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Armenian Improv 2: Insanity Has No Limit
The cast of Armenian Improv 2. (Photo: Armen Keleshian) LOS ANGELES—The Armenian Improv group is at it again. The wacky, zany, madcap group that rocked the Whitefire Theatre last year is back again...
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CTG, ADAA Stage Genocide Playreadings
Clockwise from top left: Ken Davitian, Karen Kondazian, Leslie Ayvazian, Sam Anderson, Christine Kludjian; Oscar-nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo; panel moderated by Steven Leigh Morris; cast of Neil...
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“Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way”
Director, Woody Allen, consults with LA Opera Conductor James Conlon while working on the set of “Gianni Schicchi.” Woody Allen’s riotous staging of Puccini’s comic masterpiece, “Gianni Schicchi,”...
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UK Premiere of a Middle Eastern Masterpiece at Arcola’s Grimeborn Festival
LONDON—Arcola Theatre will stage the UK premiere of Gariné by Dikran Tchoukhajian, in a new adaptation by acclaimed French director Gerald Papasian. The work, which fuses European and Eastern...
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An Armenian Opera Hits the London Stage
REVIEW WRITTEN BY CAROLIN KOPPLIN From Theatre Fullstop The Grimeborn Festival at the Arcola Theatre is back for its ninth year. Offering reimagined classics, obscure masterpieces, and interesting new...
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A Play Dedicated To The Plight Of The Russian Armenians Of WWII to be Staged
The play information A Staged Reading of ‘Displacement,’ A Play by Shauna Vartanian is Directed by Von Kochar and Presented by Bianca Bagatourian Displacement is the story of the Russian Armenian...
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Review of Happy Armenians at The NoHo Arts Center
“Happy Armenians,” Written and Directed by Aram Kouyoumdjian FROM NOHOARTSDISTRICT.COM The Vista Players have recently relocated from Northern California to Los Angeles and ‘Happy Armenians’, a truly...
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Theater Review: The World is Their Oyster
Daniel Hubbard and Heather Lynn Smith in a scene from “Happy Armenians” Aram Kouyoumdjian’s “Happy Armenians” BY ISHKHAN JINBASHIAN Assuming you haven’t already seen “Happy Armenians,” and in the...
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“Happy Armenians” Captures Best Play Nomination, Plans Tour Dates
Gregory DePetro, Tavis L. Baker, Daniel Hubbard, and Heather Lynn Smith in “Happy Armenians” NORTH HOLLYWOOD—“Happy Armenians,” the newest play by award-winning playwright and director Aram...
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Meet the Cast And Crew Of ‘Displacement’
A Play Dedicated To The Plight Of The Russian Armenians Of WWII BY BIANCA BAGATOURIAN By the end of World War II in Europe, millions of former forced laborers, concentration camp inmates, prisoners of...
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Staged Reading of ‘Displacement’ Draws Over 600 Viewers
Peter Hosharian, George Bilezikian, Dylan Nalbandian, Sophie Avedikian, Ramy Zada, Shiraz Savoian, Bianca Bagatourian, Anne Bedian, Hrach Titizian (Photo credit Jake Hagopian) MONTEBELLO, California—A...
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‘Happy Armenians’ and a Post-Centennial Paradigm for Armenian Drama
Daniel Hubbard and Tavis L. Baker in “Happy Armenians” BY ARAM KOUYOUMDJIAN “Finally!” Of all the compliments that audience members kindly shared with me after seeing my latest play, “Happy Armenians,”...
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Armenian Sopranist Anush Hovhannisyan Stars with ‘Philharmonia Orchestra’
Armenian Soprano Anush Hovhannisyan BY HASMIK HARUTYUNYAN “Philharmonia Orchestra” and “Philharmonia Voices” under the baton of renowned Norwegian conductor Salonen gave a recital dedicated to great...
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Little Funny About ‘Money’
Arpi Samuelian, Arpi Balabanian, and Peter Nishan in “Funny Money” Review by Aram Kouyoumdjian LOS ANGELES — AGBU’s Satamian Theatre Group – the only troupe in Los Angeles that regularly produces...
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ADAA Saroyan/Paul $10,000 Playwriting Prize Judges Announced
(Left to right) Neil Mcpherson, Rob Drummer, and Simon Levy LOS ANGELES – The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA), is proud to announce the Honorary Jury for the 2016 cycle of the biennial...
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Armenian One-Woman Show ‘Shake The Earth’ to Premiere in LA April 9 and 10
A 2015 New York International Fringe Festival “Best Bet” LOS ANGELES — New York Writer/Performer Lousine Shamamian is bringing her explosive one-woman show Shake The Earth to Los Angeles for two...
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Theater Review: Keshishian, Arakelyan Embody an Intriguing ‘Woman’
Anahid Aramouni Keshishian and Lilit Arakelyan in “The Woman” BY ARAM KOUYOUMDJIAN A disillusioned woman’s face-to-face confrontation with her younger self serves as the premise of Anahid Aramouni...
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Hamazkayin to Host ‘ArtLinks’ Retreat in Canada
Hamazkayin ArtLinks flyer QUEBEC (Armenian Weekly) —After the success of the inaugural Hamazkayin ArtLinks program in the Catskills, New York, the four-day retreat will be held this year in Quebec,...
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San Diego Festival to Feature Lisa Kirazian’s New Play ‘On Air’
SAN DIEGO—Scripps Ranch Theatre, located on the campus of Alliant International University, presents their 5th Annual Out on a Limb – New Plays from America’s Finest City, for two weekends, July 14-17...
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Michael Arabian Staging, Karen Kondazian Performing in Tennessee Williams...
Michael Arabian directs Tennessee Williams’ play, Kingdom of Earth, while Karen Kondazian will be featured in Williams’ play, Baby Doll. LOS ANGELES—Michael Arabian directed the Tennessee Williams’...
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