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Playwright David Mamet's mastery of comedy, however shoddily displayed in Broadway's current offering of November, stands strong at the Kirk Douglas Theatre with the world premiere of his one-act period laugher Keep Your Pantheon. Coupled with Mamet's youthful foray into the contemplation of life, in The Duck Variations, two distinct aspects of the always-intriguing scribe are perfectly realized under the direction of Neil Pepe...

The classic television sitcom 'The Brady Bunch' will get a musical treatment with the world premiere of A Very Brady Musical in Hollywood beginning in June at Theatre West...

Two Unrelated Plays by David Mamet, including a world premiere production, opened over the hot Los Angeles weekend drawing a recognizable crowd to the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City...

BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating the upcoming revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the June 18 Hollywood opening. The second episode is titled 'hear me'...

BroadwayWorld's own James Sims joined Of Mice and Men's director Paul Lazarus along with stars David Noro?a and Al Espinosa during a rehearsal break at the Pasadena Playhouse to discover the intent of this culturally significant re-working of a Steinbeck classic.

BroadwayWorld's James Sims sat down with Pazzazz! creators Richard Sherman and Milt Larsen at Hollywood's Magic Castle to talk about this brand-new musical and hear a few of the songs, accompanied by Erma, the ghost pianist in residence...

BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating the upcoming revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the June 18 Hollywood opening. The first episode is titled 'the concept'...

South Coast Rep's Pacific Playwrights Festival, known for launching many a shows to further runs beyond the Orange County locale, this season, proves somewhat spotty when it comes to the two fully-staged productions presented...

BroadwayWorld's own James Sims stopped by UCLA's Freud Playhouse to chat with Manoel Felciano and Eden Espinosa about their reuniting on stage after both performing on Broadway in Brooklyn and Espinosa's upcoming role in the final Broadway cast of Rent as Marueen starting May 30th...

April brought a shower of Upright Cabaret across Southern California as the Upright Boys celebrated their third-year anniversary by producing a star-studded re-grand opening, four solo engagements, and a benefit for The Trevor Project co-hosted by Neil Patrick Harris...

Saturday Night at the Palace is without a doubt the most disturbing play I have seen this year proving the ugliness of racism is as much an issue today as it was when this play first premiered...

Audiences can be sure of one thing, they are certain to leave The Andrews Brothers uplifted and tapping their feet to plenty of rich nostalgia filling the theatre, as the show comes off as cheery as a MGM musical...

BroadwayWorld's own James Sims joined Daniel Beaty at the Geffen Playhouse and spoke with the multi-talented creator of the one-man show Emergency about its origins and social relevance in this continually changing political landscape...

Martin's intriguing exploration of two great minds meeting remains, however, lowbrow humor that begins to wear thin, especially so during a time traveling Elvis character (Cyrus Alexander) plunking into the bar to further play up the contrasts of creativity. There is enough to laugh about in Picasso at the Lapin Agile to keep audiences pleased, and thanks to Martin, also slightly engaged in the argument...

With a small stage, simple yet effective settings and props, and a small cast of four The Immigrant is not your usual musical. Overall The Immigrant is an enjoyable new show, filled with authenticity, laughter, and a talented group of actors...

BroadwayWorld's own James Sims was on hand to shoot exclusive video of The Meg an' Sho Show, allowing for an inside look at the intimate Upright Cabaret event in West Hollywood, starring Wicked's Megan Hilty and Shoshana Bean...

BroadwayWorld's own James Sims stopped by Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's to chat with Jenna Gavigan about her big Broadway debut in Gypsy with Bernadette Peters, performing opposite S. Epatha Merkerson, working as a television actress and crafting a cabaret show.

BroadwayWorld's own James Sims was on hand for the 9 to 5 House of Blues event, getting a chance to speak with Dolly Parton and stars Megan Hilty, Stephanie J. Block, Allison Janey and Marc Kudisch about creating this musical based on the motion picture that earned Parton an Academy Award nomination and launched the classic song '9 to 5' ...

Culture Clash, the satirically comic trio of cultural observers, is stirring the pot once again, this time in the crispy clean Orange County, a town full of nouveau elite Americans. This is, after all, the town that spawned a bevy of cultureless phenoms like 'Laguna Beach,' 'The O.C.' and lest we forget 'The Real Housewives of Orange County,' ...

The Actors Fund kicked off its third year of intimate Musical Mondays celebrations Monday night in the lobby of Hollywood's Pantages Theatre as Broadway composer and musical director Ron Abel took center stage joined by a handful of all-star friends...