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The Geffen west coast premieres Paul Grellong’s POWER OF SAIL, already in previews. Weyni Mengesha directs the cast of Hugo Armstrong, Amy Brenneman, Bryan Cranston, Donna Simone Johnson, Tedra Millan, Seth Numrich and Brandon Scott. I had the chance to question Hugo, a familiar face on the Los Angeles theatre stages on being in POWER and his ongoing relationship with L.A. theatre.

Geffen Playhouse is presenting Power of Sail, written by Paul Grellong, and directed by Weyni Mengesha. Set to open on February 17, Power of Sail features Hugo Armstrong, Amy Brenneman, Bryan Cranston, Donna Simone Johnson, Tedra Millan, Seth Numrich and Brandon Scott.

Today's top stories include this past weekend's Golden Globe Awards, during which awards were given to Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, MJ Rodriguez, Andrew Garfield, and more. Plus, the Broadway League has announced that its mask and vaccination policy has been extended to April 30. 

Geffen Playhouse today announced the full cast for its West Coast premiere of Power of Sail, written by Paul Grellong (The Boys, Manuscript) and directed by Weyni Mengesha (Bars and Measures, Duchess! Duchess! Duchess!).

Geffen Playhouse added three new productions to complete its 25th Anniversary Season lineup, it was announced today. Playwright Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? will make its Geffen Playhouse premiere in April 2022, featuring Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal, Neil LaBute's bash) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek franchise, The Boys in the Band); A Wicked Soul in Cherry Hill, a new original musical from playwright and Geffen Playhouse The Writers' Room program alum Matt Schatz, will make its world premiere in June 2022; and playwright Fernanda Coppel's King Liz will makes its West Coast premiere in July 2022.

'This is what professional regional theatres should do: originate important work that then travels to larger cities.'

The 25th Anniversary season will launch September 14, 2021, and run through July 24, 2022. Learn more about all of the upcoming productions.

“I was looking for something that was less hard on one performer, but also wanted to spread the wealth and hire as many artists as we could for the final Warehouse In Your House production.”

The Warehouse Theatre, a regional professional theatre based in the Upstate  of South Carolina is presenting LONG STORY SHORT, a short play series showcasing the  talents of nationally lauded writers and featuring some of the region's most recognizable theatre  artists. 

Power of Sail is a cogent and urgent message for our time.

See Kay Theatre presents the West Coast Premiere of THE GIFT HORSE, written by Lydia R. Diamond (Stick Fly) and directed by Benjamin Haber Kamine. THE GIFT HORSE will open on Friday, April 23 and run through Sunday, May 24th at the Working Stage Theatre, 1516 N. Gardner Street in Hollywood.

See Kay Theatre presents the West Coast Premiere of THE GIFT HORSE, written by Lydia R. Diamond (Stick Fly) and directed by Benjamin Haber Kamine. THE GIFT HORSE will open on Friday, April 23 and run through Sunday, May 24th at the Working Stage Theatre, 1516 N. Gardner Street in Hollywood.

Manuscript, a dark comedy by Paul Grellong, will be presented for a limited engagement April 4 through April 20 at the Studio Theatre on Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street). Directed by Alex Lippard, the cast of Manuscript features Greg Cayea, Duane Langley and Lisa Peart.