Three young women enter adulthood in musicals that are otherwise very different — Cloudlands at South Coast Rep, Dames at Sea at the Colony and Miss Saigon at La Mirada. In Miss Saigon, Jacqueline Nguyen is the first Vietnamese American to play the role of Kim. We talk to her about how her mother’s journey parallels that of Kim. READ MORE
Class Acts — But Where’s LA in This Mix?
by Don Shirley | April 16, 2012
The subject of class distinctions looms large in this election year. Take a look at Good People, The Prince of Atlantis, Billy Elliot, Working, even Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Why are so many of these set in New England and none of them in LA? READ MORE
LA STAGE INSIDER
by Julio Martinez | April 12, 2012
South Coast Repertory’s Jitney will hail a ride across town to the Pasadena Playhouse after Costa Mesa…Deborah Cox will join the new Jekyll & Hyde, which will go from La Mirada to a tour including the Pantages to Broadway…David Galligan on the STAGE benefit…Renaissance Pleasure Faire history. READ MORE
Surprising Stats From Equity About LA Theaters. Lean Forward and Pay Attention to Counting New Beans.
by Don Shirley | April 9, 2012
99-Seat Plan productions made up “only” 58% of the Equity-related productions in Greater LA in 2011. The others were on Equity contracts – something to think about as Equity considers changing the plan. Plus a few thoughts on the book Counting New Beans and its interviews with three LA artistic directors. READ MORE
LA STAGE INSIDER
by Julio Martinez | April 5, 2012
A director for November, a cast for Los Otros…A season for Rogue Machine…A month for opera…Long Beach Opera to bring Ainadamar to West Coast…Evangeline to feature Los Lobos music…Native Voices’ new play festival lineup…John Malkovich speaks about Pinter and Sands…Santa Barbara’s Lobero…READ MORE
99-Seat Producers Invited to Discuss Union Plans at LA STAGE Alliance Meetings
by LA Stage Alliance | April 3, 2012
Producers who work in sub-100-seat theaters are invited to a series of meetings that LA STAGE Alliance is sponsoring in April and May. The goal is to develop a collaborative approach to working with Actors’ Equity and Stage Directors and Choreographers as the unions move forward with potential changes in the 99-Seat Theater Plan. READ MORE
Bankrupt at the Old Bank. Felder Sings. ’60s Fantasias.
by Don Shirley | April 2, 2012
The Vault: Bankrupt is almost site-specific, located inside LATC’s old bank building, produced by an organization that has had financial problems of its own. Hershey Felder has Lincoln‘s doctor singing — and competing with a 45-piece orchestra. The ’60s trips depicted in 1969 and The Magic Bullet Theory raise questions about real-life characters. READ MORE
TCG Announces $1.45 Million Audience (R)Evolution
by LA Stage Alliance | April 2, 2012
On the heels of last week’s report on how to measure the intrinsic impact of theater on audiences, Theatre Communications Group announces a new program, Audience (R)Evolution, designed to develop audience and community engagement, thanks to $1.45 million from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. READ MORE
LA STAGE INSIDER
by Julio Martinez | March 29, 2012
Latino Museum exits LATC in a resolution of the museum’s dispute with Latino Theater…Sideways the play is on its way…Rubicon Theatre’s new season will feature a re-conceived Pal Joey staged by Peter Schneider…Tim Piper discusses his life with and without John Lennon…A brief history of OC’s Curtain Call Dinner Theater. READ MORE
LA County Arts Commission Offers Arts Tune-up in Santa Clarita on April 28
by LA Stage Alliance | March 29, 2012
Individual artists and small-budget arts organizations can participate in free round-robin seminars on arts management subjects with experts and consultants, in Santa Clarita on April 28. READ MORE
LA STAGE Talks: Researchers Measure the Intrinsic Impact of Live Theatre
by Larry Pontius | March 28, 2012
How does a theater company’s staff assess the impact of its work on the audience? A new study based on extensive surveys at 18 theaters nationwide comes up with some answers to that question, which were discussed at an LA STAGE Talks event Tuesday. Among the participants in the study and the event were three theater companies from the LA area. READ MORE
What is the Intrinsic Impact of Live Theatre?
by LA Stage Alliance | March 27, 2012
LA STAGE Talks at the Kirk Douglas – Watch here live now!
