Ayoni (Ayoni Thompson) is a highly talented, Barbadian-born singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, whose music is a genre-bending synthesis of Pop, Soul, and R&B, infused with influences from her global upbringing across Barbados, Singapore, Jakarta, and various US cities. Known for her ethereal vocal stylings and technically controlled yet powerful voice, […]
This play was suggested by a true incident. A professor accuses a student of cheating. Suddenly, the professor finds himself being investigated for discrimination. His reputation and livelihood are on the line. What will the investigation’s findings be? The cast includes: Nina Bell, Rasha Elabaji, Andree Mulia, Morry Schorr, Aziz Tazi, Sammie Wayne IV, and […]
WRITTEN BY ZACHARY BONES DIRECTED BY CARLY DW BONES The Aaron Play picks up right where Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedy, Titus Andronicus, leaves off: with its self-proclaimed villain, Aaron the Moor, buried up to his chest in earth, sentenced to death by starvation. Watched by two Roman guards and visited by spirits of the wronged dead, Aaron plots […]
The celebration for the 25th Anniversary of Disney's animated comedy The Emperor’s New Groove is centered around a special return to the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. The film will have a limited theatrical run from Friday, November 21 through Monday, November 24, 2025, allowing fans to experience the classic on the big screen […]
The Big Damn Charity Jam is an upcoming, one-night benefit concert held in West Hollywood, California, dedicated to raising money for two specific charities: Musicians On Call and Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). This high-energy event is scheduled for Thursday, December 4, 2025, starting at 6:00 PM at the legendary Troubadour venue. The show features […]
One of the most thought-provoking horror films of all time now is…a musical. SAW The Musical hilariously captures the events of the first movie parodying the Saw that started it all following from where Lawrence Gordon and Adam Stanheight find each other for the first time in the bathroom trap.
Plenty of young musicians show promise, but very few enjoy the sort of meteoric rise that pianist, keyboardist and composer James Francies is currently experiencing. At only 24, he’s played with jazz headliners like Pat Metheny, Chris Potter, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Stefon Harris, Eric Harland, and Terrace Martin, and racked up equally impressive credits in hip-hop and […]
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM BOOK BY JAMES LAPINE MUSICAL DIRECTION BY JOSH BARTLEY DIRECTED BY JAMES ESPOSITO Passion is a one act musical adapted from Ettore Scola’s film Passione d’Amore, itself adapted from the novel Fosca by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti. Set in Risorgimento-era Italy, the plot concerns a young soldier and the changes in him brought about by his obsessive love […]
Open Fist Theatre Company is thrilled to present the world premiere of a new stage adaptation of Franz Kafka's first novel. The story begins with 17-year-old Karl Rossmann's arrival in New York City on a steamer, only to immediately be plunged into a sequence of increasingly strange and bewildering experiences that shatter his reality as […]
To find closure after losing her sister, Merril, a gifted programer, uses AI to retrace her sister’s last moments.
Plenty of young musicians show promise, but very few enjoy the sort of meteoric rise that pianist, keyboardist and composer James Francies is currently experiencing. At only 24, he’s played with jazz headliners like Pat Metheny, Chris Potter, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Stefon Harris, Eric Harland, and Terrace Martin, and racked up equally impressive credits in hip-hop and […]
Keyon Harrold is a Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, composer, and producer celebrated for his masterful ability to blend jazz with elements of hip-hop, neo-soul, rock, and blues, creating a sound uniquely reflective of the modern American experience. Hailing from Ferguson, Missouri, his music often carries themes of social justice and personal resilience, which are vividly explored […]
