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Kate Pazakis, executive producer of the UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF... series ably does triple duty in her latest wildly entertaining, two-hour production of THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF JURASSIC PARK. For UMPO JURASSIC PARK, Pazakis not only produces and cleverly writes this enthralling, very witty musical homage to Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg's 1993 classic film Jurassic Park; Pazakis joins her talented cast onstage singing her ass off as the dinosaur T-Rex.

Continuing its string of wildly successful productions from the UMPO Series, The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Jurassic Park stomps into Rockwell Table & Stage on January 25, 2018 with tickets selling fast with on this extended run. Get yours today before they go extinct.

The Garry Marshall Theatre (formerly the Falcon Theatre) is currently home to a new, hilarious revival of the Stephen Sondheim classic A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Join us on an unforgettable space odyssey as an incredible lineup of talent from the stage and screen pays tribute to the man, the myth, the icon; David Bowie. Featuring new and classic arrangements of all your favorite hits. You don't want to miss this one!

The new nonprofit Garry Marshall Theatre's First Annual Founder's Gala will forever be held on November 13th - Garry's birthday and lucky number. John Stamos hosted the event earlier this week. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the evening below!

Fresh off their Manhattan reading, Emojiland: The Musical shared new songs from the developing piece at Rockwell Table & Stage on Monday, as part of the Foundation for New American Musicals' 'Musi-Cal' series. Watch highlights from the concert below!

The Pepperdine University Fine Arts Division Theatre and Music Departments present the musical BIG FISH 12 Chair Version, by Andrew Lippa, with a book by John August, at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, November 9 through November 11 and November 16 through November 18, with a matinee on Sunday, November 12 at 2 p.m., at the Malibu campus' Smothers Theatre.

The Tony Award-winning musical comedy A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum hits the Garry Marshall Theatre stage, following Ovation Recommended play Master Class.

Invitation-only readings of Emojiland: The Musical will be presented at 1:30pm and 7:30pm today, September 28 in Manhattan.

Invitation-only readings of Emojiland: The Musical will be presented at 1:30pm and 7:30pm on Thursday, September 28 in Manhattan.

With UMPO BRIDESMAIDS, executive producer Kate Pazakis continues her unbroken string of audience-pleasing musical parodies of pop culture flicks. Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur ably takes the directorial reins with Christopher Youngsman leading the triple-threat talents through a fast pace, high-energy, side-splitting experience of incredible vocals, comic gems and clever choreography.

Irish Arts Center (IAC), the arts and cultural center dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, has announced its fall 2017 season. The lineup epitomizes IAC's commitment to building community with a diversity of arts institutions, artists and audiences - in New York, across America, and abroad.

Alice Lee (Gap Year; Heathers: The Musical) and Zach Villa (Honeyglue; NCIS: LA; rock band Rebel and a Basketcase, For The Record, Dear John Hughes & Baz) are set to star in hyper-styled new musical, HIPSTER SWEATSHOP. Lee and Villa play twenty-somethings from opposite sides of the track who meet and fall in love in 'Downtown LA's hottest jewelry boutique.'

"The Unauthorized Musical Parody Of" hit series at Rockwell Table & Stage takes on the 2011 comedy blockbuster film "Bridesmaids" in what promises to be a raunchy, rollicking good time! The performance will be in a limited run from August 11 to September 17 2017, with shows Thursday thru Saturday at 8 p.m., and 12 noon on Sunday,  so get your tickets today!

Take a silly yet beloved movie that breeds nostalgia in all who love it and turn it into a musical. It's the way of the world of musical theater anymore. Sure, we still get some original pieces but the safe money for producers is on the recognizable name. Sometimes it works and sometimes it crashes and burns. 'Legally Blonde' works, 'The Wedding Singer' kind of works, and 'Amelie' definitely did not. And now the latest to join the ranks of those movie translations to musical theater is trying things out at the 5th Avenue Theatre. I am, of course, referring to 'Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, The Musical'. A cute and quirky little romp that has potential but needs some serious help before it falls into the 'it works' category.

Donica Lynn announces the fifth annual benefit concert Today's a Good Day-Walk With Me at 8:00pm on Monday, June 26, 2017 at The Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport Ave. All proceeds from tickets sales, donations, and raffle will be donated equally to the American Cancer Society and the American Brain Tumor Association.

Romy and Michele are headed back to high school for their reunion and we all know the shenanigans that await them, one of which is former outcast Sandy Frink. Watch Michael Thomas Grant sing his heart out in a number from the upcoming show!

Theatre students from Pepperdine University scooped up a pair of prestigious awards at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and earned a series of coveted four and five-star reviews. Their play, The Interference, a fast-paced drama about a campus rape survivor's struggle for justice written by Scottish-based playwright Lynda Radley, returns for its U.S. Premiere at Pepperdine University in April 2017.

UMPO's continues its winning recipe for a raucous evening of laughs and musicality with its latest production THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF MEAN GURLZ. Take one part cult film favorite. Separate out the funny situations accenting them with witty, new lines. Add hit pop songs, repurposed to advance the original film plotline. And top it all off with a very talented, triple-threat cast. And what you have is a very tasty WOW!

The Pepperdine University Fine Arts Division announces several music, opera, and theatre performances during the months of January through April 2017.