Rick Sparks News

Broadway In Chicago today announced I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE, the brand new hit musical stage show adapted from the long-running, beloved television program, starring Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel: America’s favorite foursome, in Chicago for the very first time at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 East Chestnut St.) Sep. 12 – Nov. 11, 2012. (more...)

Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel are set to return to the Greenway Court Theatre in 2012. I Love Lucy® Live on Stage has extended its run for an additional seven weeks of performances through February 26. (more...)

Nominations have just been announced for the L.A. Weekly Thetare Awards, which will take place on April 2. The full list of nominees is as follows: (more...)

Casa 0101 Theater in association with CoActive Content will present a new co-production of “The King of the Desert,” written by Stacey Martino, performed by René Rivera, and helmed by Sal Romeo, all Lifetime Members of The Actors Studio. (more...)

Casa 0101 Theater in association with CoActive Content will present a new co-production of “The King of the Desert,” written by Stacey Martino, performed by René Rivera, and helmed by Sal Romeo, all Lifetime Members of The Actors Studio. (more...)

After an intense internal auditing process, the results are in for the 2011 Los Angeles Awards! This year's awards broke traffic records and we couldn't be more excited to announce the 2011 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Award winners! (more...)

Casa 0101 Theater in association with CoActive Content will present a new co-production of “The King of the Desert,” written by Stacey Martino, performed by René Rivera, and helmed by Sal Romeo, all Lifetime Members of The Actors Studio. (more...)

It's almost over! There's just THREE days of voting remaining for the 2011 Los Angeles Awards and here is the latest update! Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Award? There is no time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Monday December 26, 2011. Voting ends at midnight on 12/31 so time is running out. (more...)

There's just TWO short weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Los Angeles Awards and here is the latest update! Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Award? There is no time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Monday December 19, 2011. Voting ends at midnight on 12/31 so time is running out. (more...)

There's just a few weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Los Angeles Awards and here is the latest update! Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Award? There is no time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Monday December 12, 2011. (more...)

There's just a few weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Los Angeles Awards and here is the latest update! Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Award? There is no time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Monday December 05, 2011. (more...)

There's just 4 weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Los Angeles Awards and here is the latest update! Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Award? There is no time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Tuesday November 29, 2011. (more...)

Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel are set to return to the Greenway Court Theatre in 2012. I Love Lucy® Live on Stage has extended its run for an additional seven weeks of performances through February 26. (more...)

Voting is now well underway for the 2011 Los Angeles Awards and here is the latest update! Now, it's time for you to get out and vote for your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Award. No time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Monday November 21, 2011. (more...)

Voting is now open for the 2011 Los Angeles Awards! Now it's time for you to get out and vote for your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Award. No time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Monday November 14, 2011. (more...)

CoActive Content, Stacey Martino, Founder/Artistic Director, and American Latino Theatre Company, David Llauger-Meiselman, Artistic Director, will present a new co-production of the critically acclaimed play, "The King of the Desert," written by Stacey Martino, performed by René Rivera, and helmed by award-winning director, Sal Romeo, all Studio Lifetime Members of The Actors Studio. (more...)

Actor Tim Allen was present at the opening night of I Love Lucy® Live on Stage - The world premiere of a musical comedy tribute to the most popular and longest-running television show in history. (more...)

No one can duplicate the brilliance of Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance, Desi Arnaz and William Frawley, the original stars of I Love Lucy on CBS from 1951-1957; they are irreplaceable. But...oh what fun it is to see what they did and a glimmer of how they did it at the Desilu Studio in 1952 as presented by Rick Sparks in "I Love Lucy" Live on Stage now at the Greenway Court Theatre. Like the setup of last year's runaway stage hit Hoboken to Hollywood, the audience is the live audience for the taping, in Lucy's case - filming - with announcer, jingle singers and commercial actors all gearing up to put on a show in between actual takes of filming the episodes. This is a very entertaining evening thanks to the entire cast and crew whose merry mood/antics throughout create more than ample sparks. (more...)

The world premiere of I Love Lucy® Live on Stage, a musical comedy tribute to one of the most popular television shows, opens at the Greenway Court Theatre today. (more...)

CoActive Content, Stacey Martino, Founder/Artistic Director, and American Latino Theatre Company, David Llauger-Meiselman, Artistic Director, will present a new co-production of the critically acclaimed play, "The King of the Desert," written by Stacey Martino, performed by René Rivera, and helmed by award-winning director, Sal Romeo, all Studio Lifetime Members of The Actors Studio. (more...)