PURE CINEMA @ THE BROADWATER
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move If you ask me, it’s a monster of a setup. And director Matt Ritchey has accomplished a mythical feat in wrangling this hydra of a play. Read more…
LADCC Critics
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World Premiere : Dear Auntie B @ THE ACTORS COMPANY
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move DEAR AUNTIE B has the bite of Hedda Hopper and the flair of W’s Countess. But she’s got one thing more…a broken heart. Read more… Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw The play, strong…
The Explorers Club @ THEATRE 40
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw In the case of The Explorers Club, the season closer at Theatre 40, director Melanie MacQueen has the basics for a solid show yet fails to transmute the production from dross to gold. Read…
Jelly’s Last Jam @ PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
Katie Buenneke – Stage Raw This is a unique production, where the sum of the parts may be greater than the show itself. There’s a lot to like about most of the elements of Jelly’s Last Jam, especially for anyone…
Students Push for Social Innovation in High School Theater
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move These high school students are developing and implementing real solutions on the critical intersectional issues of mental health, academics and creativity through their Theater Impact Project. Read more…
Frida-Stroke of Passion: The Immersive Experience @ CASA 0101
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 7.3 out of 10! Average Show! Listen more… Martín Hernández – Stage Raw [P]laywright/performer Odalys Nanin’s portrait of the last week in Kahlo’s life is devoid of the passion that fueled the artist’s…
Reefer Madness @ THE WHITLEY
Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania Reefer Madness, The Musical has risen from the grave in the city where it first slayed for over 18 record-breaking months. Director and choreographer Spencer Liff and a stellar cast make this revival at the Reefer…
Misalliance @ A NOISE WITHIN
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw As with the staging of any classic, Misalliance comes with its particular set of challenges —notably, rising above the period conventions, literary language, and, in Shaw’s case, a plethora of lengthy monologues that deal with…
Funny Girl @ SEGERESTROM CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix While the production could have probably done without the garish WWI military Follies number “Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat,” especially given the current global conflicts, perhaps Fanny would agree that the show must go on, and Barbie might…
A shocking shrinkage of stage reviews at LA Times. CTG’s ‘One’-size season.
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Plus comments on ‘Body’s Midnight,’ ‘Misalliance,’ ‘Hitler’s Tasters,’ ‘Pang Spa,’ LTC season, ‘North Country,’ ‘Topsy Turvy,’ SCR’s premieres. Read more…