2010 Ovation Nominee Profile:
Dan Callaway
2010 Ovation Nominee Profile:
Bruce French
The Brooks Family of Writers: Michelle, Max and Mel
by Steve Julian | November 9, 2010
Mel Brooks has been entertaining people for decades. His son Max and daughter-in-law Michelle are following in his footsteps but in their own ways. READ MORE
2010 Ovation Nominee Profile:
Bernard Addison
Bernard Addison is a 2009/2010 Ovation Nominee for Ensemble category for his work on The Ballad of Emmet Till with Fountain Theatre. - LA Stage asks him some questions about his work in Los Angeles theatre… READ MORE
2010 Ovation Nominee Profile:
Beth Grant
Important Message From an Unlikely Famous Sitcom Family
by John Trapper | November 8, 2010
When a troupe embarks upon a spoof, the expectation from day one is that the project will be fun. The task at hand is only to twist it in a way to amuse the audience even more than the original. Such is true for WideStance Productions Fairies with Children, The Yes on Hate Episode. READ MORE
2010 Ovation Nominee Profile:
Matthew Scott Montgomery
Matthew Scott Montgomery is a 2009/2010 Ovation Nominee for Featured Actor in a Play – LA Stage asks him some questions about his work in Los Angeles theatre… READ MORE
The Late, Great Bock and Stein (and the Surviving Harnick)
Within 10 days, two of the three creators of Fiddler on the Roof are dead. I’d like to sing “Sunrise, Sunset” on this occasion, but In the Heights creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has taught us to go with “To Life! (L’Chaim)” instead. READ MORE
Into the Woods Launches Lucid by Proxy after Hiatus
by Doug Oliphant | November 5, 2010
Growing out of the walls of a cavernous, shadowy warehouse in downtown Los Angeles is Lucid by Proxy’s gritty two-year hiatus comeback production of the popular Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods. READ MORE
Rogue Artists Ensemble
Begins Ford’s Winter Season
by Steve Julian | November 4, 2010
Thanks to the LA County Arts Commission, nomad companies Rogue Artists Ensemble, Vs. Theatre Company and Neo Ensemble Theatre have a home for a year at the Ford Amphitheatre. READ MORE
LA Stage Insider: November 4, 2010
Santa Monica youth take the Bard on the road, British pantomime comes to NOHO, Phylicia Rashad helms Raisin in the Sun and more in this week’s LA Stage Insider. READ MORE
Professional Development Grant Subsides for LA Arts and Arts Administrators
The Center for Cultural Innovation has announced a new small grants program to support the professional development needs of artists and arts administrators in LA. Called the Quick Grant Program, these funds are being made available through CCI’s Creative Capacity Fund. READ MORE






