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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Los Angeles/Chicago Theater Review: Joffrey Ballet’s THE NUTCRACKER (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in LA; Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in by John Topping

EVEN WITH A FEW CRACKS, THIS HOLIDAY CHESTNUT STILL DELIGHTS It is a testament to the vision of Robert Joffrey that his 1987 version of Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky’s perennial ballet The Nut…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:04PM
Friday, December 2, 2011

Broadway Tickets by John Topping

Theatergoers buying Broadway Tickets can find valuable information on Broadway shows in The Stage and Cinema Guide to Theatergoing in New York.

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:06PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011

Off Broadway Theater Review: A MAD PERSON’S CHRONICLE OF A MISERABLE MARRIAGE (Stage Left Studio) by John Topping

WAR, BUT NO PEACE John Andert so captivates the audience in Sinan Ünel’s play A Mad Person’s Chronicle of a Miserable Marriage that you don’t want the play to end.  Whether he is the…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:50AM
Saturday, October 22, 2011

Los Angeles Theater Review: BUSTING OUT! (The Hayworth Theatre) by John Topping

THE REALLY BIGGIE TITTY COMMITTEE What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you’re told that you’re going to see a show with two women (Emma Powell and Mandi Lodge) who are going …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:15PM
Sunday, May 22, 2011

53 Years Ago in Stage and Cinema… by John Topping

Our July 18, 1958 issue, from back before we existed.

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:18AM
Thursday, April 7, 2011

Theater Review: NIGGER WETBACK CHINK (Hollywood) by John Topping

GETTING OVER RACISM 101 For a show with a title as dangerous as Nigger Wetback Chink – an evening of confronting racism with comedy, playing this month at the Barnsdall Gallery Theater –…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:06AM
Sunday, March 27, 2011

A MIGHTY VOICE – Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles – Los Angeles Theater Review by John Topping

SOME MIGHTY IMPRESSIVE VOICES The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) are presenting A Mighty Voice, and there is only one performance left to attend.  A dazzlingly well-written r…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:17AM
Saturday, March 26, 2011

CYCLOPS: A ROCK OPERA to move to the Carrie Hamilton Theatre at Pasadena Playhouse by John Topping

I’M A CY-CLOOOOOOPS One of Stage and Cinema’s favorite Los Angeles Theatre Companies, Psittacus Productions, has announced that Cyclops: A Rock Opera will be moving to the Carrie…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:56PM
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

NOVA scienceNOW: “How Smart Are Animals?” and “Can We Make It to Mars?” – PBS Home Video – DVD Review by John Topping

BEYOND NEAT TRICKS When Neil deGrasse Tyson, the host of the video magazine NOVA scienceNOW, was a guest on The Daily Show recently, Jon Stewart complimented him for finally “making sc…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:04PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards