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Kentwood Players will present 12 ANGRY WOMEN, A national play reading of Reginald Rose’s Drama, 12 Angry Men on Saturday, April 6th at 2pm. Performances take place at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester, CA 90045. The production is directed by Melodie S. Rivers and produced by Lynn Gutstadt for Kentwood Players participation in a national play reading event and by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing Company. Featured in the cast in alphabetical order are Rhonda Angela Bruce, Wendy Colón, Ariella Sa...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for PIPPIN, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Book by Roger O. Hirson, on Saturday, March 16 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm and Sunday, March 17 from 6:00 to 9:00pm. Callbacks will be held on Monday, March 18 at 7:00 by appointment only. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by Alison Boole, Music direction by Catherine Rahm and produced by Lyndsay and Jeremy Palmer for Kentwood Players under special arrangement with Music Theatre International....
On opening night, British director and choreographer Matthew Bourne put his spin on the classic fairy tale, Cinderella, which took the stage at the Ahmanson Theatre. Bourne's reworking, and score by Sergei Prokofiev, has the story set in World War II where Cinderella creates a wartime romance with a dashing young RAF pilot (her prince). The performance is divided into three Acts...the first being a frenetic London Blitz which has Cinderella and her family chaotically swirling around in a...
Larger-than-life actor Brian Dennehy, 80 years of age, knocked it out of the park as he accepted the challenge of two roles in two different plays during the same performance at Geffen Playhouse on Sunday. He was Erie Smith in Eugene O'Neill's play Hughie and then after intermission tackled the role of Krapp in Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape. It was a privilege to witness Dennehy, a living legend, up close in an intimate 120-seat Audrey Skirball-Kenis Theatre. He is a giant of film and...
By Spencer Lee, Age 11 Special from KidScoop Media I recently saw the musical "Hamilton" on Broadway in New York City. I fell in love with this musical since I first heard the soundtrack a year ago. I immediately thought that [show creator and star] Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as the cast and crew behind Hamilton, were geniuses. With the smart and catchy hip-hop lyrics, along with stunning vocals. Hamilton truly is a revolutionary creation that deserves a million standing ovations. I traveled...
World premiere of Mutt House - Ryan McCartan (recent Fox remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Disney Channel's Liv and Maddie, Off-Broadway's Heathers: The Musical) heads the cast of a fun and furry musical tale for animal lovers of all ages. Featuring 20 original songs and a cast of 10, Mutt House is the story of quirky outsider Eddie Corbin. Bullied all his life, Eddie has finally found a place to call home - a neglected downtown animal shelter. When the city threatens to close the...
CRE Outreach presents the World Premiere of MARCHING ON, an original play written by and starring eight military veterans from Veterans Empowerment Theatre (VET). VET presents a first-hand view of the soldiers' experiences in their rawest form, unfiltered by press, political, or military censorship. Productions give audiences greater insight into the difficulty facing veterans returning from deployment, exposing the inner turmoil of the lasting scars, both external and internal, endured from...
Kentwood Players will present the drama 'DADDY'S DYIN' WHO'S GOT THE WILL,' by Del Shores, next month at the Westchester Playhouse. Performance dates are July 13 through August 18 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. There will be a complimentary pre-show champagne and dessert reception between 7 and 7:30 pm for season subscribers and their guests attending the Saturday, July 14, performance. The Westchester Playhouse is located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. The...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for 'Dangerous Obsession' by N.J. Crisp on Saturday, July 14, from 12 pm to 3 pm and Sunday, July 15, from 6 to 9 pm at the Westchester Playhouse. Callbacks will be held on Monday, July 16, by appointment only. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by Kathy Dershimer and produced by Jenny Boone for Kentwood Players with rights secured from Samuel French, Inc. Performance dates are September 7 through October 13 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8...
The long awaited revival of Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's gripping Tony Award-winning murder mystery musical PARADE as presented five years ago at Fullerton's Plummer Auditorium by 3-D Theatricals (3DT) of Los Angeles and Orange County, will wrap up this weekend June 24, 2018 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. Broadway's JEFF SKOWRON*, RUFUS BONDS JR.* and DAVIS GAINES* lead many returning cast members of the original 2013 3DT production. Co-conceived, produced and directed by...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for DADDY’S DYIN’ WHO’S GOT THE WILL?, by Del Shores, on Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 10:00am to 1:00pm and Sunday, May 13 from 6:00 to 9:00pm. Callbacks will be held on Monday, May 14 at 7:00pm by invitation only. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by Kirk Larson and produced by Alison Boole and Elizabeth Summerer for Kentwood Players with rights secured from Samuel French, Inc. Performance dates are July 13 through August 18, 2018 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00p...
Kentwood Players are opening the drama "Match", by Stephen Belber, at the Westchester Playhouse May 11-June 16. A complimentary champagne and dessert reception will be offered to season subscribers and guests preceding the opening night performance May 12. The production is directed by Bruce Starrett and produced by Jenny Boone. The plot: Mike and Lisa Davis arrive at the apartment of Tobi Powell, who lives alone in Inwood, on the northern tip of Manhattan. They are there to interview him about...
CRE Outreach is proud to announce the Grand Opening of its new theater, The Blue Door, in the heart of Culver City! The Blue Door is the first theater of its kind for individuals with disabilities, military veterans, and underserved youth. Home to Theatre by the Blind, Rex and Friends, Film by the Blind, Veterans Empowerment Theatre, Creative Youth Theatre, and Outreach Through the Arts, these signature programs of CRE Outreach enhance self-esteem, encourage self-expression, and allow individual...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for the drama MATCH, by Stephen Belber, on Saturday, March 17, 2018 from 11 am to 3 pm and Sunday, March 18 from 7 pm to 10 pm. Callbacks will be held on Monday, March 19 from 7 to 10 pm by appointment only. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by Bruce Starrett and produced by Jenny Boone for Kentwood Players with rights secured from Dramatists Play Service. Performance dates are May 11 through June 16 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and...
CRE Outreach is proud to announce the Grand Opening of its new theater, The Blue Door, in the heart of Culver City! The Blue Door is the first theater of its kind for individuals with disabilities, military veterans, and underserved youth. Home to Theatre by the Blind, Rex and Friends, Film by the Blind, Veterans Empowerment Theatre, Creative Youth Theatre, and Outreach Through the Arts, these signature programs of CRE Outreach enhance self-esteem, encourage self-expression, and allow individual...
Blake Blechren Age 11 "TARADIDDLE." In the soon to be released movie Peter Rabbit, Bea (played by Rose Byrne) used the word "taradiddle" to win the board game she was playing with Mr. MacGregor (played by Domhnall Gleeson). When challenged, she explained that it is a word that means fib or pretentious nonsense. Over the weekend I had the tremendous opportunity of covering the Green Carpet at the World Premiere of Peter Rabbit at the Grove as a reporter for Kid Scoop Media. I conducted...
After studying Mesopotamia for 6 weeks, Natalie Gualtieri's 6th grade social studies class stepped out of their classrooms and onto the proverbial stage when The Actors' Gang (TAG) visited Culver City Middle School. Four company members from The Actors' Gang (TAG), who work as teaching artists with TAG's Education Department, integrated themselves into CCMS's unit on Mesopotamia. As class began, The Actors' Gang instructors introduced themselves, Adam, Luis, Emily and Paulette, and established some agreements. After leading the students...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter Martin Rayner (Sigmund Freud) and Martyn Stanbridge (C.S. Lewis) are a dynamic duo as they rocket the two-man show concept to the next dimension during the presentation of off-Broadway hit Freud's Last Session at the Odyssey Theatre. Three weeks before Freud died of mouth cancer (a sixteen year fight) in 1939, he invited Lewis - a respected author, Oxford professor and a fundamentalist Christian - to his home for an adversarial debate about their beliefs in...
The Academy of Music and Performing Arts at Hamilton High School will present the classic musical Guys and Dolls, for ten performances from February 1 through 17. One of the premier performing arts programs in the Los Angeles area, Hamilton's musical theater program won a total of 17 awards and 30 nominations last year, including Outstanding Production and Best Youth Orchestra from the John Raitt Awards for Youth (JRAY) and National Youth Arts Awards (NYA). The beloved musical Guys and Dolls...
Open the door to reveal mesmerizing worlds of unforgettable Disney moments and grand illusions when Disney Live! Mickey and Minnie's Doorway to Magic visits Long Beach Terrace Theatre & Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario from January 18-January 21. Tickets are on sale now. Join Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and the comical duo of Donald and Goofy as 25 of your favorite characters surprise and captivate at every turn of the knob! See the Fairy Godmother transform Cinderella's rags into a...
Quiara Alegría Hudes' Pulitzer Finalist Will Run January 27 Through February 25, 2018 Rehearsals have begun for Center Theatre Group's production of "Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue" by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes. Directed by Shishir Kurup, the production will begin previews January 27, open February 3 and continue through February 25, 2018, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. The cast for "Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue" includes, in alphabetical order, Rubén Ga...
Center Theatre Group has announced an extension of "Spamilton" at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City through January 7, 2018. Created, directed and written by Gerard Alessandrini, the West Coast premiere of "Spamilton" began previews on November 5 and opens on November 12. Produced by special arrangement with John Freedson, David Zippel, Christine Pedi and Gerard Alessandrini, "Spamilton" celebrates and satirizes the Broadway blockbuster with a versatile cast. The cast includes, in...
Actor Robert Creighton was born to play the part in a staged musical about the life of James Cagney, and that's just what he's doing at the El Portal Theatre in NoHo. Not only is Creighton acting, singing and tap dancing his way through this entertaining production but he also co-wrote the music and lyrics along with Christopher McGovern. Direct from its hit run in New York off-Broadway, "Cagney" is the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-nominated musical that follows the life of Cagney...
This season pass provides patrons with access to all five shows at a discount rate of up to 51%, fully flexible date options, 30% discount for five single tickets., the ability to purchase the best seats before they go on sale to the general public, and a voucher good for free admission to one of our Axis Mundi evenings. Ticket Price Standard / $125 for five shows Senior / $100 for five shows Under 30* / $85 for five shows Full Season Family Pass This option allows patrons who purchase two or mo...
The world premiere of Paul Rudnick’s new play “Big Night” opens Saturday, September 16 at 8 p.m. at Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Directed by Tony winner Walter Bobbie (“Chicago” and “Bright Star”), “Big Night” is currently in previews. Performances will continue through October 8, 2017.The cast for “Big Night” includes, in alphabetical order, Brian Hutchison (“Smokefall” Off-Broadway), Max Jenkins (NBC’s “The Mysteries of Laura”), Kecia Lewis (“The Drowsy Chaperone,” Ahmanson and Broadway), Luke Macfarlane (ABC’s...
