La Cage Aux Folles: Celebrating Divas and Legends at Long Beach Playhouse
by tom andrew – The mega musical La Cage Aux Folles has been performed all over the world and has been revived three times on Broadway. Winner of numerous Tony Awards, the show is taking its turn on the Long Beach Playhouse stage, running now through Saturday, August 3. The thing most people think of […]
Cynthia Erivo – What Makes a Voice Legendary?
by joel martens Best known to U.S. audiences for her performance as Celie in the 2015 Broadway musical revival of The Color Purple, Cynthia Erivo took New York by storm, winning the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical as well as the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Her journey […]
Have The Time of Your Life with ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Laguna Playhouse
Due to overwhelming demand, Laguna Playhouse is extending the first show of its 99th season, the perfect romantic comedy to kick off the Summer, ABBA’s intoxicating MAMMA MIA!, music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and some songs with Stig Anderson, book by Catherine Johnson, originally conceived by Judy Craymer with musical direction by Ricky Pope and […]
Spring Awakening: A Season For Discovery
by tom andrew – Palm Springs’ Palm Canyon Theatre has taken on quite an impressive and audacious season this year, not that that’s any surprise based on past and upcoming shows. Rounding out their 2018-19 season they have chosen the teen, angst-ridden musical, Spring Awakening. This will be their seventh large scale musical, including The […]
Joshua Harmon’s Significant Other: Queer Love is Something to Celebrate
by lisa lipsey – Joshua Harmon, famed for his comedy Bad Jews, wrote Significant Other and watched it transfer to Broadway last year. The central character in his romantic comedy is Jordan Berman, who has been pounding the New York City pavement searching for “Mr. Right.” Jordan has a trio of close-knit girlfriends who help him […]
Brown & Out Fest V: Celebrating The Latinx Experience
by joel martens – What do the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City, the 50th Anniversary of the passing of gay icon Judy Garland, and National LGBTQ Pride Month have in common you might ask? Well, for CASA 0101 Theater in Boyle Heights, each of these events represent a part of […]
Harvey: French Stewart in The Playhouse – Everything’s Hopping!
by lisa lipsey – If you were a theatre nerd in high school, chances are you have encountered Harvey. Or maybe you met the lovable Pooka when you saw the Jimmy Stewart film. Written by Mary Chase and directed by Andrew Barnicle, the Laguna Playhouse’s production of Harvey has French Stewart (3rd Rock from the […]
Daniel’s Husband: Is Love Enough?
by tom andrew – . Written by Michael McKeever, Daniel’s Husband gets its Southern California premiere at Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles. The show is described as “a bold commentary on love, commitment and family in our perilous new world,” where anything different or not the norm is finally being given recognition and acceptance… well […]
How Sweet! Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory is Opening in SoCal.
by lisa lipsey – Have you heard? About the five children from around the world who won a golden ticket entry to Mr. Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory and a lifetime supply of chocolate? This is the premise of Roald Dahl’s popular children’s book, turned movie (twice-over), turned musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. My brother […]
Getting the Choir in Shape: Miriam Dance Does Deloris in ‘Sister Act’
by lisa lipsey – Nominated for five Tony Awards including best musical, San Diego Musical Theatre’s (SDMT) Sister Act is raising the roof at downtown’s Horton Grand Theatre. Known first as the 1992 blockbuster hit film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act continues to make audiences feel good, but of course it all begins with a […]