This Week in LA Theatre
By Julio Martinez IN THE NEWS Celebration Theatre, under the artistic direction of Michael Matthews and Michael A. Shepperd, has announced its 2017-18 season of shows, beginning with the West Coast premiere of The View Upstairs,a new musical by Max Vernon (book, music, and lyrics) set inside the world of a historic 1970s New Orleans bar called The Upstairs Lounge. Opens Sep 22. Directed by Shepperd; music…