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Pasadena Playhouse Celebrates 2009 Season Women: The Heart and Soul of Theatre with USPS Commemorative Pictorial Postmark; “Stamp Collectors Day” Event Set for April 11, 2009
Ray Abruzzo, John Billingsley, Kirsten Kollender Monette Magrath and Chris L. Mckenna Star in the West Coast Premiere of Theresa Rebeck’s “Mauritius,” Directed by Jessica Kubzansky
Board Members Challenge Playhouse - Ask Theatre to Match $850,000; Broad Community Support Needed Immediately to Sustain 2009 Season
Stormy Weather Ends Run and Smashes Ticket Sales Records at Pasadena Playhouse
The West Coast Premiere of “Stormy Weather” Starring Leslie Uggams as Lena Horne Extended by Popular Demand through March 8, 2009 at Pasadena Playhouse Stormy Weather Breaks Opening Night Box Office Record at Pasadena Playhouse; Celebrated Theatre Enjoys Success while Taking Proactive Steps in Face of Continuing National Economic Downturn Pasadena Playhouse Receives Major Gift from Wells Fargo Bank; Gift of $300,000 Supports Pasadena Playhouse Artistic Director Sheldon Epps’ Theatrical Diversity Project Pasadena Playhouse Presents “Conversation With… Leslie Uggams” Tony and Emmy Award-Winner Talks of Life and Love -- from Hollywood to Broadway
Ebony Repertory Theatre and Pasadena Playhouse Announce the Co-Production of the Los Angeles Premiere of Regina Taylor’s “Crowns”
Pasadena Playhouse Announces Full Casting for the West Coast Premiere of “Stormy Weather”; Leslie Uggams, Nikki Crawford and Dee Hoty Lead a Cast of Sixteen
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, With Special Guest Gabrielle Union, Host the 3rd Annual Sheldon Epps Theatrical Diversity Project Celebration Honoring Community Leader Brenda Galloway at Pasadena Playhouse on January 27, 2009
Pasadena Playhouse and Theatre 360 Present “Winter Wonderland Pasadena” - a Spectacular Holiday Festival in Celebration of Babes In Toyland at Pasadena Playhouse December 12-21, 2008
Past Pasadena Playhouse Productions Move Forward to Broadway, London’s West End and a Pre-Broadway Engagement; The Playhouse Sings Praises for “Vanities, A New Musical,” “Sister Act: The Musical” And “Looped”
$3 Million Anonymous Gift to Complete Pasadena Playhouse’s Next Stage Campaign Helps to Surpass the Capital Drive’s Goal; The Record Gift Combined with Other Donations Tops $11 Million
Michele Dedeaux Engemann Appointed Chair of Pasadena Playhouse Board of Directors; Sheila Grether-Marion Named Vice-Chair; Outgoing Board Chair Kerry Mccluggage to Be Honored at Pasadena Playhouse’s 11th Annual Gala on October 12 at the Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa; Pasadena Playhouse’s Director of External Affairs Ken Novice to Serve as Interim Managing Director
Pasadena Playhouse Presents Theatre 360’s Production OF “Babes In Toyland” in December 2008; Pre-Auditions to Be Held Saturday, October 4 for Theatre 360’s Production of “Babes In Toyland” at Pasadena Playhouse
Dharma & Greg’s Mimi Kennedy as Ann Landers in “The Lady With All The Answers,” by David Rambo; Directed by Brendon Fox; Opens October 24, 2008
Pasadena Playhouse Managing Director Brian Colburn to Exit Post in Late 2008; To Assume Managing Director Position at Tony Award-Winning Intiman Theatre in Seattle; Colburn Exits as Significant Milestones Are Reached
"Women: The Heart And Soul of the Theatre" - A 2008-2009 Cross-Season Celebration of Stories By And About Women
Four-Time Emmy Award-Winner, Valerie Harper, Stars as Tallulah Bankhead in The World Premiere of Matthew Lombardo’s Looped with Chad Allen, Directed by Rob Ruggiero; Performances Begin June 27
Casting Announced for Vanities: A New Musical Starring Lauren Kennedy, Sarah Stiles, Anneliese Van Der Pol; Performances Begin August 22 at Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena Playhouse Announces First Production of 2009 Season: Leslie Uggams to Star in West Coast Premiere of Stormy Weather
Of Mice and Men & The American Dream - A Six-Day Festival of Events Celebrating Latinos and the Work of John Steinbeck - May 12 - 17, 2008; Los Angeles' Quetzal To Kick-Off The Festivities with a Benefit Concert Hosted by Andy Garcia
Pasadena Playhouse Announces Full Casting for John Steinbeck's American Classic "Of Mice and Men"
"MASK," The World Premiere Musical, Opens Tonight at Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena Playhouse Tops Off 2008 Season with the West Coast Premiere of Theresa Rebeck’s “Mauritius” October 17 – November 23, 2008; Fourth Show of the Season Replaced with the World Premiere of Matthew Lombardo’s “Looped” Directed by John Tillinger
Pasadena Playhouse and Friends Go CAVORTing - TV writer, Martha Williamson, and Playhouse Artistic Director, Sheldon Epps, will be featured speakers. Actress Sally Struthers will speak on the Joy of Volunteering.
Furious Theatre Company Presents: Saturday Night At The Palace - Limited Engagement Starts Saturday, April 26 at the Pasadena Playhouse Carrie Hamilton Theatre
Jenifer Lewis Performs and Hosts Talent-Studded Evening "Let Your Spirit Live" at Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena Playhouse Announces Full Casting for Austin Pendleton's "Orson's Shadow"
Dámaso Rodriguez Joins Pasadena Playhouse as Associate Artistic Director and Is Set to Direct the Theatre's First Production of the 2008 Season, Austin Pendleton's "Orson's Shadow"
Pasadena Playhouse Receives Grant Approval for Nearly $1 Million Through California’s Cultural and Historical Endowment Fund
Pasadena Playhouse Announces Full Casting for the World Premiere of "Ray Charles Live! A New Musical"
"Mask," a World Premiere Musical and Austin Pendelton's Critically-Acclaimed Play "Orson's Shadow" to Kick-Off Pasadena Playhouse's 2008 Season
The James Irvine Foundation Honors Six California Leaders for Innovative Solutions to Major State Challenges (List Includes Pasadena Playhouse Artistic Director, Sheldon Epps DOWNLOAD PHOTO)
Matter of Honor Will Replace On Golden Pond; Ray Charles Live - A New Musical! will open this Fall
Playhouse Announces First Two Plays of ‘07 Season: Shanley’s Defiance and Wright’s Cuttin’ Up
A Landmark Event in the American Theatre: Playhouse Announces Casting for Fences Revival Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett to Star in August Wilson’s Pulitzer and Tony Winning Play
Dan Hiatt in Noises Off. Photo by Tom Charsin.
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