A Noise Within
August 27–September 24, 2023
THE BLUEST EYE
Adapted by Lydia R. Diamond
From the Novel By Toni Morrison
Directed by Andi Chapman
August 27–September 24, 2023
Pecola Breedlove, a young Black girl in 1940’s Ohio, wants nothing more than to be loved and prays for Shirley Temple’s blue eyes. Enthralling, gorgeously written, and incredibly heartrending, this stunning adaptation of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winner Toni Morrison’s debut novel centers three young Black girls as they strive to make sense of love, sisterhood, abuse, and hate.
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October 8 – November 12, 2023
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott
October 8 – November 12, 2023
When two pairs of mixed-up lovers and a troupe of amateur players stumble into the forest of feuding fairies, an enchanting mix of magic, merriment, and mischief abounds. Anything can and does happen in Shakespeare’s famously enchanting and delightful comedy, brought to life with special A Noise Within flair.
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December 1 – 24, 2023
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Geoff Elliott
Directed by Geoff Elliott & Julia Rodriguez-Elliott
December 1 – 24, 2023
The region’s longest-running musically merry holiday tradition returns! A Noise Within’s delightfully festive and inspirational annual production is perfect for all ages. Make cherished memories with your family this season by witnessing Ebenezer Scrooge’s joyful transformation in a perfect burst of boundless good cheer for the season, and beyond!
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February 11 – March 17, 2024
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book By Hugh Wheeler
From an adaptation by Christopher Bond
Directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott
February 11 – March 17, 2024
A classic masterpiece by the legendary Stephen Sondheim, this heart-pounding thriller will shock the senses with diabolical comedy, stunning terror, and razor-sharp wit. Savor the macabre madness as a murderous barber, hungry for revenge for his long-lost family, strikes a partnership with a beastly baker. Filled with extraordinary, soaring music, this eight-time Tony Award winner will leave you gasping!
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May 12 – June 9, 2024
MISALLIANCE
By George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Guillermo Cienfuegos
May 12 – June 9, 2024
One summer day, an early 20th century English undergarment mogul and his family entertain friends and unexpected visitors at their country estate. Through their lively debate and subsequent antics – including eight marriage proposals and one plane crash – the audience is treated to a satiric comedy of manners that exposes chaotic clashes of class, gender, and generations.
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March 31 – April 28, 2024
KING HEDLEY II
By August Wilson
Directed by Gregg T. Daniel
March 31 – April 28, 2024
King Hedley II continues the stories of characters first introduced in Seven Guitars and shows the tragic realities for Black men in 1980’s, Reagan-era Pittsburgh. After seven years in prison, King attempts to rebuild his life, peddling stolen refrigerators to get the money to buy a video store. But his self-worth is built on self-delusion, and he plants seeds where nothing will grow.
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Boston Court Pasadena
JUNE 22
NT LIVE: GOOD
David Tennant (Doctor Who) makes a much-anticipated return to the West End in a blistering reimagining of one of Britain’s most powerful, political plays.
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JUNE 24
MARK ROBSON
Music Style: Classical
Renowned pianist Mark Robson returns to Boston Court with a breathtaking program of all 21 of Chopin’s Nocturnes.
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JULY 8
NT LIVE: FLEABAG
Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life. Following a box-office record-breaking run in cinemas in 2019, the one-woman show returns to cinemas to the big screen this summer.
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JULY 8
NT LIVE: BEST OF ENEMIES
David Harewood (Homeland) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) play feuding political rivals in James Graham’s (Sherwood) multiple award-winning new drama.
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JULY 9
NT LIVE: OTHELLO
An extraordinary new production of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy, directed by Clint Dyer with a cast that includes Giles Terera (Hamilton), Rosy McEwen (The Alienist) and Paul Hilton (The Inheritance).
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JULY 16
NT LIVE: KING LEAR
Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.
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SEP 7 - OCT 15
MEASURE STILL FOR MEASURE
Boston Court’s first-ever immersive play, utilizing the entire building, will take you on a journey behind the curtain to experience the layered and intimate complexities of creating theatre. In this play-within-a-play, a renowned director rehearses a spectacular new production of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, “the original #metoo story.”
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June 26-July 15, 2023 (no class on July 4)
2023 TEEN PLAYWRITING CLASS
REGISTRATION OPEN NOW
LET’S GET DRAMATIC: AN INTRODUCTION TO PLAYWRITING
Do you have a story to tell? Boston Court Pasadena wants to help you tell it through theatre! In this three-week, pre-professional summer intensive you will learn the building blocks of theatrical storytelling, how to write a play, and what it is like to have a career in the performing arts. This class is taught by working theatre artists and is an interactive, hands-on experience. By the end of the program you will have completed a 10-minute play that will be performed on the Boston Court Main Stage by professional actors.
Class size limited to 10 students and is for any student going into 9th-12th grades.
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The New Lineage Performing Arts Center
MUSE/IQUE
June 21, 22 & 25, 2023
THE UNAMERICANS
June 21 and 22 at The Huntington
June 25 at The Skirball
In the mid-20th century, many of our great film and music makers were censored but they could not be silenced. This is the fascinating story of the infamous Hollywood blacklist of the 1940s and 1950s, and how music rose above scandalous propaganda to define the true American sound. In connection with Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare presented at The Skirball Cultural Center, we delve into the intersection of politics, art, and social dynamics.
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July 12, 15 & 16, 2023
CENTRAL AVENUE: OPEN HOUSE
July 12 at The Beehive
July 15 and 16 at Memorial Park
Back by popular demand, we’re remounting one of our most popular, talked-about performances of our 2022 season. If you missed it the first time, now is your chance to celebrate the legacy of jazz that began on Central Avenue, the west coast’s answer to the Harlem Renaissance.
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August 3 & 6, 2023
BERNSTEIN AT HEART
August 3 at The Huntington
August 6 at The Skirball
Leonard Bernstein’s legendary “Young People’s Concerts” helped define our modern imagination. Inspired by Artistic Director Rachael Worby’s idol, we learn how these famed telecasts became a blueprint for learning and a lesson in the power of knowledge that still resonates today.
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Pasadena Playhouse
June 9 — June 11, 2023
Bernadette Peters In Concert
Bernadette Peters, Broadway’s brightest star and Sondheim’s most stunning muse, in an unforgettable evening of song from the Broadway shows she’s received accolades for, as well as from all her Grammy Award winning and nominated albums. A glamorous evening as only Bernadette Peters can do.
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July 12 — August 6
Stew
Mama’s in the kitchen early preparing her famous stew for a big event, but even as her daughter and granddaughters help, she still feels like time is running out.
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July 17 — July 28
Musical Theater Boot Camp
Pasadena-area high school students: apply to be part of Pasadena Playhouse’s first ever Musical Theater Boot Camp! Students focus on the audition process rather than a production, allowing them to enter the college application season with a repertoire of monologues and songs, as well as the skills needed to find material appropriate for their age and type.
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