CLUE Comes to Madison's Overture Center in May
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2025
CLUE, the murder mystery comedy inspired by the Hasbro board game and adapted from the fan-favorite film, will come to Overture Center for the Arts in May.
Review: THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH at A Noise Within
by Amanda Callas - Sep 23, 2024
The Skin of Our Teeth is an astonishing production of the classic play at A Noise Within through September 29th. It is insatiably alive with sharp-fanged wit, whimsical thoughtfulness, and improbable wonder. The Skin of Our Teeth is audaciously satirical, but also earnest its incandescent meditation on the eternal human cycle of apocalypse and overindulgence.
Photos: A Noise Within Presents Thornton Wilder's THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 13, 2024
A Noise Within opened its 2024-25 “True Grit” season last weekend with “The Skin of Our Teeth,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning, time-bending comic romp by Thornton Wilder that’s a testament to the indomitable spirit of humanity. See photos from the production.
Interview: Ann Noble's Always Multitasking By THE SKIN OF HER TEETH
by Gil Kaan - Sep 6, 2024
Next up for A Noise Within, Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Skin of Our Teeth opening September 7, 2024 (with previews already started.) ANW’s co-artistic directors Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott co-direct the cast led by Frederick Stuart, Trisha Miller, Mildred Marie Langford, Christian Henley and Ann Noble with support from Kasey Mahaffy, Cassandra Marie Murphy, Anthony Adu, Stella Bullock, Julia Chavez, Jacob Cherry, Yannick Haynes, Amber Liekhus, Veronica McFarlane, David A. Rangel, Landon M. Robinson, Micah Schneider and Maya Sta. Ana. Ann found time between her multi-tasking to answer a few of my queries.
Review: SWEENEY TODD at A Noise Within
by Andrew Child - Feb 21, 2024
In classic ANW style, Rodriguez-Elliott has simplified everything, returning to the text and highlighting elements of the (mercifully and artfully) truncated libretto. Without a drop of stage blood, she has crafted lasting images of violence that grip us and carry the narrative.
Interview: Cassandra Marie Murphy's Sharpening Her Acting Chops in SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
by Gil Kaan - Feb 1, 2024
A Noise Within puts their unique spin on Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street opening February 17, 2024 (with previews starting February 11th). ANW’s co-producing artistic director Julia Rodriguez-Elliott directs the cast of: Geoff Elliott, James Everts, Amber Liekhus, Joanna A. Jones, Jeremy Rabb, Cassandra Marie Murphy, Kasey Mahaffy, Josey Montana McCoy and Harrison White. Cassandra, who plays the cutting role of Mrs. Lovett, graciously took time from juggling her rehearsals with her motherly duties to answer a few of my queries.
Cast Revealed For A Noise Within's SWEENEY TODD
by Stephi Wild - Jan 3, 2024
The cast has been revealed for A Noise Within's production of Sweeney Todd. Performances run February 11 – March 17, 2024. Find out who is starring in the show here!
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at A Noise Within
by Evan Henerson - Oct 23, 2023
Visually and acoustically, from performances to pacing, this DREAM directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott is so beautifully thought out and rendered that the Noise Within brain-trust should consider filming it for posterity.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Comes to A Noise Within in October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 6, 2023
Funny, impactful and moving, A Noise Within’s delightful yet deeply resonant production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare is set to open on October 14. Learn more about how to get tickets here!
Video: Go Inside Broadway-Aimed THE SECRET GARDEN Opening Night In Los Angeles
by Adam Riegler - Feb 28, 2023
Hit the red carpet for opening night of the Broadway-aimed production of 'The Secret Garden' currently playing at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre through March 26, 2023! See video of the big night as BroadwayWorld takes you inside the opening night festivities with the show's star-studded cast as they take their opening night bows!
Center Theatre Group to Host Community Events To Celebrate THE SECRET GARDEN
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 26, 2023
To celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of Los Angeles, nurture lifelong learning and human connection, and connect audiences with artists that are working at the highest levels of their own experience and craft, Center Theatre Group will host a variety of events tied to the new and revisited production of the hauntingly beautiful musical “The Secret Garden” now playing at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre through March 26, 2023.
Review: ANIMAL FARM at A Noise Within
by Andrew Child - Sep 6, 2022
The best way to describe my experience at A Noise Within’s production of Peter Hall, Adrian Mitchell, and Richard Peaslee’s 1984 musical version of Animal Farm is that when the ensemble came out to bow and I only counted 11 actors, my jaw dropped.