INTERVIEW: TONY COOKSON BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to see your favorite canine friends take to the stage with singing and dancing, this month is the time to find out. Premiering at the Kirk Douglas Theatre is the new musical Mutt House created and written by Tony Cookson […]

INTERVIEW: REBECCA APARICIO BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Joining the 2018 New York Musical Festival this summer is the new musical Pedro Pan by Rebecca Aparicio (book and lyrics) and Stephen Anthony Elkins (music and lyrics). Pedro Pan is the recipient of 2017 NYMF Developmental Reading Series Award and is based on the based on the largest […]

INTERVIEW: NOVEMBER CHRISTINE BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Joining the 2018 New York Musical Festival this summer is the new musical Legacy by November Christine. Following in the footsteps of the musical sensation Hamilton, Christine’s musical also uses hip-hop to tell the story of a historical figure, this time 16th century priest Martin Luther. With an all […]

REVIEW: SOFT POWER BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO To commemorate Center Theatre Group’s 50th anniversary season, Artistic Director Michael Ritchie commissioned playwright David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) to write a piece of theatre, that piece is Soft Power [soft pow·er (noun)a persuasive approach to international relations, typically involving the use of cultural influence]. What originally began […]

INTERVIEW: ZACHARY BERNSTEIN BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO After a critically-lauded late-night run at Sacred Fools Theater Company in April, the original musical, Disasteroid!, returns for a seven-show run at The Broadwater Black Box Theater as part of the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Written by Zachary Bernstein and directed by Guy Picot, this pre-apocalyptic romantic comedy […]

INTERVIEW: GLASGOW LYMAN & JEFF ROSICK BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Writers and producers Glasgow Lyman and Jeff Rosick are bringing a world premiere musical to the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival. This dark comedy musical is called: WNTMTSUFKO: We Need This Musical To Stop Us From Killing Ourselves. In this Tin Pan L.A. exclusive Glasgow Lyman and Jeff Rosick discuss […]

2018 ASCAP FOUNDATION MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO The ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Workshop, now presented in a new partnership with Universal Theatrical Group, has returned to The Wallis in Beverly Hills this February. This workshop pioneered by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell, Pippin, The Prince of Egypt, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame) provides […]

REVIEW: THE VIEW UPSTAIRS BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Earlier this month I interviewed Max Vernon, the creator of the new musical The View Upstairs, that’s currently having its West Coast premiere at Celebration Theatre. About his show, Vernon said, “The musical [. . .] contrasts two different eras of gay life, and questions if we’re […]

INTERVIEW: ROBOT TEAMMATE BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO This summer Robot Teammate delighted audiences at the Hollywood Fringe Festival with their original musical Turbulence, winning: Best Musical, Best World Premiere, Outstanding Songwriting and the Critics Choice Award. Now this L.A. born musical is invited Off-Broadway to participate as part of the Fringe Encore Series at the SoHo Playhouse. Turbulence! is set at […]

INTERVIEW: MAX VERNON BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Step into the French Quarter of New Orleans in the 1970’s with Max Vernon’s new musical The View Upstairs. The new musical premiered the The Lynn Redgrave Theater last spring and will have its West Coast premiere at Celebration Theatre this fall. This heartfelt musical is inspired by attacks against the LGBTQ community […]