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  • Chicago and Off-Broadway Theater: THE DRAG SEED (Hell in a Handbag Productions at The Chopin and LaMama)

    By John Todd | January 23, 2022
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    As part of its 20th Anniversary season, Hell in a Handbag is presenting a  revival of its popular comedy  The Drag Seed, an unauthorized parody of the 1956 psychological horror-thriller film  The Bad Seed. Written by Artistic Director  David Cerda  and directed by  Cheryl Snodgrass,  The Drag Seed will play Chicago’s Chopin Theatre February 24 – March 20, 2022. Mother Connie (Ed…

  • Theater Re-Opening: LA HABRA DEPOT THEATRE (Phantom Projects Theatre Group Gala)

    By John Todd | January 18, 2022
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    Grammy Nominated Singer Aloe Blacc and Maya Jupiter to Open the New Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra Depot The historic La Habra Depot Theatre under the new management of the Phantom Projects Theatre Group will re-open with a red-carpet gala benefit on January 29 at 5pm starring Orange County native and Grammy nominated singer/songwriter…

  • Upcoming Film: DEATH ON THE NILE (starring Kenneth Branagh and Château Malartic-Lagravií¨re)

    By John Todd | January 9, 2022
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    Château Malartic-Lagravière’s  flagship wine joins a star-studded lineup in Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile, which hits theaters February 11, 2022 in the US. Malartic will be alongside Gal Gadot, Letitia Wright and Annette Bening, in the latest Agatha Christie thriller. “We are very proud to partner with Disney on DOTN, a production that brings grandeur…

  • Film: ISAAC (directed by Angeles Hernandez and David Matamoros)

    By John Todd | November 9, 2021
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    Breaking Glass Pictures is set to release Isaac, the multi-award-winning directorial debut from directors Angeles Hernandez and David Matamoros, on November 16. Based on the Spanish stage play El dí­a que nació Isaac by Antonio Hernández, Isaac follows two childhood friends, Denis and Nacho, meet again years after having an intense relationship as teenagers. Nacho…

  • Music Concerts: THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION (2021/22 Concert Season in Washington, D.C.)

    By John Todd | October 7, 2021
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    The Phillips Collection has returned to live concerts, but for the first time in the history of music at the Phillips, all concerts will be livestreamed, bringing the storied intimacy of performances from the Music Room to wherever you are. This season is characteristically eclectic, welcoming a broad range of musical styles, DC-debut performances, and…

  • TV: BROADWAY WEEK (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)

    By John Todd | September 13, 2021
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    JIMMY FALLON RAISES THE CURTAIN ON ‘BROADWAY   WEEK’ ON THE TONIGHT SHOW! Special Week Highlighting Broadway’s Most Spectacular Performances Kicks Off Tonight THE TONIGHT SHOW is celebrating the return of Broadway by welcoming some of musical theater’s  BIGGEST  acts to perform on Jimmy Fallon’s stage at 30 Rock! The special week follows TONIGHT’s  mega-hit  musical sketch  “Broadway’s Back”  featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda,…

  • Theater: ENCORE PERFORMANCES (HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS)

    By John Todd | August 29, 2021
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    Congratulations to these award winners of the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Here are their encore performances. TransSetter. Winner of the Encore Producers Award. Written and performed by Veronica Carey Matthews. Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson.  After a series of self-inflicted tragedies, a Hollywood dreamer has to go back to basics and figure out some life truths. Out…

  • Event: TWAINFEST (Write Out Loud in San Diego’s Old Town)

    By John Todd | August 16, 2021
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    WRITE OUT LOUD, an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for a live audience – announces the 12th Annual Twainfest, a FREE event which will take place on Saturday, August 21st from 11am – 6pm in the brand new location of Heritage County Park, 2455…

  • Film: THE SUICIDE SQUAD (Meet the 16 Misfit Members of Task Force X)

    By John Todd | August 6, 2021
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    Marvel has  dominated the superhero box office  for quite some time, but DC Comics is hoping to change that with their highly anticipated film, ‘The Suicide Squad.’ The part sequel, part reboot film features a team of obscure supervillains who go on deadly missions in hopes of decreasing their incarceration sentence. These expendable criminals make up the…

  • Film: THE PRINCESS BRIDE IN CONCERT (The Hollywood Bowl)

    By John Todd | July 27, 2021
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    Director Rob Reiner to introduce the world premiere of The Princess Bride in Concert  at the Hollywood Bowl ######### The Los Angeles Philharmonic, led by conductor David Newman, will perform, live-to-picture, Mark Knopfler’s score, which has been specially arranged for full orchestra. ######### One Night Only – July 31, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. The Los Angeles…

  • Theater: TOMB (2021 Hollywood Fringe Festival)

    By John Todd | July 24, 2021
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    WHEN IT’S BETTER TO BE ALONE A psychological thriller set in deep space, TOMB, which opens August 16 at Thymele Arts, finds Alithia (Dana Majeski) alone with Captain McKinley (Danny Manning) as they make their way towards planet Cerulean. However, Alithia has no memories of her past or how she got there. As she attempts…

  • Theater: THE HUNGER ARTIST (The Porters of Hellsgate at The Hollywood Fringe Festival, 2021)

    By John Todd | July 23, 2021
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    The Porters of Hellsgate Theatre Company present THE HUNGER ARTIST by Franz Kafka, starring Larry Cedar. The Hunger Artist makes its VIRTUAL debut at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival, marking the fifth in a series of one-man literary stagings adapted by Cedar beginning in 2013 with ORWELLIAN (based on the works of George Orwell), NOTES…

  • Theater Opening: GOLDBABY (Hollywood Fringe Festival)

    By John Todd | July 16, 2021
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    SKETCH COMEDY. NOT SKETCHY COMEDY. Comedy lovers rejoice! Following their 13 month sold out run as one of the premier sketch groups at the Pack Theater (one of the top comedy venues in Los Angeles), and killing it at their sold out run in the prestigious San Francisco SketchFest, Goldbaby is bringing its solid gold…

  • Chicago Theater: RAVEN THEATRE’S 2021-22 SEASON

    By John Todd | July 13, 2021
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    Chicago’s Raven Theatre returns with live theater with the announcement of its 2021-22 season, featuring three productions previously postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new season also marks Raven’s transition to an  Equity theatre company. Raven Theatre’s 2021-22 Season October 27 – December 12, 2021 The Last Pair of Earlies  –  World Premiere! By  Joshua Allen Directed by  Tyla…

  • Theater: COOKING WITH BUBBIE (A New Musical at the Skokie Theatre, Chicagoland Area)

    By John Todd | June 28, 2021
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    An original musical, Cooking with Bubbie  begins its national tour in Skokie, Illinois, and will travel the country before setting in for a New York run. At a “taping” of her fictional TV cooking show, everyone’s favorite Jewish Grandmother, “The Bubbie” entertains you with an old-fashioned variety show with dancers, comedy sketches, and fourteen original songs…

  • 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…

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