2010 Ovation Nominee Profile: Dan Callaway

2010 Ovation Nominee Profile:
Dan Callaway

by LA Stage Alliance  |  November 9, 2010
Dan Callaway is a 2009/2010 Ovation Nominee for Featured Actor in a Musical category for his work on Sweeney Todd with Musical Theatre West. - LA Stage asks him some questions about his work in Los Angeles theatre… READ MORE
2010 Ovation Nominee Profile: Bruce French

2010 Ovation Nominee Profile:
Bruce French

by LA Stage Alliance  |  November 9, 2010
Bruce French is a 2009/2010 Ovation Nominee for  Lead Actor in a Play category for his work on The Browning Version with Pacific Resident Theatre. - LA Stage asks him some questions about his work in Los Angeles theatre… READ MORE
The Brooks Family of Writers: Michelle, Max and Mel

The Brooks Family of Writers: Michelle, Max and Mel

Features 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

2010 Ovation Nominee Profile:
Bernard Addison

by LA Stage Alliance  |  November 8, 2010

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

2010 Ovation Nominee Profile:
Beth Grant

by LA Stage Alliance  |  November 8, 2010
Beth Grant is a 2009/2010 Ovation Nominee for  Lead Actress in a Play category for her work on Grace & Glorie at the Colony Theatre Company. - LA Stage asks her some questions about her work in Los Angeles theatre… READ MORE
Important Message From an Unlikely Famous Sitcom Family

Important Message From an Unlikely Famous Sitcom Family

Editorial 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

2010 Ovation Nominee Profile:
Matthew Scott Montgomery

by LA Stage Alliance  |  November 6, 2010

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)

The Late, Great Bock and Stein (and the Surviving Harnick)

by Don Shirley  |  November 5, 2010

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

Into the Woods Launches Lucid by Proxy after Hiatus

Features 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 EnsembleBegins Ford’s Winter Season

Rogue Artists Ensemble
Begins Ford’s Winter Season

News 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

LA Stage Insider: November 4, 2010

by Julio Martinez  |  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

Professional Development Grant Subsides for LA Arts and Arts Administrators

by LA Stage Alliance  |  November 3, 2010

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