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dee-Lightful Productions will present 4 performances of "Once on This Island, Jr." featuring talented local performers ages 7-17. Tickets are available to the public for this powerful musical which won the 1995 Olivier Award for Best new Musical and which tells the story of a peasant girl on a tropical island, who uses the power of love to bring together people of different social classes. Show dates and times are: Thur Aug 14th @ 7pm, Fri Aug 15th @ 7pm and Sat Aug 16th at 3pm and 7pm at the...
By Beth Lindly Special to the Observer Local theatre troupe Kentwood Players' production of "Sordid Lives," a dark comedy penned by Del Shores, is a familiar, enjoyable piece of theatre. It unfolds like something I might have performed in high school, albeit more swear-filled. The acting was good in some parts. But this play's strengths don't lie in its artistry. "Lives" is ultimately a work revolving around themes of family and community, and every aspect of the production contributes to them....
By Beth Lindly Special to the Observer Old and new worlds will collide as Lythgoe Family Productions opens its original show "Princesses and Pirates" this weekend. True to its name, "Princesses" will showcase fairytales best known for their stories of royalty and magic. However, LFP has added a twist to the folklore we all know and love: songs from top 40 radio, while audience members can sing along in the style of traditional British "panto." Kris Lythgoe is the president of Lythgoe Family Productions, and one of the producers of the shows. He...
By Beth Lindly Special to the Observer Theatre buffs and newcomers alike will find something to enjoy in the upcoming summer season of Culver City Public Theatre, starting July 12. The group will be presenting a play by CCPT veteran Blake Anthony Edwards, "The Quibbling Siblings," and Shakespeare's classic comedy "Twelfth Night, Or What You Will." This will be Culver City Public Theatre's 16th season. CCPT is a nonprofit theatre group and a member of the American Association of Community...
Kentwood Players, the community theater group based at the Westchester Playhouse, was founded in December 1949 by Jan and Arky Marcom. At the end of each season, all Kentwood Players members in good standing who have seen all six shows vote by secret ballot and then the group presents their annual Marcom Masque Awards to the winners in each category at an entertainment-filled awards ceremony. The first Marcom Masque Awards were presented for the 1957-1958 season with "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"...
Kentwood Players will present “Sordid Lives” by Del Shores from July 11 to August 16 for a six-week run on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm with Sunday matinees at 2pm at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue, Westchester. The production is directed by Kirk Larson and produced by Lori Marple-Pereslete and Virginia Mekkelson by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. “Sordid Lives” premiered in Los Angeles on May 11, 1996 and ultimately won 14 DramaLogue Awards. The black comedy about white trash centers on a colorfu...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for "ORPHANS" by Lyle Kessler on Saturday, July 12, from 12:00-4:00pm and Sunday, July 13, from 6:00-9:00pm at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue, Westchester, CA 90045. Production dates are September 12 to October 18, 2014 for a six-week run on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm with Sunday matinees at 2pm. The production is directed by Kathy Dershimer and produced by Susan Goldman Weisbarth by special arrangement with Paradigm Talent Ag...
The world premiere of Kimber Lee's "different words for the same thing" has opened at the Center Theatre Group / Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Performances continue through June 1, Directed by CTG Associate Artistic Director Neel Keller (who directed "The Nether" at the Douglas last season), "different words for the same thing" features acclaimed stage and screen actors Sam Anderson ("Blackbird" at Rogue Machine, "Lost"), Jackie Chung ("brownsville song (b-side for tray)" at Actors...
The actor's Gang embarks on an international tour with William Shakespear's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM DIRECTED BY TIM ROBBINS Robbins and the Theatre Company will take the Production to Beijing, ChinaJune 10th–15th, Shanghai, China June 19th – 21st and to Italy June 28th–July 6th at the Spoleto Festival, APRIL 28, 2014 – The Actors' Gang, the critically acclaimed Los Angeles based ensemble Theatre Company, will be heading overseas bringing William Shakespeare'sA Midsummer Night's Dream, directe...
As recalled by stage and screen legend Carole Cook, "We called it 'the plague'. They called it 'the gay disease'. There wasn't even a name." The time was 1984. We would come to know the disease as AIDS. But in 1984, all anyone knew was that gay men were becoming ill and sadly, dying. What Michael Kerns and James Carroll knew was that someone had to do something to help ease the suffering and with that Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event was born. Calling on former Dramalogue scribe and thea...
Rehearsals have begun for the world premiere of Kimber Lee's "different words for the same thing," which begins previews May 4 at the Center Theatre Group / Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Opening night is May 11 and performances run through June 1, 2014. Directed by Center Theatre Group Associate Artistic Director Neel Keller (who directed The Nether at the Douglas last season), "different words for the same thing" features acclaimed stage and screen actors Sam Anderson (Blackbird at...
Kentwood Players proudly presents Agatha Christie's "THE HOLLOW" from May 16 to June 21 for a six-week run on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm with Sunday matinees at 2 at the Westchester Playhouse. The production is directed by George Kondreck and produced by Arlene Cohen and Sheldon Cohen by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Agatha Christie's "THE HOLLOW" is a 1951 play by the famed crime writer, based on her 1946 book of the same name. The action takes place in the garden room of Sir...
A special event that includes a reading of the new comedy "Birder" by Julie Marie Myatt and a guided bird walk in the gardens of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) will be presented by Center Theatre Group under its DouglasPlus programming and NHM on April 6 at 7 p.m. "Birder," which is directed by Dan Bonnell, follows an accountant who, upon the discovery of a house finch nesting outside his home in Los Feliz, finds himself forced to question his most basic assumptions...
Kentwood Players will present the Tony Award winning musical "Fiddler on the Roof" with book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Jerry Bock, and music by Sheldon Harnick from March 14 to April 19. There will be 20 performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm,and Thursdays on April 3, 10, and 17 at 8 pm at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue, Westchester. The production is produced by Rocky and Victoria Miller, directed by Harold Dershimer, with musical direction by Catherine...
With sold out audiences in Chicago and New York screaming for more, and a hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with a 4-star review, 50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL – THE ORIGINAL PARODY is premiering in Culver City at the Kirk Douglas Theatre February 25 to March 16. The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy has shattered sales records around the globe with more than 32 million copies sold in the United States alone and a 2015 Universal Pictures feature film release is sure to be a cinematic blockbuster. A...
Center Theatre Group welcomes the Latino Theater Company to the Kirk Douglas Theatre for a special reading of "Hope: Part II of A Mexican Trilogy" by Evelina Fernández on Saturday, March 1 at 1 pm.. Developed with the Latino Theater Company and directed by José Luis Valenzuela, "Hope" will be performed as a part of DouglasPlus in the Douglas' rehearsal space, Upstairs@KDT. "Hope: Part II of A Mexican Trilogy" is the second of three related plays produced by Latino Theater Company – "Faith: Par...
Kentwood Players will hold auditions for Agatha Christie's THE HOLLOW on Saturday, March 22 from noon tom5 pm and Sunday, March 23 from 6 pm to 9:30 with callbacks on Monday, March 24 from 7 pm to 10 at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue, Westchester. Production dates are May 16 to June 21 for a six-week run on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm with Sunday matinees at 2. The production is directed by George Kondreck and produced by Arlene Cohen and Sheldon Cohen by special arrangement wit...
Kentwood Players presents "Becky's New Car" by Steven Dietz which began on Jan. 10 and will continue until February 15, 2014 for a six-week run on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm with Sunday matinees at 2pm at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue, Westchester. The production is directed by Susan Stangl and produced by Larry Jones by special arrangement with Dramatist's Play Service, Inc. "Becky's New Car" is a thoroughly original and contemporary comedy about love, loss, choices and what...
Culver City's children's musical theatre group, dee-Lightful Productions, announces its upcoming production of Disney's High School Musical, Jr., on January 18 and 19. Under the direction of Founder and Artistic Director Dolores Aguanno, dee-Lightful Productions has partnered with the Culver City Department of Parks & Recreation since 1999, and has been the recipient of several "Best of Culver City" awards in the last few years. Families and kids of all ages love the shows, which run about 90...
"I'll Go On" by Samuel Beckett opens Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City Previews of the Gate Theatre production are January 10 and 11. A celebrated interpreter of Beckett, Barry McGovern is known to Los Angeles audiences for his performance as Vladimir in the acclaimed 2012 production of "Waiting for Godot" at the Mark Taper Forum (LADCC Awards, Best Revival and Best Ensemble; Ovation Award Best Production and Best Ensemble). "I'll Go On," which i...
Kentwood Players presents "Becky's New Car" by Steven Dietz from January 10 to February 15, 2014 for a six-week run on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm with Sunday matinees at 2 at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue, Westchester. The production is directed by Susan Stangl and produced by Larry Jones by special arrangement with Dramatist's Play Service, Inc. "Becky's New Car" is a thoroughly original and contemporary comedy about love, loss, choices and what makes life worth living, a...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for the Tony Award winning musical "Fiddler on the Roof" with book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Jerry Bock, and music by Sheldon Harnick. The auditions will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2014 from 11 am to 5pm (please arrive no later than 3 pm) and on Sunday, January 12 from 6 pm to 10 (please arrive no later than 8pm). Callbacks will be held on Monday, January 13 from 7 pm to 10. Auditions and performances take place at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301...
The Second City's "A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!" opens this Thursday, December 12 at 8 p.m. at the Center Theatre Group/ Kirk Douglas Theatre in culver City. Written by Second City alumni Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort and directed by fellow Second City alum Marc Warzecha, "A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!" continues through December 29. The cast is made up of a talented group of Second City performers. Returning to "Twist Your Dickens!" for the second time are Frank Caeti, Amanda...
Lester Bangs, the rock critic who reached iconic status in the 1970s with his passionate, intellectually honest writing, is the subject of "How to be a Rock Critic," presented in a staged reading as part of DouglasPlus at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City on Sunday, December 15 at 1 p.m. The reading will take place in the Douglas' rehearsal space, Upstairs@KDT. Written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, performed by Jensen and directed by Blank, "How to be a Rock Critic"...
Kentwood Players will present its next Kentwood Kids production, "Mr. Potcher's Holiday," a family musical comedy with book and lyrics by Bob Silberg, music by Barbara Klaskin Silberg. Performances will take place on Saturdays, November 30, December 7 and 14 at 11 am and 2 pm at the Westchester Playhouse, wo blocks west of the San Diego Freeway and two blocks north of Manchester at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. The production is directed by Drew Fitzsimmons and Melodie S. Rivers,...
