Pat Towne News

The MVP of the show is the dynamic Oqalile Tshetshe, who has a star-making role that he inhabits with complexity, depth, and grace.

Check out production photos from Dietrich Smith’s acclaimed adaptation of Franz Kafka’s first novel, Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared, which returns this weekend in a co-production between Open Fist and Circle X Theatre Companies.

Dietrich Smith's acclaimed adaptation of Franz Kafka's Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared will return to the Atwater Village Theatre stage by popular demand.

The hilarious and irreverent comedy has become a vital part of every Christmas season in Los Angeles since 1995, and dedicated fans have been returning over the years to laugh at all the riotous antics. 

​Playwrights Joe Keyes and Rob Elk will bring back the longest running Holiday hit, Bob's Holiday Office Party to The Odyssey Theatre.  Now in their 28th year, the comedy has become a vital part of every Christmas season in Los Angeles since 1995. 

Open Fist Theatre Company has extended its hit production Bat Boy: The Musical. Bat Boy is a horror rock musical that is at once dark, funny and emotionally satisfying. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

​​​​​​​LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is presenting the musical comedy murder mystery, THE REMARKABLE MISTER HOLMES, book by Omri Schein and David Ellenstein, lyrics by Omri Schein, music by Daniel Lincoln, choreography by Jill Gorrie, musical direction by Alby Potts and directed by David Ellenstein (Eleanor, A View from the Bridge, Holmes & Watson). See photos from the show!

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is smart, silly, and full of heart. Its expansive and inclusive ideas are not preached, they are sown. And it is another home run from the ever-reliable Open Fist Theatre Company.

A new revival of the horror rock musical ‘Bat Boy’ will open this weekend at Open Fist Theatre Company in Los Angeles. See photos from the production.

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE will present a musical comedy murder mystery, THE REMARKABLE MISTER HOLMES, book by Omri Schein and David Ellenstein. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Open Fist Theatre Company will present Bat Boy: The Musical, the award-winning rock horror musical with a book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Playwrights Joe Keyes and Rob Elk will bring back the longest running Holiday hit, Bob’s Holiday Office Party.  Now in their 27th year, the comedy has become a vital part of every Christmas season in Los Angeles since 1995. 

The cast is complete for the concert reading of the new musical To Sir, with Love starring Wayne Brady at the Garry Marshall Theatre. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Join Bob Barth's One Night Stand for an exclusive interview with director Pat Towne on his latest production, A FROGGY BECOMES.

Writer Becky Wahlstrom imbues A FROGGY BECOMES with an absurdism that is only complemented by the absurdism of the ’80s with the neons and the poofy hair and the synthesized music.

Open Fist Theatre Company will present the world premiere of A Froggy Becomes, written by Becky Wahlstrom and directed by Pat Towne, opening March 9 and running through April 13 at Atwater Village Theatre.

For over two & one-half decades, Bob's Holiday Office Party has earned a solid cult following with audiences and critics alike!  Playwrights Joe Keyes and Rob Elk are proud to bring back the longest running Holiday hit, Bob's Holiday Office Party.  

For the first time, Amazon Studios debuted an original series on stage with A Transparent Musical. The Producers intend to bring the show to Broadway sometime in 2024.

A Transparent Musical is making its world premiere at Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum through June 25, 2023. Get a first look at 'Love At The JCC' performed by Murphy Taylor Smith and Zachary Prince.

Watch Adina Verson sing 'Not In My Body' from A TRANSPARENT MUSICAL, currently running at Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles!