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
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
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
Weathercaster Fritz Coleman Brings New Show to Hermosa Beach
by Julio Martinez | January 22, 2010
The easy-going, folksy charm that has made Coleman an LA-area television news favorite for a quarter of a century also follows him to the stage. On the Fritz, opening this weekend at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse, simply moves the former standup comic-turned newsman from one stage venue to another. READ MORE
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!
by Julio Martinez | December 1, 2009
Jay Johnson is delighted to be returning to the Colony Theatre where, in 2006, the actor/ventriloquist presented his one-person show, Jay Johnson: The Two and Only to critical acclaim prior to its Tony Award-winning New York premiere in 2007. READ MORE
Casey Smith’s Violators Is Purely Self-Honed
by Julio Martinez | November 23, 2009
Casey Smith’s late-night one-person theater piece, Violators will be Violated, probes the question: “If a mime gets humiliated, chopped in half and fed to animals in the forest, is everyone a little happier?” READ MORE
Bleeding Through Delves into LA’s Historic ‘Film Murders’
by Julio Martinez | October 30, 2009
Co-written and co-directed by Theresa Chavez and Rosa Portillo, Bleeding Through uncovers the narrative ghosts of LA’s historic Angelino Heights district where more cinematic “murders” have occurred than anywhere else in the world. READ MORE
Peter Lefcourt Has “Lunch” on Hollywood
by Julio Martinez | October 16, 2009
Peter Lefcourt’s skewering update captures 21st century Los Angeles’ replacement for sex…lunch! READ MORE
David Galligan Directs Scott Martin’s Musical on Bram Stoker
by Julio Martinez | October 7, 2009
Since his 1984 debut, staging the Leonard Bernstein opera Trouble in Tahiti at the Skylight Theatre in Hollywood, David Galligan has become one of the more acclaimed directors of musical theater and cabaret in the US. READ MORE
