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Adding Music to Movies by Way of the Stage: Sleepless in Seattle to Kinky Boots

James Sims | Posted 06.07.2013 | Arts
Read More: Matilda the Musical, Harvey Fierstein, Sleepless in Seattle, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Jason-Robert-Brown, Little Miss Sunshine, Broadway, Tony Awards, Bridges of Madison County, Los Angeles, Movies, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Hanks, Michael Riedel, Pasadena Playhouse, Ben-Toth, Nora Ephron, Kinky Boots, Sam-Forman, Jeff Arch, Hollywood, Arts News
James Sims

Glancing at the shows nominated for Best Musical for this year's Tony Awards, it is easy to mistake the list as being a Hollywood box office report.

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Theater Review: Sleepless in Seattle at the Pasadena Playhouse

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 06.03.2013 | Arts
Read More: Joe West, Tom Hanks, Pasadena Playhouse, Sleepless in Seattle, Musical Theatre, Chandra Lee Schwartz, Musical Theater, Sam Forman, Tim Martin Gleason, Ben Toth, Broadway, Sleepless in Seattle Musical, Meg Ryan, Jeff Arch, Arts News
Hoyt Hilsman

photo by Jim Cox After a long journey from the screen to the musical stage - which included numerous comings-and-goings of composer/lyricist teams ...

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Stand By Them

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.20.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Civil Rights Movement, Pasadena Playhouse, Mike Stoller, Kennedy Center Honors, Mike Stoller and Corky Hale Stoller Memorial Center Theater, Kennedy Center Honorees, Jerry Leiber, Entertainment News
Robert J. Elisberg

I've written about Mike Stoller a few times before, always with his longtime partner Jerry Leiber of 60 years, one of the great songwriting teams in music history. When I say "legendary," and one of the great songwriting teams in music history, that is not hyperbole.

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Six Picks for the Week Ahead From the Family Savvy

Sarah Bowman | Posted 02.10.2013 | Los Angeles
Read More: The Nutcracker, Pasadena Playhouse, Malibu, Slidepollajax, LA Family Events, LA Museums, LA Family Activities, La Arts, La Around Town, Los Angeles News
Sarah Bowman

December is well underway so, whether your shopping is done or not, take a breather and enjoy the splendors of the season as expressed in theaters and museums around town.

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The 'Sleepless In Seattle' Musical Is About To Sound Different

Posted 07.28.2012 | Home
Read More: Video, Pasadena Playhouse, Sleepless in Seattle, Sleepless in Seattle Lyricist, Sleepless in Seattle Composer, Sleepless in Seattle Pasadena Playhouse, Theater, Sleepless in Seattle Musical Team, Sleepless in Seattle Musical, Sleepless in Seattle Theater, Home News

Yes, that "Sleepless in Seattle" musical is still happening, and it now has a new musical team behind it. Ben Toth and Sam Forman will be the composer...

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Fun Things To Do In LA This Weekend!

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 11.18.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Great Los Angeles Walk, Pasadena Playhouse, A Noise Within, Raiders of the Lost Arc Anniversary, What to Do in La Weekend, Bonny Doon, Pete & Pete Tribute, La Calendar Events, El Rey, Pacific Standard Time, La Around Town, How LA Invented the World, American Cinematheque, Cinefamily, Los Angeles News

FRIDAY: "Blues for an Alabama Sky" What: "Blues for an Alabama Sky" takes a vivid and powerful look at a pivotal moment in the 20th century Africa...

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The Presentment -- Father Doesn't Know Jack!

Ellen Snortland | Posted 11.01.2011 | Arts
Read More: Gay Priests, Pasadena Playhouse, Presentment, Theater Review, Heresy, D. Paul Thomas, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Arts News
Ellen Snortland

I highly recommend The Presentment, though I would love this show to play in areas that aren't "the choir" but rather the persecutors and haters of its message.

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Californians Will Be First To See 'Sleepless in Seattle' Musical

AP | Posted 07.19.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Josh Nelson, Nora Ephron, Pasadena Playhouse, Tom Hanks, Michael Garin, La Around Town, Meg Ryan, Sleepless in Seattle Musical, Sleepless in Seattle, Jeff Arch, Michelle Citrin, Los Angeles News

PASADENA, Calif. — A musical based on the romantic comedy film "Sleepless in Seattle" is set to debut next year far from Seattle or New York. T...

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Pasadena Playhouse Emerges From Bankruptcy

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Pasadena Playhouse to Reopen, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse Bankruptcy, Pasadena Playhouse Returns, Los Angeles News

PASADENA, Calif. — Pasadena Playhouse officials say a court has approved a bankruptcy reorganization plan so it won't be long before the histori...

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Pasadena Playhouse Bankruptcy: 'Pasadena Poorhouse' Files For Chapter 11

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse Bankruptcy, Los Angeles News

PASADENA, Calif. — The Pasadena Playhouse, which brought the curtains down in February, has filed for bankruptcy. Executive director Stephen Ei...

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Save the Pasadena Playhouse

Pamela Ezell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Theatre, Theatre at Boston Court, Pasadena Playhouse, Furious Theatre Company, Sheldon Epps, Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Damaso Rodriguez, Theater Closing, Southern California Theaters, Luis Alfaro, Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Dempsey, Ruby Dee, Linda Hunt, Doubt, Los Angeles News
Pamela Ezell

The Playhouse has a storied past as the official state theater of California and a training ground for several well known actors -- Nick Nolte, Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman and others.

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Fond Look Back at Pasadena Playhouse

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Broadway, Los Angeles, Pasadena Playhouse, Economy, Musical Theater, Los Angeles News
James Sims

Actors including Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman trained at the Pasadena Playhouse -- it was at one point known as the 'Star Factory.' Sadly, it has announced it will close due to money troubles.

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Pasadena Playhouse to close in February

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Pasadena Playhouse Closing, Pasadena Playhouse Closure, Bankruptcy, Pasadena Playhouse, Los Angeles News

PASADENA, Calif. — The head of the Pasadena Playhouse says the landmark is deep in debt and will close on Feb. 7. Stephen Eich told the Los Ang...

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Save the Pasadena Playhouse

Jenna Busch | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Theater Closures, Theater, Pasadena Playhouse, Stephen Eick, Musical Theater, Pasadena, Steppenwolf, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Bank Debt, Entertainment News
Jenna Busch

If the Pasadena Playhouse closes, we all lose. The actors, the production staff, and most of all, the community.

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