End of the Rainbow by Peter Quilter. Pauline Adamek – ArtsBeatLA If you didn’t get to see legendary actress and singer Judy Garland perform live, then a new play with music about the last days of her turbulent life may offer you the next…
Belz! The Jewish Vaudeville Musical by Pavel Cerny. Mayank Keshaviah – LA Weekly An ersatz cross between Fiddler on the Roof and Cabaret, writer and director Pavel Cerny’s 1979 show enjoyed a successful 1984 run at the now defunct Callboard Theatre. But like the Callboard, the show’s best days…
One Night with Janis Joplin by Randy Johnson. David C. Nichols – L.A. Times The legend that was and is Janis Joplin has influenced countless female rockers, many of them epic talents in their own right. And few if any theater events have done…
Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl. Pauline Adamek – LA Weekly Playwright Sarah Ruhl’s melancholy and slightly surreal drama is a whimsical and updated take on the classic Greek myth of Orpheus, the divinely inspired musician who defied nature and descended into Hades to retrieve his…
The Trouble with Words by Gregory Nabours.. Pauline Adamek – LA Weekly This scintillating 90-minute, two-act show is packed with eighteen appealing and pretty songs. Musical Director and composer Gregory Nabours’ engaging musical (restaged and newly completed with five additional new songs) is smart,…
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the winners and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2012. The 44th Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards ceremony took place Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Los Angeles Theatre…
AN APOLOGY FROM BOB VERINI, PRODUCER OF THE LADCC AWARDS SHOW 3/19/13 Dear Friends of the LADCC: Thank you so much for your support of our efforts at last night’s awards show. We are so pleased at the reactions to the…
French Stewart, TV star (“3rd Rock From the Sun”) and local theatre mainstay (“Stoneface”: “Voice Lessons”) will host the 44th Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC)Awards on Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St. Downtown. Tickets for the show…
The Miser by Moliere, adaptation by Lance Davis. Hoyt Hilsman – The Huffington Post Los Angeles has a star shining brightly in its theatrical firmament. Parson’s Nose Productions, a small ensemble troupe in Pasadena, has the unique mission of presenting classic stories in…
Los Angeles Drama Critics needs Volunteers for Monday, March 18, at the LA Theatre Center, Downtown LA. Are you friendly? Are you fun? Do you want to meet theater professionals? Help your theatre community – and make new friends and contacts in the…