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Vanguard University's Department Of Theatre Arts Presents GREASE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2024

Vanguard University's Department of Theatre Arts announced a production of GREASE, celebrating 1950s rock 'n' roll, at the Lyceum Theater from October 17 to November 3, 2024, directed by Susan K. Berkompas.

OC Theatre Guild Unveils List of Nominees For Annual Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2024

The OCTG Theatre Awards unveils its list of nominees, including productions of 'Ride the Cyclone,' 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder,' 'Clybourne Park,' 'Yellow Face,' and 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.'

American Coast Theater Company Announces Its Summer 2023 Production: FOREVER PLAID
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2023

ACTC begins the Summer 2023 season with its production of the musical comedy Forever Plaid written by Stuart Ross and arranged by James Raitt. This musical is made for anyone who enjoys the pop hits of the 1950s barbershop and boy-band quartet era!

Interview: Director Paula Kelley On Neil Simon's LITTLE ME Musical At Manhattan Beach Community Church Theater
by Shari Barrett - Mar 14, 2023

The soon-to-open production of the Neil Simon musical Little Me at Manhattan Beach Community Church Theater (MBCC), the longest running theater in the South Bay since 1956, is directed by Paula Kelley with choreography by Angela Asch. Originally scheduled to open in the Spring of 2020, I decided to speak with the director about the production’s three-year delay and how she envisions presenting a musical full of comic vignettes featuring such a large cast, especially since it was written specifically for Sid Caesar to play multiple roles as all the heroine’s husbands and lovers.

Rebecca Luker and Matthew Scott Release Duet of 'The Enchanted Train'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 16, 2020

PS CLASSICS has released a new single today, Friday, October 16: a duet of Rebecca Luker and Matthew Scott singing Jerome Kern and PG Wodehouse's delightful 'The Enchanted Train.' The chart was orchestrated and music directed by Joseph Thalken, produced by Tommy Krasker, and mixed by Bart Migal.

BWW Exclusive: BEETLEJUICE Cast Rings the Beetlebells for 'Carols For A Cure'
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Nov 24, 2019

Check out exclusive photos as the cast of Beetlejuice gathers to record their track- 'Carol of the Beetlebells.'Carols for a Cure is back for 2019 in its 21st edition! Below, Check out exclusive photos as the cast of Beetlejuice gathers to record their track- 'Carol of the Beetlebells.'

Pit Stop Players Presents 'Absolut Collusion' â€" An Evening Of Great Russian Music
by BWW News Desk - Sep 1, 2017

The Pit Stop Players, the celebrated New York-based instrumental chamber ensemble composed of veteran Broadway pit musicians, will open their eighth season with 'ABSOLUT COLLUSION,' an all-Russian concert at Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, 152 West 66th Street, on Monday, October 23, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Pit Stop Players to Present Great Russian Music in ABSOLUT COLLUSION
by BWW News Desk - Aug 31, 2017

The Pit Stop Players, the celebrated New York-based instrumental chamber ensemble composed of veteran Broadway pit musicians, will open their eighth season with 'ABSOLUT COLLUSION,' an all-Russian concert at Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, 152 West 66th Street, on Monday, October 23, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

BWW Review: You Can't Stop the Beat at Golden West College's HAIRSPRAY
by Erica Garcia - May 11, 2017

Golden West College brings to life a vibrant production of Hairspray for their Spring 2017 Musical.

BWW Reviews: OKLAHOMA! Kicks off Torrance Theatre Company's 15th Anniversary Season in Great Style
by Shari Barrett - Aug 24, 2014

Torrance Theatre Company celebrates its 15th anniversary by saddling up at the James Armstrong Theatre and presenting OKLAHOMA! with music and lyrics by one of Broadway's most influential duos, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. Based on Lynn Riggs' stage play, Green Grow the Lilacs, OKLAHOMA! marked the duo's first collaboration and set the standard for modern musical theatre. Although not the first musical to tell a story of emotional depth and psychological complexity, OKLAHOMA! introduced a number of new storytelling elements and techniques including the use of song and dance to convey plot and character rather than act as a diversion from the story, and the firm integration of every song into the plot-line. And most important, they introduced a new element to musical theatre: social commentary.

Pit Stop Players to Present A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH Concert, 5/14
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 23, 2012

The Pit Stop Players http://rosenblummusic.com/pitstop.html, a fourteen-member instrumental ensemble composed of veteran Broadway pit musicians, closes its third season with a concert at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Benzaquen Hall, 450 W. 37th Street, New York, NY, on Monday, May 14, 2012 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $25 ($15 for students) http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=PIT4 or cash at the door.