I honestly do not know. I checked the Equity Handbook and could not find any language referring to this particular circumstance. I was informed by one of the original Review Committee folk (…
“Looks like the LA Theater ‘Extortion Awards’ just put out their nominations again. Each year at this time I thank baby Jesus I’m out of this mess. If anything makes …
“And yet this is completely undermined by a later scene in the play, between Moritz and his father, played by Troy Kotsur. Every other scene or song in the play is equally accessible t…
It’s a freakin’ rodeo! But well rolled, you gotta say. Here’s the latest from Backstage: The leaderless group, which is calling itself Re-Imagine LA Theatre, is targeting c…
If you are an Equity Member, go. And let’s get this ball rolling. Here’s the info: Western Region Membership Meeting – 2 p.m. Member Open House Event – 4:30 p.m. Frid…
This is usually a pretty scarific time. And this little teaser trailer is brief but impactful. Wicked Lit 2014. Catch it.
Well it’s certainly a well coordinated effort, there’s no doubt about that, this Re-Imagine LA Theatre thingamajig. They’ve certainly done well on rolling this th…
Another of LA’s great minds chimes in on the recently released Re-Imagine LA Theater: A Call For Action in an article entitled Imagine there’s no 99-seat plan (apologies to John …
Stage Manager and Lighting Designer- Paid Positions FRESH PRODUCE’d LA is seeking a STAGE MANAGER and LIGHTING DESIGNER for our Inaugural Full-length Production: hey brother by –…
Shhhh. The secret password to get your deeply discounted ticket price of $10 for tonight’s performance of Women at Theatre Asylum at 8pm is “lemon”. Go here to cash in on t…
As promised, we are going to try and bring all opinions, pro and con, to the fore, concerning the recently launched Call For Action from the Re-Imagine LA Theater Network. The first IR…
Many of you were probably expecting this, others were probably in the loop already. And then there might be a few of you out there who might see this as a surprise. I find it to be very refr…
Apparently actors Equity has been listening to this. On the same day that this post has suddenly gone viral apparently – even though it was initially posted some weeks ago (yes I ha…
This from Frances Baum Nicholson, longtime Los Angeles Theater critic and current proprietor of online review site The Stage Struck Review: The Los Angeles Newspaper Group has decided to tak…
Without looking at these I’m going to make a couple of predictions: Cricket Meyers and John Zalewski will be nominated for something and there will be numerous ties come award night. T…
Yup. Me of the Mostly-Annoyed-and-Almost-Always-Bored-by-all-Musicals Fan Club has finally been shown the light. And it all came down in the silence between two actors speaking to each other…
Myron Meisel is simply hands down the most intelligent critic in Los Angeles. Case in point, this sumbitch right c’here. I feel smarter just reading it… HAPPY DAYS Myron Meisel &…
This week’s batch of COWs emphasizes the “smart”. And they don’t get much smarter than the Grande Dame of LA Theater Criticism, Sylvie Drake. Sit up and take notice, …
Better from Count Obfuscate…and much more entertaining. If only he had this much fun with stuff he didn’t like instead of “representin’” all the time. THE BEHAV…
Grabbed this from the Bigcheap List where this conversation continues to rage. Hope Ron doesn’t mind. Considering that there are over 2000 members on the list it’s not like this …
Code word for your $10 discounted tickets is “lemon”. The night of the performance is a week from today, Thursday, Sept. 25th, 8pm at Theatre Asylum. Go here to get your ticke…
Always a good sign when productions from the “intimate” wings find a home with the “big boys”. Here’s the skinny from the presser: The Geffen Playhouse announce…
One of our favorite companies here at the Lemon, Lost Moon Radio, did yet another funny little video parody, this time of of master documentarian Ken Burns, and lo and behold that mighty mag…
Why hello, Backstage! You guys still paying attention to little old LA Theater, are ya? So nice of you to notice… All mocking aside, this is actually a pretty solid list - I could a…
Here’s the latest from the Boys by the Bay: Welcome to Born Ready episode 10! This week we sit down with Jamie Wright and Sam Shaw, producers of the San Francisco Improv Festival and t…