LADCC Critics

Dido of Idaho @ THE ECHO THEATER COMPANY

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Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Methinks Abby Rosebrock is a playwright to watch. Her quirky revelation-a-minute plot and nonstop clever dialogue chockful of double entendres and thrown-away one-liners is skillfully mixed with a survivor’s instinct that eviscerates the selfish and disenfranchising society contemporary millennials and others must navigate in an effort to find love. Read … Read more

Company @ HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE

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Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA “Love is Company,” the lyrics of the late-great Stephen Sondheim’s title song of his groundbreaking 1970 classic tells us, and the slice of our collective and most tenuous lives explored in this fresh gender-bending interpretation of his time-defying masterwork could not be more compelling. Read more… Katie Buenneke – Theater … Read more

Clue @ AHMANSON THEATRE

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Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move CLUE is simply the zaniest! This end-of-season offering is a stellar, screwball noir. Maybe even, the Ahmanson’s all-around best all year. Read more…   Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld Filled with puns and pratfalls, mugging and mannerisms, CLUE is broad camp, laugh-out-loud funny, and absolutely joyous. Read more… Travis … Read more

Crevasse @ THE VICTORY THEATRE CENTER

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Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 8.8 out of 10! Great Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen more…   Terry Morgan – ArtsBeatLA Fans of history can’t help but wish they were there for private, unrecorded conversations between famed historical figures, to be the proverbial fly on the wall and gain insight into what … Read more

The Substance Of Fire @ RUSKIN GROUP THEATRE

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Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania Jon Robin Baitz’s The Substance of Fire could be a sincere one-act about two people ruled by rage who make themselves vulnerable to each other. Unfortunately in this production, the second act is shackled to a first act that feels like warmed-over Succession, which exists only to give context and ends … Read more

My (Unauthorized) Hallmark Movie Musical @ IRVINE THEATER COMPANY

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Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Ever since MY UNAUTHORIZED HALLMARK MOVIE MUSICAL’s unconventional beginning, with audiences, it’s been a gushy hit! For the actors, it’s all about the chemistry. Read more… Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review It’s less of a play and more like a movie with built-in distractions. My (Unauthorized … Read more