Mary Kennedy

BINGE FREE FESTIVAL Returns To Santa Monica Playhouse This February

Binge Free Festival, the month-long festival of free shows at Santa Monica Playhouse, returns for the ninth time this February. The Festival will run from February 25 through March 30.

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards; LEGALLY BLONDE at Conundrum Theatre Company Leads Best Musical!

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Los Angeles Awards

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Los Angeles Awards

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Mary Kennedy to Star In MID LIFE MOOD SWING for One Night Only

Mary Kennedy of SHAMELESS stars in MID LIFE MOOD SWING at Whitefire Theatre on June 30. The show humorously explores life after 50, raising teenagers, and being married for 20 years.

SOLOFEST 2024 Reveals Encore Shows Running June Through August

Whitefire Theatre continues SOLOFEST 2024 with their Best of Fest, now through August 4, 2024, at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, CA.

National Dance Institute Presents EARTH'S SONG

National Dance Institute has announced its highly anticipated 2024 Event of the Year, “Earth's Song,” taking place from June 15th to June 18th at NYU Skirball.

Whitefire Theatre Reveals Final February and March Shows For Solofest 2024

The Whitefire Theatre opened its 42nd Season with SOLOFEST 2024. A celebration of the solo journey, SOLOFEST has been recognized as the largest solo festival on the West Coast. 

Theatre Under The Stars Reveals Winners Of The 2023 Tommy Tune Awards

The 2023 Tommy Tune Awards from Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) had a triumphant return to the stage last night as a deafening crowd cheered with delight at each award that was given.

THE TOMMY TUNE AWARDS Show Returns In Person For 2023!

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) has announced the finalists for the 2023 Tommy Tune Awards and the return of the in-person awards show for the first time since 2019! The 2023 Tommy Tune Awards will be held on May 4 at 7 p.m. at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.

Showtime's FUNNY WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE Comes To Southern California

Funny Women of a Certain Age is a show straight from the unfettered mouths and uninhibited minds of the funniest, most daring, most experienced people in comedy: the women that have seen it all. They've raised children both on and off the road with big hairy club bouncers cradling their babies while onstage. These women have stayed in comedy condos where you don't want to use a blacklight on anything. They've been told women aren't funny and asked to trade sexual favors for work. Trust us, they have A LOT to say, and they say it hysterically.

AFTERGLOW- THE 80'S MUSICAL EXPERIENCE World Premier Opens In Los Angeles In October

The original Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling are making a comeback and taking the stage this October in the world premier of 'AfterGLOW- The 80's Musical Experience' only at the 11:11 Theater in Los Angeles. Join Original GLOW girls Matilda The Hun, Roxy Astor, MTV, Dallas, and Sunny the California Girl as they relive never before told stories from behind the scenes of GLOW.

The 7th Annual Chicago Women's Funny Festival Begins This Week

Stage 773 Executive Director Jill Valentine and co-producer Liz McArthur are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated lineup for the 7th Annual Chicago Women's Funny Festival, taking place August 23 through August 26 at the comedy hub of Chicago, Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont. The Chicago Women's Funny Festival, the largest of its kind in the nation, features a melting pot of comedic genres, including everything from 'highbrow musical improv' to 'relatable stand-up' to 'character driven sketch'.

The Chicago Women's Funny Festival Announces Seventh Anniversary Lineup

Stage 773 Executive Director Jill Valentine and co-producer Liz McArthur are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated lineup for the 7th Annual Chicago Women's Funny Festival, taking place August 23 through August 26 at the comedy hub of Chicago, Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont. The Chicago Women's Funny Festival, the largest of its kind in the nation, features a melting pot of comedic genres, including everything from 'highbrow musical improv' to 'relatable stand-up' to 'character driven sketch'. Blending long term veterans with fresh newcomers, the fest packs over 70 shows into four funny-filled days. Stage 773 has made it easier than ever to discover new groups to love, allowing patrons to filter through art forms, a rating and keywords to find their own taste in comedy. The full schedule and searchable calendar for the 7th Annual Chicago Women's Funny Festival can be viewed at www.stage773.com/cwff-lineup.

BWW Review: JACQUES' ART NEST at National Dance Institute

'I want every child to have the highest level of arts education and you learn by doing, not by reading about it or seeing it on TV. Our children become the dancers. It changes how they see themselves,' Ellen Weinstein, Artistic Director of NDI.

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal for Beautiful Soup's 28 MARCHANT AVENUE Off-Broadway

28 MARCHANT AVENUE, a new play examining five summers at The Kennedy Family's Hyannis Port compound, will receive its world premiere production this May at New York City's Clarion Theatre. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal!

Photo Flash: Beautiful Soup's 28 MARCHANT AVENUE Star Visits The Kennedy Library

Kristen Gehling, who plays Rosemary Kennedy in Steven Carl McCasland's 28 Marchant Avenue, recently visited The Kennedy Library in Massachusetts to research her character and the Kennedy Family. In the play, audiences will spend five summers with the Kennedys as they grapple with the decision to lobotomize and institutionalize Rosemary. This family secret remained hidden for years. Scroll down for photos from Gehling's trip!

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal for FIVE PLAYS BY STEVEN CARL MCCASLAND at The Clarion Theatre

Five plays by Steven Carl McCasland will be presented in repertory during a month-long celebration of the young playwright. Each play focuses on a different character from history, with a cast of 25 portraying such historical figures as Laurette Taylor, Rose Kennedy, Tennessee Williams, Agatha Christie, Joseph Goebbels, Gertrude Stein, Lillian Hellman and John F. Kennedy. Performances begin May 7, 2015. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal below!

Photo Flash: Meet the Company of Beautiful Soup's Festival Celebrating Playwright Steven Carl McCasland

Following critically acclaimed workshop presentations, Steven Carl McCasland's plays will return to NYC in a month-long festival celebrating the young playwright. Together with The Clarion Theatre, they'll present six plays beginning on May 6th, 2015, with a company of actors performing in repertory. All of the plays focus on historical figures, including Laurette Taylor, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Rosemary Kennedy, Tennessee Williams, Gertrude Stein, Lillian Hellman and more. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the company!

Rose Theater Receives Mid-America Arts Alliance Performing Arts Grant

The Rose Theater announces that it is among a select group of regional presenters to receive a Mid-America Arts Alliance Artistic Innovations Award grant. This $15,000 award will support an upcoming performance of Buffalo Bill's Cowboy Band at The Rose Theater, Jan. 23 - Feb. 8, 2015. This original show will feature informative displays and interactive activities in the theater's lobby, as well as pre- and post-show workshops for visiting schools, to help bring history alive for audiences young and old.