1,854 stories from LA STAGE Times
John Earl Jelks and Tacee 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. READ MORE
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. READ MORE
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. READ MORE
Louis Butelli and Chas LiBretto of Psittacus Productions interrogate each other on their lates creation, Cyclops, A Rock Opera. READ MORE
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 …
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…
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. …
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,"…
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 glowing with praise and my cu…
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 o…
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…
Anne McNaughton, associate artistic director and co-founder of Andak Stage Company, is speaking proudly of her husband, actor/teacher/Shakespearean scholar Dakin Matthews, and the new play, …
Actress, model and former Miss America Lee Meriwether is accustomed to playing many roles. So it’s no surprise that she has decided to become the voice of many different wome…
Newsworthy notes, February premieres, Group ethics, and a little of This and That in this week's LA STAGE Insider. READ MORE
The term "shy actress" would seem to be an oxymoron---at least for those movie queens who came to stardom during Hollywood's "Golden Age." Think Joan Crawford or Bette Davis or Katharine H…
In her Late Nite show Donovan takes her audience, or rather her class full of "students," back to their youth. As "Sister" teaches the class, she rewards them with things like glow-in-t…
The [Inside] the Ford Winter Partnership Program, running from October through April, supports Los Angeles County resident theater companies by assisting them to successfully present perfo…
I LONG ago gave up on the idea that my truest self would be seen by the camera, and I would be cast as a sci-fi geek, or a lady of the manor, or even an upper class Latina. But I always he…
When Circle X artistic director Tim Wright was beginning his MFA program at Montclair State University in New Jersey in 1993, Gates McFadden was about to end her seven-year role as Dr. Bever…
Rob Nagle, a favorite local actor, has one dream for LA theatre. "I'd like to see every actor in LA become as involved in it as I've tried to be, and as much as a lot of people I know try …
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theater for the year 2010 (Dec. 1, 2009-Nov. 30, 2010)…
Nancy Hereford, press director of Center Theatre Group, remembers her late mentor Shirley Carroll, a legendary publicist in LA theater and circus circles. READ MORE
Hollywood, CA " Artists can soon prepare to join the second Hollywood Fringe Festival. Registration, which opens Feb. 1, 2011, is a three-step process that can be completed entirely on the…
The National Endowment for the Arts announces that grant application guidelines for funding in 2012 are now available. The guidelines are for the NEA's two funding categories, Art Works an…
But it's his role as a father that Holmes considers the most important. His play Emily's Song, which opened last weekend,  is a testament to his devotion to his children. Inspired b…
