What might be on tap at the Taper…in its current meantime?
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to the Mark Taper Forum. Read more…
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One Moment of Freedom @ Theatre 40
Rob Stevens – Haines His Way As part of the two-show repertory opening its 57th season, Beverly Hills’s Theatre 40 is presenting the World Premiere of Marion J. Zola’s One Moment of Freedom. It’s an interesting snapshot of a little-known…
La Havana Madrid @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
Dana Martin – Stage Raw La Havana Madrid, a long-forgotten social club that turned into a ’60s social movement, finds new life in Mission San Juan Capistrano’s courtyard. Writer/performer Sandra Delgado’s play of the same name articulates both the oppression…
Avenue Q @ The Wayward Artist
Socks Whitmore – Stage Raw It’s funny, it’s furry, it’s an infamous fan favorite—The Wayward Artist presents the “Triple Crown” Tony winner for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q (music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff…
Doris and Ivy in the Home @ Theatre 40
Rob Stevens – Haines His Way Theatre 40, on the campus of Beverly Hills High School, has opened their 57th season with Norm Foster’s Doris and Ivy in The Home. The title gives away the fact that there is some…
Eight Ball Theatre presents: The Fire at the Edge of the Earth @ The Hudson Guild Theatre
Socks Whitmore – Stage Raw On the tiny stage of the Hudson Guild Theatre, two lovers on the precipice of their relationship (and the top of a legendary mountain) reckon with their very nature. The Fire at the Edge of…
In the Heights @ Morgan-Wixson Theatre
Martίn Hernández – Stage Raw Opening on Broadway during the U.S. housing-based financial meltdown, this 2008 Tony Award winner for Best Musical deals with gentrification, yet another real estate-grounded scourge that disproportionately harms marginalized communities. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s music and lyrics,…
Julius Caesar @ Independent Shakespeare Company
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage The free-admission but donation-reliant ISC returns to its Old Zoo space within Griffith Park with “Julius Caesar,” after two seasons in a much smaller dell just to the west, deeper within the park (following the…
Nothing, Nothing @ Hero Theatre Company
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Hero Theatre Company Presents: Nothing, Nothing @ Friendship Baptist Church – 9.2 out of 10! Exceptional Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Read more…
Stew @ Pasadena Playhouse
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Stew @ Pasadena Playhouse – 8 out of 10! Good Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Read more… Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania In Stew, playwright Zora Howard taps into a style of comedy that recalls…