Don Grigware was a writer for BroadwayWorld through December 2019.
Don Grigware is an Ovation nominated actor and journalist/writer whose contributions to theatre through the years have included 6 years as theatre editor of NoHoLA, a contributor to LA Stage Magazine and currently on his own website:
www.grigwaretalkstheatre.com
Don hails from Holyoke, Massachusetts and holds two Masters Degrees from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in Education and Bilingual Studies. He is a teacher of foreign language and ESL.
Don will soon be entering his eleventh year with BWW, currently serving as Senior Editor of the Los Angeles Page. He received a BWW Award for Excellence in 2014 as one of the top ten Regional Editors around the globe.
Don is also an author/playwright and recently published Books I, II & III of his children's fable Two Worlds Together: Donnelly's Greatest Christmas. You may purchase copies of the two volumes at amazon.com A trilogy of one-acts in a collection called Holiday Madness was recently revised and re-published, also on amazon.com. Both the story and plays are available on kindle as well as in paperback.
There are still creative writing projects on the horizon, including publishing a collection of scary mini-plays - 10-15 minutes in length - and publishing a sequel to Two Worlds Together, entitled Donnelly Tackles Technology. There is also a play in mind about my mother and her card-playing friends called Old Maid? Hell! Stay tuned for the rest of 2019, 2020 and beyond for more fun and games...and challenges!
Sinatra Their Way: At the Moulton Theatre at Laguna Playhouse Through 8/23
July 13, 2009
July 13, 2009
My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra created by David Grapes & Todd Olson directed by David Grapes at the Moulton Theatre @Laguna Playhouse through August 23
Aren't Queens' Hats Crowns? CROWNS at the Pasadena Playhouse Through 8/16
July 13, 2009
July 13, 2009
Crowns written by Regina Taylor directed by Israel Hicks Pasadena Playhouse through August 16
Bright 'Light in the Piazza' at the El Portal
July 13, 2009
July 13, 2009
The Light in the Piazza book by Craig Lucas; music & lyrics by Adam Guettel directed by William Robert Ewing El Portal Second stage through July 26
FARRAGUT NORTH Is Explosive at the Geffen Playhouse
July 7, 2009
July 7, 2009
Farragut North written by Beau Willimon directed by Doug Hughes plays the Geffen Playhouse through July 26
Crown City's THE APPLE TREE Keeps Extending!
July 4, 2009
July 4, 2009
The Apple Tree book, music & lyrics by Sheldon Harnick & Jerry Bock additional book by Jerome Coopersmith directed by Gary Lamb (I), William A. Reilly (II), Matthew J. Williamson (III) choreography by Gary Lamb and Bradley Michael Crown City Theatre @St. Matthew's Church on Camarillo in NoHo through July 27
Jeff Trachta Live! Plays the Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs
July 4, 2009
July 4, 2009
My Entertainer of the Year 2008, singer/actor Jeff Trachta is my idea of the ideal night club performer. He is a fantastic singer, impressionist and one helluva funny man. His one-man show Jeff Trachta Live! plays the Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm in the Cascade Room. An alumnus of The Bold and the Beautiful, having played Thorne Forrester for 8 years, and Broadway as Danny Zuko in Tommy Tune's acclaimed revival of Grease (mid 1990s), Jeff Trachta is at present happy to perform alone, except on occasion with his pet golden retriever who recently accompanied him to the Cascade Room. In our interview, Trachta talks about his idols and his newfound love of PS.
BWW INTERVIEWS: 'OLEANNA' Star Bill Pullman
July 4, 2009
July 4, 2009
Bill Pullman opened Friday, June 5 in David Mamet's Oleanna at the Mark Taper Forum. He has championed 'The Common Man' in a variety of film roles over the last couple of decades, including Meg Ryan's unappealing finance in Sleepless in Seattle, and other memorable characters in classics like The Accidental Tourist, A League of Their Own and Sommersby.
An Evening with Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin at the Ahmanson Theatre
July 3, 2009
July 3, 2009
Mandy Patinkin and Patti LuPone, legendary stage stars that they are, have more than a few tricks up their theatrical sleeves. However, the true grit of an artist shines through when he does not use any of them, but rather says the words, sings the songs and bares his soul.
Daniel Tatar's First Cabaret A Smash!
July 1, 2009
July 1, 2009
Daniel Tatar, Valentin in the LA Ovation-nominated Kiss of the Spider Woman from fall 2008, is a very charismatic and focused actor. In my book, great actors who can sing make the best cabaret artists. First of all, they know how to sing a song, and secondly, they usually have a natural way with handling an audience. Think of Mandy Patinkin, who has never held back a fret or a syllable!
Jennifer Holliday Scores with GMCLA's 'BROADWAY'
July 1, 2009
July 1, 2009
Review of Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles Broadway Concert with special guest star Jennifer Holliday
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