The latest LA theatre news and a bit of history in this week’s LA Stage Insider by Julio Martinez. READ MORE
LA STAGE INSIDER: Broadway, Cradle
and Shakespeare Society Return
by Julio Martinez | September 2, 2010
LA Stage Insider
by Julio Martinez | August 26, 2010
New Seasons, New Musicals, Other Premieres and a bit of Hollywood History. READ MORE
LA STAGE INSIDER:
Six Extensions and a Closing
by Julio Martinez | August 18, 2010
Julio Martinez gives us the inside scoop of why “Just 45 Minutes…” closed so abruptly, which shows are extending, what premieres are coming to LA, and find out who had their stage debut at the Hollywood Bowl back in 1934. READ MORE
LA STAGE INSIDER
by Julio Martinez | August 13, 2010
LA Stage Insider is a new weekly column by long-time writer Julio Martinez which we feel will add to your reading enjoyment. It will feature news on upcoming theatre productions in the Los Angeles and surrounding areas. It is another LA Stage outlet to inform theatergoers about noteworthy items that may not be available elsewhere. Readers can assist Julio by letting him know about events they are associated with or to which they have “inside” information before becoming public knowledge. READ MORE
Becoming Norman Puts Dixon’s
Whole Life Out There
by Julio Martinez | August 7, 2010
Norman P. Dixon readily admits he did not rush into his autobiographical play (with music), which is having its world premiere at NoHo Arts Center. “Oh this has been brewing for quite a while,” he chuckles. READ MORE
Playwright Henry Ong Weaves Fabric of Immigrant Lives
by Julio Martinez | July 13, 2010
Raised in Singapore, Malaysian-born playwright Henry Ong remembers exactly when he knew he wanted to be a writer. READ MORE
Ford Dance Series
by Julio Martinez | June 21, 2010
The Ford Amphitheatre 2010 Summer Dance Series may be just one aspect of the LA County facility’s five month-plus celebration of the area’s vast cultural landscape but it certainly is offering a vast range of terpsichorean fare. READ MORE
Elizabeth Swados Returns to Brecht’s Good Woman for Open Fist
by Julio Martinez | June 5, 2010
Speaking from her home in New York, composer/author/director Elizabeth Swados is busy working on an emergency deadline that has just been thrown her way… READ MORE
Actors Studio Members Create King of the Desert
by Julio Martinez | May 6, 2010
Standing in front of the semi-finished set at El Centro Theatre’s Chaplin stage, actor Rene Rivera expresses understated pride that his wife Stacey Martino has written a one-person play that chronicles his family’s extended journey as Mexican Americans. READ MORE
Director Stan Mazin Revives The City at Group Rep
by Julio Martinez | February 10, 2010
If one were to peruse the simple description of the play, The City by Clyde Fitch, it would seem to be culled from today’s headlines. READ MORE
