Tom Detrinis News

This is inside baseball with tensions, heartaches, and personal touches that no one wants to have to explain afterward to their token straight friend.

Due to popular demand, IAMA Theatre Company has extended the world premiere of Foursome. Foursome is an exciting and hilarious new work about queer love and chosen family.

Shipwrecked Comedy is currently raising funds for its first-ever live production, Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Musical, a new comedy-musical based on the award-winning digital series Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party.

xIAMA Theatre Company is presenting the world premiere of Foursome. This exciting and hilarious new work about queer love and chosen family is produced in association with Celebration Theatre. See first look photos of the cast here!

IAMA Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Foursome. This new work about queer love and chosen family is produced in association with Celebration Theatre, Southern California’s oldest LGBTQIA+ theatre company.

Ryan O'Connor and The Los Angeles LGBT Center will welcome Jason Michael Snow for the upcoming one night only concert reading of A Very Queer Christmas Carol.

Ryan O'Connor and The Los Angeles LGBT Center will present the upcoming ONE NIGHT ONLY concert reading of A Very Queer Christmas Carol, a camp-drenched musical retelling of Dickens' famous Scrooge story.

IAMA Theatre Company has revealed its 2025-2026 season, which includes its 8th annual New Works Festival. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

IAMA Theatre Company will host its 7th Annual New Works Festival this December, featuring eight new plays presented as staged readings. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Psycho Beach Party is a classic summer comedy at the Matrix Theatre on Melrose through July 7th.  It is glorious, glorious fun, campy, frisky, outrageous, and hilarious from start to finish.

HorseChart Theatre presents Charles Busch Campy Comedy Psycho Beach Party opening June 21, 2024 (with previews beginning June 19th) at The Matrix Theatre. Ryan Bergmann and Tom DeTrinis co-direct the cast of Adrián González, Chase Rosenberg, Daniel Montgomery, Daniele Gaither, Drew Droege, Harrison Meloeny, Karen Maruyama, Michael P. Mcdonald, Pete Zias, Sam Pancake, Thomas Hobson and Roz Hernandez. Ryan found some time from multi-tasking between his Mixed eMotion Theatrix shows and putting the finishing touches to Psycho Beach Party to answer a few of my queries.

InHouse Theatre’s next site-specific production Matt Schatz’ The Past, A Present Yet To Come will open December 4, 2023 at The Artisan Studios, moving over to The Ebell of Los Angeles December 11th. Tom Detrinis directs the cast of Keri Safran, Brandon Scott and Rob Welsh.  After returning from his trip to Mexico, Brandon graciously found time to answer a few of my queries.

Celebration Theatre has announced a 40th Anniversary special event on Wednesday, October 18 at 7pm.

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present Tony Award winner Alice Ripley in her new show “Believe It or Not” on Saturday, September 3o with shows at 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM.

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present TV, film and Broadway’s fun, funny, magical gal Nadia Quinn in her one-of-a-kind feel-good variety act “Literally Anything Can Happen” for two performances on Saturday, September 23 and Thursday, September 28 at 7:00 PM.

THE GREEN ROOM 42 – the intimate concert venue dubbed Broadway's “off-night hotspot” by The New York Times – will present Australian drag and theater legend Trevor Ashley, best known from the TV hit “Queen of the Universe,” in the new show “Queen of the Moment” for two performances on Thursday, September 14 and Friday, September 15 at 9:30 PM.

Don't miss out on the exciting news! Drag Race star Willam and comedian Drew Droege are joining the cast of Titanique. Find out where and when you can catch this star-studded performance, filled with laughter and talent. Get all the details and make sure you don't miss this unforgettable show.

Join in at The Green Room 42 for an unforgettable performance by Josie de Guzman in BACK WHERE I STARTED. This must-see show is running for a limited time only, so secure your seats today and witness her incredible talent.

Get ready for the highly anticipated New York debut of THE FABULIST FOX SISTER at The Green Room 42. Don't miss this limited engagement performance! Find out all the details and secure your tickets now.

THE GREEN ROOM 42 – the intimate concert venue dubbed Broadway’s “off-night hotspot” by The New York Times – has announced a special reopening with a dazzling renovation.