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Monday, May 28, 2018

Hollywood Fringe 2018 Kicks Off by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez THE PLAY’S THE THING Bloodbound, written by L.A.-based Michael Kearns and directed by Mark Bringelson, tracks the lives of "misfit sibling determinedly cement…

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Friday, May 25, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS The Pasadena Playhouse has unveiled its 2018-2019 season, highlighted by four new works, beginning with the West Coast premiere of Native Gardens, t…

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Thursday, May 17, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Long Beach Opera celebrates two milestones in its 2018-2019 season—the organization's 40th anniversary and the 20th anniversary of Andreas Mitisek…

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Friday, May 11, 2018

Inside LA Stage History: The Ivar Theatre and the Decline of LA’s Mid-Size Theatres by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez Yeghishe Harout, an Armenian-born immigrant and actor (proclaimed “the Armenian Barrymore”), performed with the Antranik Dramatic Company, touring through Europe and t…

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Thursday, May 10, 2018

This Week in LA Stage by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Ojai Playwrights Conference announces honorees and guest artists for its 21st Annual Gala Benefit, at a ranch in upper Ojai on May 19. Festivities, which …

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

This Week in LA Stage by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS L.A.-based playwright Tom Jacobsen has chronicled the troubled history of Bimini Baths (1902-1951)—the premiere but segregated hot springs resort …

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Thursday, April 26, 2018

This Week in LA Stage by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS A Noise Within has announced its 2018-2019 season, themed “Let Me In,” opening with Man of La Mancha, based on the Cervantes classic, Don Quixo…

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Thursday, April 19, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Center Theatre Group is inviting current high school students to attend Reimagine Your American Dream, a teen youth summit inspired by David Henry H…

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Thursday, April 12, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS The Ford Theatres has announced its schedule for 2018, its first full season since the venue closed in 2014 for renovations, now under the guidance …

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Thursday, April 5, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum's 2018 summer season opens Jun 2 with William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, co-directed by Ellen Geer and Melora Ma…

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS For those performers who would like to be included in this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival and the printed Festival guide, the deadline is April 1.…

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Independent Shakespeare Co. (ISC) will soon be enjoying expanded performance areas. At the conclusion of ISC’s upcoming 15th-anniversary presentat…

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Thursday, March 15, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Josefina López, founding artistic director of CASA 0101 Theater in Boyle Heights, announced that the theater has secured 134 financial donors of th…

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Thursday, March 8, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Circle X Theatre Co. announced that Kate Jopson will become the new Artistic Director of the critically acclaimed theatre company effective May 1. She ser…

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Thursday, March 1, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS The Geffen Playhouse has announced the nine productions that will make up its first full season under new Artistic Director Matt Shakman. The 2018-1…

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Friday, February 23, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS L.A.’s Australian Theatre Company is hosting a six-day workshop with Pulitzer-, Tony- and Academy Award-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley at…

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Center Theatre Group is holding its free, third annual College & Career Fair for the Arts on March 17 (9:30 am to 4 pm) at the Music Center Anne…

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Edward Machado and Darrell Larson present a marathon reading of Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis at the Odyssey Theatre in West Los Angeles on Valentine…

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Thursday, February 1, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Road Theatre on Lankershim in North Hollywood is hosting a reading of a new play, Onward, by Ojai playwright Christine Rosensteel, starring Ed Asner…

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Final casting has been announced for the all-star reading of William Goldman's screenplay for the 1976 film, All The President’s Men, scheduled for Ja…

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Thursday, January 18, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Rogue Machine Theatre launches season 11 with Ovation winner Guillermo Cienfuegos serving as Producing Director this year. The season opener is the …

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Thursday, January 11, 2018

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Chance Theater, the official resident theatre of Anaheim, announces its 20th anniversary season, with productions on both the Cripe and Fyda-Mar sta…

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Thursday, January 4, 2018

This Week in LA Stage by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr., L.A. Theatre Works will present a touring production of the 2010 Olivier Award …

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Friday, December 22, 2017

This Week in LA Stage by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS The Fountain Theatre will present the West Coast premiere of Aaron Posner’s streamlined version of The Chosen, the coming-of-age story of two Jewi…

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Saturday, December 16, 2017

Inside LA Stage History: Justin Tanner by Julio Martinez

by Julio Martinez Steven Justin Tanner, born in 1964,  grew up in Salinas, California, an area that is the setting for his early plays. Tanner didn’t know he was going to be a playwright…

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Thursday, December 14, 2017

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS The USC Master of Arts in Specialized Journalism (the Arts) program is accepting applications through Jan 31. This program brings together journalis…

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Thursday, December 7, 2017

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura has unveiled its 20th anniversary season for 2018, beginning with the one-man play, Buyer & Seller by Jonath…

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Thursday, November 30, 2017

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Reykjavik, a series of connected vignettes featuring tourists in Iceland mixing with some unusual locals, will be Celebration Theatre's final New W…

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Thursday, November 23, 2017

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Last call for Fringe Scholarship applications, due Monday, November 27th by 11:59 pm. Seeking first-time Hollywood Fringe producers who “self-iden…

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Thursday, November 16, 2017

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, Hair, the American tribal rock musical, will be revived at the Palace Theatre in downtown LA by its origina…

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Thursday, November 9, 2017

This Week in LA Theatre by Julio Martinez

By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Hero Theatre will take part in a one-night benefit event, Teatro Para Puerto Rico!, at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, presented by the Latino Theat…

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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