INTERVIEW: LAURA WILEY BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO America’s favorite show to binge watch, Game of Thrones is taking the stage in Winter is Coming: A Musical Parody, produced by Make Believe Stage Productions, at the Hollywood Fringe Festival this June 2016. This original musical farce follows the Starks, Lannisters and Targaryens through Season One/Book One of Game of […]

BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Here is a recap of the concluding evenings at the 2016 ASACAP/DreamWorks Musical Theatre Workshop. Night No. 2–February 17, 2016 THE PANELIST: Irene Mecchi Mecchi is an American writer for television, movies, newspapers, and Broadway. She has worked on Herb Caen’s books, and is the co-screenwriter of Disney animated movies such […]

BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO It’s the time of year again for new musicals! The 23rd year of the ASCAP/DreamWorks Musical Theatre Workshop under the leadership of Stephen Schwartz is back. Additionally, The Wallis has partnered with the ASCAP and DreamWorks Studios to present the workshop at the beautiful Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in […]

REVIEW: PILLARS OF NEW YORK BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Fresh on the heels of a new year, the L.A. theater scene is already seeing the influx of original L.A. musicals like Pillars of New York by Michael Antin. This musical tells the story about four couples’ struggles in and around the events surrounding 9/11 told […]

REVIEW: WHO KILLED SANTA? BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Pour a glass of spiked eggnog and join the party! Who Killed Santa? is a campy, hilarious and provocatively festive adult holiday show with puppets that puts the ‘X’ in X-Mas. This West Coast premiere of Neil Haven’s play is brought into fruition for L.A. audiences at […]

REVIEW: WE ARE THE TIGERS BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO With Carrie the Killer Musical Experience, and the television show Scream Queens, We Are the Tigers jumps on the bandwagon of the current L.A. entertainment trend—shows about killing girls who are part of a sorority or cheerleading team. This being said, the timing of this New York […]