LADCC Critics 
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA The truth is—and it has always been so—that art heals. From the ancient days of Greek drama, when a shrewdly disguised political message is slyly presented through the lens of outrageous comedy, it is a feat to be admired. Read more… Terry Morgan – ArtsBeatLA In my fifty-seven years of … Read more
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Tartuffe: Born Again, Wendy’s Peter Pan, Winter’s Tale’ ‘As You Like it’ are the alfresco shows also includes ‘Keely and Du.’ ‘Dido in Idaho.’ Tom Jacobson’s ‘Crevasse’ and ‘Bauhaus Project’. Felder’s ‘Rachmaninoff and the Tsar’. Plus a brief mention of ’39 Steps’. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Hershey Felder’s lyrical and painstakingly researched script is a most arresting part of this world premiere but as usual, magic happens when the master turns to the piano and in detail identifies familiar moments in the great composer’s work that inspired his dulcet, hypnotic compositions that remain timeless contributions to … Read more
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw Despite the limitations of the production, it’s still great fun to ferret out the undercurrents in this timely play — a reminder that Ionesco’s enduring reputation as a theatrical provocateur is well-warranted. Read more…
Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld “Murder After Hours” is exquisitely well done and will keep you guessing up until the affecting and surprising end. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Methinks Abby Rosebrock is a playwright to watch. Her quirky revelation-a-minute plot and nonstop clever dialogue chockful of double entendres and thrown-away one-liners is skillfully mixed with a survivor’s instinct that eviscerates the selfish and disenfranchising society contemporary millennials and others must navigate in an effort to find love. Read … Read more
Katie Buenneke – Theater Digest Company on tour at the Pantages [LA]. I had seen this production in London in 2018 and really loved it then, but I wasn’t sure how much more it would resonate seeing it 6 years later, as I am much closer to Bobbie’s age in this revival. The answer is—it … Read more
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA “Love is Company,” the lyrics of the late-great Stephen Sondheim’s title song of his groundbreaking 1970 classic tells us, and the slice of our collective and most tenuous lives explored in this fresh gender-bending interpretation of his time-defying masterwork could not be more compelling. Read more… Katie Buenneke – Theater … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move CLUE is simply the zaniest! This end-of-season offering is a stellar, screwball noir. Maybe even, the Ahmanson’s all-around best all year. Read more… Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld Filled with puns and pratfalls, mugging and mannerisms, CLUE is broad camp, laugh-out-loud funny, and absolutely joyous. Read more… Travis … Read more
Dana Martin – Stage Raw Camelot is a utopian fantasy kingdom that champions the chivalry of the pure-hearted, endlessly courageous Knights of the Round Table, who clear the way for a civilized, peaceful and fair society that depends on humans being on their best behavior — clearly a losing proposition. Read more…