LADCC Critics

Write Act Repetory presents: Expect-Asian @ BRICKHOUSE THEATRE

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Deborah Klugman  – Stage Raw In Expect-Asian, directed by Anne Mesa, writer/solo performer Jeffrey Han shares his experience as a Chinese American kid with a dream at odds with the expectations of his family and his culture. The show, which runs under an hour, builds around a familiar dramatic theme — the clash between American … Read more

Mikvah Girls @ THE BROADWATER

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Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 9 out of 10! Exceptional Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen more… Deborah Klugman  – Stage Raw Directed by Brian Eckert, the production’s strength lies in Knell’s consistently truthful turn as Maya, which becomes even more important as the play’s meatier themes emerge. But JoAnna, (whose internet bio … Read more

Unbroken Blossoms @ EAST WEST PLAYERS

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Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA The premise of Philip W. Chung’s new play is compelling and eye-opening, but when dependable LA actors as gifted as Arye Gross, Alexandra Hellquist, and Gavin Kawin Lee come off as heavy-handed and unimpressive as they do here, something is terribly wrong. All three deserve better, as does director Jeff … Read more

WENDY’S PETER PAN @ WILL GEER THEATRICUM BOTANICUM

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Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld While WENDY’S PETER PAN would be better served by trimming the fat, focusing on more sharpened performances, and allowing its performers room to breathe, children, despite its evening start time, will likely appreciate the show more than adults who will take notice of its distracting bumps and peculiarities. Read more… Philip … Read more

HorseChart Theatre Company Presents: Psycho Beach Party @ THE MATRIX THEATRE

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Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Cowabunga, my humor-starved overheated moondoggies, understand this one fact of nature: no one spoofs those ridiculously cheesy early-60s surfer flicks quite as perfectly as Charles Busch—and this smart and colorful remounting of his 1987 off-Broadway hit “Psycho Beach Party” could not possibly be more swellsville, bros. Read more… Katie Buenneke … Read more

If All the Sky Were Paper @ ARROYO REPERTORY THEATRE

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F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw Andrew Carroll is a prominent author and historian whose painstaking scholarship is a matter of record. Inspired by a distant relative’s World War II letter, Carroll made it his mission to amass war correspondence from across the globe, extending from the Civil War to the present day. His search … Read more