NEW PLAY ELLIE SHOWS ITS UNDERBELLY Desert Ensemble Theater (DET) is one of the boldest and few Coachella Valley companies committed to creating new work and producing envelope-pushing plays…
NORTH COAST REP DOESN'T JUST HEIGHTEN TARTUFFE, IT LEVITATES IT Let's not bandy words. The North Coast Repertory Theatre revival of Molière's comedy Tartuffe is a brilliant success. The pro…
Ever heard the phrase "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas"? While many use it as an excuse to get away with drunken nights, daring escapades, and wagering it all on the best Vegas slot ga…
KING HEDLEY II: A CROWNING PRODUCTION The Actors' Shakespeare Project production of King Hedley II follows ASP's acclaimed Seven Guitars of last season, once again bringing a work by August …
Now in its fourth year, Bedlam's DO MORE: NEW PLAYS readings series returns with five thrilling new pieces of theater. All performances for the series will take place at the West End Thea…
SAINT BERNADETTE After she hung up her late-Victorian hat after taking over for Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway, the inimitable Bernadette Peters made her West End debut in Stephen…
SURVIVING THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO Theatres took a big hit after COVID. Many lost a third of their audience. Now, regional theatres " those that haven't shuttered " are turning to a new …
A CASE OF GREAT THEATER It is rare to see intimate, loving friendships between straight and gay men both in life and on stage. In A Case for the Existence of God, running at Dezart Performs …
IF YOU WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN', COME FOR THE MUSIC AND DANCE The musical biography of Michael Jackson (tersely titled MJ) is playing a brief one-week run at the San Diego Civic Theatre a…
LOOK AT WHAT THE CATASTROPHE DRAGGED IN He's funny. He's avuncular. He's unpretentious. He's loveable. He's dry and urbane. And, he's a decent person. But Nick Ullett is an actor by trade, s…
THE TALLEST LIVING THING ON EARTH INSPIRES A MUSICAL ACORN As one who has hiked many times deep in the ancient Redwood groves, those which have been relatively untouched for thousands of yea…
WHAT MORE CAN I SAY? BRING YOUR KLEENEX The musical masterpiece Falsettos follows Marvin (William Giammona), an appealing, brainy, anxious, obsessive, wealthy Jewish gay man who struggles to…
WHERE THE RHYTHM SWOOPS AND SWIRLS, THIS REALLY IS THE JAZZ CORNER OF THE WORLD From bands like The Hot Sardines, Hot Club of Cowtown and Maria Schneider Orchestra to cabaret stalwarts such …
HER MOTHER, HERSELF It's a truism that many women fear "becoming their mother," and that's certainly the implied starting point of Karin Trachtenberg's one-woman show, My Mother Had Two Face…
FATHER V. SON Over 2,000 people stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Within two years, more than 1,200 attackers would be charged. One such perpetrator, Guy Reffitt from Texas, was c…
ATTEND THIS TALE: IT'S MURDER When A Noise Within, one of LA's best companies, which specializes in classical theater, announced its current season, what most excited me by far was their dec…
A FASCINATING DIVERSE UPDATE TO CHEKHOV'S THREE SISTERS In 1900, Anton Chekhov wrote the play Three Sisters, centering around siblings both very similar and remarkably different who grew up …
A FASCINATING JOURNEY INTO THE AUTISTIC MIND Mark Haddon's novel is a first-person tale shared by the autistic main character: 15-year-old Christopher Boone, who lives in a small lower-class…
Grind Arts Company presents a bold reimagining of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Sunday in the Park With George March 8-24, 2024, at the Axelrod…
STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S FINAL MUSICAL NOW AVAILABLE AT THE NEW YORK LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS' THEATRE ON FILM AND TAPE ARCHIVE The wworld premiere production of Here We Are, the new musica…
Sondheim In The City, a new album by Tony-nominated actress, singer and author Melissa Errico, is now available to buy, DL, or stream HERE. Errico has also announced a special Sondheim In…
THERE'S GOLD IN THE HILLS OF ARROWHEAD Move over, Bluefish Cove, you've had your last summer. Now, a modern-day retreat of lesbians is here, only this one isn't by the ocean, it's by a lake.…
Indigo Girls, Jinkx Monsoon, Bianca Del Rio, Marilyn Maye, HBO's Gilded Age Stars Denée Benton and Claybourne Elder Will Play Provincetown Town Hall This Summer and Broadway Stars …
PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCESFULL CAST & CREATIVE TEAM FORGUN & POWDER The full cast and creative team has been announced for the new musical Gun & Powder, which " with book and…
In the 21st century with the advancement of social media, anyone has the ability to be the star of their own reality show. Communicating with friends, expressing personal politics or even sh…