TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE To Present World Premiere At The BROADWATER In Los Angeles
Queer comedy musical TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE will make its stage debut this summer in Hollywood, under the direction of Ashley Ward. The musical follows a group of friends in a summer internship program who create a sentient ad-sales algorithm and learn to prioritize friendship over 'getting ahead' in the workplace, in an allegory for trans parenting and LGBTQIA+ friendship underscored with joy, cheese, and mad science.
25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Opens Tonight At Skiptown Playhouse
SKIPTOWN PLAYHOUSE, presents the Tony and Drama Desk award-winning, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, with book by Rachel Sheinkin and score by William Finn, in East Hollywood (665 N. Heliotrope Drive), opening tonight August 2, through 18, as it is announced by producer, VINCENZO CARUBIA.
A LITTLE NEW MUSIC Returns To the Catalina in Hollywood With Hosts J. Elaine Marcos and Michelle Ortiz
On Tuesday, March 6 at 8:30pm, A Little New Music (ALNM) presents its sixteenth concert of the latest 'new or unheard' musical theatre songs at the historic Catalina Jazz Club. Be among the first to discover the best new writing for Broadway, brought to life by LA's premier performing artists and the ALNM band. The event is co-hosted by Broadway's J. Elaine Marcos (ANNIE, PRISCILLA) and MadTV's Michelle Ortiz under the guest music direction of singer, songwriter, and arranger Jan Roper (Hollywood Bowl, Musical Theatre Guild).
Photo Flash: New Production Shots from Sierra Rep's I LOVE A PIANO
Music fans are in for a lively song-and-dance journey through decades of American music at the Fallon House with Sierra Rep's production of Irving Berlin's I Love a Piano. The captivating showcase celebrates the musical master's legacy, from ragtime and dance halls to Hollywood and Broadway. A stand-out cast of six guest artists and a live band sweeps audiences through seven decades of Berlin's masterpieces in a show that has charmed audiences across the country. It plays at the Fallon House now through October 7. See the newest production photos below!
Photo Flash: Sierra Rep's I LOVE A PIANO Opens Tonight, 9/7
Music fans are in for a lively song-and-dance journey through decades of American music at the Fallon House when Sierra Rep presents Irving Berlin's I Love a Piano. The captivating showcase celebrates the musical master's legacy, from ragtime and dance halls to Hollywood and Broadway. A stand-out cast of six guest artists and a live band will sweep audiences through seven decades of Berlin's masterpieces in a show that has charmed audiences across the country. It plays at the Fallon House tonight, September 7 through October 7. Get a first look at the cast below!
Photo Flash: First Look at Sierra Rep's I LOVE A PIANO
Music fans are in for a lively song-and-dance journey through decades of American music at the Fallon House when Sierra Rep presents Irving Berlin's I Love a Piano. The captivating showcase celebrates the musical master's legacy, from ragtime and dance halls to Hollywood and Broadway. A stand-out cast of six guest artists and a live band will sweep audiences through seven decades of Berlin's masterpieces in a show that has charmed audiences across the country. It plays at the Fallon House September 7 through October 7. Get a first look at the cast below!
Photo Flash: First Look at Sierra Rep's CAROUSEL
Sierra Repertory Theatre presents its first-ever production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic this summer. It plays June 29 through August 19 at SRT's historic Fallon House Theatre in Columbia. Sierra Rep Artistic Director Scott Viets directs the show. View photos below!
BWW Reviews: California Musical Theater Turns Favorite Musicals Into FORBIDDEN BROADWAY
A small piece of the national tour of "West Side Story" remains in Sacramento these next two months, but it's not what you might think. And while many anticipate the arrival of the hit musical "Wicked," they can get their Wicked kicks at California Musical Theater's Cosmopolitan Cabaret, but with more humor than magic. Songs from these and many more shows are part of a Broadway revue in downtown Sacramento playing through March 18. But this isn't your typical revue. This revue has four fantastic actors constantly changing from excessive costume to excessive costume as they take on some of the most well know Broadway tunes with a revised, "forbidden" twist. The tunes are there, but the cleverly reinvented lyrics of "Forbidden Broadway" make fun of everything musical theater.
La Jolla Announces Cast, Creative Team for LIMELIGHT
La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast of its world-premiere musical Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin, music and lyrics by Christopher Curtis, book by Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan and directed by Michael Unger, running September 7 - October 17, 2010 (media night: Sunday, September 19 at 7:00 pm) in the Mandell Weiss Theatre.