Tag: Pasadena Playhouse

Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin at the Pasadena Playhouse

“Irving Berlin has no place in American music – he is American music,” said Jerome Kern famously. That is because Berlin wrote over 1,000 songs, some of which we’d dare to say you’ve sung yourself. Who hasn’t at least hummed along tunes like “God Bless America,” and “White Christmas”!? The inspiring life of this composer, […]

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See CASA VALENTINA at the Pasadena Playhouse.

Sometimes a man wants to dress like a woman. CASA VALENTINA, the play currently at the Pasadena Playhouse, talks about an inconspicuous bungalow colony nestled in the Catskills that allows men to do just that. CASA VALENTINA was written by Harvey Fierstein and was nominated for a Tony Award in 2014. At the Playhouse it […]

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THE WHIPPING MAN at The Pasadena Playhouse.

There are three weekends left to catch THE WHIPPING MAN at The Pasadena Playhouse. This Matthew Lopez’s award winning play is the fourth production of the 2014-15 season at the theater. Stage and television star Charlie Robinson, who you may recognize from NBC’s show “Night Court,” plays Simon. The production also stars Adam Haas Hunter […]

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“Foxfinder” at the Pasadena Playhouse’s Carrie Hamilton Theatre

“Futuristic parable” is the description that the Furious Theatre Company gives to “Foxfinder,” currently playing at the Pasadena Playhouse’s Carrie Hamilton Theatre. Thankfully for you and me both, “futuristic” does not mean robots and aliens. While it is not so described, the story seems set in a post-war time when society is dysfunctional and nature […]

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“One Starry Night” at the Pasadena Playhouse Jan. 13 – Reader Discount.

Co-Producers Juliana Hansen and Jonathan White will present a one-night only benefit performance, “ONE STARRY NIGHT: Hollywood and Broadway Come Together to Fight ALS,” on Monday, Jan. 13, at 8pm, at The Pasadena Playhouse. The evening will also include a silent auction (beginning at 7pm) and VIP post-show meet-and-greet. Proceeds will provide critical funding for […]

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