Simon Levy

I, DANIEL BLAKE Comes to the Fountain Theatre in October
by Stephi Wild - Aug 28, 2024

The Fountain Theatre will present the U.S. premiere of I, Daniel Blake, a beautiful and deeply moving story adapted for the stage by Dave Johns from the Palme d’Or and BAFTA award-winning film written by Paul Laverty and directed by Ken Loach. 

Stolen Shakespeare Guild Announces THE GREAT GATSBY, MY FAIR LADY and More for 2024-2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2024

The Stolen Shakespeare Guild has announced its 2024-2025 season featuring classics like MACBETH, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, and THE TEMPEST, promising a captivating lineup for theater enthusiasts.

The Fountain Theatre to Present World Premiere of FATHERLAND in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2024

Fountain Theatre will present the new play ‘Fatherland,’ a true story of son who turned father in for Jan 6 attack on Capitol.

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY at The Belmont Theatre
by Jason Davis - Jan 16, 2024

What did our critic think of THE GREAT GATSBY at The Belmont Theatre? A night at the theater is always the right choice. At The Belmont Theatre in York, with two stages and a wealth of creativity, it is also an easy choice. 

THE GREAT GATSBY To Open Friday At York's Belmont Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2024

Experience the glamour and danger of the Jazz Age in F. Scott Fitzgerald's THE GREAT GATSBY at The Belmont Theatre.

Review: FREIGHT at Fountain Theatre
by Evan Henerson - Nov 30, 2023

Per playwright Howard L. Craft, the spirit of the human soul has the capacity to return to earth multiple times until it successfully learns…well…whatever it is supposed to learn. Can’t speak for the soul, but the performer J. Alphonse Nicholson needs no do-overs to embody the five incarnations of Abel Green within Craft’s play FREIGHT. Simply put, Nicholson nails each Green ably, in every possible way. Completely.

Photos: First Look at THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT at Rubicon Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 7, 2023

Check out production photos from Fountain Theatre’s acclaimed West Coast Premiere production of THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT, running at Rubicon Theatre through October 21!

Rubicon Theatre Launches 25th Season With THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
by Stephi Wild - Sep 26, 2023

Rubicon Theatre will launch its 25th Anniversary Season, entitled TRULY YOURS, with The Fountain Theatre’s acclaimed West Coast Premiere production of THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT running October 4 - 21, 2023. Learn more about the play and how to get tickets here!

Rubicon Theatre Company to Present LIFESPAN OF A FACT, ONCE, and More in 25th Silver Anniversary Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 16, 2023

RUBICON THEATRE, Ventura County’s leading not-for-profit theatrical organization committed to entertaining, engaging and enriching the lives of the region’s residents and visitors through innovative live performances, has unveiled the company’s highly anticipated 25th Anniversary “Silver” Season, entitled TRULY YOURS. 

Interview: Hannah Wolf on Directing Last Summer at Bluefish Cove on the Fountain Theatre Outdoor Stage
by Shari Barrett - Jun 9, 2023

Forty years ago, the Fountain Theatre presented the groundbreaking comedy/drama, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove by Jane Chambers, one of the first playwrights to depict love between women as happy, healthy, and well-adjusted. I decided to speak with the play’s director Hannah Wolf about the history and importance of the play, the challenges of presenting it outdoors, how she was selected to direct it, about the characters who make up the story, and why its message of acceptance speaks to the new generation of theater goers just as it did for those who saw Jean Smart in the original 1983-85 Fountain Theatre production.

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG & More Lead Los Angeles' April 2023 Theater Top Picks
by BWW Staff - Mar 21, 2023

Los Angeles is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Our top picks for April 2023 include Merrily We Roll Along, Peter and the Starcatcher, and more!

Interview: Ed F. Martin Leaving His Indelible Mark With His KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
by Gil Kaan - Mar 21, 2023

Next up at A Noise Within, Manuel Puig’s Kiss of the Spider Woman beginning April 1, 2023 (with previews starting March 26th). Michael Michetti directs this classic two-hander with Adrián González and Ed F. Martin. Ed, a familiar face on the Los Angeles stages, managed to squeeze out some time between rehearsals to answer a few of my queries.  

Review: THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT at Fountain Theatre
by Evan Henerson - Mar 18, 2023

Simon Levy’s production at the Fountain Theatre is a smartly-acted brain-tickler that makes its points and lands its blows with humor and intellect

Photos: First Look at the West Coast Premiere of THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT at The Fountain Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 18, 2023

What’s more important: writing the truth, or telling a good story? The Fountain Theatre’s West Coast premiere of the Broadway hit play, The Lifespan of a Fact, opens tonight at the Fountain Theatre in East Hollywood, with multiple award-winning director Simon Levy at the helm. Check out photos from the production here!

Interview: Fountain Theatre's Simon Levy Shares His LIFESPAN OF A FACT
by Gil Kaan - Feb 8, 2023

The Fountain Theatre west coast premieres Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell’s The Lifespan of a Fact opening February 18, 2023 (with previews starting February 15th). Fountain Theatre’s producing director Simon Levy directs the cast of Ron Bottitta, Inger Tudor and Jonah Robinson. Simon took some time between his rehearsals to give me some insight to the behind-the-scenes of Lifespan and the Fountain.

THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT West Coast Premiere to be Presented at The Fountain Theatre in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2023

What's more important: writing the truth, or telling a good story? The Fountain Theatre will present the West Coast premiere of the Broadway hit play, The Lifespan of a Fact, by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell.

THE GREAT GATSBY to Open at the Ivoryton Playhouse This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 26, 2022

No book has captured the essence of America in the 1920s with such damning insight as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s THE GREAT GATSBY, opening on stage at the Ivoryton Playhouse on Thursday, September 29th.

THE GREAT GATSBY to be Presented at Ivoryton Playhouse This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2022

No book has captured the essence of America in the 1920s with such damning insight as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s THE GREAT GATSBY, opening on stage at the Ivoryton Playhouse on Thursday, September 29th.

Photos: Get a First Look At IF I FORGET At Fountain Theatre
by Grace Cutler - Jul 24, 2022

Jason Alexander directs L.A. premiere of Steven Levenson’s funny, powerful ‘If I Forget’ at Fountain Theatre

Interview: Jason Alexander Never FORGETs His Tradition, His Friends Or His Fellow Artists
by Gil Kaan - Jul 18, 2022

Next up at the Fountain Theatre, the L.A. premiere of Tony Award-winner Steven Levenson’s If I Forget beginning July 23, 2022 (with previews starting July 20th). Jason Alexander (also a Tony Award-winner) directs the cast of Síle Bermingham, Caribay Franke, Matt Gottlieb, Samantha Klein, Leo Marks, Valerie Perri, Jerry Weil and Jacob Zelonky. I had the opportune occasion to throw out a few queries to Jason, the well-known TV actor and respected L.A. Theatre community denizen.