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Dynamic and confident, Epps channeled this energy into the Pasadena Playhouse, steering the historic venue into new waters with resounding success.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'Beyond Riverside and Crazy' is a great livestream theatrical offering. Plus: a streamlined opera strikes gold.

In his recently-published memoir “My Own Directions: A Black Man’s Journey in the American Theatre,” Sheldon Epps reflects on his 20-year tenure as artistic director of the Pasadena Playhouse.

After starting out at San Diego's The Old Globe in the 1990s, Sheldon Epps spent 20 years leading a suburban L.A. theater with a mostly White audience

Beat the winter blues and explore the greater San Diego area this week with music, festivals, flowers and adventure.

Amas Musical Theatre will celebrate its 54th Anniversary at its annual Gala Benefit Concert, presenting the 2023 “Rosie” Award to Honoree Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph. See how to purchase tickets!

Ford's Theatre Society has announced its lineup and directors of new works to receive premiere readings in February 2023 as a “First Look” of the Lincoln Legacy Commissions.

While the recent rain wreaked havoc across the state, there is one small silver lining - California’s drought conditions are improving (slightly). Then, almost daily, weapons, equipment and other supplies depart the U.S. to support the Ukrainian military and civilian authorities. And finally, in our weekend preview, we have an Edgar Allan Poe musical for kids, a special visual art and classical music collaboration, a blues musical and clothes made out of sauce packets.

Get a first look at Blues In The Night, which begins previews on Wednesday, January 11 at North Coast Repertory Theatre. Opening Night on Saturday, January 14, at 8pm.

Yvette Freeman Hartley directs this 1980s blues music revue, which takes place at a rundown hotel in Chicago in the late 1930s and early 1940s