Jerry Mayer's ALMOST PERFECT Extends at Santa Monica Playhouse
by Tyler Peterson - June 23, 2015 Twenty-nine years after it premiered, playwright Jerry Mayer's "funny, touching and true-to-heart" (Variety) hit comedy ALMOST PERFECT returns to Santa Monica Playhouse as part of the Playhouse's three-year Jerry Mayer-a-thon, reuniting Mayer with director Chris DeCarlo who directed the successful 2...
Eric Coble's FAIRFIELD Makes World Premiere at Cleveland Play House Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2015 Cleveland Play House's 99th season will draw to a close with an equal dose of hilarity and heart with the world premiere production of Fairfield....
(mostly) musicals to Return to Fais Do-Do with ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE 2, 2/18
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2015 Following the successes of (mostly) HOLIDAY and Let the Good Times ROLL, (mostly) musicals will return to Fais Do-Do for a third time on Wednesday, February 18. ALMOST Like Being in Love 2 is the company's 11th production in a series of themed cabarets....
F*It Club to Continue Series of Short World Premiere Plays at IRT Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - March 25, 2016 F*It Club, the New York Innovative Award-winning film and theatre company, continues its annual series of short, commissioned world-premiere plays at the IRT Theater as part of their 3B Development Series in Manhattan's West Village with The Spring Fling: Crush, six new short plays by Kevin Artigue...
Tony Nominee Jonathan Hadary to Star in INDIAN SUMMER at Playwrights Horizons
by Tyler Peterson - March 23, 2016 Playwrights Horizons has announced casting for INDIAN SUMMER, the world premiere of a new play by Gregory S. Moss (Reunion, punkplay, Billy Witch, La Brea, Orange Hat Grace, House of Gold), directed by Carolyn Cantor (Fly by Night, The Great God Pan, After the Revolution, Essential Self-Defense at P...
Food Network Premieres New Series DAPHNE DISHES Today
by TV News Desk - January 04, 2015 Mom, blogger, and stand-up comedian, Daphne Brogdon, shares her secrets to easy and impressive family-friendly meals, with a healthy side of humor on new Food Network series Daphne Dishes, premiering today, January 4th at 12pm ET/PT....
FOX's HELL'S KITCHEN Moves to New Time as Final Five Chefs Compete
by Caryn Robbins - May 20, 2015 The competition continues to heat up on HELL'S KITCHEN after last night's exciting two-hour episode....
Monica Ricketts to Perform at Room 5 Lounge, 12/10
by Tyler Peterson - November 24, 2015 Monica Ricketts, one of LA's busiest up-and-coming actors, is pleased to announce her debut solo cabaret performance, 'More To The Story'. Set to the tune of various types of composers and lyricists, it is surely not a night to miss....
Gregory S. Moss's INDIAN SUMMER Starts Next Week at Playwrights Horizons
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2016 A friendly reminder! Previews begin next Friday, May 13 at 8PM for the Playwrights Horizons world premiere production of Indian Summer, a new play by Gregory S. Moss (Reunion; punkplay; Billy Witch; La Brea; Orange, Hat & Grace; House of Gold)....
DEMETRIUS UNBOUND Plays Live Oak Theatre, Now thru 8/22
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2015 Veteran Bay Area actor Soren Oliver has seen - and played in - countless productions of Shakespeare, including numerous versions of what is arguably the most popular of the Bard's comedies, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Midsummer has every device in Shakespeare's bag of tricks, many of which he fil...
Playwrights Horizons Now Accepting $5 Lottery Entries for INDIAN SUMMER's First Preview
by Tyler Peterson - May 04, 2016 Playwrights Horizons begins accepting entries today, Wednesday, May 4, for the LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to their world premiere production of INDIAN SUMMER, a new play by Gregory S. Moss (Reunion; punkplay; Billy Witch; La Brea; Orange, Hat & Grace; House of Gold). ...
Amazon Original Series EAT THE WORLD WITH EMERIL LAGASSE Premieres Exclusively on Prime Video 9/2
by Caryn Robbins - June 16, 2016 Amazon today announced EAT THE WORLD WITH EMERIL LAGASSE , an Amazon Original Series, will premiere on Prime Video on September 2 in the U.S....
Photo Flash: First Look at INDIAN SUMMER at Playwrights Horizons
by Tyler Peterson - May 20, 2016 Playwrights Horizons presents Indian Summer, the world premiere of a new play by Gregory S. Moss (Reunion, punkplay, Billy Witch, La Brea, Orange Hat Grace, House of Gold), directed by Carolyn Cantor (Fly by Night, The Great God Pan, After the Revolution, Essential Self-Defense at PH; Pumpgirl; Oran...
Trouble Jones Productions to Premiere RED FLAG
by Tyler Peterson - March 13, 2015 Trouble Jones Productions has announced the World Premiere of RED FLAG, written and performed by Melanie Maras and directed by Kate Sullivan. RED FLAG will preview on Thursday, April 2 at 8:00pm and will open on Friday, April 3 and run through Sunday, April 26 at The Lost Studio, 130 S. La Brea Ave....
Barbara Morrison & More Set for 1st Annual Southern California MADCatfish Blues Festival, 9/5-6
by Tyler Peterson - August 06, 2015 A MADCatfish has wiggled off his hook to leave his birthplace deep in the Mississippi Delta and is heading west to kick-off the Inaugural 1st Annual Southern California MADCatfish Blues Festival, a two-day fun-filled, power packed, foot-stomping, all-star musical extravaganza to be held at Santa Ani...
Lesser America to Premiere HALF MOON BAY at Cherry Lane Theater
by Tyler Peterson - May 05, 2016 Lesser America (The Bachelors, Carnival Kids, Trevor) will present HALF MOON BAY by Dan Moyer. It is directed by Jess Chayes (AD of Peter and The Starcatcher) starring Keilly McQuail (You Got Older, Her Requiem) and Gabriel King (These Seven Sicknesses). Previews begin May 12 at Cherry Lane Theatre,...
L.A. Premiere of THE MOUNTAINTOP Begins in February
by Tyler Peterson - January 05, 2016 The Matrix Theatre Company honors Black History Month with the Los Angeles premiere of The Mountaintop, directed by Obie Award-winner Roger Guenveur Smith and starring Larry Bates and Danielle Mone Truitt. Recipient of London's 2010 Olivier Award, Katori Hall's gripping and often humorous re-imagini...
(mostly) musicals to Return to Fais Do-Do with ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE 2, 2/18
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2015 Following the successes of (mostly) HOLIDAY and Let the Good Times ROLL, (mostly) musicals will return to Fais Do-Do for a third time on Wednesday, February 18. ALMOST Like Being in Love 2 is the company's 11th production in a series of themed cabarets....
Star Trek Alumni Gather for WAR OF THE WORLDS Benefit Performance Tonight at Sci-Fest LA
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2015 'Star Trek' alumni will gather for a one-night only benefit performance of Orson Welles' iconic 1938 radio drama, WAR OF THE WORLDS at 8 PM tonight, January 17, 2015....
THE ANGUISHED MAN Movie Now in Development; Tii Ricks to Helm
by Caryn Robbins - May 12, 2016 American production company, La Brea Pictures has acquired life story rights for one of the most well-known haunted items, THE ANGUISHED MAN painting. T...
BWW Review: THE MOUNTAINTOP Imagines Meeting the Real Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Shari Barrett - February 08, 2016 How often have you wondered what it would be like to go back in time and talk to an historical icon? Katori Hall's THE MOUNTAINTOP is a gripping and often humorous re-imagining of events the night before the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that won London's 2010 Olivier Award for best ...
Allah-Las Unveil 'Could Be You' Video; CALICO REVIEW Album Out Today
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2016 “Could Be You,” the new video from Allah-Las' forthcoming album, Calico Review, premieres today via Interview Magazine, who says, “Allah-Las is a bona fide Los Angeles rock band...creating down-to-earth tracks that sound as though they emerged from a sultry garage in Southern California.”...
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Announces 2014 Nominees, Special Awards
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2015 The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2014 (Dec. 1, 2013 - Nov. 30, 2014). The 46th Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards ceremony will take place on Monday, March 16, 2015 a...
THE HOUSE OF YES to Run 5/9-6/14 at Zephyr Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - March 31, 2015 Love, incest, mental illness and murder. Zephyr producing artistic director Lee Sankowich directs a 25th anniversary revival of the wickedly entertaining, exceedingly black comedy by Wendy MacLeod that became a cult classic indie film - and still lives up to its hype. The House of Yes opens May 9 at...
Playwrights Horizons Names Adam Greenfield New Associate Artistic Director
by Tyler Peterson - January 14, 2015 Playwrights Horizons announced today the promotion of the theater company's Director of New Play Development Adam Greenfield to Associate Artistic Director. This is the first major change to the Artistic leadership of the acclaimed organization since Mr. Sanford was promoted from the same associate... |