Lear Redux @ ODYSSEY THEATRE

Deborah Klugman  – Stage Raw From the moment he makes his entrance — sour-faced, cantankerous, shuffling as he leans resentfully on the walker that testifies to infirmity and old age, a comedic Jack Stehlin ignites the stage.” Read more… Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Adding to previous “reduxes” of William Shakespeare plays like “Titus … Read more

A Doll’s House, Part 2 @ PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania Jennifer Chang’s interpretation of Hnath’s play is puzzling. The dialogue crackles on its own, yet Chang adds unnecessary modern touches, like a violin version of the White Stripes song “Seven Nation Army” (sound by John Nobori) and modern tennis shoes (costumes by Anthony Tran). Read more… Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld Director Jennifer … Read more

Love’s End (Clôture de l’amour) @ ODYSSEY THEATRE

Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Having its West Coast premiere at the Odyssey Theatre, “Love’s End” — translated by Jim Fletcher and Kate Moran from the original 2011 French play “Clôture de l’amour” by Pascal Rambert — offers a scathing portrait of a marriage break-up that goes terribly sour. Read more…

A Man of No Importance @ A NOISE WITHIN

Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Seamlessly directed by A Noise Within’s co-artistic director Julia Rodriguez Elliott and excellently acted and sung, “A Man of No Importance” is the kind of mesmerizing musical that captures your spirit and gives you something to think about as well. Read more… Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA It doesn’t … Read more

Aristotle/Alexander @ COMPANY OF ANGELS

Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix It’s an engaging and gripping drama, infused with original music composed by Andreas Fevos on a set designed by Joel Daavid featuring Aristotle’s “lab” strewn with herbs, an in-progress egg experiment, numerous scrolls and an astrolabe. Read more… Patrick Chavis  – LA Theatre Bites Podcast  7.1 out of 10! … Read more

Fostered @ PACIFIC RESIDENT THEATRE

Patrick Chavis  – LA Theatre Bites Podcast  6.9 out of 10! Below Average! Listen more… F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw The production is handsomely mounted in every particular. As for director Andy Weyman and his superlative cast, they go boldly over the top in pursuit of laughs, yet keep the action moored in essential … Read more

Bonnie & Clyde (The Musical) @ RUBICON THEATRE COMPANY

Philip Brandes –  Stage Raw A newly revised version of Bonnie & Clyde, the Frank Wildhorn, Don Black and Ivan Menchell musical theatre adaptation of their complex, morally ambiguous story, makes its U.S. premiere with a spectacular hail of ballads and bullets in a newly-revised version at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre. Read more…

The Glass Menagerie @ ANTAEUS THEATRE COMPANY

Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA This is a reverent return to everything the classic play unleashed when it first seized the attention of the world in 1944 and catapulted Tennessee Williams from obscurity to international acclaim at age 33. What Antaeus and director Carolyn Ratteray have accomplished with this glorious return is nothing short of … Read more