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Chromolume Theatre to Present I LOVE YOU BECAUSE Beginning Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 25, 2025

Chromolume Theatre has revealed the first production of it 2025 Season of Musicals — A Season of Love and Romance (and Adultery) — the off-Broadway musical I Love You Because.

Out of the Box Theatre Company Presents An All-Female and Nonbinary JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 13, 2024

Experience the groundbreaking rock opera JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR in a new light with an all-female and nonbinary cast. Presented by Out of the Box Theatre Company, this Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical offers a unique perspective on the last week of Jesus Christ's life.

FOOTLOOSE: THE MUSICAL Returns To LA This Month at Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 2, 2023

Footloose: The Musical, produced by Panic! Productions & BarCinBoo Productions, is returning to Califórnia, for 13 performances April 22 – May 14, 2023.  Footloose is all about fun, dancing and the carefree nature of being a teenager... However, the show is honestly about so much more.  

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards; at Broadwater Black Box Leads Best Ensemble Performance!
by BWW - Dec 12, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards; Long Beach Playhouse Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - Dec 5, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards; TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE Leads Best Musical
by BWW Staff - Nov 21, 2022

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Photos: First Look At RENT At Cupcake Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 6, 2022

Following a sold a run of 'The Little Mermaid', the Cupcake Theater Company is returning to the newly renovated Hollywood Majestic Theater in Hollywood with RENT. See photos from the production!

The Hollywood Majestic Theatre Presents THE ROMAN: A Staged Reading
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2022

This modern thriller, set at the creation of The Roman Empire, takes us through the perspective of a fictional rebel leader after he gets taken prisoner by Augustus (the first Roman emperor) for speaking out against his establishment. The 'what if' events that follow spark the beginnings of a dark history meant to reflect our current world.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At ASSASINS At Hillcrest Center For The Arts
by Alan Henry - Aug 21, 2019

'Everybody's Got the Right' to their dream role in this gender-blind production of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins. Performing this August at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts.

Photo Flash: A Look Into Genderblind ASSASSINS' Dystopian Carnival
by Julie Musbach - Aug 21, 2019

A gender-blind production of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins is now running at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts [August 16 - 25, 2019, Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays at 8:00 pm, and Wednesday and Thursday performances at 8:00 pm]

Photo Flash: History And Herstory Meet In Genderblind ASSASSINS
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 30, 2019

Assassins will soon bring the infamous historical figures back to life with the musical's “everybody's got the right” very much at its center. This production of the Sondheim classic features gender-blind casting, with many of the traditionally male roles played by women. Meet the cast in this exclusive first look at the cast.

Full Casting Announced For Gender-Blind Production Of ASSASSINS
by Julie Musbach - Jun 25, 2019

'Everybody's Got the Right' to their dream role in this gender-blind production of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins. Performing this August at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, full casting has now been announced.

LIZZIE Moves To The Bootleg Theater In 2019
by - Jan 19, 2019

LIZZIE moves to the Bootleg Theater in 2019

LIZZIE Moves To The Bootleg Theater In 2019
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 6, 2018

LIZZIE moves to the Bootleg Theater in 2019

Whack The Vote! LIZZIE Moves To The Bootleg Theater To Get Out The Vote
by Julie Musbach - Nov 2, 2018

Following the success of its initial run in September and an October extension, LIZZIE will now move to the Bootleg Theater to help fire up Los Angeles voters ahead of the midterm elections. This one-night-only event will take place on Nov. 5 7:30PM with voting resources available at the show.

Photo Flash: Critic's Pick LIZZIE Now Extended
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2018

Due to the success of its initial run in September, LIZZIE has now been extended with an additional Halloween performance on October 31. Scroll down for photos from the recent run.

BWW Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - BACKWARDS, TO UNDERSTAND THE IRONY at The Colony Theatre
by Valerie-Jean Miller - Aug 28, 2018

Presented by a brand new Production group, 4 Leaf Music Productions, in Association with Golden Performing Arts Center, and based on a 1934 Kaufman and Hart play of the same name, this musical tells the story of three friends, Franklin, Charley, and Mary, and the progressive decadence of their bonds and their dreams. The story is told in reverse. When it begins, in 1980, they're in their 40's: Franklin, is a rich, successful, conceited and confused noted songwriter; Charley, the lyricist in the duo, has cut off ties with his partner after a nervous breakdown and Mary is a lonely alcoholic still secretly in love with Franklin from when they first met, years and years ago. As we move forward in the play but backwards in time, we see how their friendships disintegrate, along with their aspirations and Franklin's many whirlwind marriages. Rewinding through the '70s and '60s, we end up in 1957, when the three of them meet for the first time, on a rooftop in the city, all hopeful young talents per-chance gathering to watch Sputnik go by in the pre-dawn sky. The song they sing, 'Our Time' ('We're the movers, we're the shapers/ the names in tomorrow's papers'), is undercut by some very keen irony, since we've already seen how it all turns out, at the beginning.

Full Casting Announced For LIZZIE, Presented By Color & Light Theatre Ensemble
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2018

126 years ago this week, the town of Fall River, MA, played unknowing host to one of the most infamous murders in history. The prime suspect was one Lizzie Borden. Her story has become an American legend, and now her story sings.

Photo Flash: Hillcrest Center For The Arts Presents NEXT TO NORMAL
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 5, 2018

NEXT TO NORMAL officially opened Saturday night, June 2nd, 2018.  A multi-award and Pulitzer Prize winningmusical by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. The acclaimed rock musical opened to a sold out house and standing ovation. An unflinching look at a suburban family struggling with the effects of mental illness.

PANIC! Productions Announces Cast For NEXT TO NORMAL
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2018

Producer Paul Panico, along with Panic! Productions and well-known Casting Director Kymberli McKanna announce the complete cast of their season opening musical production of 2018.  The multi-award and Pulitzer Prize winning "NEXT TO NORMAL" by Brian Yorkey, with music by Tom Kitt.  They are thrilled to have an exceptionally talented team in place.  The acclaimed rock musical will open June 2nd, 2018 at Hillcrest Center For The Arts.  Tickets & info at:  www.panicproductions.org