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At The Pasadena Playhouse, David Lee Finally Gets His Chance To Direct Sondheim’s ‘A Little Night Music’

By steve.simmons0211 April 19, 2023Q&A, Theatre

Director David Lee “has had an appointment” with Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music for 50 years. Now he’s finally getting the chance to helm his own production when the…

Music At The Odyssey Celebrates Musical Theatre Icons Rodgers & Hammerstein, and More

By steve.simmons0211 March 30, 2023Music, Theatre

The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s stage will be alive with the sounds of Rodgers & Hammerstein and other giants of the American musical theatre when it continues its popular Music at…

From ‘La Raza’ to Budapest, Exhibit Chronicles Luis C. Garza’s Photographic Journey

By steve.simmons0211 March 1, 2023Art

By Steve Simmons - Posted at 9:04 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2923 Luis C. Garza’s photographic career took him from the tumultuous days of the Chicano civil rights movement to…

Theatre 40 Brings Laughs, Warmth With L.A. Premiere Of Moving ‘Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help’

By steve.simmons0211 January 22, 2023Q&A, Theatre

By Steve Simmons - Posted at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 21, 2023 Update - The production schedule for Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help has changed. Performances Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 16-18…

‘Remembering Boyle Heights: Part 2’ At Casa 0101 Celebrates Resilience, History And Contributions of ‘L.A.’s Melting Pot’

By steve.simmons0211 December 12, 2022Theatre

By Steve Simmons - Posted at 10:16 p.m., Dec. 11, 2022 Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights community has a special history. As a melting pot of numerous races and ethnicities—Native Americans,…

ICT Brings Much-Needed Laughs With Season-Ending Farce ‘Lend Me A Tenor’

By steve.simmons0211 October 23, 2022Q&A, Theatre

These days everyone needs a laugh, says Todd Nielsen. To prove it, he’s directing the madcap comedy Lend Me A Tenor to put a cap on International City Theatre’s (ICT)…

Bart DeLorenzo Helms Richard Eyre’s ‘Extraordinary’ Adaptation of Ibsen’s ‘Ghosts’ At The Odyssey Theatre

By steve.simmons0211 September 13, 2022Q&A, Theatre

By Steve Simmons-- posted at 3:20 p.m., Sept. 13, 2020 It’s the ultimate domestic drama. Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts ticks a lot of boxes in covering controversial topics—euthanasia, class, heredity, patriarchy…

In A Noise Within’s ‘Animal Farm,’ Actor Rafael Goldstein Takes On A Tyrant In Musical Adaptation Of Orwell’s Classic

By steve.simmons0211 September 7, 2022Q&A, Theatre

By Steve Simmons - Posted at 5:55 p.m., Sept. 3, 2022 How are dictators created? Famed novelist George Orwell paints a searing picture of how tyrants rise to power in…

With Witty Modern Rhyming Couplets, Theatre 40’s ‘The Metromaniacs’ Celebrates The Joys Of Language

By steve.simmons0211 July 21, 2022Q&A, Theatre

By Steve Simmons - Posted at 11:14 a.m., Thursday, July 21 For Beverly Hills-based Theatre 40, its latest production is a celebration of language. The company's next offering is The…

Kres Merskey’s ‘Life And Times of A. Einstein’ Is A Portrait Of Devotion From The Genius’ Biggest Champion

By steve.simmons0211 June 22, 2022Theatre

By Steve Simmons - Posted 12:25 a.m., Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Albert Einstein’s secretary is coming back to Theatre West. Actress and playwright Kres Mersky is bringing her one-woman show…