LADCC Critics

33rd TicketHolder Awards 2024 – Part One

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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

Jane Austen’s Emma the Musical @ CHANCE THEATER

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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

Home Alone-ly Hearts Club Band @ COLONY THEATRE

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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

La Cage Aux Folles @ PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

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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

A Christmas Carol @ A NOISE WITHIN

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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