Celebration Theatre
Formation1982
TypeTheatre group
PurposeLGBT theatre
Location
  • 6760 Lexington Ave..
    Los Angeles, CA 90038
Notable members
Michael Kricfalusi, Executive Director
Michael Matthews, Michael A. Shepperd, Co-Artistic Director
Websitewww.celebrationtheatre.com

The Celebration Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit theatre company in Los Angeles, founded in 1982. The company is located in West Hollywood, on the west end of Theatre Row, and specializes in works representing the LGBTQ+ experience.

History

Celebration Theatre was founded in 1982 by Charles Rowland, who leased a storefront in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles, to start a company dedicated to producing gay-themed material. In 1993, Robert Schrock took over as artistic director and moved the company to a 99-seat Equity waiver space in West Hollywood. Since 1999, Schrock has been succeeded by Richard Israel,[1] Derek Charles Livingston, Michael Matthews,[2] Michael A. Shepperd[3][4] and John Michael Beck. The current Co-Artistic Directors are Michael Matthews & Michael A. Shepperd.[5][6]

Awards

Current season

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Past Productions

References

  1. ^ LA Times Article "And So the Celebration Continues" by Don Shirley Archived 2016-09-10 at the Wayback Machine, October 17, 1999
  2. ^ "Celebration Theatre Launches 25th Season" in Backstage Bulletins - Back Stage, Oct. 11, 2007; by Les Spindle
  3. ^ LA Times Article "Now, to widen the Celebration" by David Ng Archived 2016-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, Aug 17, 2008.
  4. ^ "Celebration Theatre names new Artistic Director" by Darren Schroader on LA Stage Blog, Aug. 5, 2008.
  5. ^ "Celebration Theatre Announces New Artistic and Executive Directors" - in Theatre in LA, Aug 17, 2011
  6. ^ "New Leadership at the Celebration Theatre" LA Stage Alliance article by Mark Kinsey Stephenson, Aug 26, 2011.
  7. ^ 2002 Ovation Award winners announced Archived 2005-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Nov. 25, 2002 (pdf)
  8. ^ 2006 Ovation nominees announced on TheatreMania online, Sept. 25, 2006
  9. ^ 2007 Ovation nominations announced[dead link] in Los Angeles Times - Sept. 25, 2007
  10. ^ 2008 Ovation nominees announced on Variety online, Sep. 23, 2008
  11. ^ 2009-2010 StageSceneLA Scenies.
  12. ^ [1] on LA Stage Alliance
  13. ^ "Theatre review: "[title of show]" at Celebration Theatre". Los Angeles Times. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Review: "[title of show]"". Variety. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  15. ^ "[title of show] at the Celebration Theatre". L. A. Theatre Review. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  16. ^ "Theater Review: "(title of show)"". UCLA Daily Bruin. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  17. ^ "Theater Review: "(title of show)"". Stage Happenings. 22 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  18. ^ "L. A. Theater Review: "(title of show)"". Backstage. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  19. ^ "BWW Reviews: L.A. Premiere of Witty '[title of show]' Is Hilarious Fun". Broadway World. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  20. ^ "[title of show], Celebration Theatre, Los Angeles". Huffington Post. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  21. ^ "Singin' in the Rain [title of show] and Dani Girl". L. A. Weekly. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

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