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Interview with the Cast of Driving Miss Daisy Ted Lange (The Love Boat) a veteran of seven productions of Driving Miss Daisy interviewed SMP's Driving Miss Daisy cast and director before ope…
I can't really tell you how much of a wonderful play this really is. It's fun, funny, often a little on the creepy side and still has surprises, amazingly fun sound effects and one other thi…
Though not overly dramatic, Duncombe's smartly written script is delightfully provocative and insightful. Performances are sharply calibrated under Frederique Michel's direction. Lovell Este…
Every play is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece which encourages repeat visits to the theater to see what they will invent next. It is hard to imagine a better cast that that of opening night, but…
But as someone raised on the Kansas/Oklahoma border with the show ingrained in his brainpan, this reviewer can safely state that when the full-throated ensemble sends the title number soarin…
An Evening of Dysfunctional, Not-So-Romantic Short Plays OPENS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 FOUR WEEKS ONLY, THROUGH MARCH 2 ANTI-VALENTINE'S DAY EVENT, FEBRUARY 14 AT 8PM The Elephant Theatre Company…
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PRODUCTION RETURNSÂ TO CARRIE HAMILTON THEATRE ON VALENTINE'S DAY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Impro Theatre (Dan O'Connor, Artistic Director) has announced a return engage…
By Terrence McNally Opening Night: Friday, February 15th " 8pm Show Run: February 16th " March 3rd A short-order cook and waitress have a one-night stand and grapple with a longer-term commi…
Written by Gary Lennon Directed by Chris Fields Starring Saverio Guerra, Johnny Messner, Sean Wing, Darryl Stephens, Elizabeth Regen Maria Cina, Andrea Grano, Paul Caramagno Produced for The…
Pianist and longtime friend of the LA Phil Yefim Bronfman discusses his JAN 30, 2013 recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall, during which he’ll deliver the world premiere of LA Phil Condu…
Written by Charles Marowitz Directed by larry Eisenberg Picking up where Conan Doyle’s stories ended, the play centers on a death threat against Holmes by the “son” of his …
A play by N. Richard Nash with Steve Howard, David Garver, Scott Roberts, Ralph Guzzo, & Benjamin Chamberlain Directed by Jack Heller & Produced by Alexandra Guarnieri "The …
Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis Featuring original Broadway cast members Bobby Cannavale, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Annabella Sciorra and Yul Vazquez Produced by Susan A. Loewenberg T…
Tony Award® nominee Cathy Rigby takes flight in an all new production of PETER PAN! Discover the magic all over again of this two time Emmy award winning and two time Tony award nominated…
LOFT Ensemble (Adam Chambers, Artistic Director) has announced a limited engagement of LoveSick, written and directed by Larissa Wise, at the LOFT's home space in downtown Los Angeles. Openi…
DIRECTED BY TYLER MARCHANT Opening Night, Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 6:30 PM Pre-Performance Reception 7:30 PM Performance With After-Party Immediately Following the Performance Limited E…
Serious V-Neck goes in unexpected directions off the audience suggestion “Papier-Mache” in this excerpt from a sold-out show at The Groundlings Theatre (June 14, 2012) For more i…
Why is theatre such a different experience than going to a movie? After all, it's ostensibly the same genre. It certainly has the same elements and many of the artists move easily between th…
It’s Christmas Eve in Palm Springs when Brooke presents her parents with a tell-all confessional novel that turbo-charges the holidays in “Other Desert Cities.” http://www.…
Idina Menzel, the Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen, wants to know what your plans are for New Year’s Eve this year. http://laphil.com/NYE
24th Street Theatre's LAb24 debuts with a unique experience for families that plays to adults and kids on multiple levels. The West Coast premiere of a highly theatrical and stylized tone po…
The Second City is spreading holiday cheer and downright offensiveness in their twisted take of Charles’ Dickens “A Christmas Carol.” With a stage full of luminary comedic …
Nov 28 – Jan 6, 2013 Mark Taper Forum at the Music Center downtown Los Angeles "American plays about troubled families are a dime a dozen… But American plays which do more than m…
Director Maria Aitken discusses her upcoming play The Gift at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. http://geffenplayhouse.com/
Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race. It's 1872 and Phileas Fogg has agreed to an outrageous wager that puts his fortune …
