HADESTOWN @ AHMANSON THEATRE
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 8.6 out of 10! Great Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Read more…
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Fourth Walls Fall: ‘Life Sucks,’ ‘ Every Briliant Thing,’ ‘Measure STILL.” ‘Tacos’ Tops LAC’s Trio
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Fourth walls are tumbling down. Yes, those invisible barriers between actors and audience are increasingly breached in contemporary theater. Read more…
Life Sucks. @ INTERACT THEATRE COMPANY
Terry Morgan – ArtsBeatLA The first time I encountered Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, I identified strongly with the title character, both with his frustrations and what he thought of as the tragedy of his life. As I got older, however, and…
DISNEY’S ALADDIN @ PANTAGES THEATRE
Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld There’s something missing that keeps ALADDIN from being a slam dunk. It’s certainly worth the price of admission if you’re interested and/or love the 1992 film. It’s a spectacle that’ll hit your sweet spot. But you…
Follies @ MUSICAL THEATRE GUILD
Rob Stevens – Haines His Way As with every MTG concert this reviewer has seen over the past 25-plus years, the cast of Southern California musical theatre veterans delivered the best sung version I have ever encountered and I have…
The Travelers @ LATINO THEATER COMPANY
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw The Travelers is at once farcical and profound, bitterly funny yet terribly sad. Spiritually yearning yet intensely of this earth, Alfaro’s brilliant take on the human condition filters through this motley crew of lost men,…
Los Angeles Theater Briefs September 2023
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move KILL SHELTER heartbreak at Theatre of Note; Life and play mimic in MEASURE STILL FOR MEASURE at Boston Court Pasadena; the violent teen haze of OUR DEAR DEAD DRUG LORD at the Kirk…
How It’s Gon’ Be @ ECHO THEATER COMPANY
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Johnson’s true-to-life dialogue, his lyrical poems woven throughout the text and his relatable story about one teen reaching for manhood are enriched under Best’s sensitive, meticulous direction. Read more…
This Is Not a True Story @ LATINO THEATER COMPANY
Rob Stevens – Haines His Way Playwright Preston Choi turns Asian female stereotypes in pop culture for a loop in his World Premiere comedy This Is Not a True Story at the downtown Los Angeles Theatre Center. Read more…
Cabaret @ THE OLD GLOBE
Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania While it’s not new to end the show with the Emcee in concentration camp, Rhodes uses a simple technique of lifting a scrim to show the coats of countless victims who have lost their belongings for…