Anne Norland Named New Education Director at 42nd Street Moon
by Julie Musbach - Apr 17, 2019
San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon announces that accomplished artist/educator Anne Norland will join the Company as Education Director. Ms. Norland will help oversee the transformation of MoonSchool, 42nd Street Moon's wildly successful summer camp program, into a year-round performing arts conservatory.
Nadia Quinn, Josh Sharp, Phillip Taratula Join RAVENSWOOD MANOR
by Julie Musbach - Apr 16, 2019
Nathan Lee Graham (Zoolander, "LA to Vegas") Nadia Quinn (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), Josh Sharp (Comedy Central's "The Opposition"), and Phillip Taratula ("The Outs") have joined the cast of Justin Sayre's camp-horror-soap-opera Ravenswood Manor at JOE'S PUB on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 at 9:30 PM. After premiering at the venue last fall, Ravenswood Manor will be continued with episodes 7 thru 9 on Saturday, and episodes 10 through 12 on Sunday.
Meet the Cast of TOOTSIE- Now in Previews!
by Julie Musbach - Mar 29, 2019
The new comedy musical, Tootsie begins performances on Broadway tonight, March 29th, with an opening night of Tuesday, April 23rd. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!
Lindsey Alley to Star in BLOOD, SWEAT & MOUSEKETEARS
by Julie Musbach - Mar 7, 2019
Laurie Beechman Theatre, presents LINDSEY ALLEY in "BLOOD, SWEAT & MOUSEKETEARS...Now with all NEW Sweat!" on Friday, April 12th & Saturday, April 13th, 2019 at 7 p.m. During this memorable evening of booze, belting and belly laughs, former-Mouseketeer Lindsey Alley (who performed alongside Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell on the Disney Channel's "All New Mickey Mouse Club") takes us on a comedic musical journey...and her hilarious quest for the elusive "Happily Ever After."
PUFFS Team Behind Reading of New Project THE MAGNIFICENT REVENGERS
by Julie Musbach - Feb 26, 2019
From the team that brought you the Off-Broadway hit Puffs comes a new exploration into the blurred lines of live performance, interactive storytelling, and video gaming: The Magnificent Revengers. Tilted Windmills Theatricals has joined forces withStarlight Runner Entertainment in the first ever collaboration between a theatrical producer and the leading developer of transmedia projects in entertainment.
Justin Sayre's RAVENSWOOD MANOR Returns To Joe's Pub, 4/27-28
by Julie Musbach - Feb 26, 2019
JOE'S PUB will present the return of Justin Sayre's camp-horror-soap-opera Ravenswood Manor on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 at 9:30 PM. Ravenswood Manor will be presented episodically with episodes 7 thru 9 on Saturday, and episodes 10 through 12 on Sunday.
Ray Of Light Theatre Announces 2019 Season!
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 7, 2019
Ray of Light Theatre, San Francisco's non-profit musical theatre company, today announced its 2019 season of musicals featuring the satirical thriller American Psycho, the awe-inspiring Caroline, or Change and a new interpretation of the annual Halloween favorite, The Rocky Horror Show. This season of politically and socially relevant musicals follows a critically-acclaimed 2018 season that included the all-female production of Jesus Christ Superstar and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Review: BWW's Shari Barrett Selects Her Favorite Plays in 2018
by Shari Barrett - Jan 2, 2019
The month marks the start of my 7th year as a reviewer for Broadway World Los Angeles. With awards season in full bloom each January, many people ask me what my favorite shows were for the previous year. Since I see 3-5 shows per week, that is a difficult and time-consuming task for me to accomplish. But for 2018, I decided to go back through all the 188 reviews/articles I wrote for every show I saw and selected my top shows month-by-month. And what fun it was to go back and select one photo from each of the top 39 shows I selected.
Alleyway Theatre Presents A VERY, VERY TRUMPY CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW
News Desk - Dec 7, 2018
Alleyway Theatre proudly presents the world premiere of A VERY, VERY TRUMPY CHRISTMAS CAROL at Main Street Cabaret, December 7 to 23, 2018. Todays & Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays (10/16 &10/23 only) at 7pm. The production will feature Stephanie Bax, Timothy Patrick Finnegan, A. Peter Snodgrass and Guy Tomassi. The production is redacted and directed by Todd Warfield.
Justin Sayre Presents RAVENSWOOD MANOR at Joe's Pub
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 17, 2018
Celebrated cabaret performer and writer Justin Sayre brings his 'Camp-Horror-Soap Opera,' Ravenswood Manor: The BOX Set to Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street) on November 17 & 18 at 9:30pm.
Alleyway Theatre Presents A VERY, VERY TRUMPY CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Julie Musbach - Nov 12, 2018
Alleyway Theatre proudly presents the world premiere of A VERY, VERY TRUMPY CHRISTMAS CAROL at Main Street Cabaret, December 7 to 23, 2018. Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays (10/16 &10/23 only) at 7pm. The production will feature Stephanie Bax, Timothy Patrick Finnegan, A. Peter Snodgrass and Guy Tomassi. The production is redacted and directed by Todd Warfield.
Award-Winning Musical NEVERMORE Returns In Time For Halloween
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 10, 2018
Doctuh Mistuh Productions and Penfold Theatre Company are pleased to bring Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe back to Austin. Nevermore made its regional premiere in Austin in October 2016 and subsequently was the winner of five B. Iden Payne Awards, including Best Musical. The Nevermore revival will run October 25 - November 10 and plays at the Ground Floor Theatre.
Award-Winning Musical NEVERMORE Returns In Time For Halloween
by BWW
News Desk - Oct 25, 2018
Doctuh Mistuh Productions and Penfold Theatre Company are pleased to bring Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe back to Austin. Nevermore made its regional premiere in Austin in October 2016 and subsequently was the winner of five B. Iden Payne Awards, including Best Musical. The Nevermore revival will run October 25 - November 10 and plays at the Ground Floor Theatre.
Feinstein's at the Nikko Appoints Randy Taradash New Creative Director and General Manager
by Julie Musbach - Oct 19, 2018
Today, Hotel Nikko San Francisco Vice President and General Manager Anna Marie Presutti and Michael Feinstein named Randy Taradash as Creative Director and General Manager of Feinstein's at the Nikko. Taradash joins Feinstein's at the Nikko after serving over 19 years at American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco's premier non-profit theater organization. Taradash's appointment with Feinstein's at the Nikko will commence on November 12, 2018.
BWW Review: SILENCE - THE MUSICAL - Channel Your Inner Lecter, Starling And All Things Lambish, Outlandish & Untamed At The Let Live Theatre
by Valerie-Jean Miller - Oct 18, 2018
OMG!! Raunchy, Irreverent, full of belly-laughs, snorts, insane giggling and possibly peeing your pants, this Musical stars Jesse Merlin and Amanda Conlon as Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling in SILENCE! THE MUSICAL, a satirized tribute, fully choreographed and revisited, to the iconic movie 'The Silence of the Lambs.' with Music & Lyrics by Jon Kaplan & Al Kaplan, Book by Hunter Bell, originally done Off-Broadway, this newest version compares to The Book of Mormon, in references, 'inside' jokes, campy impersonations and an array of talented performers milking it for all it's worth.
A terrific ensemble puts their all into every moment, which is indelibly seared into your memory because of a movie everyone has seen and continues watching to this day.
Justin Sayre Presents RAVENSWOOD MANOR at Joe's Pub
by Julie Musbach - Oct 17, 2018
Celebrated cabaret performer and writer Justin Sayre brings his 'Camp-Horror-Soap Opera,' Ravenswood Manor: The BOX Set to Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street) on November 17 & 18 at 9:30pm.