Hamlet @ MARK TAPER FORUM
Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color With the promise of Center Theatre Group‘s Hamlet (both adapted and directed by Robert O’Hara) being bold and daring for the new generation, it is odd to say that despite a very able…
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Mad kings breed dismay, in DC and LA
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Trump’s NEA cuts, “Lear Redux,” “Doll’s House Part 2,” “Glass Menagerie,” “A Man of No Importance,” “Tasty Little Rabbit,” “Life of Pi,” Califas plays, “The Chinese Lady,” “Flashes of Light, “Becky’s New Car” “Fostered” Read…
White Rabbit Red Rabbit @ THE FOUNTAIN THEATRE
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move There is a small sense of confusion at first while the narrator sets up the real-time, anecdotal, scenario, in Fountain Theatre’s staging of, WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT. Guillermo Cienfuegos, being Guillermo, well, (for…
The Chinese Lady @ CHANCE THEATER
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix It falls on Krusiec as Afong to relate most of that history, which perhaps prevents her from being as animated as Park. But toward the end, as Afong recounts how she survived in this…
Lear Redux @ ODYSSEY THEATRE
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw From the moment he makes his entrance — sour-faced, cantankerous, shuffling as he leans resentfully on the walker that testifies to infirmity and old age, a comedic Jack Stehlin ignites the stage.” Read more… Anita…
A Doll’s House, Part 2 @ PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania Jennifer Chang’s interpretation of Hnath’s play is puzzling. The dialogue crackles on its own, yet Chang adds unnecessary modern touches, like a violin version of the White Stripes song “Seven Nation Army” (sound by John Nobori)…
Love’s End (Clôture de l’amour) @ ODYSSEY THEATRE
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Having its West Coast premiere at the Odyssey Theatre, “Love’s End” — translated by Jim Fletcher and Kate Moran from the original 2011 French play “Clôture de l’amour” by Pascal Rambert — offers a…
A Man of No Importance @ A NOISE WITHIN
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Seamlessly directed by A Noise Within’s co-artistic director Julia Rodriguez Elliott and excellently acted and sung, “A Man of No Importance” is the kind of mesmerizing musical that captures your spirit and gives you…
Urinetown @ KENTWOOD PLAYERS
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw In a crisply effective staging, directors Jeremy Palmer and Alison Boole go boldly over-the-top, with plenty of lavish mugging and double-takes. Read more…