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Braxton Molinaro is a native of Kenosha, Wisconsin and a graduate of The University of North Carolina School of The Arts under Dean Gerald Freedman. He also attended The Steppenwolf School under the direction of Jeff Perry, co-founder of Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Credits include: the LA PREMIERE of Stephen Karam's Pulitzer-nominated play SONS OF THE PROPHET (The Blank Theatre), the LA PREMIERE of THE UNDERSTUDY by Theresa Rebeck (Working Stage), the LA PREMIERE of THE DEVIL YOU KNOW (Arena Stage), ASSASSINS (Cygnet Theatre) and OKLAHOMA! for PBS. Molinaro is also a symphonic composer, director and the creator of GUNS: THE ALBUM, which gained international attention — cracking open the polarizing conversation of guns in America. THE BIRDS SING TOO LOUD, a short he starred in opposite Jane Lynch (Glee) and Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek) won best comedy at New York Shorts Fest 2018 and now lives on FunnyOrDie.com. His debut solo album will be released late 2019. SAG/AFTRA | IG: @INSTABRAXFACTS

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Theatre Of Arts Moves To The Complex Hollywood

Theatre of Arts, the longest-running acting conservatory in Hollywood, announced today it will relocate its primary campus to The Complex Hollywood (located at 6476 Santa Monica Boulevard between Cahuenga and Wilcox), the dynamic multi-theatre performing arts facility that has long served as the heartbeat of the Los Angeles intimate live theatre scene.
BWW Review: Rarely Produced IN TROUSERS Intrigues at the Lounge

Knot Free Productions Presents/In Trousers/book, music & lyrics by William Finn/directed by Ryan O'Connor/Lounge Theatre, Hollywood/musical director: Jake Anthony/through November 3 When I saw Stephen Sondheim's Company on Broadway in the early 1970s, I was overwhelmed by the speed at which the ensemble said their lines, sang their songs and just moved across the stage. I knew I was in the presence of genius, but I had to really listen and focus in order to keep up with them and understand what was happening. William Finn's In Trousers, composed in 1979 and revised in 1985 for off-Broadway and... so rarely produced, is akin to Company in this way. It moves with the speed of light, and the four actors never let down for a second. Later Finn composed March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland, put together as Falsettos. These two along with In Trousers have often been referred t
Rarely Produced IN TROUSERS Comes To Lounge Theatre 10/11-11/03

Knot Free Productions presents In Trousers, a 'prequel' to William Finn's groundbreaking March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland, directed by Ryan O'Connor.
BWW Interview: Actress/Producer Tal Fox Talks IN TROUSERS

Actress/Producer Tal Fox is about to open in the rarely produced In Trousers at The Lounge. In our conversation she tells us about this and her other theatrical chestnuts. TAL FOX  - Tal is an LA-based actress, singer and theater educator. Theater credits include: Max & Ruby (National Tour), The Christians (Center Theatre Group), Star Is Born 3, Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz (The Rockwell), Kiss Me, Kate, Urinetown, Sunday in the Park with George, Zorba, Hello Again, The Spitfire Grill, Ragtime... Tal holds a BFA in Musical Theater and BA in Communications from Pace University, and is also a producer, writer, and casting director. Producing credits include: Star is Born 3 (The Rockwell) and Dreamgirls (5-Star Theatricals). Casting work includes: Good Grief (Center Theater Group), Collective Rage (Theatre @ Boston Court), 5-Star Theatrical's productions of Shrek, Matilda, West Side Story, and The Music Man. Follow her on Instagram: @talmorningdew ~Tal  
LONE STAR And LAUNDRY & BOURBON By James Mclure Set For Theatre Of Arts At Arena Stage In Hollywood

Theatre of Arts will present two one-act plays by James McLure, Lone Star and Laundry & Bourbon for eight performances only, it was announced today in Hollywood. Directed by Braxton Molinaro, the cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Thryshon Battle, Shalom Desota, Keith Gerstner, Yuwi Kim, Sean Piccioli, and Erin Yeagley.
LONE STAR And LAUNDRY & BOURBON By James Mclure Set For Theatre Of Arts At Arena Stage In Hollywood

Theatre of Arts will present two one-act plays by James McLure, Lone Star and Laundry & Bourbon for eight performances only, it was announced today in Hollywood. Directed by Braxton Molinaro, the cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Thryshon Battle, Shalom Desota, Keith Gerstner, Yuwi Kim, Sean Piccioli, and Erin Yeagley.
Eric McCormack, Terrence Mann, Frances Fisher, Taylor Trensch and More Give a Voice to the Gun Control Debate on GUNS: THE ALBUM

GUNS is a ground-breaking concept album aimed at the most controversial and widely debated issue in America. Recorded in Los Angeles with an eclectic group of artists from all across the nation, these songs chronicle the vast and ever-evolving points of view encompassing the American gun discussion.
Devilish Theatrical Presents THE DEVIL YOU KNOW

Devilish Theatrical in association with Theatre of Arts has announced the world premiere of The Devil You Know-A Rhythm & Blues Story, a new musical with book by David Carey Foster & Larry Poindexter, and music & lyrics by Poindexter. Directed by Darin Anthony with musical direction by Brad Ellis, the cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Trevon Davis, Julia Harriman, Gildart Jackson, Harrison Killian-White, Alexis Krause, Braxton Molinaro, Larry Poindexter, Niles Rivers, Sasha Sloan, James Patrick Stuart, and Bill Watterson. Opening is set for Sunday, October 2 at 4pm and the strictly limited engagement will run through October 23 only.
Working Stage Theater Extends THE UNDERSTUDY Through April 3

A new production of THE UNDERSTUDY by Theresa Rebeck has been extended by three performances through April 3, 2016 at Working Stage Theater in Los Angeles.
BWW Review: THE UNDERSTUDY - An Involving, Well-Paced Exposé of Actors' Egos Clashing

Playwright Theresa Rebeck's smart and witty THE UNDERSTUDY provides an intriguing vehicle for a most unsympathetic barely working actor to vent. Fortunately, two other much more congenial characters interrupt his incessant kvetching. Laura Henry ably directs her talented cast at a fast clip making the intermission-less 90 minutes fly by.
Theresa Rebeck's THE UNDERSTUDY Opens 3/11 at Working Stage Theater

A new production of The Understudy by Theresa Rebeck will open on Friday, March 11 at 8pm for a limited run of nine performances at Working Stage Theater in Los Angeles. The cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Max Bunzel (NCIS: Los Angeles), Braxton Molinaro (Sons of the Prophet at The Blank Theatre), and Magdalene Vick (Average Joe). Directed by Laura Henry, the engagement will run through March 27 only.
More Than 50 Actors Set for Blank Theatre's 23rd Annual Young Playwrights Festival

More than 50 actors are set to participate in The Blank Theatre's 23rd Annual Young Playwrights Festival, including Deborah S. Craig (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Julie Gonzalo (Dallas), Echo Kellum (Sean Saves the World, Ben & Kate), Missi Pyle (Gone Girl), Sara Rue (Rules of Engagement, Impastor), Lindsey Shaw (Pretty Little Liars), and Virginia Williams (Fairly Legal). Twelve winning plays by young playwrights aged 12-19 from seven different states will be presented during this year's festival at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood, running from June 4-28.
2013 Countdown of the Best Theatre in San Diego!

Top theatre I had the pleasure of seeing in San Diego in 2013!
Photo Flash: Jay Kuo Plays The Lambs Club With Lea Salonga, George Takei and More

On Monday, January 28th at 9pm, Jay Kuo played to a sold out audience at The Lambs Club in An Evening with Jay Kuo, the premiere event in EMERGING, a new Broadway composer cabaret series presented by Darrel Alejandro Holnes.
George Takei, Lea Salonga and More Set for AN EVENING WITH JAY KUO Tonight

Move over 54 Below and Broadway Bound! Tonight, January 28th at 9pm, Darrel Alejandro Holnes & The Lambs Club premiere EMERGING a new Broadway composers cabaret with An Evening with Jay Kuo, composer and lyricist of ALLEGIANCE, a new musical making its Broadway debut next season, starring Tony Award winning performer Lea Salonga (LES MISERABLES, MISS SAIGON) and TV and social media icon George Takei (Star Trek).

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