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		<title>From Baum to Broadway: &#8216;Back to Oz&#8217; Celebrates a Century of Oz Magic</title>
		<link>https://www.popbytes.com/back-to-oz-los-angeles-museique-review/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MICHAEL KNUDSEN]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Back to Oz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carmen Cusack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Center Theatre Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DC6 Singers Collective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LaVance Colley]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nathan Granner]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This past weekend, I had the absolute pleasure of attending opening night of Back to Oz at Center Theatre Group&#8216;s Mark Taper Forum, presented in <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.popbytes.com/back-to-oz-los-angeles-museique-review/" title="From Baum to Broadway: &#8216;Back to Oz&#8217; Celebrates a Century of Oz Magic">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Big Laughs, Bigger Heart: ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Delivers in Los Angeles</title>
		<link>https://www.popbytes.com/kims-convenience-play-review-los-angeles/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MICHAEL KNUDSEN]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ahmanson Theatre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Center Theatre Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ins Choi]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week, I ventured downtown to Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre to experience the official opening night of Kim’s Convenience. This 2011 play, penned by <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.popbytes.com/kims-convenience-play-review-los-angeles/" title="Big Laughs, Bigger Heart: ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Delivers in Los Angeles">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>EXCLUSIVE: TALKING &#8216;THE SOUND OF MUSIC&#8217; NATIONAL TOUR WITH CHRISTIANE NOLL </title>
		<link>https://www.popbytes.com/christiane-noll-sound-of-music-tour-interview/</link>
					<comments>https://www.popbytes.com/christiane-noll-sound-of-music-tour-interview/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ALEX KELLEHER-NAGORSKI]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Broadway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christiane Noll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Tour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rodgers & Hammerstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sound of Music]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Christiane Noll is stepping into one of musical theater’s most iconic roles as Mother Abbess in the national tour of The Sound of Music. Noll <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.popbytes.com/christiane-noll-sound-of-music-tour-interview/" title="EXCLUSIVE: TALKING &#8216;THE SOUND OF MUSIC&#8217; NATIONAL TOUR WITH CHRISTIANE NOLL ">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>EXCLUSIVE: TALKING &#8216;MONTE CRISTO&#8217; WITH SIERRA BOGGESS </title>
		<link>https://www.popbytes.com/sierra-boggess-monte-cristo-interview/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ALEX KELLEHER-NAGORSKI]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adam Jacobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexandre Dumas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monte Cristo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norm Lewis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NYC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Off Broadway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Kellogg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Boggess]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Weiner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theatre at St. Jean’s]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sierra Boggess is once again reinventing the ingenue. As Mercedes in the new Off-Broadway show, Monte Cristo, the Olivier-nominated soprano is stepping into the kind <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.popbytes.com/sierra-boggess-monte-cristo-interview/" title="EXCLUSIVE: TALKING &#8216;MONTE CRISTO&#8217; WITH SIERRA BOGGESS ">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Here Lies Love&#8217; Brings History—and a Warning—to the Dance Floor</title>
		<link>https://www.popbytes.com/here-lies-love-musical-review-los-angeles/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MICHAEL KNUDSEN]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Center Theatre Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Here Lies Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imelda Marcos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Taper Forum]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week I had the absolute pleasure of attending the official Los Angeles opening of Here Lies Love—the electrifying musical from David Byrne and Fatboy <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.popbytes.com/here-lies-love-musical-review-los-angeles/" title="&#8216;Here Lies Love&#8217; Brings History—and a Warning—to the Dance Floor">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>EXCLUSIVE: TALKING &#8216;TWO STRANGERS CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK&#8217; W/ PHOENIX BEST &#038; VINCENT MICHAEL </title>
		<link>https://www.popbytes.com/phoenix-best-vincent-michael-interview/</link>
					<comments>https://www.popbytes.com/phoenix-best-vincent-michael-interview/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ALEX KELLEHER-NAGORSKI]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 23:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Broadway]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Longacre Theatre]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Phoenix Best]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vincent Michael]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Phoenix Best and Vincent Michael know exactly what it means to step into the spotlight when it matters most. As the standbys for Robin and <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.popbytes.com/phoenix-best-vincent-michael-interview/" title="EXCLUSIVE: TALKING &#8216;TWO STRANGERS CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK&#8217; W/ PHOENIX BEST &#38; VINCENT MICHAEL ">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>EXCLUSIVE: JESSICA VOSK ON HER NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM AND TOUR </title>
		<link>https://www.popbytes.com/jessica-vosk-interview-holiday-album-tour/</link>
					<comments>https://www.popbytes.com/jessica-vosk-interview-holiday-album-tour/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ALEX KELLEHER-NAGORSKI]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Broadway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Concerts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hell's Kitchen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jason Robert Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jessica Vosk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musicals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wicked]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.popbytes.com/?p=100226</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Jessica Vosk is ready to sleigh this holiday season. As she wraps up her acclaimed run in Broadway’s Hell’s Kitchen this week, the powerhouse vocalist <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.popbytes.com/jessica-vosk-interview-holiday-album-tour/" title="EXCLUSIVE: JESSICA VOSK ON HER NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM AND TOUR ">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Theater Meets Terror: A Night Inside &#8216;Paranormal Activity&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.popbytes.com/paranormal-activity-play-review-los-angeles/</link>
					<comments>https://www.popbytes.com/paranormal-activity-play-review-los-angeles/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MICHAEL KNUDSEN]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmanson Theatre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Center Theatre Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Levi Holloway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paranormal Activity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.popbytes.com/?p=100215</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Just when you think spooky season is officially over, along comes a brand-new show determined to keep the chills going. If you’re a fan of <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.popbytes.com/paranormal-activity-play-review-los-angeles/" title="Theater Meets Terror: A Night Inside &#8216;Paranormal Activity&#8217;">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>REVIEW: SHOSHANA BEAN TAKES ON CARNEGIE HALL</title>
		<link>https://www.popbytes.com/shoshana-bean-carnegie-hall-concert-review/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ALEX KELLEHER-NAGORSKI]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Broadway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carnegie Hall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Concerts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Robert Brown]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sara Bareilles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shoshana Bean]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.popbytes.com/?p=100200</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[It should come as absolutely no surprise to anyone that Shoshana Bean received a standing ovation as soon as she stepped on stage at Carnegie <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.popbytes.com/shoshana-bean-carnegie-hall-concert-review/" title="REVIEW: SHOSHANA BEAN TAKES ON CARNEGIE HALL">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>91</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>EXCLUSIVE: TALKING &#8216;ROMY &#038; MICHELE: THE MUSICAL&#8217; WITH LAUREN ZAKRIN</title>
		<link>https://www.popbytes.com/interview-lauren-zakrin-romy-michele-the-musical/</link>
					<comments>https://www.popbytes.com/interview-lauren-zakrin-romy-michele-the-musical/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ALEX KELLEHER-NAGORSKI]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Jay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gwendolyn Sanford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kara Lindsay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laura Bell Bundy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lauren Zakrin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Romy & Michele: The Musical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stage 42]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.popbytes.com/?p=100188</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Lauren Zakrin knows her way around iconic pop culture roles. Fresh off starring as Galadriel in the New Zealand run of Lord of the Rings: <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.popbytes.com/interview-lauren-zakrin-romy-michele-the-musical/" title="EXCLUSIVE: TALKING &#8216;ROMY &#038; MICHELE: THE MUSICAL&#8217; WITH LAUREN ZAKRIN">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Max Martin Meets the Bard: ‘&#038; Juliet’ Lights Up Los Angeles</title>
		<link>https://www.popbytes.com/and-juliet-review-los-angeles/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MICHAEL KNUDSEN]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ahmanson Theatre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[And Juliet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Center Theatre Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David West Read]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Max Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rachel Webb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Shakespeare]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.popbytes.com/?p=100176</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[What if Juliet hadn’t taken her own life after discovering Romeo dead at her side? That provocative “what if” is the spark behind the high-energy <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.popbytes.com/and-juliet-review-los-angeles/" title="Max Martin Meets the Bard: ‘&#038; Juliet’ Lights Up Los Angeles">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Revival That Resonates: &#8216;Parade&#8217; Returns with Power and Purpose</title>
		<link>https://www.popbytes.com/parade-musical-review-los-angeles/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MICHAEL KNUDSEN]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alfred Uhry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parade]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Talia Suskauer]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.popbytes.com/?p=100170</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[&#160; Last week, I finally had the opportunity to see the Broadway revival I’d been eagerly awaiting in Los Angeles—the Tony Award-winning revival of Parade—now <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.popbytes.com/parade-musical-review-los-angeles/" title="A Revival That Resonates: &#8216;Parade&#8217; Returns with Power and Purpose">[...]</a>]]></description>
		
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