This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez   Fountain Theatre in Hollywood is sponsoring Walking the Beat Hollywood, a pioneering arts education program for inner city high school youth and po…

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On The Fringe by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez Hollywood Fringe fest 2019 opened last week. Throughout the rest of the month, Fringe will host several more community events: Fringe Cabaret hosted at El Flori…

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This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez California Arts Council announced a grant award of $14,400 to The Robey Theatre Company as part of its Local Impact program. The funding will support Robey's 201…

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On The Fringe by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez   Every Monday at The Three Clubs is Open Mic night forr HFF participants and friends, with featured artists including Ben Leasure, Caty Crone, Fin, Dana Var…

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This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez   Antaeus Theatre Company kicks off its 2019-20 season at the Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center in Glendale with two new plays that wil…

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On The Fringe by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez   Hollywood Fringe Fest VIP opening night party passes are now available. Ticket includes early admission at 5pm, fast pass into the party, drink ticke…

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This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez   In Observance of the 50th Anniversary of both the Stonewall Riots and The Passing of Gay Icon, Judy Garland, and in Celebration of National LGBTQ Pride Mon…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:00pm on May 30, 2019[SHARE]

On The Fringe by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez   The start of previews for the 10th annual Hollywood Fringe Festival begin on June 6. The night before previews, HFF will hold its Last Office Hours�…

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This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez Laguna Playhouse announces its 99th season of shows.  Its 2019-20 offering begins with the 1999 jukebox musical Mama Mia by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus (lyric…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:00pm on May 23, 2019[SHARE]

On The Fringe by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez The Hollywood Fringe fashion show, Fringe Runway, showcasing select costumes from HFF19 productions, takes place June 5 (7-10:30pm) at Thymele Arts. Any Hollywood Fr…

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This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

Ford Theatres is seeking Letters of Intent (LOIs) for the 2020 Artists Partnership Program (APP) from L.A. County independent artists, nonprofit organizations, presenters, producers and p…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:00pm on May 16, 2019[SHARE]

On The Fringe by Julio Martinez

Entry into the Opening Night celebration of Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019 will be June 12th with its Opening Night VIP Party Pass. To help kick off the 10th annual festival, HFF…

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Inside LA Stage History: The Lincoln Theater and The Lafayette Players by Julio Martinez

In the 1910s and 1920s, as the population of Los Angeles began to expand into a national cosmopolitan community, large theaters were opened in Downtown L.A., principally in what is now kn…

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This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez NEWS La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment announces its 42nd season of shows, beginning with the West Coast pre…

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This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez   NEWS Geffen Playhouse will honor singer, songwriter, actor and activist Harry Belafonte and performer, comedienne and activist Lily Tomlin during its 17th a…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:00pm on April 25, 2019[SHARE]

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez   NEWS Pacific Resident Theatre, now in it's 34th year, is offering The PRT Youth Conservatory, a new resource to children in the Los Angeles area, a full-…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:00pm on April 18, 2019[SHARE]

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez NEWS Center Theatre Group's Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Meghan Pressman as the organization's new Managing Director/CEO. Pressman joins Cent…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:00pm on April 11, 2019[SHARE]

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez NEWS Boston Court Pasadena announces the 15th annual New Play Reading Festival, April 13-14, 2019. Curated by Literary Manager Emilie Beck, in concert with Artis…

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Inside LA Stage History: Los Angeles Theater and the LADCC by Julio Martinez

Written by Julio Martinez During the years 1848 to 1870, the City of Los Angeles made a slow, often turbulent transition from its previous Spanish colonial rule to the often brutal rule-of-l…

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This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez NEWS Geffen Playhouse is now accepting applications for the 2019/2020 cycle of The Writers' Room playwrights group. Now entering its second year, the next group of …

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:00pm on March 28, 2019[SHARE]

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

Written By Julio Martinez NEWS Center Theatre Group has named local high school students Dejean Deterville (South Carolina Virtual Charter School), Mylah Eaton (CHAMPS Charter High School of…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:00pm on March 21, 2019[SHARE]

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez NEWS Pasadena Playhouse announces that Oscar-nominated writer/actress Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) will reprise her New York Public Theater starri…

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This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez NEWS Tony-nominated director/chorographer Robert Longbottom and musical director/ conductor Kevin Stites have been announced for the Hollywood Bowl's u…

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This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS The Geffen Playhouse in Westwood has revealed that Broadway diva Idina Menzel, film star Andy Garcia, and actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thron…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 3:39pm on February 28, 2019[SHARE]

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Latino Theater Company and the LATC are hosting a "Mardi Gras" wine tasting event to benefit the Latino Theater Company and the Los Angeles Theatre …

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 11:45am on February 22, 2019[SHARE]