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AND IF I DON’T BEHAVE THEN WHAT at Open Fist Theatre Company

Cynthia Ettinger. Photo by Frank Ishman.
February 3, 2023Steven Leigh Morris – Stage Raw Brdar’s play isn’t a play in any traditional sense. It’s a poem. A one-woman confessional in 13 verses, starting with “Age 0” and culminating in “Age 78.” It’s almost a one-woman show performed by Cynthia Ettinger, except for the supporting characters (Carmella Jenkins, Howard Leder and Debba Rofheart) who
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TOWARDS ZERO at Long Beach Playhouse

Milena Gotch, Jordan Brayboy, and Alex Piper. Photo by Mike Hardy.
February 1, 2023Lara 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 twists make them visual treats easily transferable to theater and cinema. Jumping on the bandwagon
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MISERY at Maverick Theatre Company

Photo by Jessica Peralta
February 1, 2023Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review Stephen King is one of today’s most prolific and successful horror writers. His influence on pop culture, film, television, and even theatre, is undeniable regardless of whether you enjoy his work. Despite a vast catalog of work, Misery stands out as a high watermark in suspense and drama.
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THE REALISTIC JONESES at Rubicon Theatre Company

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January 31, 2023Terry Morgan – ArtsBeat LA The first time I saw a play by Will Eno was about 15 years ago, by Circle X Theatre Company of The Flu Season. It was an excellent production in many ways, but there was one scene in which a character died, and instead of having the character stay prone,
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KATRINA at Loft Ensemble

John Goodwin and Jessica Perkins. Photo by Paul Davis and Victoria Greenwood.
January 31, 2023Socks Whitmore – Stage Raw …KATRINA is a highly sensory play; from an excellently crafted hurricane soundscape to a backdrop cleverly painted to meld with the projections of a churning sea, the audience is encouraged to feel immersed in the storm. The recounting of Hurricane Katrina is communicated by footage, voice over, and the acted-out
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BLOOD SUPPLY: A Zombie Apocalypse Love Story at Theatre 68 Arts Complex – The Emerson

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January 25, 2023Socks Whitmore – Stage Raw It’s not often the words “love” and “zombie” are paired together—and it’s even rarer to see them alongside the words “new musical.” Set one year after the onset of the dreaded zombie virus, Blood Supply: A Zombie Apocalypse Love Story is a folk rock saga that has populated the Emerson
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DO YOU FEEL ANGER? by Circle X Theatre Company

Napoleon Tavale, Paula Rebelo, and Rich Liccardo, Photo by Jeff Lorch.
January 25, 2023Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Circle X Theatre Company’s West Coast premiere production of Do You Feel Anger? @ Atwater Village Theatre – 10 out of 10 – Masterpiece! LA THEATRE BITES RECOMMENDED. More… Terry Morgan – Stage Raw There’s a Cowboy Junkies song from 1993 called “Hunted,” which is about the ever-present threat
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Archive for The Full Monty

THE FULL MONTY – 3-D Theatricals at Plummer Auditorium

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Thursday, April 28th, 2016
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Dany Margolies – The Daily Breeze

“Anybody can take their clothes off. But to do it on a stage, with thousands and thousands of people looking at you? That takes something.” Read more…

Now running through May 8

 

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THE FULL MONTY at the Norris Theatre

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Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

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Dany Margolies  -  Arts In LA

While the material may be a bit questionable, the talent involved in this production is undeniable. This musical tells the story of average men who learn to love their physical selves and the special women who never stopped loving them. Its book, by Terrence McNally, hews to the 1997 film of the same name (written by Simon Beaufoy). McNally’s musical is set in Buffalo, N.Y., as that city’s steelworkers lose their jobs. Read more…

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Now running through Oct. 5.

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