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Early this week we got one of two performances of iGhostat the NoHo Arts Center in North Hollywood. Although billed as a “new” musical, this updated adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s story “The Canterville Ghost” has actually been knocking around for a few years, at least according to one announcement made before the performance. The performance at NoHo was a staged reading, without sets or costumes – which is a bit disappointing, because one of the joys of the Arts Center (one of the best local theatres in Los Angeles) is the clever way they utilize their limited space (as in their production of Dracula earlier this year); however, the major of the story is conveyed through song, so even without the theatrical trappings, the cast managed to bring this ghost to life.

The NoHo Arts center presents two performances of this Free Staged Reading of Adryan Russ & Doug Haverty’s new musical stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s “The Canterville Ghost.” According to the official website, “A young artist unleashes bluetooth, wireless wizardry into a haunted castle with bombastic, humorous and surprisingly romantic results.”
Music by Adryan Russ, book by Doug [...]

Los Angeles audiences must love the undead – the NoHo Arts centered has extended their run of DRACULA once again, this time until May 17. This is a “graphic and sexually charged” staging of the classic play by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, which is kind of the missing link between Bram Stoker’s novel and the Bela [...]

Since the NoHo Arts Center has extended their stage production of DRACULA until April 26, I wanted to bump up my review of the production for those who haven’t seen it and are still considering whether to attend. This is a revamped version of the old play by Hamilton Dean and John L. Balderston – [...]

The NoHo Arts centered has extended the run of DRACULA, their “graphic and sexually charged” stage adaptation of the classic play by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston – which is kind of the missing link between Bram Stoker’s novel and the Bela Lugosi film version that established the eternal image of vampires on screen. The production, [...]

You might not know it from the advertising art, but this stage production of DRACULA at the NoHo Arts Center is a revamped version of the old play by Hamilton Dean and John L. Balderston – the one that became a hit on Broadway and was adapted into the 1931 film starring Bela Lugosi. Consequently, [...]

The NoHo Arts ensemble offers a “graphic and sexually charged” stage adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic novel of vampirism. The production contains nudity and is suggested for mature audiences. Performances run on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00pm, and on Sunday afternoons at 3:00pm, with additional 8:00pm performances on Wednesday and Thursday, February 11-12. Call [...]

The NoHo Arts ensemble offers a “graphic and sexually charged” stage adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic novel of vampirism. The production contains nudity and is suggested for mature audiences. Performances run on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00pm, and on Sunday afternoons at 3:0pm, with additional 8:00pm performances on Wednesday and Thursday, February 11-12. Call 818 508 [...]

Well, after watching the very first public performance of the stage musical version of THE GHOST AND MRS MUIR (reviewed here), I made the experience a perfect circle by catching the very last performance at the NoHo Arts Center this afternoon.
Most of the tiny flubs I mentioned in the initial review had been fixed: Mrs [...]

The debut performance of THE GHOST AND MRS MUIR, a new stage musical written by James J. Mellon, with songs by Scott DeTurk and Bill Francoeur, drew a standing ovation from the cozy 100-plus seat NoHo Arts Center Theatre on Thursday, May 26. Not only was the play itself quite charming — alternately amusing, romantic, [...]