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After 25 years in the acting/directing business in LA, I was presented with the opportunity to purchase the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, at a price even I could afford. So I sacrific…
Playwright Ron Hutchinson wrote Moonlight and Magnolias, a comedic retelling of how the final film script came into being. It had its world premiere at Chicago's Goodman Theatre in 2004 an…
Last week, as part of a gathering at Arena Stage in Washington DC, I was able to finally spark a conversation that I have been wanting to have for more than a year now.
Westside news, more premieres, and a new play about Obama's mother in this edition of LASTAGEInsider.
Louis Butelli and Chas LiBretto of Psittacus Productions interrogate each other on their lates creation, Cyclops, A Rock Opera.
LA STAGE Times Editor-in-Chief Lee Melville shares his memories of former mentor and friend Vern Lanegrasse, "The Hollywood Chef," who died January 19.
Cast members of Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance come together on one stage at the historic El Portal Theatre in the LA premiere of Ballroom with a Twist.
John Earl Jelks and Tracee Chimo talk about crossing the country to continue the premiere production in L.A. of Neil LaBute's play Break of Noon, at the Geffen.
On opening night of Ballroom with a Twist the red carpet was out for celebrities arriving for this evening of song and dance conceived and choreographed by Louis Van Amstel (Dancing with t…
In its Broadway run two years ago, writer/director Moisés Kaufman's 33 Variations garnered five Tony nominations and one trophy (Best Scenic Design for Derek McLane) and then closed after …
Louis Butelli and Chas LiBretto of Psittacus Productions interrogate each other on their lates creation, Cyclops, A Rock Opera.
Of two new musicals with similar roots, Adding Machine adds up to more than Loving Repeating. In the group therapy genre, Circle Mirror Transformation requires less suspension of disbelief …
Four years ago I heard about this great theater in -- Rancho Cucamonga. “Where?” and “Really!?” I thought those were reasonable responses, but my friends were glowi…
Through much of 2010, ongoing announcements heralded the imminent debut of the Valley Performing Arts Center (VPAC), billed as a “world-class, state-of-the-art performance facility,&…
Although we will occasionally diverge, our intent is to present new scripts that have not been produced previously. Topdog/Underdog had a well known beginning at the Public Theater in 2002. …
LA STAGE Times was given permission to witness the process Dangerous Beauty underwent in the final months leading up to its world premiere opening at the Pasadena Playhouse on February 13, 2…
Helen Helen discusses the joys of playing Beatrice in The Shakespeare Company of Los Angeles' "Much Ado About Nothing", her bi-coastal theatre roots and why she's not suited to stage direct.
Katey Segal discusses her return to the legit stage after 25 years in Randy Newman's "Harps and Angels"at the Mark Taper Forum, the long road between being one of Bette Midler's Harlettes to…
It ends in the city where it began.The national touring company of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera concludes its run, fittingly, on Halloween night at the Pantages Theat…
Does being a Jenny Craig pitch meister improve one's song-and-dance man game? Ask Jason Alexander.
LA STAGE Times is going on hiatus. For over twelve years, we've championed arts journalism with a paid, ...Continue Reading
Ethel Barrymore had a signature Broadway curtain-call line she delivered each night, which originated from her role in ...Continue Reading
Remembering actor Joseph Ruskin and Billie Burke's LA stage work...A $250,000 gift to Chance Theater and grants to A Noise Within
The number of Equity contract productions in LA grows. Small shows at big theater and vice-versa. Misbehaving in Long Beach and La Mirada.
