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NATHAN C. JONES: A LOVE STORY? – an online performance from The Blank Theatre

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June 6, 2020Ellen Dostal – Broadway World “May you live in interesting times,” has taken on new meaning in 2020 amid the current world health crisis. No one could have imagined a scenario like this where theater doors would be forced to close indefinitely. And yet, they have. But you can’t dampen the heart of an artist
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‘THE PRESENT’…AND THE FUZZY FUTURE OF L.A. THEATER from LA Observed

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June 4, 2020Don Shirley – LA Observed “There is no theater in Los Angeles.” This line, or some variation of it, has been around for decades — sometimes spoken by real people, sometimes ascribed to fictional characters. It’s normally a snarky wisecrack, completely unrelated to the truth. Right now, however, this line is much more accurate than
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RORSCHACH FEST, INKBLOT C at Atwater Village Theatre

Darrett Sanders
March 3, 2020Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw In a Rorschach test, an individual is presented with a series of abstract images and asked what they see. Their answers are used by the administering psychiatrist or psychologist to gain insight into that person’s state of mind. Open Fist Theater Company’s current production is titled Rorschach Fest. Presented as
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FOUND at IAMA Theatre Company

Jeff Lorch
February 27, 2020Erin Conley – On Stage & Screen It all begins with a note on a car and a case of mistaken identity. Found, a musical based on the books and magazines of the same name by Davy Rothbart, opened this past weekend in its west coast premiere at IAMA Theatre Company in Los Angeles. Read
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THE BOOK OF MORMON at the Ahmanson Theatre

Julieta Cervantes
February 22, 2020Jonas Schwartz – Broadway World After two successful runs in Los Angeles in 2012 and 2014 at the Pantages, that smut-mouthed, but endearing musical comedy The Book Of Mormon has squatted downtown at the Ahmanson, and third time around, it has lost none of its luster, or its smut. Read more… Now running through March
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A BODY OF WATER at Actors’ Co-op

Larry Sandez
February 22, 2020Rob Stevens – Haines His Way A middle-aged couple wake up one morning naked in bed. The woman gently removes his hand from her breast, dons a handy silk robe and is off to the kitchen to make coffee. The man soon follows. Read more… Now running through March 15

HAMLET THE ROCK MUSICAL at the El Portal Theatre

Barry Weiss
February 19, 2020Lovell Estell III — Stage Raw Hamlet The Rock Musical has had a few iterations since it debuted in 1973 with the title Kronberg 1582. It was commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where it was part of a larger radio program. In 1976, it ran on Broadway for seven shows as Rockabye Hamlet, and
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STOMACH CONTENTS at Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre

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Saturday, March 10th, 2018
Sharon Yablon

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Neal Weaver  – Stage Raw

These three one-acts by Sharon Yablon are all set in the bleak Mojave Desert, and they share an equally bleak vision, albeit touched with fantasy and surrealism.
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Now running through March 25

 

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UNCOVER THE MOON at Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre

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Thursday, November 9th, 2017
(Photo by Susan Chambers)

(Photo by Susan Chambers)

Lovell Estell III — Stage Raw

Writer/director Susan Chambers scores a modest success with this short coming-of-age tale that meshes allegory with fairy tale, nature myths, and a dash of feminist esprit.
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Now running through November 25

 

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CAPTAIN DIXON vs. THE MOTH SLUTS FROM THE FIFTH DIMENSION at Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre

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Sunday, August 25th, 2013

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Pauline Adamek – LA Weekly

A nicely acted, crisply directed and neatly written piece of 1950s sci-fi comedy, featuring nearly naked, green-painted, go-go-dancing space aliens — what’s not to love?! Playwright Matthew Sklar stars as Captain Dan Dixon in his creature-feature retro romp through space.
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Now running through September 14.

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The Para Abnormals, Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre

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Thursday, August 30th, 2012

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The Para Abnormals by Thomas J. Misuraca.

 

Pauline Adamek – LA Weekly

A trio of paranormal investigators has several close encounters with menacing spirits in The Para Abnormals, Thomas J. Misuraca’s comedy thriller now playing at Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre in NoHo. Just the opening moments of this little low-budget supernatural chiller manages to offer far more effective shivers and scares than a recent staging of The Exorcist over at the Geffen.   Read more…

 

 

 

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