In separate Sunday articles, the Times has now summed up the current condition of six larger theaters and the sub-100-seat theater scene. When will we read a similar article about the rest of the L.A. theater scene? READ MORE
Incredible Shrinking Coverage, Summer Shakespeare Shifts
by Don Shirley | July 8, 2010
The Los Angeles Times isn’t reviewing productions at some of LA County’s bigger theaters. Meanwhile, one summer Shakespeare tradition is suspended, while another is enlarged. READ MORE
Pasadena Playhouse Emerges From Bankruptcy
by LA Stage Alliance | July 8, 2010
Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California, announced that its Plan of Reorganization was approved yesterday by the United States Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles and emerged from Chapter 11 after nearly two months. READ MORE
Furious Theatre Goes “boom” in the Hamilton
by Steve Julian | May 22, 2010
Director Dámaso Rodriguez describes boom as “an Adam and Eve story that begins with the end of our time as we know it.” READ MORE
Awakening at A Noise Within,
Laguna’s Pacific Overtures
by Don Shirley | March 29, 2010
A Noise Within awakens with $10 million. Laguna Playhouse is in the process of getting more Pacific about its priorities. READ MORE.
Despite Pasadena Playhouse Closing, Furious Continues… for now
by Tom Provenzano | March 10, 2010
As its first decade draws near a close, the Furious Theatre Company proves once again its savvy leadership and sharp ensemble can withstand the vicissitudes of the unsettled and unsettling world of live theatre. READ MORE
Why Do We Do Theatre?
by John Perrin Flynn | February 27, 2010
The potential demise of the Pasadena Playhouse was announced just as Rogue Machine readied the first of its yearly fundraising appeals so I read both Mr. McNulty’s and Mr. Shirley’s response with considerable interest…READ MORE
The State of the
Theatre @ Boston Court
by Steve Julian | February 22, 2010
Steve Julian speaks to the staff at the Theatre @ Boston Court about the state of theatre in Pasadena … READ MORE
Sweeney, Spelling Bee, La Mirada, Pasadena
by Don Shirley | February 10, 2010
An exhilarating Sweeney Todd and a hilarious Spelling Bee lead to ruminations about how to preserve full-scale theater — in Pasadena as well as in La Mirada and Long Beach. READ MORE.
Carousel, Our Town, Allegro, Pee-Wee
by Don Shirley | February 3, 2010
If Rodgers and Hammerstein married Thornton Wilder and had a baby…READ MORE.
