Category Archives: Theatre/Performance

Judi Dench and Ian McKellen Back New Theatre Company for Older Actors

Posted on June 29, 2015 by EngAGE

Good news from the U.K.: The Frontier Theatre Company, backed by actors Judi Dench and Ian McKellen, has been launched specifically to showcase the work of older actors. The company was founded by James Roose-Evans, 87, who established the Hampstead … Continue reading →

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Phylicia Rashad Directs

Posted on May 13, 2015 by EngAGE

Actress Phylicia Rashad wasn’t interested in directing: “I was having so much fun being an actress,” said Rashad (66), best known as everyone’s favorite mom, Clair Huxtable, from the 1984-92 NBC sitcom “The Cosby Show.” She’s also appeared on the … Continue reading →

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Veteran Broadway Actress Patricia Morison to Perform One More Time

Posted on March 8, 2015 by EngAGE

“On Sunday, March 15, veteran Broadway actress Patricia Morison will perform one more time. The 99-year-old star of shows like ‘Kiss Me Kate’ and ‘The King and I’ will take part in a live conversation at the University Club in … Continue reading →

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The Road Theatre 2015 Season Is Underway

Posted on February 20, 2015 by EngAGE

Please support our friends at The Road Theatre! Two locations, including The Road on Magnolia at the NoHo Senior Arts Colony! Los Angeles Premiere “THE OTHER PLACE” By Sharr White Directed by Andre Barron Feb 20 – April 11, 2015 … Continue reading →

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Angela Lansbury’s Final Tour: “Blithe Spirit”

Posted on January 25, 2015 by EngAGE

  The fabulous Angela Lansbury, 89, will retire from the road after her current tour as the charming and disarming medium, Madame Arcati, in Nöel Coward’s ghost-haunted 1941 comedy, “Blithe Spirit.” Read more here and enjoy the slide show of her … Continue reading →

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“Melissa Arctic” at the Road on Magnolia Closes 11/15

Posted on October 24, 2014 by EngAGE

ELIZABETH SAMPSON, EngAGE Regional Programs Director, is in the cast of  the Road Theatre’s latest collaboration with Craig Wright (TV’s “Tyrant,” “Six Feet Under,” “Lost,” “United States of Tara,” and more). The play is loosely based on Shakespeare’s “A Winter’s Tale.” This … Continue reading →

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A Night Out with Sir Michael Caine

Posted on October 10, 2014 by EngAGE

On October 1st at Royal Albert Hall, Jonathan Ross was the host of “an evening of pure A-list reminiscence heaven, featuring music from the LSO and anecdotes from Michael Caine himself which, on occasion, brought the house down. . . . Caine was … Continue reading →

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