This leaves you pondering about the human condition, each person’s role and ability to cope, or not, with it, and how to convey love and emotion without physical connection
Comedy writers seem to know, intuitively, exactly how to walk that line between tears and laughter. One step on the wrong side, at the right time…and disaster could strike
“King of the Yees” is a joyride across cultural, national and familial borders that explores what it means to truly be a Yee
I use my experiences as a performer, daughter, and mother—to inspire people to throw away their list of 'must haves' and start saying ‘yes' to new opportunities, whatever age they are
“Our focus has been to be a development company that nurtures plays from their first readings to a production-ready script for our stage or beyond”
Aris Katopodis: “Each title represents creating a bridge—whether it is between relationships, races or countries, and the problems and triumphs encountered in reaching the goal.”
It is essential that we as a culture begin the fight to ensure that every person is given the respect that they inherently deserve. This is what basic human rights are about
Martha Graham’s influence on dance, often compared to Picasso’s influence on modern art and Frank Lloyd Wright’s impact on architecture, unequivocally transformed the art form
It is a comical and heart-wrenching story about growing up Black and Jewish in a politically incorrect era. The journey reveals how she finds her identity in both worlds
Successfully portrays a nightmarish, sad, and sometimes hilarious journey from addiction to redemption as the layers of Oscar Levant’s life are gradually peeled away to reveal the pain
I’m optimistic because Los Angeles is a vibrant Theatre Community! Artists here are resilient and they will fight to make their art grow even stronger
Musical songbook sustained us during the Great Depression and WWII when blacks and whites served separately and were not allowed to share the same bandstand
We don’t just read these plays in “Launchpad,” we launch them on their feet with lights, sound and exploration of our spac
The play says a great deal about assimilation and class-consciousness in America and the perennial moral and social dilemmas posed by each wave of immigration
"It’s Time” is about the enormity of life, the power of love, and the importance of acknowledging the contributions of all those who have contributed to making us who we are.
The play, inspired by Barbara Streisand’s 2010 book, “My Passion for Design,” is an outrageous comedy about the price of fame, the cost of things and the oddest of odd jobs
Temptation and seduction, by the American Dream, proves to be both humorous and hazardous between friends when wealth divides. It’s the elephant in the room that nobody talks about
The play is essentially one highly charged extended scene between two people, with dozens of difficult transitions and complicated subtexts and agendas
The show is a series of vignettes, resembling Saturday Night Live—thought provoking, focused and intelligent, and some scenes are funnier than others, with many laugh-out-loud moments
Arts and politics have shared a close relationship for centuries. Skylight Theatre is taking an election year look at politics. Asking you to think about— where do you stand, how did we get here and where we are going
The outdoor Gala event, hosted by Nigel Lythgoe, featured an endless stream of wonderful all-star music, and dance performances from Alexander Jean
Amy is pregnant by a boy she’s no longer dating. She doesn’t want the baby, and can’t go to a doctor, risking disclosure of her condition to her parents. The girls discuss and practice their amateurish alternatives for abortion, gleaned online.
When presented with a snapshot of life colored by the awareness of mortality, we are reminded through laughter, sadness and a little discomfort to try and do it better
Through the eyes of a young boy and continuing into his adulthood, this is an intergenerational tale of what we live for and what we leave behind
Now, the presence of the final unpainted rock, as well as his young companion Bokkie, has forced Nukain to confront his legacy as an artist and a black man in 1980s South Africa
Sondheim Unscripted is a unique and completely improvised musical in the style of one of Broadway’s most acclaimed artists, Stephen Sondheim. Every brilliant performance brings to it the collective creativity of the participating gifted artists
“It is such a vital part of our history and essential for us to understand it so that we can keep moving forward, not backwards on issues of equality and oppression”
A multifaceted, deeply human story that includes all the elements of the human condition; disappointment, divorce, death, dementia, survival and more
Based on true events, the production is a powerful indictment of the dark side of dedication to a Church, its doctrines and its intrusions into personal relationships
“It’s wonderfully unique, yet in so many ways it’s a universal, father-son story. We are not only telling this wonderful story of father and son… but also you’re getting that kind of unique aspect of this crazy world I grew up in.”
With a combined 40 years of experience in the Italian culinary and hospitality business, the dynamic duo's collaborative vision to provide authentic yet refined Italian cuisine is fully realized with the opening of their first joint venture
Noel Coward’s own pain is palpably felt in Nicky’s dialogue. He originally played the role himself— it’s no secret these problems cut close to home in his own life. Today, the themes and issues in The Vortex are still relevant
When Cinema Paradiso was released Franco Cristaldi wrote Giuseppe Tornatore: With this film we have to make it into the Heaven of Cinema. Dear Franco, dear Giuseppe, you made it—celebrating 25 years later one of the most beautiful films ever made
Funny, clever quips help alleviate the build-up of stress from a subject that deals with tragedy. Fortunately the story never lingers too long on that aspect, cleverly switcing back and forth from delightfully lighter hearted scenes.
Meryl: I was really excited by theater when I saw plays as a kid. I remember sitting in the audience of A CHORUS LINE and PIPPIN and I'M GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER...not wanting the shows to end. I wished I could act or sing.
Sparks start flying when Abby Morgan and Ben Steele meet in corporate New York City during a job interview for a high-profile marketing job. Are they destined to become lovers or co-workers? Is it possible to be both?
The talented players constantly surprise and delight when transitioning with apparent ease from their roles as singers and actors,to perform as drummers and marimba musicians—Their joy is infectious and palpable!
Set in Vienna at the turn of the 20th Century, “On The Razzle” follows the hilarious adventures of two naughty, bumpkin grocery assistants, Weinburl and Christopher, who shirk duty to experience one joyful day in the big city
A bevy of Hollywood beauties gathered last week for a day of pampering and relaxation at the Second Annual LIVE LOVE SPA SPLASH! Media event, at the Spa at The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
RUSKIN GROUP THEATRE is a hidden gem that is located right across the runway from the Santa Monica Airport. Though it's become a favorite of locals, many people from all areas of Los Angeles and Orange County love and attend the plays offered.
The Face in the Reeds, centers on a dysfunctional family’s Passover Seder. The gathering turns into an almost-war-zone of conflicts, twists and turns, as faith, conversion, religious belief, and parental responsibility are examined and dissected.
One night, Roger and Sherry accidentally find themselves at a swingers’ party. What they see there and who they meet there startles them. Will they participate?
While Italian music plays in the background, the scene is set in a delightful picturesque setting of a Tuscany cottage backyard, complete with a lemon tree and rustic table with chairs and bench. Relatives have arrived to visit ailing Uncle Luigi.
The Gamester is a clever modernized version of a play set in the 18th century Paris, France, and is brilliantly done in rhyming couplets. You’ll find yourself laughing all the way through a performance that has many unpredictable twists and turns!
In many wonderful moments we witness those transformations unfold—seeing joy and gratitude on all the respondents’ faces as they're experiencing the music from their younger days. Some even manage to carry a tune!
Money, madness, murder, sex—it’s all here! “The Manor” is extremely enjoyable and will get you wondering what really happened, and wanting to explore further for yourself.
The Sexual Life of Savages examines our own hidden thoughts about sexual constraints and beliefs. This superb presentation pulls no punches and delivers many twists and turns, and angles to ponder about tolerance, empathy, and morality.
On a sun-scorched Greek island four men living in Penelope’s empty, derelict pool are the remaining survivors of 100 aspiring suitors, all testing her fidelity while she waits for her husband, Odysseus, to return.
Leon,married, takes his friend Bill to dinner for his fiftieth birthday and gifts him with a purchase from a Gypsy matchmaker, a Love List for Bill to complete, cataloging his orderly choice of the ten most desirable qualities in a woman
A Pygmalion-themed story about a brash, married twenty-six-year-old working-class Liverpool hairdresser, who desperately craves a higher education and expansion of intellect, horizons, and possibilities
“Man in a Case” and “About Love” are an adaptation of two anti-love, haunting short stories by Anton Chekhov that create a bridge between our time and the 19th-century.
Playwright and director Phillip Hayes Dean’s one-man play “Paul Robeson” powerfully chronicles the life of a remarkably talented man who, against great odds, achieved huge accomplishments and international stardom