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Latino Theater Company Presents 25th Anniversary Production �La Victima� As their 25th anniversary production the Latino Theater Company presents a revival of its very first show, La Victima which opens on October 2, 2010 at the Los Angeles Theater Center. Written by El Teatro de la Esperanza, the production will be directed by Jose Luis Valenzuela at the Los Angeles Theater Center in downtown L.A. It�s a story that spans four decades, telling the tale of two families, the Villas and the Mendozas. We follwo these two families who are part of the immigrant wave which come to the U.S.A. to relieve the suffering of chronic poverty. It begins during the Great Depression and continues through later troubled economic times. W....

	Najera Kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month with LatinoLogues Los Angeles � Rick Najeras award-winning, live sketch comedy show Latinologues will perform at the world famous Conga Room at LA Live on Thursday, September 2, 2010 to kick off Hispanic Heritage month. The Performance will be kicking off with a red carpet and special musical performance to celebrate Mexican Independence. Latinologues, a live sketch comedy show of monologues with a celebrated 15-year history of national performances, from the barrio to Broadway and beyond. The show has featured more than 100 guests actor from the unknown to the well known and is the longest running and only showcase of its kind for Latinos in America. Latinologues ran on Broadway at the renowned Helen Ha....

	"El Verde" - Superhero Returns to the Boyle Heights Neighborhood El Verde creator and Boyle Heights native, Anthony Aguilar, brings his beloved superhero El Verde back to the Eastside with a new production - El Verde: The Marriage of La Quinceanera. Inspired by televisions long tradition of live action Comic Book shows, Aguilars l Verde plays are innovative amalgam of comedy, camp and family friendly fun, complete with commercial interludes. In this 5th production, El Verde (Aguilar), the Mexican-American superhero with powers even he isnt sure of, returns to face off against a dumped debutante/evil genius, organized crime, time travel and worst of all, his own adolescence. Directed by Alejandra Cisneros. Performances August 6 - 29, 2010 on Fridays & ....

	Los Angeles Theater Center Announces New Fall Season: Face of the World 2010 The Los Angeles Theatre Center, a landmark facility in Downtown�s Historic Core, embarks on its fourth fall season under the stewardship of the Latino Theater Company. There will be a full roster of plays from the venue�s Cultural Roundtable, a collaborative group of resident companies. The plays include La Victima and La Virgen De Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin from the Latino Theater Company; Calligraphy from Playwrights Arena; and The Reckoning from Robey Theatre Company. There will also be visiting artists presenting plays, dance and music. Face Of The World 2010 is reflective of the diversity of Los Angeles and where local artists unite. Sept. 25- Oct. 24: Sept. 25- Oct. 24....

The Comeback King - Jeff Garcia Headlines at Ice House Pasadena, CA - The Ice House Comedy Club welcomes back an audience favorite, when the out-spoken JEFF GARCIA headlines August 12 through 14. A native of La Puente, CA, JEFF GARCIA has been a stand-up comic since the age of 15, when he took second place at an amateur contest at a local comedy club. His sharp wit and hilarious material on growing up Latino in a multi-cultural community quickly won the admiration of audiences at many Hollywood comedy clubs where he became a favorite by the age of 20. Since then, his quick-witted ghetto blend of comedy has him headlining the best clubs in the country. Jeff's claim to fame is his ability to ad-lib an entire show based on audience....

	Danny Bolero: From Lincoln Heights to In The Heights Los Angeles, CA -- The universal message of In The Heights of achieving the American dream has proven to resonate with audiences across the nation, and across ethnic and cultural lines. Currently playing at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, local audiences are no exception. Much has to do with the exceptional performances in the 2008 Best Musical Tony award-winning musical. One of those exceptional performers is native Angeleno, Danny Bolero. Creator, composer and performer, Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is reprising his role of Usnavi for the L.A. production, conceived the characters of In The Heights based on people he knew while growing up in the neighborhood of Washington Heights. T....

Casa 0101 Goes Pink Los Angeles, CA -- The course of true love never did run smooth, especially on the internet. Such is the case for Jane, a down on her luck Latina looking for love online in the first ever Latina lesbian musical, The Pink Chat Room. Like many real life straight and gay females, Jane places her heart on the line as she searches for a mate in cyber space, but she soon discovers it�s not only her heart that�s at stake, but also her wallet. The Pink Chat Room�s book is written by June Vertucci and Trudy Arizzone, music and lyrics by June Vertucci, directed by Corky Dominguez and produced by Josefina Lopez, Patricia Zamorano and Cinnamon Rivera. The production, which had is world premiere ea....

	"In The Heights" Soars It's not that there have never been any musicals exploring the Latino/Hispano experience -- we've all seen Kiss of the Spider Woman, West Side Story, Man of La Mancha and Evita -- it's just that there has never been a musical that explored it authentically from within. That is until the arrival of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In The Heights, currently running through July, 25, 2010 at Hollywood's Pantages Theatre. It's a vibrant, cultural collage depicting contemporary American Latino life as seen by the multi-racial, multi-national residents of urban Washington Heights, New York. But this all singing, dancing, rapping and rhythmic musical could just as well be titled "Boyle Heights" (a Latino....

Raul Esparza and Brooke Shields to Star in "Leap of Faith" Four-time Tony Award-nominee Ra�l Esparza and Golden Globe Award-nominee Brooke Shields will star in the world premiere of the new musical Leap of Faith, which begins performances at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in September. Based on the Steve Martin movie and featuring a score by eight-time Academy Award-winner Alan Menken, book by Janus Cercone with Glenn Slater, and lyrics by Glenn Slater, Leap of Faith, will star Ra�l Esparza as Reverend Jonas Nightengale, the consummate flim-flam man, and Brooke Shields as Marva, the beautiful small-town woman and single mother who challenges everything Jonas believes in. Tony Award-winner Rob Ashford is the director and choreograph....

Actor/Comedian Paul Rodriguez Hosts 30th Annual Tejano Music Awards San Antonio, TX � This year the 30th Annual Tejano Music Awards are slated to be hosted by one of the original Latin Kings of comedy, actor comedian Paul Rodriguez. This year's awards, which are produced by LatinPointe, are scheduled for Sunday, July 11, at 7:00 pm at the Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas. The 30th Annual Tejano Music Awards is the culmination of the Tejano Music 2010 Historic Weekend, July 9-11, which brings together the 7th Annual Tejano Music National Convention, the 30th Annual Tejano Music Awards, and the 6th Annual Tejano Academy Awards. Tejano artists scheduled to perform include: A.J. Castillo, Chente Barrera, David Lee Garza, David Marez, Elida Reyna....

Doug Williams III Youngest Comedian Joins Hot Tamales Live in March of Dimes Benefit Kiki Melendez�s Hot Tamales Live! has been seen by audiences nationwide, whether it�s on the Showtime Special that has critics raving or on tour across the nation. This Saturday, June 12, the Hot Tamales Live! will bring its brand to the Conga Room in Los Angeles to help raise funds for the March of Dimes, an organization that is dedicated to the welfare of newborns. Highlighting this cause, Hot Tamales Live! will feature Doug Williams III (who was a premiee himself), already a season comedian at the ripe age of five, and the youngest stand-up comedian in the world. Stand Up comedy is in Doug WIllilams III blood. He was probably writing his jokes while still in the womb. Both his p....

Carmen Miranda - The Lady in the Tutti Frutti Hat" Opens at the Hudson Backstage Musical director Dennis Kaye, an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award, L.A. Weekly Award and Galand Award recepient will direct the new musical about popular television and film musical icon of days gone by Carmen Miranda in Carmen Miranda - The Lady in the Tutti Frutti Hat which stars Mage Avilain the title role. The musical runs from June 4 - June 27 at the Hudson Backstage Theater in Hollywood. Carmen Miranda (1909-1955) was born in Portugal and raised in Brazil. She became a successful radio singer, making a transition first into Brazilian films, and then to America, first on Broadway and then to Hollywood. She was a sensation, making 13 Hollywood movies and, at one point (1946), becom....

Review of King of the Desert (El Rey del Desierto) Written By Julio Martinez May 29, 2010 King of the Desert (El Rey del Desierto), written by Stacey Martino, performed by Rene Rivera, directed by Valentino Ferreira, continues at the Chaplin Stage at the El Centro Theatre, produced by CoActive Content. Performances are Thurdays and Fridays at 8:00 pm, until June 11. Tickets are $15 General Admission, $10 for students, seniors and Guild members. For reservations and further information, contact us at or online at www.plays411.com/kingofthedesert. Running Time: 90 minutes. Three lifetime members of the New York Actors Studio -- playwright Stacey Martino, her actor husband Rene Rivera and director Valentino Ferreira � have entwined the....

Rick Najera's DADDY DIARIES: DIARY OF A DAD MAN Los Angeles, CA � Award-winning playwright/comedian, Rick Najera will perform his latest live stage comedy, Daddy Diaries: Diary of a Dad Man at Covina Center for the Performing Arts, Jun 4-6, 2010 as part of a Father's Day Special. The show, created, written and performed by Najera and directed for stage by Gary Blumsack, explores life as "Hollywood Guy" turned "Daddy Guy", with the voice of his Mexican Dad ringing in his head. In Daddy Diaries: Diary of a Dad Man, Najera comically explores life from bachelorhood to fatherhood, and family life with a Latino twist. Najera is an award-winning actor-writer-director-producer and noted playwright with credits in film (Nothing Like the H....

Sidesplitting Fun with Al Madrigal & Don McMillan Pasadena, CA - The Ice House welcomes Al Madrigal on Thursday, June 24. He will be joined by Eric Buss (The Late Show with David Letterman, MTV) and Dan Gabriel (Premium Blend, The Late, Late Show). Friday and Saturday will see the return of "techy" comic Don McMillian. McMillan will be joined by Jodi Miller (Chelsea Lately, Showbiz Tonight) and Brett Riley (Funniest Comic in the City winner, Roc Da Mic competition winner). Called "Dynamic" by the New York Times, AL Madrigal's flair for storytelling have made him one of the nation's fasting rising stand-up comics. His spontaneous, lyrical style landed him numerous television appearances including his own Comedy Central Presents Spe....