Tag Lara Altunian

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SNOWHITE at Santa Monica Playhouse

Lara J. Altunian – Stage Raw. When it comes to classic fairy tales, there’s always room for updated adaptations — particularly when it comes to introducing one with antiquated values to a new generation of audiences. Santa Monica Playhouse’s rendition…

LADCC Critics
March 15, 2023

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TOWARDS ZERO at Long Beach Playhouse

Lara Altunian – Stage Raw. Although it can be argued that a growing obsession with true crime may in part be responsible for the most recent revival of Agatha Christie’s work, there is no doubt that her detective fictions’ compelling…

LADCC Critics
February 1, 2023

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