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Center Theatre Group Unveils 2024 CTG Leadership Circle Cohort
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 02, 2024


Center Theatre Group has revealed its 2024 CTG Leadership Circle Cohort, featuring five staff members to participate in this annual career development program. Learn more about the staff members!

David Neipris' PURE CINEMA to be Presented at Broadwater Black Box
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 02, 2024


David Neipris' Pure Cinema will be presented at Broadwater Black Box in June. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

267 Productions Co. Brings DEIB To Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2024


This year's Hollywood Fringe Festival will host the premiere of 'TRANSlation,' a riveting new lip-sync musical that charts the incredible journey of the first BIPOC Trans girl group to break through the mainstream music industry's barriers.

The Ebell Of Los Angeles Reveals May Lineup
by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2024


The Ebell of Los Angeles, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring women and building community through arts, culture and education, is offering a jam-packed lineup of musical and cultural programming for the month of May.

Photos: Kathy Griffin, Pamela Adlon, and More in CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY at the Groundlings Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2024


Back by popular demand, Broadway sensation and international smash-hit comedy “Celebrity Autobiography” returned on Monday, April 29 to The Groundlings Theatre. Chcck out photos here!

THE CONNIE CONVERSE UNIVERSE Comes to Actors Company in June
by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2024


The Connie Converse Universe comes to Actors Company (The Little Theatre) next month. Performances run June 6-30.

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Comes to Los Altos Stage Company This Month
by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2024


 Los Altos Stage Company will present Mel Brooks' irreverent and monsterly entertaining take on the legendary horror tale, Young Frankenstein.

B+ MOM Comes to the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June
by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2024


Star of stage and screen, Melissa Greenspan, will bring her hilarious and thought-provoking one-woman play to the Hollywood Fringe Festival for five performances this June.

INTERVIEW: Marcus M. Martin on Letting the Genie Out of the Lamp for His Final Stop in Costa Mesa
by Melissa Heckscher - May 01, 2024


BroadwayWorld talks with Marcus M. Martin about what it's like playing 'Genie' eight shows a week in Aladdin, how he got here (including running on a treadmill while singing 'Friend Like Me' to get in shape for the part), and what's next for the new touring Broadway star. 

ASTRO CABARET To Open At The Three Clubs In June
by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2024


Experience the enchanting and clowny musical ride of ASTRO CABARET, premiering at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June. Join Emma Irene Olson as she explores her astrological natal chart through twelve distinct drag characters.

Photos: Collaborative Artists Ensemble Presents THE ECCENTRICITIES OF A NIGHTINGALE By Tennessee Williams
by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2024


Collaborative Artists Ensemble presents, 'The Eccentricities of a Nightingale' by Tennessee Williams and directed by Trace Oakley. See photos from the production!

Anthony Norman, Nicole Parker & More to Star in REEFER MADNESS in LA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 01, 2024


Reefer Madness is returning to LA in May. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Annie Laurie Daniel's BEDWETTING to Premiere at the Hollywood Fringe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 01, 2024


Annie Laurie Daniel will present the world premiere of their avant garde solo show, Bedwetting at the Hollywood Fringe.

El Portal Theatre to Present MY BUDDY: THE OTHER SIZE OF OZ Starring Kiki Ebsen
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 01, 2024


El Portal Theatre will present ‘My Buddy: The Other Side of Oz,’ starring Kiki Ebsen. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: NORA at Antaeus Theatre Company
by Harker Jones - May 01, 2024


The problem with NORA is that in the longer, three-act running time of “A Doll’s House,” Nora’s world and its inhabitants would be fleshed out so that they had depth that is not evident in this adaptation.

Last Call Theatre to Present REFORGED: AN SCP IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE at the Hollywood Fringe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 01, 2024


LAST CALL THEATRE returns to the Hollywood Fringe Festival with REFORGED, an immersive SCP Universe experience. Learn how to purchase tickets.

SUNITA: BACK TO ME One-Woman Musical to Debut at Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 01, 2024


Experience the acclaimed one-woman musical theatre show, SUNITA: BACK TO ME, at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Join former Miss New York, Sunita Param, as she takes you on an unforgettable journey through her life. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Student Blog: INTO THE WOODS Changed My Life
by Student Blogger: Brynna Weir - May 01, 2024


We all have that one show that has been ever present in our lives, whether we recognized it or not. Looking back and seeing all of the touch points has, just maybe, been my favorite part. If the title didn’t give it away (I, sincerely, hope that no one is shocked by this), it's ‘Into the Woods’.

Kristin Hanggi and Ben Decter's IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT, TYLER PRICE! Will Premiere in Los Angeles
by Stephi Wild - May 01, 2024


Kristin Hanggi and Ben Decter's new musical, It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price!, featuring  music by Decter, book by Decter and Hanggi, and directed by Hanggi, will premiere this November.

SheNYC Arts Will Present Five New Shows Selected From 450 Submissions at the 2024 SheLA Theater Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 01, 2024


SheNYC Arts has announced their selected shows for the 2024 SheLA Summer Theater Festival.

Cast Set For JELLY'S LAST JAM at Pasadena Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - May 01, 2024


Full casting has been announced for the new production of the Tony Award winning musical Jelly’s Last Jam.

MY WHITE HUSBAND Comes to Moving Arts Theatre Company in May
by Stephi Wild - May 01, 2024


Moving Arts Theatre Company will present the world-premiere of Leviticus Jelks’ debut play, My White Husband, opening May 18th in Los Angeles with previews on May 16th and 17th. 

Interview: Laurie Grant on Broadway Bound: Songs & Scenes from Tony Award-Winning Musicals
by Shari Barrett - April 30, 2024


ArtsUP! LA is presenting Broadway Bound: Songs & Scenes from Tony Award-Winning Musicals, a new jukebox musical created and directed by Laurie Grant, featuring Rex & Friends, all extraordinary musicians with different disabilities and perfect pitch. Rex & Friends will take you on a fantastic trip of a young man hearing Broadway music for the first time, featuring songs and scenes from acclaimed musicals that you know and love. The show opens May 3rd and runs through May 18th at The Blue Door in Culver City, CA. I decided to speak with Laurie about the creation and history of Rex & Friends, her experience working with people with disabilities, what motivated her to create this new jukebox musical, and the format for the show.

Marvel Studios' INFINITY SAGA Concert Experience Premieres At The Hollywood Bowl
by A.A. Cristi - April 30, 2024


Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga Concert Experience will be presented at the iconic Hollywood Bowl on Friday, August 30, and Saturday, August 31.

GRIT Comes to Hollywood Fringe in June
by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2024


GRIT, a one-woman show written and performed by Lisa Natale delves into the evolution of her relationship with her body.


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