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Learn About the Latest Theatre Shows and What’s on Stage in the Greater Pasadena Area.
By Carol Edger Germain
PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
39 S. El Molino, Pasadena
626-356-7529
pasadenaplayhouse.org
Stephen Sondheim mania in full swing – After “Sunday in the Park with George,” the play “A Little Night Music” takes over the mainstage. Then a special starring Bernadette Peters, then more Sondheim: Larry Owens’ “Sondheimia,” Eleri Ward’s “Acoustic Sondheim,” “Sondheim Unscripted” at the Carrie Hamilton Theater on the Playhouse premises, and “Song by Song by Sondheim” celebration concert series.
BOSTON COURT PASADENA
70 N. Mentor, Pasadena
626-683-6883
bostoncourtpasadena.org
20th Anniversary Season!
– Music: March-May: Explore new music in a series of one-night eclectic musical performances.
– Theater: March/April – “Unrivaled” – 11th century Ladies-in-Waiting Murasaki Shikibu and Sei Shonagon are, to this day, two of Japan’s most beloved writers. They also kind of hated each other. A play about friendship, heartbreak, and what it means to be a female artist, and how no matter how much things change, the more they stay the same… even after a thousand years.
A NOISE WITHIN
3352 E. Foothill, Pasadena
anoisewithin.org
Next up in the 2022-2023 season (“Daring to Love”) is Shakespeare’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman” March-April.
PARSON’S NOSE
95 N. Marengo, Suite 110, Pasadena
parsonsnose.org
Also, numerous free online events via iTunes, Spotify or on the theater’s website. See website for specifics.
FREMONT CENTRE THEATRE
1000 Fremont Avenue, South Pasadena
fremontcentretheatre.com
See website for upcoming productions.
SIERRA MADRE PLAYHOUSE
87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre
sierramadreplayhouse.org
short run in April: “Dr. Keeling’s Curve” tells the story of the life and work of Dr. Charles David (“Dave”) Keeling (1928-2005), whose work on CO2 measurement at Caltech in the mid 1950s gave the world its first early warnings of the dangers of Climate Change.
LINEAGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
930 E. Mountain, Pasadena
lineagedance.secure.force.com
See website for upcoming productions.
ANTAEUS THEATRE COMPANY
110 East Broadway, Glendale
antaeus.org
Through April 3: “Love and Information” – the Digital Age has given humanity access to radical equality, effortless connection, and unprecedented intimacy, as well as serving as a driver of detachment, alienation, and unbridled anger. This production asks, “What does it mean to be human?”
SAN GABRIEL MISSION PLAYHOUSE
320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel
missionplayhouse.org
See website for upcoming events.
ATWATER VILLAGE THEATER
3269 Casitas Drive, LA
atwatervillagetheatre.org
Atwater Village Theater is a rental theater with several performance spaces which hosts productions by the following theater companies, well known for their unique and excellent productions. For more info and tickets, go to the websites of the theaters.
– IAMA Theatre Company – iamatheatre.com
– Echo Theater Company – echotheatercompany.com – Until April 24: “The Thin Place” – Everyone who ever died is still here. Linda can communicate with them in the thin place, the fragile boundary between our world and the other, and if you believe, she can make you hear them, too. With acuity and relentless curiosity, Lucas Hnath’s play transforms the theater into an intimate séance, crafting an unnerving testament to the power of the mind, which has a mind of its own.
– Circle X Theatre Co. – circlextheatre.com
– Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA – estlosangeles.org
– Open Fist Theatre Company – openfist.org
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