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  • Theater: NORTH COAST REP’S 40TH SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT (Solano Beach near San Diego)

    By John Todd | May 20, 2021
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    Two West Coast premieres, one Southern California premiere and one World Premiere highlight an engaging, eclectic 2021-2022 seven-play series at North Coast Repertory Theatre, now celebrating its 40th season. Among the offerings are a Tony Award-winning masterpiece, a poignant love story, a critical event in American history, an unexpected friendship, and three unforgettable, charming musicals….

  • Theater: A GOOD DAY AT AUSCHWITZ (L.A. Theatre Works)

    By John Todd | May 10, 2021
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    L.A. Theatre Works presents the  world premiere  of a new play based on an extraordinary true story. Produced as a  state-of-the-art audio theater recording, A Good Day at Auschwitz  by noted actor  Stephen Tobolowsky  (Groundhog Day, Deadwood, Silicon Valley, The Goldbergs) stars  Alan Mandell, a veteran of stage and film for over 75 years, as Abe, a man the playwright met at…

  • Theater: CHALK LINES (Chalk Repertory Theatre)

    By John Todd | May 10, 2021
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    Chalk Rep is launching  its new audio play series  Chalk Lines, five short plays using immersive audio storytelling which will bring to life unsung landmarks in Los Angeles City Council districts 8, 9, and 10 — including the Metro Expo Line, Leimert Park, Historic West Adams, and Exposition Park. Extending its signature site-specific style to the auditory…

  • Theater Podcast: THE SUMMER OF DAISY FAY (New American Folk Theatre)

    By John Todd | April 3, 2021
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    GET FAY Chicago’s New American Folk Theatre is bringing us The Summer of Daisy Fay, the inaugural production of its “season of audio theatre,” featuring new recordings of three of the company’s past productions. The one-woman show stars Charlie Irving, who returns to her 2016 role of Daisy Fay Harper. Based on Fannie Flagg’s novel…

  • Theater: 31ST ANNUAL KLEBAN PRIZE FOR MUSICAL THEATRE (Broadway on Demand)

    By John Todd | March 15, 2021
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    Broadway On Demand, the theater-focused streaming platform, is presenting the first ever virtual presentation of the 31st annual  Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre, tonight, Monday, March 15 at 7pm ET. Click here to stream. The 2021 Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist has been awarded to lyricist Benjamin Scheuer. The Kleban Prize for…

  • Theater Preview: MAKING FRIENDS (IAMA Theatre Company)

    By John Todd | December 6, 2020
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    LOOK FORWARD IN ANGER Wait a minute! Hold on! A one-man play by an angry gay man to be performed by an angry gay man in a show written by an angry gay man? I’m shocked! Shocked, I tell you. In fact, just the thought of such a thing makes me so angry that I’ve…

  • Improvisation Show: THE GROUNDLINGS COOKIN’ WITH GAS (with Lisa Kudrow)

    By John Todd | November 18, 2020
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    LEAVE THE GAS RUNNING Groundlings alum  Lisa Kudrow will join  The Groundlings Theatre’s upcoming Online Edition of Cookin’ With GAS – the critically acclaimed short-form improv show — on Thursday November 19, 2020 at 7pm PST. Based entirely on audience suggestions, the comic daredevils invent custom-made fun that will have you falling out of your virtual seat….

  • Theater: THE GREEK TRILOGY OF LUIS ALFARO (The Getty Museum and Center Theatre Group)

    By John Todd | November 1, 2020
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    IT’S ALL GREEK ACTIVE TO YOU Getty Museum and Center Theatre Group have joined forces to premiere Luis Alfaro’s Chicano adaptations of Electricidad,  Oedipus El Rey, and  Mojada in virtually produced, multi-camera readings filmed at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City (Los Angeles), and premiering over three Fridays in November. All performances Alfaro’s fascinating trilogy of…

  • Theater Feature: 2020 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS

    By John Todd | October 15, 2020
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    2020 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS   Nominations in 25 competitive categories for the 74th Annual “Tony” Awards were announced today by James Monroe Iglehart  on the official Tony Awards YouTube channel. Nominations: Best Play   Grand Horizons, Author: Bess Wohl The Inheritance, Author: Matthew López Sea Wall/A Life, Authors: Simon Stephens & Nick Payne Slave Play, Author: Jeremy O….

  • Film Preview: DTF (directed by Al Bailey)

    By John Todd | September 14, 2020
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    WHEN FRIENDLY SKIES GET TESTED Over the course of 18 months, director Al Bailey followed his friend “Christian” as his career as a long-haul pilot takes him to the far corners of the Earth. Widowed and lonely, “Christian” uses his career to find new love in far-off lands as the camera captures his misadventures in…

  • Film Preview: SHIT & CHAMPAGNE (Frameline 44)

    By John Todd | September 8, 2020
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    SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO POP We have the new trailer for  D’Arcy Drollinger‘s new comedy,  Shit & Champagne. Kicking off  Frameline44 — the world’s largest virtual Queer film festival — this world premiere hits the West Wind Solano Drive-In Theater  in Concord, CA, on Thursday, September 17, 2020. About Shit & Champagne San Francisco’s own drag queen extraordinaire D’Arcy…

  • TV Preview: THE RIFLEMAN, THE REAL MCCOYS & MORE (FilmRise AVOD Offerings)

    By John Todd | August 18, 2020
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    Stream Away the Dog Days of Summer with FilmRise AVOD Offerings Including New The Rifleman It’s August now and temperatures are still rising out there. Sure, you could try to book a last minute trip out of town, but trips cost money and a lot of your effort. What to do: FilmRise can help you…

  • Event Preview: HAM4CHANGE (Cast of Hamilton)

    By John Todd | August 13, 2020
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    A HAM-CHANGE IS COMING Award-winning Broadway musical Hamilton will come together for the final HAM4CHANGE virtual event on August 15, 2020, to support organizations focused on ending systematic racism. For tickets, visit HAM4CHANGE. Organized by cast members Okieriete Onaodowan and Morgan Marcell, and hosted by Andrew Chappelle, the two-hour exclusive livestream will be hosted on…

  • Theater Preview: OF DICE AND MEN (Otherworld Theatre)

    By John Todd | July 27, 2020
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    GO TO THE OTHERWORLD Chicago’s premier Science Fiction and Fantasy theatre proudly presents Of Dice And Men – A Play about Dungeons and Dragons! This virtual production is a remount of Otherworld’s first full length production from the spring of 2014, and it has been specifically designed for Otherworld’s digital platform. It will premiere on…

  • Theater Preview: FIRST FOLIO THEATRE (Update to 20-21 Season)

    By John Todd | July 23, 2020
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    FIRST FOLIO THEATRE ANNOUNCES UPDATE TO 2020-2021 SEASON SCHEDULING In response to the current health situation, and in accordance with their commitment to maintaining a safe environment for their employees and patrons, First Folio Theatre has announced that they are postponing their first two scheduled productions of the 2020-2021 season. The fall production of THE…

  • Music Preview: iPALPITI (23rd Annual Festival is now a Festival-at-Your-Home)

    By John Todd | July 18, 2020
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    iPALPITI’S 23RD FESTIVAL IS NOW A FESTIVAL-AT-HOME Based in Los Angeles, iPalpiti Artists International is a non-profit organization formed to support, promote and develop the careers of exceptionally gifted young professional musicians, thus securing a future generation of artists who will pass on traditions of all time and carry classical music into the next century….

  • Theater Feature: QUIZ ME, KATE (42nd Street Moon)

    By John Todd | July 12, 2020
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    THE CHANCE TO PLAY BROADWAY TRIVIA IS A NO-BRAINER! WINNING..? WELL… San Francisco’s 42nd Street Moon has been offering a program that I know our readers would delight in. Mavens and newbies alike are welcome to play “Quiz Me, Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia”, which happens on Sundays at 8 p.m. PST. Enter as a household…

  • TV Preview: GLOBAL GOAL: UNITE FOR OUR FUTURE — THE CONCERT (NBC)

    By John Todd | June 27, 2020
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    Los Angeles Philharmonic, YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) & special guest J’Nai Bridges join Gustavo Dudamel in Global Goal: Unite for Our Future – The Concert NBC, Saturday, June 27, 2020, 8PM   International advocacy organization Global Citizen and the European Commission are partnering on  Global Goal: Unite for Our Future’”The Concert, a globally televised and digitally…

  • L.A. Extras: GRAND PARK + THE MUSIC CENTER’S 4TH OF JULY BLOCK PARTY: HOME EDITION

    By John Todd | June 24, 2020
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    THE PARTY CONTINUES Grand Park + The Music Center’s 4th of July Block Party Annual Event Will Televise Live on July 4, 2020 ABC7 (7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.) and LA 36 and The Music Center  (8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.) Grand Park + The Music Center’s 4th of July Block Party: Home Edition  Highlights: KABC-TV Broadcast Hosts Members of the…

  • Extras: VIRTUAL REALITY SLOTS: OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS

    By John Todd | June 13, 2020
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    Virtual Reality Slots: Opportunities and Threats The entertainment industry has benefited immensely from advances in technology and more so than many other industries. Whether it is computer games with lifelike graphics or special effects that have helped define modern cinema, all have changed the industry beyond recognition.   Gambling and New Technology Gambling is usually seen…

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