East West Players Ewp and Japanese American Cultural amp Community Center Jaccc are pleased to announce that for the Los Angeles premiere of the Broadway musical Allegiance, stage and screen star George Takei will be joined by Broadway cast members Elena Wang as Kei Kimura, Greg Watanabe as Mike Masaoka, Scott Watanabe as Tatsuo Kimura, and Janelle Dote as Hanako.
- 10/18/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
There's preparing for a performance, and then there's growing with a play from its reading stages through its first full production. As David Wiener's five-hander "Extraordinary Chambers" gets its world premiere staging—currently playing at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles—it reunites three of its actors from its various readings. François Chau, Kimiko Gelman, and Greg Watanabe, each with extensive theater and screen credits, play Cambodian characters visited by a Caucasian-American couple on a business trip—obviously with theatrical results. Pam MacKinnon directs. Back Stage: For these readings, did they ask you to come in with an accent and learn the correct pronunciation of the Khmer and the French dialogue?Greg Watanabe: Up to that point, there was nothing that was provided, like a dialect coach. [Kimiko and I] had done some research in Santa Ana [Calif.]. There's a Cambodian family center there. Someone there who is somewhat of a Cambodian-language expert helped.
- 6/8/2011
- by help@backstage.com (Dany Margolies)
- backstage.com
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, which consists of L.A.-area theater journalists in various media, has announced nominees and special awards for its 41st annual awards ceremony, to be held March 22 at Burbank’s Colony Theatre.Awards will be given in 20 categories, honoring excellence in theater over the past year. Eight special awards will include a special citation to actor Kirk Douglas for his lifetime contribution to Los Angeles theatre, as well as the new Milton Katselas Award for career or special achievement in direction, sponsored by Camelot Artists.The 2009 Special Awards include:– The Ted Schmitt Award for the world premiere of an outstanding new play: Julie Marie Myatt for the bittersweet domestic drama "The Happy Ones," which premiered at South Coast Repertory. The award is accompanied by an offer to publish and a $1,000 check funded by Samuel French, Inc.– The Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season...
- 1/25/2010
- backstage.com
The Twilight Saga: New Moon star Michael Welch is set to take the stage at the Young Playwright's Festival in Los Angeles next weekend. Says Twilight Lexicon, Mike last did a stint on stage back in the fall with closing night being the night before the Twilight movie premiere, which was why he showed up as a brunette at the premiere. Welch will co-star with Arielle Kebbel, Taylor Nichols, Hugo Armstrong, Mark Arnold, Varin Ayala, Sunkrish Bala, Weston Blakesley, Larry Cahn, June Carryl, Keeshan Giles, Janet Hoskins, Tim Jo, James Lanham, Nick Niven, Angel Parker, Sean Peavy, Meagan Smith, Greg Watanabe, and Jeff Witzke, and...
- 6/13/2009
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
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