LADCC Critics

BABY FOOT @ ROGUE MACHINE THEATRE

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Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Alexis and Blackie dance to the distortion of seductive addiction in playwright Tim Venable’s “Long Day’s Journey” rehab intersection. And, right from the start, it’s clear from the moment Blackie shows up that Alexis’s bubble of hope for a sober future is going to burst.  How violently, isn’t … Read more

IAMA Theatre Company presents: Radical or, are you gonna miss me? @ ATWATER VILLAGE THEATRE

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Deborah Klugman  – Stage Raw The play is a familial drama framed by the consequences of a violent act, and while its backdrop politics are sketchy, its vital characters and the combustion they engender make for compelling, relatable drama. Read more… Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Isaac Gómez’s new play, ‘RADICAL or Are … Read more

Spring Awakening @ EAST WEST PLAYERS

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Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania East West Players, the oldest Asian American Theatre in the US, has often taken Broadway musicals and given them a fresh spin. This season, the theater company has taken on the Tony-winning musical Spring Awakening, based on Frank Wedekind’s play. The production features many excellent performances, and a focus on the … Read more

Inherit the Wind @ PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

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Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania Pasadena Playhouse’s production of Inherit the Wind, unfortunately, disappoints despite the electric chemistry of its two stars, Alfred Molina and John Douglas Thompson. Director Michael Michetti has chosen to give the play a contemporary feel — with a cast that looks and sounds like modern-day Americans — but in so doing, … Read more

LEWIS AND TOLKIEN @ ACTORS CO-OP THEATRE COMPANY

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Terry Morgan – Stage Raw Although there are problems with this play, it must also be said that it’s intelligent and attempts to deal with many issues — such as theology and literary criticism — that most modern works don’t ever touch upon. Fans of Shakespeare may well enjoy the erudite wordplay, and a scene … Read more

Collaborative Artists Bloc & Support Black Theatre presents: Lines in the Dust @ THE MATRIX THEATRE

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Deborah Klugman  – Stage Raw Lines in the Dust is very much an expository play, its conflict turning on the impassioned desperation of a parent prepared to do most anything to secure for her daughter the future that she herself was once denied. Read more…