On This Side of the World 2024

Over 25 artists will appear live at Rhinebeck Writers Retreat's gala 'Songs of our Summer from Rhinebeck to Chelsea' at Chelsea Table + Stage. Selections from 8 new musicals developed this year in Rhinebeck will be presented.

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat announced that 4-time Tony Award-nominee Judy Kuhn and Adam Chanler-Berat will host their annual fundraising gala 'Songs of our Summer from Rhinebeck to Chelsea' at Chelsea Table + Stage on November 18 at 6:30pm.

La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts will open its 2024-2025 season with the Southern California regional theatre premiere of the hit Broadway musical, WAITRESS.

Prospect Musicals has announced their 25th Anniversary Gala, which will honor three members of the theatre community with the third annual Muse Awards. Learn more about the gala here!

East West Players has released the World Premiere Cast Recording of the soaring new musical, On This Side of the World.   

Peter Friedman, Mary Beth Peil, Barbara Walsh, and Tina Fabrique join the cast of ASSISTED, a new production exploring themes of aging and care. Learn where and when you can see the production and learn how to purchase tickets.

East West Players will present Unbroken Blossoms, by Philip W. Chung and directed by Jeff Liu. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat announced that ASSISTED, by Adam Chanler-Berat and Julian Hornik, was selected for this year’s Triple R program.

Following a sold-out, extended run at The Public Theater, Shaina Taub’s new musical Suffs is marching to Broadway! Meet the cast of Suffs here!

East West Players will present Kairos, by Lisa Sanaye Dring and directed by Jesca Prudencio. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets!

Applications are now open for Rhinebeck Writers Retreat's weeklong summer residencies for musical theatre writers. Nine teams will be selected for a private retreat in the Hudson Valley to focus solely on writing their musical.

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 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!

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

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It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of “Warrior Class,” a drama at the crossroads of politics and morality, on Monday, December 4.

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East West Players has announced the extension of the Tony Award winning best musical Spring Awakening. Based on the play by Frank Wedekind, Spring Awakening features book & lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik.

Tony Award-nominee Beth Malone (FUN HOME, ANGELS IN AMERICA) and Adam Chanler-Berat (PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, AMELIE) will host the annual fundraising gala “Songs of our Summer from Rhinebeck to Chelsea” at Chelsea Table & Stage on November 27 at 6:30pm.

Discover the nation's longest-running Asian American theater, East West Players, as they screen the documentary 'A Home on Stage.' Don't miss the opportunity to attend a free screening at East West Players Theater.

East West Players presents the Tony Award winning best musical Spring Awakening. Find out who is starring in the cast here!

East West Players (EWP) the nation’s longest-running Asian American theater and the largest producer of Asian American theatrical works, will release the World Premiere Cast Recording of the soaring musical On This Side of the World.

​​​​​​​Musical Theatre West (MTW), Long Beach's premier theatre company, is seeking submissions for its third annual New Musical Festival. The festival is looking for writers who are interested in working on a staged reading of their musical in order to further its development and receive feedback.

Snehal Desai, Producing Artistic Director of East West Players (EWP) the nation’s longest-running Asian American theater and the largest producer of Asian American theatrical works, has announced the extension of the world premiere musical On This Side of the World.

Prospect Theater Company and the newly launched Peter Foley Music Project have announced final additional performers for Out of Myself—Songs of Peter Foley. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Next up at East West Players, the world premiere of On This Side of the World co-produced with FilAm ARTS and opening May 14, 2023 (with previews beginning May 11th). Noam Shapiro directs the cast of Steven-Adam Agdeppa, Zandi De Jesus, Michael C. Palma, Cassie Simone, Andrea Somera and Shaun Tuazon, with understudies Melvin Biteng and Justine Rafael. East West Players alumni Michael took some time from his rehearsals and photography to answer a few of my queries.

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