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DO Go to “That Good Night”

Want to see just how good intimate theater can be in No Ho? Or anywhere? Treat yourself to The Road Theatre Company’s That Good Night.

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“The Savannah Disputation” is Indisputably Great Theater

The Savannah Disputation, the Colony Theatre’s lead batter in its “Season of Premieres”, sent one sailing over the centerfield fence and into the far bleachers. Be prepared for 90 fast minutes of crackling drama and laughs galore.

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Colony Theatre Announces Their 38th Season

In this, its 38th season, the multi-Ovation Award-winning theatre company, for the first time in its history, will be bringing its subscribers and audiences six World, West Coast or Los Angeles premiere shows

JBHS Drama Presented "Once in a Lifetime" in the Burroughs Audutorium. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

Roaring Twenties’ Once in a Lifetime Roars to a Great Finish

The John Burroughs High School Drama closed its season with Once In a Lifetime, a knowing and witty look at “the business” whose Burbank/Hollywood epicenter is but a few miles away

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12’x9’ Brings Compelling Prison Drama to Missing Piece Theater

Within the intimate space of The Missing Piece Theater, an unsparing light reveals the prison un-life in the gripping drama 12’x9’

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Your Kids Will Go Ape Over Disney’s ‘Chimpanzee’

For those of us in the audience old enough to remember, “Chimpanzee” evokes memories of Winston Hibler narrating Disney’s “The Vanishing Prairie,” or “The Living Desert.”

Justin Michael Wilcox, Dink O'Neal and Jeffrey Parsons star in the Colony Theatre production of DAMES AT SEA.  PHOTO CREDIT: Michael Lamont

‘Dames at Sea’ Great Fun at the Colony Theatre

The final offering of The Colony Theatre’s 2011-12 season, Dames at Sea is a happy toast to the year’s unbroken chain of strong performances

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‘SLOW DANCE IN MIDTOWN’ – A Fast Ticket to Unforgettable Theatre

‘Slow Dance in Midtown’ is a triumph and a vibrant rebuke to the tired cliché that the LA stage is glorified auditioning for film

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Writer/Director Elizabeth Sarnoff Talks About ‘Slow Dance in Midtown’

On the opening of her recent play, Sarnoff talks about the creative process with BurbankNBeyond’s Greg Simay

Opening Night at The Colony Theatre presented Old Wicked Songs l/r Barbara Buckley Colony Artistic Director, Tavis Danz Actor, John Towey Actor, and Director Stephanie Vlahos. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

“OLD WICKED SONGS” A Wicked Triumph at the Colony

The Colony Theatre’s “OLD WICKED SONGS” is so compelling that it becomes a memorable experience worthy of entering into the tapestry of our wider lives

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‘The Nutcracker’ is a Triumph for Los Angeles Ballet

Los Angeles Ballet stepped into its sixth season with a delightful holiday performance of The Nutcracker at The Alex Theatre in Glendale last weekend

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‘A Christmas Carol’ on the Couch

If you want to make A Cristmas Carol a part of your holiday tradition, consider the fine version offered by the Glendale Centre Theatre

Carrie Keranen as MOTHER, John Halbach as HARRISON FORD and Brendan Hunt as THE APARTMENT  (Photo Courtesy of  Ed Krieger)

The Center Definitely Holds in Sacred Fools Theater’s Marvelous ‘Crumble’

The holidays and grief have always made for combustible drama, and playwright SHEILA CALLAGHAN’s Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake) has plenty of emotional tinder on hand.