Theater Review: ASCENT (Skylight Theatre / L.A.)
REACHING FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM Henry Ong’s final play transforms one man’s remarkable life into a timely cautionary tale Ascent is a small gem. It is not ostentatious enough to be affix…
REACHING FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM Henry Ong’s final play transforms one man’s remarkable life into a timely cautionary tale Ascent is a small gem. It is not ostentatious enough to be affix…
A MURDEROUSLY FUN MUSICAL SEND-UP OF KIDS-TV STARDOM Nathan Wang and Matthew Leavitt turn wholesome childhood icons into gleeful chaos" fast, filthy, and ridiculously entertaining. Sets are …
A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.
Cameron Watson, one of L.A. best stage directors, has been appointed artistic director of Skylight Theatre Company, where his well-received production of 'Heisenberg' is nearing the end of …
A PRINCIPLED PRODUCTION Simon Stephens' deceptively simple romance finally reveals its cosmic heart in close quarters at Skylight Theatre Director Cameron Watson delivers a remarkably authen…
ACHILLES' HEEL IN ARCADIA There is a misunderstanding of critics among some circles, a sense that they are all cast in the mold of Ellsworth Toohey, the sniveling, Machiavellian art critic f…
EXIT, PURSUED BY A PRODUCTION In taking on a production of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Play On Shakespeare at Skylight Theatre is to be commended. The last of the Bard's plays-"…
A stripped-down version of Shakespeare's classic play (is it a drama? is it a comedy??) is coming to Skylight Theatre in May. Opening night is Thursday April 24, 2025, with performances on s…
A group of creative minds and talented players at The NOVA Skylight Theatre presented a Pulitzer Prize winning drama,"The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" by Paul Zindel, w…
BUILDING BONDS OVER BREAD AND BUTTER In the evocative narrative of Miranda Rose Hall's The Sandwich Ministry, " which opened last Saturday at Skylight Theatre " the audience is invited to pa…
By ANNE SIEGEL MILWAUKEE, WI. " Don't be late for this class: the School of Rock is astonishing audiences at Milwaukee's Skylight Music Theatre. Based on the successful 2003 film of the same…
After a four-year pandemic hiatus, the Jane Elissa Extravaganza returned on Monday night, October 23, for its 33rd annual installment to raise funds for leukemia and cancer research. Held…
New York-based Lighting Designer Jamie Roderick used the zactrack SMART automated follow system on the world premiere developmental presentation of 'SuperYou' produced by Skylight Music Thea…
Broadway Comes Home captures the Broadway favorite visiting her hometown and giving an intimate concert.
Intrigued by NLE's Who Was Who!, I want to know who was where. I want to know about the hot and happening clubs and piano bars of previous decades. Perhaps the past can inspire today's New Y…
Juneteenth Commemorates Freedom with 2nd Annual Celebration " Uplifting Voices of Marginalized Communities "We're Not Free Until We're All Free is a series of panels in celebration of Jun…
Skylight Music Theatre today announced a new Early Career Professional Internship Program (ECP) for the [...]
There are over thirty songs here that include anthems, arias, dances, choruses, duets and trios. The variety is eclectic and run the gamut with a well-assembled and powerful cast and ensembl…
Skylight Music Theatre announced the full cast for the Wisconsin premiere of Dennis DeYoung's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, running May 20 through June 12, 2022. Performances take place…
Skylight Music Theatre has announced its 2022-2023 season which is set to include a world premiere Broadway-bound new musical from Tony-nominated composer Frank Wildhorn, the region…
Based on a true story and the 1941 novel of the same name, the new work features a book by Rinne B. Groff and lyrics by Robin Lerner.
Previous executive director Sandee Grossman will now be managing director.
One of African American playwright Inda Craig Galván's central themes is the struggle of African American women for self-realization and respect.  A Hit Dog Will Holler isn't her…
"The pandemic has affected everyone," says Grossman without hesitation. "I don't think any company or business is the same. And we gotta find a whole new model in order to work in our indu…