Musicals
Santa Monica Playhouse Presents:
MOONLIGHT MADNESS: the 50's musical!8/20/2010 - 9/26/2010
A toe-tappin’, finger-snappin’, be-boppin’, sock-hoppin’ world premiere Rudie-DeCarlo musical about life, love, laughs and lipstick, guaranteed to have the whole family dancing in the aisles – conceived in the 50’s and 50 years in the making!
LifeHouse Productions Presents:
Pursued - A Jonah Story8/21/2010 - 9/19/2010
A DYNAMIC NEW MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
Witness God’s compassion through new eyes as you experience this dramatic retelling of lessons from the Book of Jonah! Join a reluctant prophet on his passionate odyssey through the richly imagined lands of Shalibria and Zadok and discover inspiring insights into timeless truths.
Theatre 29 Presents:
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee8/27/2010 - 9/25/2010
Tony Award winning musical smash hit making it's Inland Empire Debut!
Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser.
The Laguna Playhouse Presents:
Ethel Merman's Broadway9/9/2010 - 9/19/2010
In Ethel Merman’s Broadway, Rita McKenzie recreates her uncanny, award winning portrayal of Ethel Merman, the Queen of the Broadway Musical. The show is packed with more than 20 trademark Merman songs, including “I Got Rhythm,” “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “Everything's Coming Up Roses,” and many more. McKenzie weaves Merman's larger-than-life story with her signature tunes to create
Troy Gleeson Presents:
Canvas Falcons: The Los Angeles Premier9/9/2010 - 10/2/2010
Canvas Falcons had a gestation period that spanned the larger part of a decade before premiering at the beauti-
ful Orpheum Theater in Phoenix, Arizona in the Spring of 2006. Captured in HD, edited and submitted to film
festivals, it won Best Feature Musical in the New York Independent Film Festival for both Los Angeles and New York.
Celebration Theatre in association with David Elzer Presents:
[title of show]7/17/2010 - 9/11/2010
Celebration Theatre in association with David Elzer is thrilled to present the Los Angeles Premiere of the Broadway sensation, [title of show].
EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 11th by popular demand
The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies Presents:
The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies10/27/2010 - 5/15/2011
The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies features the music and dance of the 30s, 40s and 50s, with a cast old enough to have lived it. Celebrated guest stars and international vaudeville acts join the Follies’ world-renowned line of Long-Legged Lovelies and Follies Gentlemen, who range in age from 55 to 85!
Macy's Passport Presents:
Glamorama Los Angeles Benefiting APLA and Project Angel Food9/16/2010
Haute fashion, hotter music, hottest celebrities... Macy’s Passport Glamorama presents Grammy Award winner Macy Gray, starring Eric Hutchinson Thursday, September 16 at The Orpheum Theater!
Orange County Performing Arts Center Presents:
Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein9/12/2010 - 9/25/2010
The classic Mel Brooks movie is ALIVE...and it's headed your way! You'll have a monstrously good time at this spectacular new production, as all of your favorite moments from the classic film are brought to side-splitting life along with brand new show-stopping numbers for the stage.
Center Theatre Group Presents:
World Premiere: Leap of Faith - Only $499/11/2010 - 10/24/2010
$49 Tickets for the World Premiere Musical: Leap of Faith
September 11 – October 24, 2010
The Ahmanson Theatre
Breakdown Services, Performing Arts LIVE, and Michael Sterling and Paul Stroili Presents:
STATE OF THE ARTS on LATalkRadio.com8/2/2010 - 5/30/2011
State of the Arts is a live, weekly, 50-minute radio series which had its premiere broadcast Monday May 31, 2010 on LATalkRadio.com.
State of the Arts is hosted by theatre professionals Michael Sterling and Paul Stroili. The series broadcasts live from Los Angeles and airs globally between 4:00 and 4:50 pm Pacific Standard Time.
See our review inside the listing.
La Jolla Playhouse Presents:
Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin9/7/2010 - 10/17/2010
From the gritty streets and smoky music halls of London to movie screens across the world, Limelight goes behind the camera to show how Charlie Chaplin found soaring success and later fell from grace. Limelight provides a moving and delightful close-up on the man who changed motion pictures forever.
Stepping Stone Players Presents:
Willy Wonka9/10/2010 - 9/26/2010
The Stepping Stone Players, Glendale’s "Community Theatre at it's Best", is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the production of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, which will be presented in nine performances over three weekends starting September 10th. Come see Oompa Loompas, fantastic sets and costumes, memorable songs, astounding dancing and flying sequences and a full orchestra! Fun for all ages!
Center Theatre Group Presents:
Raúl Esparza and Brooke Shields in "Leap of Faith"9/11/2010 - 10/24/2010
Raúl Esparza and Brooke Shields in
“Leap of Faith”
A World Premiere Musical
Based on the film “Leap of Faith”
Music by Alan Menken
Book by Janus Cercone with Glenn Slater
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Directed and Choreographed by Rob Ashford
Whittier Community Theatre Presents:
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum9/10/2010 - 9/25/2010
One of the funniest musicals in the American Songbook, this clever, tuneful take on silly doings in ancient Rome makes for an evening of giddy entertainment. Combining the best traditions of Greek comedy, musical theatre and just a dash (maybe more) of burlesque, the tale of the wily slave out to win his freedom is a delight for all. Throw in some bright tunes from one of Americas’ best composers and a bevy of beautiful girls and you have an audience pleaser for everyone in the audience. Comedy Tonight!