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Over the last ten years Independent Shakespeare Co. has grown to become one of L.A.'s best-loved summer events. Thousands of children and adults attended their 2011 summer of Free Shakespeare in Griffith Park, which included a HAMLET that had audiences raving. That production is now playing in ISC's Atwater Studio starring the company's managing director, David Melville. David and I sat down to discuss how playing Hamlet has changed for him over the years, as well as what the future holds, and how he learned to play the ukulele. And that's a story that will surprise you.

Cirque du Soleil's magnificent world of insects has arrived at Santa Monica Pier for a two-month stay.

It is a well-known fact that during the creation of a new musical, songs will come and go. Rewrites are a painstaking part of the process and there are many reasons why a song - even a good one - may never make it to opening night. As the story develops it might no longer makes sense, the character who sings it could be cut from the show, or a better song may come along to replace it.

Mark Winkler plays Vitello's in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 19.

Coeurage Theatre Company's artistic director Jeremy Lelliiott talks about producing Double Falsehood, thought to be a 'long lost play' by William Shakespeare.

When CARNEVIL: A Gothic Horror Rock Musical opens at Sacred Fools Theatre in Los Angeles on September 16, Michael Teoli will see his worlds collide.

Zombie Joe's Underground presents their fast-paced, high-impact production of Shakespeare's passionate tragedy, about two star-cross'd lovers whose untimely deaths unite their feuding families.

Southern California native, Ryan Scott Oliver, is creating his own unique niche in the world of contemporary musical theatre. He is currently workshopping a brand new musical he has written titled JASPER IN DEADLAND that will receive two performances on August 5th and 6th in Pasadena, and will see a newly-revised version of his musical, Out Of My Head, open in Los Angeles on July 29th. Here he talks about the intricacies of his writing process and about creating a life in musical theatre.

West Coast Ensemble and director Richard Israel get ready to for a much-anticipated GYPSY that will run May 13 - July 3 at the Theatre of Arts Arena Stage in Hollywood.

Doug Haverty and Adryan Russ are getting ready to open their latest musical, iGhost, May 20th at the Lyric Theare in Los Angeles. Here they talk about what it's like to be longtime collaborators.

West Coast Ensemble and director Richard Israel get ready to for a much-anticipated GYPSY that will run May 13 - July 3 at the Theatre of Arts Arena Stage in Hollywood.

Los Angeles composer Michael Gordon Shapiro's anthology A FEAST OF SNACKS will be presented by A Stage Kindly on March 24, 2011 at the King's Head Theatre in London.

Move over Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White, there's a new fairy tale in town. And this one will have everyone in the kingdom in a tizzy. It's The Next Fairy Tale, a brand new musical by Brian Pugach opening at Celebration Theatre on March 11th.

Sherry Lynn (Evans) loves what she does. You can hear it in her voice when she talks about the Children's Theatre Group of Southern California, and their latest production, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, opening March 4th.

Los Angeles composer Michael Gordon Shapiro's anthology A FEAST OF SNACKS will be presented by A Stage Kindly on March 24, 2011 at the King's Head Theatre in London.

Los Angeles composer Michael Gordon Shapiro's anthology of short musicals A FEAST OF SNACKS will be presented by A Stage Kindly on March 24, 2011 at the King's Head Theatre in London.

Coby Getzug returns to LA playing Moritz in the national touring production of Spring Awakening at the Pangages Theatre Feb 8-13.

The world premiere of GROUP, a new musical by Adam Emperor Southard, opens January 13th at the Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica. Southard talks about his writing and partnership with the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble in this interview.

All Skate, the "Instant Broadway Musical," will be back on the Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson for a live show on Wednesday, January 12th. The show is free but has limited seating. You can make reservations by calling 323-960-5519

SF Playhouse Artistic Director Bill English has always been fascinated by rite of passage stories so it's no coincidence that CORALINE, which opened over the weekend, was a tale he was eager to direct.