LADCC Critics 
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA This is a phenomenal new achievement by local counter-culture hero Justin Tanner, ironically both selfish and unselfish at the same time. Still, I left the theatre not quite sure if I wanted to go home and write a review or to see if I could snag my monumentally talented though … Read more
Amanda Callas – Broadwayworld Once feels like a revelation, with all the delicate tenderness of a romantic ballad and the foot-stomping joy of a rustic Irish pub on music night. Read more… Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review Jacqueline Malenke’s haunting lighting set the tone of the show and brought it to a professional … Read more
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Includes Sweeney Todd, The Notebook, Kid Gloves, The Altruist, Brownstone, More Miracles, Jewish for Dinner, The Circle, What Opa Did, An Inspector Calls, My Son the Playwright, All the Devils Are Here, Izzard Hamlet. Read more…
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw In her program notes, Sorgen urges empathy for those gaslit by a narcissistic abuser. It’s a worthy goal. However, Punish Me does not so much shed light on narcissistic pathology as exploit it. Read more…
Terry Morgan – ArtsBeatLA Sweeney Todd is my favorite musical. I’ve seen it onstage several times, watched the film, enjoyed a cast recording (Cerveris/LuPone), and loved the Angela Lansbury/George Hearn version blessedly preserved on video. This breadth of comparisons, however, can make me picky about the show. Can the performers do justice to the songs … Read more
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw At a time when families hide in their homes for fear of being deported—or worse — the parallels to Franciosa’s timely play are obvious. Read more…
Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color The world premiere of The Circle at Greenway Court Theatre has severely misguided intentions in possibly one of the longest, most confusing, overly written, acted, and directed plays I have ever seen. Read more…
Martín Hernández – Stage Raw If there is one word linking this trio of original one acts, it is audacious, as each balances the wild and the whimsical with varying dramatic results. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Robert Axelrod’s important new play takes place in the multi-purpose room of a suicide hotline center as a group of volunteers begin training to provide a voice willing to listen to one of our troubled society’s most vulnerable and at-risk members: queer teens and young adults who find themselves at … Read more
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 8.5 out of 10! Great Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen more… Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw The plots are predictable, though the drama picks up in the second act as the stakes for each character get higher, and the final scene does carry some poignancy. Read more… … Read more