A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL
Saturday, December 9th, 2023
Entertainment Weekly’s 2nd-Best Christmas Movie of All Time* comes to irresistible song-and-dance life at the Ahmanson as Center Theatre Group treats audiences of all ages to Broadway’s A Christmas Story: The Musical.
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70, GIRLS, 70
Monday, November 13th, 2023Its songs may not be John Kander and Fred Ebb at their Cabaret-Chicago best, and its wisp of a book may give them little to write memorably about, but there’s no denying the exuberance of a cast made up almost entirely of performers anywhere from 50something to 93 years young in The Group Rep’s intimate revival of the 1971 Broadway flop 70, Girls, 70.
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BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
Sunday, November 12th, 2023
“It’s Too Late” “So Far Away” “You’ve Got a Friend” “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman” “I Feel The Earth Move” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?”
If these six megahits don’t have you itching to spread the word about Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts, then Sara Shepard’s star turn as the woman who wrote and performed some of the mid-20th century’s Greatest Hits most definitely will.
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SPRING AWAKENING
Saturday, November 4th, 2023
Director Tim Dang, choreographer Preston Mui, an all-around sensational cast, and a stunning production design make East West Players’ Spring Awakening a standout among the umpteen productions I’ve seen so far.
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THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Monday, October 23rd, 2023
Inland Valley Repertory Theatre celebrates its move to the Lewis Family Playhouse with the creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky delight that is (“Snap! Snap!”) Broadway’s The Addams Family, hands down one of the company’s best productions ever.
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THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Sunday, October 22nd, 2023
Musical Theatre West’s splendiferously performed revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound Of Music makes it abundantly clear why the 1959 Broadway smash is a bona fide musical theater classic.
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ON YOUR FEET!
Sunday, October 8th, 2023Three star-caliber performances, several topnotch supporting turns, and some exciting Latin dance numbers designed to get you On Your Feet! do their best to overcome the substandard production values given The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan’s non-Equity tour at the La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts.
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HADESTOWN
Thursday, October 5th, 2023
A nearly brand-new cast makes Hadestown’s two-week return to the Ahmanson not only a must-see for anyone who thrilled to the Best Musical Tony winner last year, but also a thrilling introduction to Anaïs Mitchell’s electrifyingly original musical smash for those discovering it for the first time.
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