Soft Power - 2018 - Los Angeles Tickets, News, Info & More
soft pow·er (noun)
a persuasive approach to international relations, typically involving the use of cultural influence.
A contemporary comedy explodes into a musical fantasia in the first collaboration between two of America's great theatre artists: Tony Award winners David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly, Flower Drum Song) and Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home). Soft Power rewinds our recent political history and plays it back through a Chinese lens: a future, beloved East-meets-West musical. A Chinese executive visiting America finds himself falling in love with a good-hearted US leader - Hillary Clinton - as the power balance between their two countries shifts following the 2016 election. As original as it is topical, Soft Power overflows with the romance, laughter, and cultural confusions of the golden age of Broadway. Hwang and Tesori have created one of the most eagerly anticipated new works of the year.
History:
PremiereRun Type: Limited Run
Market: Los Angeles
Previews: May 03, 2018
Closing: June 10, 2018
Running Time:
Two hours and 20 minutes, with one intermissionAhmanson Theatre
| About the Theatre |
Address:
135 N Grand Ave
Los Angeles,CA90012
Soft Power Los Angeles Cast
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Sep 9, 2022
The new musical Tiananmen, which will premiere in 2023 just ahead of an upcoming industry-staged reading September 20th, 2022, announced the New York cast as well as a major addition to its creative team.
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 8, 2022
Yale in Hollywood will present its third global virtual film festival, Yale in Hollywood Fest, from December 1 to 3, 2022, with a three-day line up of feature and short films and an esteemed alumnae jury consisting of actress Robinne Lee, Obbie winning playwright David Henry Hwang, last year's festival winner actor/writer Jeff Locker and actress/current Yale student Sophia Mitri Schloss.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Sep 30, 2022
About Face Theatre will open its 2022-2023 season with the world premiere of Omer Abbas Salem’s new play Mosque4Mosque, directed by Sophiyaa Nayar. Mosque4Mosque will be presented November 17 – December 17, 2022 at The Den Theatre.
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 23, 2022
Jackalope Theatre Company has announced their return to in-person performances with their 2022/2023 season featuring the Among the Dead by Hansol Jung, directed by Jackalope Artistic Director Kaiser Ahmed*, and the world premiere of Pretty Shahid written by company member Omer Abbas Salem*, and directed by Sophiyaa Nayar.
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 20, 2022
Audible Inc. has announced full casting for the world premiere of Good Enemy, a new play written by Audible Theater Emerging Playwright Yilong Liu and directed by Obie Award winner Chay Yew.
by Blair Ingenthron
- Sep 11, 2022
This fall, Steep Theatre will return to the stage with the Midwest Premiere of Alexis Scheer’s Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, opening October 28. This production will mark Steep’s first from award-winning playwright Scheer and Sophiyaa Nayar’s Steep directorial debut.
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 1, 2022
“Saturday Night Live” star Cecily Strong will perform in Jane Wagner's one-woman show “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe” at Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum this fall.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 6, 2022
The design team has been announced for Vineyard Theatre's Sandra. The newly announced design team includes scenic design by Tony Award winner Rachel Hauck, costume design by Tony Award winner Linda Cho, lighting design by Thom Weaver, and sound design by Kathy Ruvuna.
Interview: Director Leigh Silverman's Always SEARCHING FOR INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE & Beyond
by Gil Kaan
- Oct 6, 2022
Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner’s re-imagined The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe has opened at the Mark Taper Forum to audience and critics’ raves. Leigh Silverman directs this one-woman show starring Saturday Night Live’s Cecily Strong. I got to chat with Leigh while she was making her way home amidst the hustle and bustle of the New York City streets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 27, 2022
Audible Theater is presenting the world premiere production of GOOD ENEMY, written by Audible Theater Emerging Playwright Yilong Liu and directed by Obie Award winner Chay Yew. GOOD ENEMY is now in previews and opens Sunday, November 6 at the Minetta Lane Theatre. This limited engagement runs through Sunday, November 27. See photos here!
by BroadwayWorld TV
- Oct 25, 2022
Tim Liu and Jeena Yi, who star in in Audible Theater's Good Enemy which begins performances tonight, sat down with Richard Ridge to chat all about bringing this production to New York City and audiences around the globe.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 25, 2022
Audible Inc. will present the world premiere of Lucy, written and directed by BAFTA Award nominee Erica Schmidt (Cyrano, MacBeth). Performances of the limited five-week-only engagement will begin Saturday, January 28, 2023 with an official opening on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at the Minetta Lane Theatre.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 19, 2022
Live Arts Theater's 2022/23 Transformations Season journeys forward with the award-winning musical VIOLET. This soaring musical pilgrimage features music by Jeanine Tesori and lyrics and book by Brian Crawley. VIOLET will have 12 performances in the Gibson Theater, November 18 through December 10, 2022.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 14, 2022
Longtime En Garde Arts Chairperson and board member Joan D. Firestone is being honored with the creation of a fund in her name. En Garde Arts has raised $100,000 through a group of generous donors. This is a five year endeavor and every year one theatre artist will receive an $18,000 award and will have full freedom with how to use the funds.
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 13, 2022
KPOP the Musical begins previews tonight, October 13, with an opening night on Sunday, November 20, 2022. Meet the cast bringing this show to life here!
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 11, 2022
Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), has announced the line-up of artists for Try It Like This: Directors and Choreographers Take the Stage, an evening of performances on Monday October 17, 2022 at 54 Below in New York City.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Nov 7, 2022
Audible Theater is presenting the world premiere production of Good Enemy, written by Audible Theater Emerging Playwright Yilong Liu and directed by Obie Award winner Chay Yew. See photos from opening night below!
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Nov 21, 2022
The best way to get into the holiday spirit is by enjoying holiday classics performed by Broadway's hottest stars. And now you can! Summit Health Cares is presenting Broadway Rocks Cancer, a benefit performance raising funds to help provide comfort to patients and their families fighting cancer.
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 17, 2022
In spring 2023, the Milwaukee Art Museum will present Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890–1980, the first exhibition to examine the extensive design exchanges between the United States and the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden during the 20th century.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Nov 15, 2022
At this evening’s performance of Good Enemy, due to an unexpected film commitment, Michael Urie will step in to cover the role usually played by Ryan Spahn.
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 12, 2022
Audible Theater presents the world premiere production of Good Enemy. Read our interview with the show's author, Audible Theater Emerging Playwright Yilong Liu and its Obie Award-winning director, Chay Yew.
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 11, 2022
HONG KONG JOURNEYS will present a concert staging of excerpts from LOST SHANGHAI, a new musical with book/ lyrics by Angel Lam and Richard Caliban and music by Angel Lam, on Friday, December 2 at Merkin Hall.
by A.A. Cristi
- May 19, 2022
San Francisco Opera presents Bright Sheng and David Henry Hwang's Dream of the Red Chamber from June 14–July 3 at the War Memorial Opera House.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jun 23, 2022
Programming has been announced for the 2022/2023 season at the Ahmanson Theatre and Mark Taper Forum. Find out all of the shows in the season, how to get tickets & more.
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 1, 2022
The Magnificent Seven, a new musical about the 1996 U.S. Women's Olympic Gymnastics team, will be presented in a limited run this summer, from Thursday, July 7 to Sunday, July 17, at Theatre Row.
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 7, 2022
Gordon Leary and Julia Meinwald's The Magnificent Seven, a new musical about the 1996 U.S. Women's Olympic Gymnastics team, begins its limited run July 7 at Theatre Row. Performances continue through July 17.
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 5, 2022
In a gesture of solidarity with the victims of the war in Ukraine, the Metropolitan Opera and the Polish National Opera will assemble leading Ukrainian musicians into the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra for a European and American tour July 28–August 20.
by A.A. Cristi
- Jul 28, 2022
Columbia University School of the Arts presents an expanded festival of new plays written by Columbia MFA Playwriting Students. The esteemed faculty who have nurtured these students, including Tony©, Pulitzer, and Obie Award winners such as David Henry Hwang, Lynn Nottage, Charles Mee, and Rogelio Martinez invite you to experience these innovative new playwrights.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jul 20, 2022
Ato Blankson-Wood (Tony nominee Slave Play), Asmeret Ghebremichael (Book of Mormon, Legally Blonde), Nora Schell (Jagged Little Pill) and Kara Young (Tony nominee Clyde’s) will take part in Broadway Advocacy Coalition's Arts in Action Festival, set to take place at 7pm on Sunday, July 24 at the Manhattan School of Music.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jul 19, 2022
The Dramatists Guild of America has announced further recipients for their 2022 Awards. The Awards for both 2021 and 2022 recipients will be presented at Joe’s Pub on Monday, July 25, 2022.
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 14, 2022
54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents One Last Toast (For Now), an evening of music from Drew Gasparini, composer of the Broadway-bound The Karate Kid, It's Kind of a Funny Story, and Skittles Commercial: the Broadway Musical on Monday, July 25th.
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 5, 2023
The full cast has been announced for the upcoming Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Tony and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford (Sunday in the Park with George).
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jan 3, 2023
Maria-Christina Oliveras has joined the cast of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, directed by Austin Pendleton. Ms. Oliveras has assumed the role of Church Lady.
by Team BWW
- Jan 29, 2023
Complete casting has been announced as rehearsals commence tomorrow for Shucked, the new Broadway musical comedy. Check out all of the bios, ticket information and more.
by Rebecca Kaplan
- Jan 28, 2023
It was a treat to see Seth's Talent Showcase cabaret this Tuesday night at Midtown's Don't Tell Mama.
by Nicole Rosky
- Dec 6, 2022
The producers of KPOP announced that the groundbreaking new musical will have its final Broadway performance on Sunday, December 11 at Circle in the Square Theatre.
by Nicole Rosky
- Dec 5, 2022
The 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy Fat Ham by James Ijames will make its Broadway premiere in 2023. The Public’s Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director Saheem Ali returns to direct the complete original Off-Broadway cast, including Nikki Crawford as “Tedra,” Chris Herbie Holland as “Tio,” Billy Eugene Jones as “Rev” and “Pap,” Adrianna Mitchell as “Opal,” Calvin Leon Smith as “Larry,” Marcel Spears as “Juicy,” and Benja Kay Thomas as “Rabby.”
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 5, 2022
Watch the Yale in Hollywood Fest, the virtual global festival in its third edition, which announced its awards and held its livestream ceremony on December 3.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 21, 2022
Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for the upcoming production of King Lear. STC favorite Patrick Page will star as the titular king. See who else is in the cast, how to purchase tickets, and more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 15, 2022
Andy Sandberg, Artistic Director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, announced that composer and theater artist Imani Uzuri has been selected as the third recipient of the Hermitage Major Theater Award.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 12, 2022
Vineyard Theatre and Second Stage Theater have announced the complete cast for Michael R. Jackson’s new musical, WHITE GIRL IN DANGER.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 1, 2022
The event of the year is back! Arts Ignite has announced the return of its annual benefit concert, New York City Christmas: A Concert to Benefit Arts Ignite, taking place on Monday, December 12 at 7:00 PM at Joe's Pub at The Public in New York City.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 31, 2022
About Face Theatre has announced plans for its 28th season. Dedicated to advancing LGBTQ+ equity through community building, education, and performance, AFT will present two world-premiere stage productions at The Den Theatre in Wicker Park, as well as educational workshops for in-development projects.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 30, 2022
The HADESTOWN North American Tour is coming to St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre October 11-23, 2022. Produced by Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, and Tom Kirdahy, Hadestown is the most honored show of the 2018-2019 Broadway season.
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 29, 2022
Glenn Gould, the iconic Canadian classical pianist, writer, composer, conductor and broadcaster, would have celebrated his 90th birthday on Sunday, September 25th, 2022. To commemorate this milestone anniversary, The Glenn Gould Foundation has programmed GlennGould@90, a series of free events starting September 17th honouring Canada's futuristic musical maverick.
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 26, 2022
MISCELLANEA— a dance party that uses light to cycle through four different color “moods,” and features live performances to set the tone in each. The night flows in and out of dance and music performances and DJ’d sets— but even the traditional dance party format is dotted with micro interactive moments. See photos from the production.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 2, 2022
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast for the world premiere of You Will Get Sick, a new play by Noah Diaz directed by Tony Award nominee Sam Pinkleton. The cast includes Marinda Anderson, Daniel K. Isaac, Linda Lavin, Nate Miller, and Dario Ladani Sanchez all of whom are making their Roundabout Theatre Company debuts.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 17, 2022
Audible Inc. has announced additional live events from Audible Theater at the Minetta Lane Theatre, Audible’s creative home for live performances in New York. For three nights only, from Friday, September 30 through Sunday, October 2, join Jason Gotay as he brings his breathtaking vocals and gift of storytelling to the Minetta Lane Theatre.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 10, 2022
Vineyard Theatre has announced the company’s upcoming 40th Anniversary Season which will include three world-premiere productions. Kicking off the season will be David Cale’s Sandra, which reunites Cale and director Leigh Silverman following the acclaimed Harry Clarke, which premiered at the Vineyard in 2017.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 10, 2022
New York based production company MinuteZero has announced the premiere of MISCELLANEA, a sensory immersive experience that combines dance, one on one theater, a live DJ, and lighting design to create specially curated 'moods,' for a completely unique evening of entertainment.
