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[Off-Broadway]
1986
Kulakevitch/Smile

[Off-Broadway]
1984
Musician/Ghost/Fortinbras/Player


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ALICE IN WONDERLAND to Premiere at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre in April

To kickoff Women's History Month, Trial Run Productions has announced the world premiere of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a new musical experience created by the female team of Brooke deRosa and Paige Lehnert.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND A Musical Experience to Premiere At The Wilshire Ebell Theatre

Experience the magic of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a new musical premiering at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Created by the female team of Brooke deRosa and Paige Lehnert, this production promises a colorful, interactive Wonderland adventure for all ages.
A LA BOHEME for Today

Valley Opera and Performing Arts (VOPA) presents a uniquely relevant production of Puccini’s cherished opera, La Boheme.
GUNFIGHT AT THE NOT-SO-OK SALOON Returns to the Hollywood Fringe

The hit show, Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon, is returning to the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon is a Gilbert and Sullivan-styled musical comedy set in the Old Wild West with a modern spin.
Pacific Opera Returns To Forest Lawn Glendale For THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

​​​​​​​Pacific Opera Project (POP) returns to one of its most beloved outdoor venues for W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance from Friday, May 19, 2023 through Sunday, May 28, 2023 at Glendale Forest Lawn.
VIDEO: Tayla Parx Premieres Video for 'Flowers'

Tayla Parx has established herself as a force with a discography streamed over 1 billion times. Winner of Billboard’s 2019 “Hitmaker” Award, Parx was the first female songwriter to have three simultaneous Top 10 songs—Ariana Grande’s “7 rings” and “thank u, next” and Panic! At The Disco’s “High Hopes”—in the Hot 100 since 2014. Watch the video now!
Pacific Opera Project to Present Outdoor Production Of INTO THE WOODS At Descanso Gardens

Pacific Opera Project will end its 2021-22 'Fairytale Season' with a site-specific production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods at Descanso Gardens, one of Southern California's premiere outdoor spaces, with six performances on July 8 to 10 and July 15 to 17, all at 7:30pm.
OPERA America Announces 2022 Opera Hall of Fame Inductees and 2022 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards

OPERA America has announced honors for exemplary artists, administrators, advocates, and trustees in two prestigious award programs, the Opera Hall of Fame and National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards.
BWW Feature: SELECTED FREE ONLINE OPERA/RECITAL PERFORMANCES 5/29-6/5 on Home Computer Screens

Metropolitan Opera soprano Amanda Woodbury and pianist Aurelia Andrews, both of whom are graduates of the Los Angeles Opera Young Artist Program, will give a Living Room Recital on the LAO website Friday, May 29, at 4:00 PM Pacific Time. It will also be available later for those readers who cannot watch it live.
Pacific Opera Project Announces Interactive Watch Party For STAR TREK-Inspired ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO

Pacific Opera Project (POP) announces an interactive watch party of a rebroadcast of POP's hit production of Mozart's Abduction from the Seraglio from The Ford Amphitheatre, recorded in September of 2016, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 5pm PT.
Opera America Announces Recipients Of Its 2020 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards 

OPERA America is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2020 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards. Now in their 13th year, these awards honor outstanding trustees of U.S. opera companies for their exemplary leadership and generosity on behalf of their respective organizations. OPERA America's Professional Company Members are invited each year to nominate one of their trustees for this award. 
Review: THE MIKADO Presented as a Thoroughly Entertaining Hip Update of Gilbert and Sullivan's Classic Spoof of British Nobility and Politics

Pacific Opera Project (POP) was founded in July of 2011 with the purpose of bringing accessible, affordable, and entertaining opera to audiences across Los Angeles, with productions that are incredibly modern in format, performed with traditional music although on occasion POP has been known to change a few lyrics to reflect our current society. Such was the case in their reprise of its popular 2013 production of Gilbert and Sullivan's THE MIKADO at The Highland Park Ebell Club. I was in the audience on closing night along with a very appreciative packed house, enjoying POP's colorful production, called a?oeabout the most fun one can have in a Los Angeles theater right now,a?? with cleverly modernized Harajuku costumes for the 28 singers designed by Maggie Green, inspired by the district of Tokyo famous for its wild mix of eye-popping colors and styles.
Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of Pacific Opera Project's THE MIKADO

Reviving their own production, Pacific Opera Project's The Mikado recently opened in Los Angeles. With an opening comes the opinions of critics.
Pacific Opera Project Reprises Production Of THE MIKADO At Highland Park Ebell Club

From August 16-31, 2019, Pacific Opera Project (POP) reprises its popular 2013 production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado at The Highland Park Ebell Club.
BWW Interview: Brooke deRosa Offers GUNFIGHT Musical As Part of Upcoming Fringe Festival

Trial Run Productions presents the world premiere of Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon a new musical comedy by Brooke deRosa. Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon is a Gilbert and Sullivan-styled musical comedy set in the Old Wild West with a modern spin. The show opens as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival on Saturday June 8th at the McCadden Place Theatre, 1157 N. McCadden Place in Hollywood., Brooke deRosa sat down to talk about the show and here's what she said.
GUNFIGHT AT THE NOT-SO-OK SALOON Comes to the Hollywood Fringe Festival

Trial Run Productions presents the world premiere of Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon , a new musical comedy by Brooke deRosa. Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon is a Gilbert and Sullivan-styled musical comedy set in the Old Wild West with a modern spin. Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon opens as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival on Saturday June 8th at the McCadden Place Theatre, 1157 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA 90038.
BWW Review: LA TRAVIATA at Thorne Hall Occidental College

On Sunday October 28, 2018, Pacific Opera Project (POP) presented Giuseppe Verdi's well-loved opera, LA TRAVIATA to a full house at Occidental College's Thorne Hall in Pasadena. Director and Designer Josh Shaw presented a traditional production with a unit set that spoke of flowers and the beauty of the earth despite the terrors of disease in the 19th century.
Pacific Opera Project Partners With Occidental College Glee Club To Present Verdi's LA TRAVIATA

Pacific Opera Project (POP) joins forces with The Occidental College Glee Club for two performances of Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata on October 27 and 28, 2018 at Occidental College's Thorne Hall. Following a wonderful experience together producing The Rake's Progress in 2016, the collaboration allows POP to present Verdi's masterpiece with a more than 50-member chorus of Occidental Glee Club students and a POP professional chorus, plus a large orchestra.
Pacific Opera Project Partners With Occidental College Glee Club To Present Verdi's LA TRAVIATA

Pacific Opera Project (POP) joins forces with The Occidental College Glee Club for two performances of Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata on October 27 and 28, 2018 at Occidental College's Thorne Hall. Following a wonderful experience together producing The Rake's Progress in 2016, the collaboration allows POP to present Verdi's masterpiece with a more than 50-member chorus of Occidental Glee Club students and a POP professional chorus, plus a large orchestra.
BWW Review: LA GAZZETTA at The Ebell Club

On Friday evening July 6, 2018, Pacific Opera Project (POP) presented Gioachino Rossini's little known opera LA GAZZETTA at the newly outfitted Ebell Club in Los Angeles. The area where patrons sat at tables was surrounded with a semi-circle of single seats. Every seat has been sold for the entire two-weekend run of GAZZETTA but it is likely that we will hear more from this bubbly,

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