689 stories from Footlights
How often do you go to see a show without having any idea of what the play is about? If you're like most people, you go to shows for one of three reasons: you know the material, and want to …
Usually in college, people learn things like math, history, or science. They take lots of exams, do homework, and spend at least some time in the library. I, on the other hand, majored in ac…
Ain' Misbehavin' – The joint is jumpin' in this Tony Award-winning musical revue based on the life of Thomas "Fats" Waller. Step back to the Golden Age of Jazz, when places like the Co…
Calista Flockhart, T.R. Knight and Dakin Matthews star when L.A. Theatre works opens its 2012-13 season with Chekhov's masterpiece. Set on a country estate by a lake in 19th century Russia, …
Bend in the Road, a new family musical based on Anne of Green Gables, has been set for a limited engagement at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre (upstairs at The Pasadena Playhouse) in Pasadena. W…
Written by David Gow Directed by Kalo Gow Starring Alan Blumenfeld and Andrew Walker Presented by The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum When a Jewish lawyer is assigned to defend a young skinhe…
Written by Daniel Serrano Directed by Alberto Lomnitz Starring Norma Angélica and Julieta Ortiz Movement Design: Isabel Romero Costumes: Adriana Olivera Lighting Design: Alberto Lomnitz and…
Sock Puppet Sitcom Theater is pleased to announce its move to The Echo in Echo Park. Take classic sitcom pilots, add socks, googly eyes, pipe cleaners and mash them up with live period music…
Written by Martin Casella Directed by Andrew Barnicle Starring Scott Conte, Austin Hébert, Shaun O'Hagan, Joe Pacheco and Patrick Quinlan Produced by Beth Hogan and Craig Zehms Presented by…
James Eckhouse directs the world premiere of Keliher Walsh's haunting and deeply moving drama that intertwines the war in Vietnam and the present day conflict in Afghanistan to illuminate th…
DOMA Theatre Company goes retro with roller skating musical based on the 1980 cult film. Xanadu " Based on the cult film of the same name, this riotous, Tony-nominated and Drama Desk award-w…
A black comedy developed in collaboration with playwright Sheila Callaghan and directed by foolsFURY Artistic Director Ben Yalom. P.O.S.H. runs September 7 – 23, 2012 at Z Space in…
Revolution! Intrigue! Laughter! Dessert! Cloris Leachman, Amy Madigan, Wendie Malick and Jean Smart star in a staged reading of Recipe, a hilarious new play by award-winning playwright Micha…
Written and Directed by Bill Sterritt Produced by SPQR Stage Company Woman betrays Man. Man writes play to get revenge. Play becomes a success. Man and Woman find themselves trapped with eac…
by Peter Finlayson Theatre, for centuries, answered a vast range of needs; entertainment, diversion, allegory, parable, history, spectacle and moral lessons. Mixed in there were healthy dose…
Written by Samantha Macher, author of last year’s critically acclaimed and sold out SkyPilot production, TO THE NEW GIRL. Directed by Nancy Dobbs Owen Starring Julia Sanford, Brett Fle…
Adapted by Adrian Hall, based on the novel by Robert Penn Warren Directed by David Chrzanowski Assistant Directed by Darci Dixon Presented by Nola Productions "Man is conceived in sin and bo…
Something mysterious is happening. In the West Coast premiere of an intimate spine-tingler from award-winning playwright Michael Hollinger (Opus), acclaimed novelist Franklin Woolsey has die…
The Blue Iris "Â Continuing its 12-year relationship with Athol Fugard, The Fountain Theatre celebrates the master playwright's 80th birthday with the U.S. premiere of his newest play. Se…
L.A. DANCE PROJECT is happy to announce that it has established full-time residency at Los Angeles Theatre Center, operated by the Latino Theater Company at 514 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles…
Beginning July 28th through September 2nd. The Academy for New Musical Theatre is thrilled to be producing again!…
Written and Performed by John Paul Karliak Directed by Tiger Reel and Matthew Craig In this award-winning solo comedy, writer/performer John Paul Karliak wants so badly to be the perfect son…
Five calendars. That's what it takes. The Academy for New Musical Theatre (ANMT) has so many programs, performances, readings, concerts, and classes that it takes five calendars in the o…
Every year, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) reports on the artistically praiseworthy habits of each American region: Pacific residents go to a lot of straight plays; New Englanders…
How do you pick a show? It's hard to put a solid number on how many shows open in Los Angeles every year. The best guesstimates are somewhere between a low of seven hundred to a high a few y…
