INTERVIEW: ROGER Q. MASON Acclaimed Black Filipinx playwright and Kilroys List honoree Roger Q. Mason will premiere their much-anticipated play Lavender Men with Skylight Theatre Company and Playwrights’ Arena in Los Angeles, August 6-September 4. Directed by Lovell Holder, this genre-pushing play courageously re-imagines one of America’s most beloved historical icons, President Abraham Lincoln, through a queer person of color’s storytelling lens.The production will also be accessible […]

INTERVIEW: MIKE MILLAN Celebration Theatre is back after a years-long hiatus of mainstage performances. And their first offering to the LA community is Jonathan Tolins’ solo show Buyer & Cellar about Alex More, an out-of-work LA actor who takes a mysterious job staffing a fake mall in a celebrity basement. Of course, he quickly realizes […]

INTERVIEW: TONY SPINOSA A new musical is making its world premiere in LA this winter. Presented by Dreamtone Productions in association with NewYorkRep, the new musical Singing Revolution: The Musical sets a tale of star-crossed lovers against the beautiful, moving and timeless true story of Estonia’s 1987 peaceful uprising against the Soviet Union. Featuring a crowd-pleasing Europop score by Tony Spinosa, who […]

INTERVIEW: JOSEPH V. CALARCO & AMANDA MCRAVEN CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTORS BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Now almost a year into the ongoing pandemic our fond memories of live entertainment seem to be waning—and too much so for my liking. Just like that rare blue moon we saw last Halloween, the ancient ritual of live theatre is now […]

INTERVIEW: JON IMPARATO Artistic Director/Producer BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Now almost a year into the ongoing pandemic our fond memories of live entertainment seem to be waning—and too much so for my liking. Just like that rare blue moon we saw last Halloween, the ancient ritual of live theatre is now deemed rare and magical—an […]

LOOKING FORWARD: THE FUTURE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN L.A. INTERVIEW: LATINO THEATER COMPANY JOSÉ LUIS VALENZUELA Artistic Director BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Now almost a year into the ongoing pandemic our fond memories of live entertainment seem to be waning—and too much so for my liking. Just like that rare blue moon we saw […]

LOOKING FORWARD: THE FUTURE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN L.A. INTERVIEW: MUSICAL THEATRE GUILD PAUL WONG Member the Committee of Artistic Directors BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Now almost a year into the ongoing pandemic our fond memories of live entertainment seem to be waning—and too much so for my liking. Just like that rare blue […]

LOOKING FORWARD: THE FUTURE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN L.A. INTERVIEW: JULIE BERSANI & MALCOLM BARRETT Co-Artistic Directors Ammunition Theatre Company  BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Now almost a year into the ongoing pandemic our fond memories of live entertainment seem to be waning—and too much so for my liking. Just like that rare blue moon […]

LOOKING FORWARD: THE FUTURE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN L.A. INTERVIEW: BILL BROCHTRUP & KITTY SWINK Co-Artistic Directors Antaeus Theatre Co. BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Now almost a year into the ongoing pandemic our fond memories of live entertainment seem to be waning—and too much so for my liking. Just like that rare blue moon […]

LOOKING FORWARD: THE FUTURE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN L.A. INTERVIEW: DOUG HAVERTY Artistic Director The Group Rep BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Now almost a year into the ongoing pandemic our fond memories of live entertainment seem to be waning—and too much so for my liking. Just like that rare blue moon we saw this […]