Nick DeGruccio News

On September 22nd, the 2008 Ovation Award Nominees were announced. Now in its 19th year, the LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards will celebrate the 168 theatre companies, 390 registered productions, and over 2,000 individual artists who participated in the September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008 season

The newly formed Havok Theatre Company in association with the Bootleg Theatre is thrilled to present its third production, the Los Angeles Intimate Theatre Premiere of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, book by Terrence McNally, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb, choreography by Lee Martino, with musical direction by Michael Paternostro and directed by Ovation Award-winner and Artistic Director of the new Havok Theatre Company Nick DeGruccio.

King Lear will crown South Coast Repertory's 45th season under the direction of Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan.

Audiences can be sure of one thing, they are certain to leave The Andrews Brothers uplifted and tapping their feet to plenty of rich nostalgia filling the theatre, as the show comes off as cheery as a MGM musical...

The 39th annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards will be handed out on March 17 at North Hollywood's El Portal Theatre. The awards, recognizing excellence in Southern California theatre, including Los Angeles and Orange County, will be hosted by Jason Graae.

Jekyll & Hyde will never be a perfect musical, but with a terrific cast and in this first-rate production, it is well worth a visit...

A trio of amorous, amusing and oddly lovable lawbreakers will invade Ventura's Rubicon Theatre Aug. 16, when the company presents the World Premiere of Mark Stein's Bad Apples...

Rubicon Theatre Company's 10th Anniversary Season has been cloaked in secrecy, with the company planning a private preview event in May to announce next year's offerings. However, earlier this week company officials named two of the productions, which will be a part of the just-announced Southern California Festival of New American Musicals.

'American Idol' star LaToya London is featured in the retro musical Beehive, which began at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles from on September 24th and plays through October 8th

Thomas G. Marquez has joined the staff of Beehive as costume designer.

'American Idol' star LaToya London has been cast in the retro musical Beehive, which will play the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles from September 24th through October 8th.

Vicki Lewis and Jean Louisa Kelly will be among the stars taking part in Reprise! Broadway's Best's The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein on May 8th

REPRISE! Broadway's Best announced today the third and final event in the Marvelous Musical Monday series for the 2005/06 season, Amick Byram, Kevin Earley, Jean Louisa Kelly and Vicki Lewis starring in THE SONGS OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN, with musical direction by Steven Smith, choreography by Lee Martino and direction by Nick DeGruccio.

Bruce Vilanch, Sam Harris and Sally Struthers will headline the benefit Fractured Broadway in LA on February 20th and 21st