Van Duzer, produced by Ernest McDaniel and Garry Kluger. The show will open August 24 and currently scheduled to run through September 23, 2018. Tickets on sale at: www.theatrewest.org

Theatre Westis delighted to announce acclaimed director, Michael Van Duzer will direct the world premiere of Benjamin Scuglia's production of 'THE MAN WHO SAVED EVERYTHING'- Opening August 24 and currently scheduled to run through September 23, 2018.

Theatre West presents the world premiere of Benjamin Scuglia's "THE MAN WHO SAVED EVERYTHING"- A compelling drama, directed by Michael Van Duzer, produced by Ernest McDaniel and Garry Kluger. The show will open August 24 and currently scheduled to run through September 23, 2018. Tickets on sale at: www.theatrewest.org

How can one theme provoke so many twists and turns of life? Each piece is an exciting roller coaster ride of laughter, tears and OMG! Come along for the ride!

Theatre Westis delighted to announce acclaimed director, Michael Van Duzer will direct the world premiere of Benjamin Scuglia's production of 'THE MAN WHO SAVED EVERYTHING'- Opening August 24 and currently scheduled to run through September 23, 2018.

Musical Theatre Guild, the winner of the Los Angeles Drama Critic's Circle Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in the theatre, will continue their 2014-2015 season with the 1955 cult classic THE GOLDEN APPLE. The one-night-only concert will take place at the Moss Theatre at New Roads School in Santa Monica on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 7:00 pm.

Theatre Out is set to open their 10th anniversary season with a revival of the hit Broadway musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with music and lyrics by William Finn conceived by Rebecca Feldman, book by Rachel Sheinkin and additional material by Jay Reiss tonight, January 16, 2015.

Theatre Out is set to open their 10th anniversary season with a revival of the hit Broadway musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with music and lyrics by William Finn conceived by Rebecca Feldman, book by Rachel Sheinkin and additional material by Jay Reiss on January 16, 2015.

Theatre opens the hit Broadway musical The Drowsy Chaperone as it's 4th 2014 main stage production tonight, June 6, 2014.

Back in the 50s and 60s when it was hardly kosher to even mention homosexuality, there existed a raft of pulp fiction novels along with popular physique magazines in the underground that kept gay men somewhat pleased and happy while they had to hide their sexual preferences from public view. Playwright Michael Van Duzer has created a campy, silly play that exhibits the man-to-man appeal of that time period entitled Posing Strap Pirates now onstage at the Eclectic Company Theatre through December 10.