BRONCO BILLY THE MUSICAL
Sunday, May 19th, 2019
An heiress on the run finds an unexpected hideout and a unique new family of friends while being pursued by a gang of comic villains who can’t manage to shoot straight in the infectiously crowd-pleasing World Premiere musical Bronco Billy, quite possibly the most tuneful and entertaining L.A.-cast Broadway hopeful since Sister Act made its Pasadena Playhouse debut back in 2006.
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BOXING LESSONS
Saturday, May 4th, 2019
A TV season’s worth of secrets and lies come to light over the course of one tumultuous weekend in John Bunzel’s darkly comedic, ever so slightly absurdist Boxing Lessons, an expertly acted, directed, and designed New American Theatre World Premiere.
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SHEEPDOG
Monday, April 22nd, 2019
UNARMED BLACK TEEN SHOT, KILLED BY POLICE The headline happens to come from the June 20, 2018 issue of USA Today, but it could just as well describe the shooting experienced first-hand by Cleveland police officers Ryan and Amina in Kevin Artigue’s conversation-provoking Sheepdog, a gut-punching South Coast Repertory World Premiere.
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SOUTHERNMOST
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019
A big-city transplant returns to the small Hawaiian town her parents still call home for a volcanic family reunion in Mary Lyon Kamitaki’s highly entertaining generation-gap/culture-clash dramedy Southernmost, the latest Playwrights’ Arena World Premiere.
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POOR YELLA REDNECKS
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019
Vietgone’s Quang and Tong are back at South Coast Repertory and facing their not quite happily ever after in Qui Nguyen’s laugh-and-rap-packed World Premiere comedy Poor Yella Rednecks.
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FRIENDS WITH GUNS
Saturday, March 16th, 2019
Can a “take ‘em all away” couple have Friends With Guns? Playwright Stephanie Alison Walker poses this provocative question in the button-pushing World Premiere latest from the Road Theatre Company on Magnolia.
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BLACK SUPER HERO MAGIC MAMA
Friday, March 15th, 2019Playwright Inda Craig-Galván puts a personal face on a national epidemic in Black Super Hero Magic Mama, a Geffen Playhouse that scores points for originality provided you’re a fan of Marvel/DC blockbusters.
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REBEL GENIUS – A LOVE STORY
Wednesday, March 13th, 2019
Albert Einstein may seem the least likely of protagonists for a contemporary pop musical, but wonder of wonders, he makes for a compelling leading man in Rebel Genius – A Love Story, Matthew Puckett’s World Premiere showcase for the gifted triple-threats of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program
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