Urinetown @ KENTWOOD PLAYERS
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw In a crisply effective staging, directors Jeremy Palmer and Alison Boole go boldly over-the-top, with plenty of lavish mugging and double-takes. Read more…
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Aristotle/Alexander @ COMPANY OF ANGELS
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix It’s an engaging and gripping drama, infused with original music composed by Andreas Fevos on a set designed by Joel Daavid featuring Aristotle’s “lab” strewn with herbs, an in-progress egg experiment, numerous scrolls and…
Ironbound @ OJAI THEATRE FESTIVAL
Philip Brandes – Stage Raw With unsentimental precision and authenticity, Martyna Majok’s deceptively simple drama humanizes the immigrant experience in Ojai Theatre Festival’s promising inaugural production. Read more…
Fostered @ PACIFIC RESIDENT THEATRE
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 6.9 out of 10! Below Average! Listen more… F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw The production is handsomely mounted in every particular. As for director Andy Weyman and his superlative cast, they go…
Bonnie & Clyde (The Musical) @ RUBICON THEATRE COMPANY
Philip Brandes – Stage Raw A newly revised version of Bonnie & Clyde, the Frank Wildhorn, Don Black and Ivan Menchell musical theatre adaptation of their complex, morally ambiguous story, makes its U.S. premiere with a spectacular hail of ballads…
The Glass Menagerie @ ANTAEUS THEATRE COMPANY
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA This is a reverent return to everything the classic play unleashed when it first seized the attention of the world in 1944 and catapulted Tennessee Williams from obscurity to international acclaim at age 33. What…
Life of Pi @ AHMANSON THEATRE
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Under Max Webster’s direction, this very physical — sometimes violent — production is also perfectly paced, and all the actors deliver their lines in exceptionally clear and nuanced ways. The story thus comes to…
Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley @ EBONY REPERTORY THEATRE
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix It’s easy to root for Baldwin in this performance, not just because of his brilliant eloquence, but because we feel how he righteously positions himself within the framework of what he argues. By contrast,…
Tasty Little Rabbit @ MOVING ARTS
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA This tasty little play is one of the often underappreciated Tom Jacobson’s best efforts, chockfull of his love of history and the evolution of our species through what has remained behind for us to study.…
The Staircase @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review The Staircase is a thoughtful and contemplative show that rewards the patient. Read more… Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color Having its world premiere at the South Coast Repertory, Noa Gardner‘s The…