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EXODUS: THE SHANGHAI JEWS
MAY 19-21
THE GREAT GATSBY
In Jazz Age New York, obsesses over Daisy Buchanan, luring neighbor Nick Carraway into a world of wealth, wild parties, and bootleg liquor.
Adapted by ANNA LYSE ERIKSON
From the Novel by F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
Directed by ROSALIND AYRES
JUNE 23-25
EXODUS: THE SHANGHAI JEWS
Escaping Nazi persecution during the Second World War, Jewish refugees settle in Shanghai and build a new life amidst Japanese occupation and harsh conditions.
AN LATW ORIGINAL COMMISSION
By KATE McALL
L.A. Theatre Works presents live audio theatre performances at the UCLA James Bridges Theater for later rebroadcast on public radio, streaming and podcasts. Join our live audience to watch well-known actors from stage and screen record classic and contemporary works in an intimate setting.
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With those show’s Latin-infused music and contemporary styles, McCoy sees opportunities to bring in young and diverse audiences.
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‘In the Heights’ I thought would do fine. It exploded, went through the roof,” McCoy says.
La Mirada’s “The Sound of Music” cast featured Diane Phelan as “Maria,” likely the first Asian actress to portray Maria in a non-Asian production, with young AsianAmerican actors playing two of the Von Trapp children. For its “Mamma Mia!,” Filipino-American actress Marie-France Arcilla starred as Donna Sheridan.
One show that appeals to just about every audience segment is Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” La Mirada’s 2016 staging was its highest-grossing show of all time.
“It shouldn’t shock anybody to hear that McCoy Rigby Entertainment’s new production of ‘The Little Mermaid’ at La Mirada Theatre is a treat for the eyes and ears,” a reviewer wrote in the Los Angeles Times.
It shouldn’t shock anybody to hear that the family-friendly show is making a return next season. At La Mirada, luck is welcome—but strategy is what sells tickets.
reprogrammed !
Performances Magazine unveils a digital program platform for shows and concerts
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NO RUSTLING PAGES, no killing trees . . . Of all the innovations to have come out of the pandemic, the new Performances program platform, accessed on any digital device, may be least likely to disappear in the foreseeable future. Not only had its time come—it had been long overdue.
Performances provides the programs for 20 SoCal performingarts organizations, from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Ahmanson to San Diego Opera, where the app made its debut.
The touchless platform provides cast and player bios, donor and season updates and arts-centric features. Audiences receive a link and code word that instantly activate the app; QR codes are posted, too.
Screens go dark when curtains rise and return with the house lights. Updates—repertory changes, understudy substitutions, significant donations—can be made right up to showtime, no inserts necessary.
Other features include video and audio streams, translations and expanded biographies.
For those who consider printed programs keepsakes, a limited number, as well as commemorative issues for special events, continue to be produced. Collectibles!
Meanwhile, there is less deforestation, consumption of petroleum inks and programs headed for landfills. For the ecologically minded, the platform gets a standing ovation.
Theaters and concert halls reopened after a long intermission. Stages are live, the excitement is back. Activate your link and enjoy the shows. —CALEB WACHS
Sat May 6 | 8pm
Ballet BC
Wed May 10 | 8pm
Thu May 11 | 8pm
Delirium Musicum
Chamber Orchestra with Artist in Residence Etienne Gara
Four Seasons Reimagined by Max Richter and Philip Glass
ONSTAGE SESSIONS
Sat May 13 | 8pm
Dreamers
Magos Herrera and Brooklyn Rider
ONSTAGE SESSIONS
