L.A. theater

L.A.’s Next Great Stage Star Competition Gets Hot

Every week, 20 musical theater performers compete for a $1,000 cash prize, a paid headlining concert, and representation while honing their craft.

NYC’s Don’t Tell Mama Opens in L.A.

New York’s cabaret venue Don’t Tell Mama has opened up its first new location in 30 years in Los Angeles and is holding auditions for singing waiters and bartenders.

Center Theatre Group Leads Ovation Award Winners

Celebration Theatre and Center Theatre Group battled it out for top honors at Monday night's Ovation Awards in L.A.

Critical Acclaim Isn't Paying the Bills for Colony Theatre

With a new production in rehearsal, Burbank's Colony Theatre needs a cash infusion or it faces closure.

And the Ovation Award Nominees Aren't...

The L.A. Stage Alliance pulls several Ovation nominations after errors were discovered.

'Long Way Go Down' Challenges Cast And Audience On Illegal Immigration

Zayd Dohrn’s play, enjoying its West Coast premiere at L.A.’s Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company, challenges cast and audience alike on illegal immigration.

L.A. Summer Musicals Now Casting

Musicals "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson," "Nine," "Chicago," and others will be holding auditions in L.A. over the coming weeks.

L.A.’s Don’t Tell Mama Parts Ways with Artistic Director

The West Coast branch of the famed “way station for people with big dreams” opened its doors Feb. 26. Ryan O’Connor, its artistic director, resigned effective March 12.

Diversity Must Not Compromise Artistic Vision, According to Artistic Directors

At a forum on diversity stages hosted by East West players, the artistic directors of L.A.'s leading theater companies couldn’t reach a consensus about expanding opportunities for minority actors.

Jason Alexander’s Theatre Co. Hires Stephen Eich to Lead Comeback

Reprise Theatre Company announced it has hired veteran executive Stephen Eich as consulting producer to help it restart production in the New Year.