LADCC Critics 
Katie Buenneke – Stage Raw This is a unique production, where the sum of the parts may be greater than the show itself. There’s a lot to like about most of the elements of Jelly’s Last Jam, especially for anyone who enjoys hearing and seeing jazz performed at a high level, but Jelly Roll Morton’s … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move These high school students are developing and implementing real solutions on the critical intersectional issues of mental health, academics and creativity through their Theater Impact Project. Read more…
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 7.3 out of 10! Average Show! Listen more… Martín Hernández – Stage Raw [P]laywright/performer Odalys Nanin’s portrait of the last week in Kahlo’s life is devoid of the passion that fueled the artist’s tortured soul and her radical politics. Read more…
Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania Reefer Madness, The Musical has risen from the grave in the city where it first slayed for over 18 record-breaking months. Director and choreographer Spencer Liff and a stellar cast make this revival at the Reefer Den in Hollywood a winner, delivering an intoxicating high as potent as the original. Read … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw As with the staging of any classic, Misalliance comes with its particular set of challenges —notably, rising above the period conventions, literary language, and, in Shaw’s case, a plethora of lengthy monologues that deal with a host of paradoxes about love, gender roles, the freedom of women, parents and children, … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix While the production could have probably done without the garish WWI military Follies number “Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat,” especially given the current global conflicts, perhaps Fanny would agree that the show must go on, and Barbie might have enjoyed a mustachioed Fanny as the defeated Kaiser. After all, there may be some … Read more
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Plus comments on ‘Body’s Midnight,’ ‘Misalliance,’ ‘Hitler’s Tasters,’ ‘Pang Spa,’ LTC season, ‘North Country,’ ‘Topsy Turvy,’ SCR’s premieres. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA This is one of the first theatrical responses to the pandemic, an experience that took such a huge chunk out of our lives and as so, presented in the usual-unusual modus operandi for which the Actors’ Gang has become known, nothing and no one is left without a voice, from … Read more
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 10 out of 10! Masterpiece! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen more…
Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review The OC premiere of ALMA at the Chance Theater delivers a profoundly authentic and nuanced depiction of a first-generation immigrant Mexican family. The narrative, woven through the intricate bond of a mother and daughter, serves as a poignant reflection of the real-life experiences of countless immigrant families, inviting … Read more