Tick, Tick...Boom! is a passionate film that deals with the mental health struggles of the late Rent director Jonathan Larson as he tried to create musical theater greatness in the 1990s while working at the Moondance Diner in New York and feeling like a failure because he was about to turn 30 without having a breakthrough hit
The cast and crew, from left, Liana Bartolome, 16, Sam Karpinski, 17, Randy Damas, 18, Leilani Patao, 18, Benji Tucker, 18, Vivian Wolfson, 17, Elton McCrudden, 15, Pascal Connolly, 15, of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Louder Than Words” High School Edition, a piece for “tick, tick…Boom!” pose at LACHSA in Los Angeles on Tuesday, November 30, 2021.
Nyla Joseph has felt at ease in front of a camera ever since appearing in a public service announcement six years ago. But her dreams of becoming an actor were frustrated because her South Los Angeles middle school lacks a theater program. And her mother was leery of internet scams promising to turn her daughter into the
Self Help Graphics & Art was founded in the 1970’s to expand access to art education and produce cultural events that empower and inspire the communities of Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles. To continue advancing education and the representation of people of color in the arts, we are partnering with the Los Angeles County
LOS ANGELES, CA — Eleven students from Los Angeles-area schools were nominated Thursday as 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts. Four of those students are enrolled at Los Angeles County School For the Arts, while another three attend Harvard-Westlake in Studio City. A total of 60 students from 19 states across 10 artistic mediums
The Arts Schools Network Board of Directors has designated Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) an Exemplary School in recognition of its commitment to excellence. The five-year designation is awarded for 2020-2025. Arts Schools Network (ASN), the nation’s largest professional membership organization of specialized arts schools, awards Exemplary School designations to members
LACHSA Senior Sydney Guine `20 was featured in Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020, television special that was simulcast on all major television networks and online on May 16, 2020. Celebrities, activists, and artists including President Barack Obama, LeBron James, Ben Platt, Yara Shahidi, Lena Waithe, Alicia Keys, Pharrell Williams, Malala
LACHSA in the News!! Check out the recent article in the LA Times about the challenges LACHSA is facing and how LACHSA students are tapping into their creative spirit, and all of the innovative ways to collaborate and perform during quarantine. Read the full article here.
We are proud to congratulate LACHSA's soon-to-be senior Akira Sky '20 who is a Regional Winner of the 2019 National Endowment for the Arts' Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge! To see Akira introducing herself and her work, watch the NEA video here: https://youtu.be/y4pfr29xZkM Next, Akira will be paired with a musical theater mentor and music director
