Arts A La Carte

Coming up…

Join us in supporting our artists and participate in the experience of bringing new works to life.

After a sold-out run in LA, Omen is bringing this fever-dream exploration of Poe’s The Tell Tale Heart back to New York City. Featuring music from the Clandestine Circle Quintet, Omen Kaine re-imagines the haunting story for our times, setting it in Boston during the Pandemic.

November 21 and 22 at 7:00 PM
November 23 at 2:00 PM

Under St Marks Theater
94 Saint Marks Place
New York, New York 10009

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Ready for some ribald revelry? A naughty Noel? A yummy yuletide?
Come join us for an evening of song, stories, and who knows what else!

Be prepared to laugh your ornaments off!

December 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Los Angeles LGBT Center
Davidson/Valentini Theatre
1125 N. McCadden Place
Los Angeles, CA 90038

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Concert reading – Synchronicity Theatre, Atlanta GA
January 10, 2026 – 7:30 PM
January 11, 2026 – 2:00 PM and 7:00PM

When heartbroken Bible Belt wife, Honey B. Dews loses everything, she and her book club decide to turn a former Strip Club into The Flirt Bar, where women can go and be flirted with. To pull it off, she has to team up with Raquel Ramone – the hard-singing, god-fearing, gay Greek chorus of a singer who comes with the place.

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Workshop production – Los Angeles, 2026 TBD

The second workshop production of a new musical about grief, love and community activism. Six strangers grapple with life, loss, love and each other while cycling 545 miles over seven days. More info at www.theridemusical.com

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Past events…

May 10 and 11, 2025 – Los Angeles LGBT Center
Proceeds supported Arts A La Carte and the LA LGBT Center

Performances by: Julia Mae Abrams, Danielle Heaton, Jimmy Thornton, Ric Iverson, Oliver Rotunno, JonPaul Burkhart, Thomas Franklin, Emilie Mirvis, Ella Gibbs, Tate Novarro, Chrissi Erickson, Ekaterina Bouras

Produced by Susan Lambert Hatem and Katherine Nolan
Associate Producer: Gina Leonetti
Producer’s Assistant/Stage Manager: Sailor Franklin

Directed by Matthew Alexander
Assistant Director: Sergio Perez

Musical Direction by Gabrielle Maldonado
Percussionist/Drummer: Adrian Manuel
Vocal Arrangements by Dillon Feldman

Lighting/Projections: Spencer Doughtie.

Photographer/Videographer: Davis Barber

Front of House: Kelie McIver and Chris Eisenberg

Graphic created by Augusto Ferriols and inspired by the “Ride, Love, Live” campaign by verynice.co

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Ten years after their infamous trip down the Mississippi River, formerly enslaved Jim and a grown-up Huckleberry Finn find themselves out West, setting out on a challenging journey to locate Jim’s lost family, encountering dangers, adventures, and surprising strangers, not the least of which is a young Samuel Clemens. Jim and Huck explores the power of writers, storytelling, and the lost and co-opted stories of history and America.

Produced by Susan Lambert Hatem and Katherine Nolan
Presented by 134 West and Arts a La Carte

Performances by: Bernard K. Addison, Spencer Doughtie, Sailor Franklin, Lila Hood, Joyce Lee, Sergio Perez, Megan Ruble, Roger Nolan

Written/Directed by Susan Lambert Hatem
Co-Directed by Sergio Perez
Director’s and Writer’s assistant – Paige Jorban
Stage Manager – Sailor Franklin

Music Direction by Amy Engelhardt
Richard Adkins – Violin
Lila Hood – Violin
Stanley Lightcap – Guitar
Murray Zweig – Percussion
Roger Nolan – Guitar and banjolele

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