#HFF25: OH CONSTANTINE! @ THE ZEPHYR THEATRE
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move OH CONSTANTINE!, indeed. The phrase itself is exactly how you can wrap up this satyrical little ditty about the first Ecumenical Council of Nicaea. Read more…
LADCC Critics
#HFF25: REAL PEOPLE @ STEPHANIE FEURY STUDIO THEATRE
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move REAL PEOPLE is a 25 minute, “Breakfast Club” style, scenario that tries to say something important about identity and acceptance, even in its very raw and unsophisticated form. Read more…
#HFF25: STAGE MAMMA @ THE ZEPHYR THEATRE
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move When I typed STAGE MAMMA into my Mac laptop, attempting to find my half-written review, the search bar took me directly to iTunes. It landed on, ABBA’s 1975 hit song, “MAMMA MIA”. Funny thing about that little accident, though, is that the song almost perfectly fits. Read more…
#HFF25: THE MANY LIVES OF LADY M @ THE ZEPHYR THEATRE
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Women were never supposed to rise above their station as Mother and Mute. Definitely not as a circulated author. Yet, 18th century artistocrat, Lady Mary Wortley Montegu, among many indiscretions, including a difficult marriage, had the scandalous audacity to name herself something other than, “anonymous.” Read more…
#HFF25: Stumbling On Ceremony @ ZEPHYR THEATRE
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Larry Davidson is stumbling on ceremony. His daughter’s wedding is only a day away and he’s forgotten that he was supposed to write a speech to send her off. Can Mother Ayahuasca save the day? Read more…
#HFF25: BUEN CAMINO @ ZEPHYR THEATRE
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Although, Morticia, a “completely uncompensated” assisting spirit shows up with a to-do list, as the answer to Susan’s wish for ending it all, after her perfect life is shattered, the prep is seriously hard. Especially the honesty. So, the Universe steps in. Read more…
The Wedding Singer @ THE COLONY THEATRE
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA The biggest asset this adaptation of the popular 1998 romcom has going for it is the hiring of Michael Donovan to direct, who not only stages with great fluidity, but there’s also the fact that as the premier theatrical casting director in Los Angeles, he was obviously privy to bring … Read more
Hamlet @ MARK TAPER FORUM
Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color With the promise of Center Theatre Group‘s Hamlet (both adapted and directed by Robert O’Hara) being bold and daring for the new generation, it is odd to say that despite a very able & entertaining cast and some novel ideas, this production could do without the first half … Read more
Mad kings breed dismay, in DC and LA
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Trump’s NEA cuts, “Lear Redux,” “Doll’s House Part 2,” “Glass Menagerie,” “A Man of No Importance,” “Tasty Little Rabbit,” “Life of Pi,” Califas plays, “The Chinese Lady,” “Flashes of Light, “Becky’s New Car” “Fostered” Read more…