News on your favorite shows, specials & more!
Jayne Taini Headshot

Jayne Taini

Get Jayne Taini Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

News


Review: THE SANDWICH MINISTRY at Skylight Theatre

The Sandwich Ministry is an intimate, small town story. It is about faith, smelly church centers, natural disasters, loss, sandwich fixings, and the struggle to find meaning and community.  Playwright Miranda Rose Hall celebrates the unassuming, rich beauty of female friendship and the things that keep us going when everything else falls apart. 
Hugo Armstrong, Anne Gee Byrd & More to Star in UNCLE VANYA at Pasadena Playhouse

Pasadena Playhouse has announced casting and creative team for the Los Angeles premiere of the Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear, and Larissa Volokhonsky translation of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov coming to the Playhouse June 1 through June 26; the press opening is Sunday, June 5 at 5 p.m. 
Arclight Cinemas & Slamdance Announce Inaugural EMERGENCE LOS ANGELES Film Festival Lineup

ArcLight Cinemas and Slamdance today announced the lineup for their inaugural Emergence Film Festival, taking place March 26th - 29th at ArcLight Cinemas' Hollywood location. The lineup includes both premieres and Slamdance Park City festival favorites and will showcase Features, Shorts, and Episodics along with Slamdance's signature categories Anarchy and DIG. This new partnership is an extension of the two organizations' successful Slamdance Cinema Club screening series. Tickets and passes are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased online and at the theater.
Photo Flash: First Look at Ensemble Theatre Company's THE WATER TRIBE

Ensemble Studio Theatre/Los Angeles in association with VS. Theatre Company has announced the world premiere production of The Water Tribe, a new play by Don Cummings. Under the direction of Tricia Small, opening is set for Friday, January 17, at 8pm. The engagement will run through February 9 at VS. Theatre.
Ensemble Studio Theatre LA Presents WinterFest 2020

WinterFest 2020 is EST/LA's annual 4-week festival of play readings and projects.  Come and see new plays as they are being developed.
THE WATER TRIBE Comes to VS. Theatre

Ensemble Studio Theatre/Los Angeles in association with VS. Theatre Company has announced the world premiere production of The Water Tribe, a new play by Don Cummings. Under the direction of Tricia Small, there will be three preview performances January 10a?"12 and opening is set for Friday, January 17, at 8pm. The engagement will run through February 9 at VS. Theatre.
Photo Flash: First Look at EARLY BIRDS at Atwater Village Theatre

MOVING ARTS presents the world premiere of EARLY BIRDS, written by Dana Schwartz and directed by Elizabeth Swain. EARLY BIRDS will preview Friday, August 16 at 8pm; will open on Saturday, August 17 at 4:00pm & 8:00pm and will run through Monday, September 7, 2019 at the Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave. in Los Angeles, 90039.
Moving Arts Presents World Premiere Of EARLY BIRDS By Dana Schwartz

MOVING ARTS is delighted to announce the world premiere of EARLY BIRDS, written by Dana Schwartz and directed by Elizabeth Swain. EARLY BIRDS will preview Friday, August 16 at 8pm; will open on Saturday, August 17 at 4:00pm & 8:00pm and will run through Monday, September 7, 2019 at the Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave. in Los Angeles, 90039.   
BWW Reviews: THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE Is a Bit Too Pretty at Third Rail

McDonagh's plays are like sitcoms with the anger boiling underneath; they're like Cheers if the characters had all been wasted alcoholics, or the 'Eunice' sketches from The Carol Burnett Show with the wackiness dialed way down.
Third Rail Rep Presents THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, Now thru 6/22

The Third Rail Repertory Theatre Presents THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE by Martin McDonagh. The play will run from today, May 30th through June 22nd. The cast includes Damon Kupper*, Maureen Porter*, Jayne Taini, and Rolland Walsh. According to Charles Spencer of The Telegraph, '[McDonagh's writing] is the bastard offspring of JM Synge and Quentin Tarantino, with moments of extreme violence constantly juxtaposed with edgy, laugh-out-loud humour.'
Third Rail Repertory Theatre Presents THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, 5/30 - 6/22

The Third Rail Repertory Theatre Presents THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE by Martin McDonagh. The play will run from May 30th through June 22nd. The cast includes Damon Kupper*, Maureen Porter*, Jayne Taini, and Rolland Walsh. According to Charles Spencer of The Telegraph, '[McDonagh's writing] is the bastard offspring of JM Synge and Quentin Tarantino, with moments of extreme violence constantly juxtaposed with edgy, laugh-out-loud humour.'
Photo Flash: First Look at Revival of PARFUMERIE, Helmed by Mark Brokaw at the Wallis

The romantic comedy Parfumerie, adapted by E.P. Dowdall from the Hungarian play Illatszertar by Miklos Laszlo, will have a rare revival as the first theater production of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (Lou Moore, Executive Director), for a limited, 29 performance engagement November 26 to December 22. The production, directed by Mark Brokaw, who is currently represented on Broadway with Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, centers on a romance that unfolds through love letters, a perfect homage to the historic Beverly Hills Post Office. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
PARFUMERIE Plays Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 11/26-12/22

The romantic comedy Parfumerie, adapted by E.P. Dowdall from the Hungarian playIllatszertar by Miklos Laszlo, will have a rare revival as the first theater production of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (Lou Moore, Executive Director), for a limited, 29 performance engagement November 26 to December 22. The production, directed by Mark Brokaw, who is currently represented on Broadway with Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, centers on a romance that unfolds through love letters, a perfect homage to the historic Beverly Hills Post Office.
B Street Theatre Announces Holiday Season Lineup

The B Street Theatre, Sacramento's Resident Professional, New Works Theatre, has announced its winter play selections for the Mainstage, B-3, & Family Series.
Portland Center Stage's SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS Adds Performances on 1/30 & 2/7

Portland Center Stage's production of David Guterson's 'Snow Falling on Cedars' has added two performances to its schedule: on Saturday, January 30th at 2:00 pm and Sunday, February 7th at 7:30 pm.
Portland Center Stage Presents SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS 1/15/2010 On The Mainstage

Forbidden love and racial tension complicate the murder trial of a Japanese fisherman in a small Puget Sound island community in Snow Falling on Cedars, coming soon to the Portland Center Stage Main Stage.
Portland Center Stage Presents SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS 1/15/2010 On The Mainstage

Forbidden love and racial tension complicate the murder trial of a Japanese fisherman in a small Puget Sound island community in Snow Falling on Cedars, coming soon to the Portland Center Stage Main Stage.
Circle X Announces Six New Play Readings Presented Free To The Public 4/22-5/27

Six new plays, presented FREE to the public on Consecutive Wednesdays evenings April 22 through May 27, 8:00 p.m. at Studio/Stage 520 N. Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90004 Street Parking Proudly collaborating with some of the finest actors, directors and playwrights in Los Angeles, Circle X will explore, rehearse and present these six readings free to the public.
Circle X Announces Six New Play Readings Presented Free To The Public 4/22-5/27

Six new plays, presented FREE to the public on Consecutive Wednesdays evenings April 22 through May 27, 8:00 p.m. at Studio/Stage 520 N. Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90004 Street Parking Proudly collaborating with some of the finest actors, directors and playwrights in Los Angeles, Circle X will explore, rehearse and present these six readings free to the public.
Neil Simon's LOST IN YONKERS Opens At La Mirada On 2/6

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment are thrilled to present the third production of La Mirada Theatre's 2008-2009 season of shows, Neil Simon's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, LOST IN YONKERS, directed by Jeff Maynard, who starred in the cast of the original national tour/Los Angeles premiere. LOST IN YONKERS will begin performances on Friday, February 6 (with a press opening on Saturday, February 7) and will run through Sunday, February 22 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue.

Get Jayne Taini Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Videos