LADCC Critics 
Amanda Callas – Discover Hollywood Magazine First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood’s A Christmas Carol is more than simply a play, it is a complete event, transportive and delightful, that offers that most promised but actually most elusive of seasonal commodities – the holiday spirit. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA “The theatre is the only institution that’s been dying for four thousand years and has never succumbed. It requires tough and devoted people to keep it alive.” — John Steinbeck. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Although the creators of all things theatrical are still desperately trying to lure audiences back since the pandemic, the quality of what’s being presented on LA stages could not be more impressive—especially this year. I am amazed and encouraged by the resiliency of all theatre artists, all of whom deserve … Read more
Jonas Schwartz – BroadwayWorld The show is a trifle, light and airy, where only special ingredients can make it take flight. Luckily, at the Ahmanson, this stellar cast has created a tasty morsel, led by the deliriously funny Sutton Foster. Read more…
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix The story is Austen at her most scheming but here set to transporting music with very talented singing and acting, especially Foster as Emma and fellow leads Lowe and Alexander. Read more… Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review Casey Long directed Emma the Musical does not reinvent the … Read more
Amanda Callas – BroadwayWorld This is a lavish, romantic, nostalgic, family-friendly night of dance that is not to be missed. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA I don’t think any December I was in town since 2002 has gone by that these zany guys didn’t lift my spirits and ward off my usual sense of holiday humbuggery. Matt Walker and his willing disciples knock their performances into the stratosphere year after year, selling out every show … Read more
Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania When one thinks of the brash musical La Cage Aux Folles, gritty does not usually come to mind. The bare-bones production at Pasadena Playhouse lacks the gaudy, bawdy luster promised in the title song, and instead leans into tackiness. Read more… Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 9.3 out of … Read more
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA For me, the best part of Charles Dickens’ classic 1843 novella is that it conjures a time of year when dead people apparate to terrorize rich people in the middle of the night until they agree to pay their employees better. Now, that’s a fable for 2024 if there ever … Read more
Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Casa 0101 Theater is a most valiant and incredible attempt with a very able cast of 22 actors that is absolutely worth seeing for this holiday season. Read more…