Tolucan Times Review of Mrs. Scrooge
12 13, 2009 in News“Even in L.A., albeit no snowy winter wonderland or festive vibe that the East coast so naturally affords, plenty of quality family holiday entertainment exists for kids—ages 1-93!….”
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Tolucan Times reviews 12 Angry Jurors
10 4, 2009 in News, WOFB Newshttp://tolucantimes.info/2009/09/30/%E2%80%9C12-angry-jurors%E2%80%9D-explores-justice/
West of Broadway Newsletter - Spring 2009
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West of Broadway Newsletter - Summer 2008
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Big Dreams in Little Pasadena
07 8, 2008 in WOFB NewsThe Foothill Weeklies - By Terry Miller
Born out of a workshop that was an adjunct to John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men - Big Dreams in Pasadena gave four young writers a chance to see their work performed on stage. Steinbeck’s story is about thwarted hopes and dreams…
West of Broadway Newsletter - Spring 2008
05 1, 2008 in WOFB News
BackStage.com “A Super Abundance of Scrooges!”
12 5, 2007 in WOFB NewsBackStage.com - By Mark Dundas Wood
Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella A Christmas Carol - the story of Ebenezer Scrooge’s yuletide conversion from curmudgeon to altruist - is subject to perpetual reinvention. Traditional mountings of the tale pop up everywhere. Theatre artists naturally seek innovation twists on the material, and this season Back Stage noted a few especially unusual versions playing around the country.
BackStage.com - “Actors Relive the Past, Help the Future”
11 17, 2007 in WOFB NewsBackStage.com - By Tim Saccardo
Actor Keith Flowers flashed back to his childhood when he saw a casting notice in Back Stage West for “LA Street Scenes 2: A Boy’s Life/A Girl’s Life,” a play based on real-life stories of at-risk youths in the detention camps and foster homes in Los Angeles. “I grew up in Los Angeles, and I’ve seen the kind of stuff that’s in the script - every day,” said Flowers, who plays several roles in “Street Scenes,” including Tee-O and an inmate. “After finding out that it was actually based on real-life events, I knew that I wasn’t just going to act the role, I was going to relive it.”
Daily News Of Los Angeles
06 23, 2007 in WOFB NewsDaily News of Los Angeles by Evan Henerson
The mission of Diane Namm’s West of Broadway - simultaneously exposing kids both to literacy classics and to live theater - is certainly laudable. Even better: the original story that becomes the modernized play is not forgotten. It’s even excerpted in the playbill.
LA Times “The Force is with Peter Rabbit”
04 6, 2007 in WOFB NewsLos Angeles Times - By Brenda Rees
With a touch of ”Star Wars,’ an interactive production gives the classic tale an updated twist…
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