LONG BEACH PLAYHOUSE STUDIO THEATRE

OLD BLACK MAGIC: A HAUNTED MUSICAL at the Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theatre

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Shirle Gottlieb – Gazette Newspapers The Olio Theatre Works is back with a new version of its all-time favorite production — one that OTW first produced 10 years ago. By adding music and lyrics to “Old Black Magic,” Terra Taylor-Knudson and Lauren Nave have turned their Voodoo comedy into a high-spirited “Haunted Musical.” (Get it? … Read more

VIGILS at the LONG BEACH PLAYHOUSE STUDIO THEATRE

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Shirle Gottlieb – The Gazette Newspapers “Vigils,” an award-winning comedy by Noah Haidle, acclaimed Julliard graduate & playwright, is an extremely difficult play to perform. It tackles the serious subject of death and grieving in comedic form,which makes it more readily accessible to contemporary audiences without denying the gravity of the human condition.Read more…