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THE HEAL at Getty Villa

Craig Schwartz
September 12, 2019Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Everyone is wounded — that’s the overarching theme of The Heal, writer/director Aaron Posner’s ironical, imaginative play about living with pain and choosing to do the right thing even if you’re unclear just what that thing might be. Read more… Now running through September 28  

LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS at the Ahmanson Theatre

Matthew Murphy
September 11, 2019Erin Conley – On Stage & Screen In his sixth one-man show, Tony winner John Leguizamo is back on stage with Latin History for Morons, a timely and engaging piece that is part comedy special, part solo revue, and part poignant academic lesson. Read more… Katie Buenneke – Stage Raw John Leguizamo has a remarkable knack
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OUR LADY OF 121ST STREET at the Loft Ensemble

Emma Latimer
September 11, 2019Lovell Estell III — Stage Raw Stephen Adly Guirgis has a knack for scripting characters that “stick” with you, and a keen ear for dialogue that is, by turns, wrenching and humorous. In this dramedy, Guigis creates a gallery of raucous misfits who are brought together by the death of a beloved (and feared) mentor,
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HANDJOB – Echo Theater Company at Atwater Village Theatre

Darrett Sanders
September 8, 2019Erin Conley – On Stage & Screen When the lights rise on Handjob, a play by Erik Patterson currently in its world premiere at the Echo Theater Company in Los Angeles, we meet Keith (Steven Culp). Keith is a gay, white writer, and he has hired Eddie (Michael Rishawn), a younger black man, to provide
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DRIVING WILDE at Theatre of NOTE

Darrett Sanders
September 3, 2019Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw In The Picture of Dorian Grey, Oscar Wilde’s title character makes a Faustian pact to preserve his beauty at the price of his soul, transitioning, in the course of the narrative, from a naïve, guilt-free youth to a cruel and vicious narcissist. The book speaks to the vanity of vanity
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WITCH at Geffen Playhouse

Jeff Lorch
September 1, 2019Terry Morgan  -  Talkin’ Broadway When The Witch of Edmonton (written by William Rowley, Thomas Dekker and John Ford) premiered in 1621, its tale of a woman selling her soul to the devil to gain revenge on her neighbors was played as a tragic drama. Jen Silverman’s new version of the story, simply titled Witch,
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EARLY BIRDS at Moving Arts

Benjamin Simpson
August 20, 2019Katie Buenneke – Stage Raw When it comes to buffets, it seems the early bird does catch the worm — or at least, the early bird gets to eat her food before anyone else touches it. This is the conclusion that Nora (Jean Gilpin) and Ivy (Jayne Taini) reach in Dana Schwartz’s Early Birds. Moving
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Archive for Kristin Towers-Rowles

NUNSENSE at Crown City Theatre

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Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

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Neal Weaver – Stage Raw

If you’re looking for a fun holiday show that’s free of both sentimentality and Christmas propaganda, the folks at Crown City Theatre have obligingly provided one. Read more…

Now running through January 17.

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SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at the El Portal

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Friday, April 17th, 2015

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Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw

There’s such an assortment of riches in this stellar rendering of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s operatic musical that I can only begin by commending director Kristin Towers-Rowles. She’s brought together a superb ensemble, equally impressive musically and in dramatic performance. It’s an accomplishment all the more notable for being produced in such a small venue. Read more…

Now running through May 10.

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