Jonas Schwartz – Arts In LA Catch Me If You Can, based on the hit Steven Spielberg movie, is a swingin’ ’60s musical by the composers that brought Hairspray to the stage. At Musical Theatre West, director Larry Raben captures…
It was a great night at the 50th Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards at Pasadena Playhouse on Monday, April 8th. Congratulations to all of the award recipients and to everyone whose outstanding work received a nomination. We are proud to…
Our award show co-producer Bob Verini received a note of thanks from Tom Hanks, who was unable to accept his award for Lead Performance in person Monday night at our 50th anniversary award celebration at Pasadena Playhouse. With his permission, we…
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announced the recipients of its 50th annual awards for distinguished achievement in theatre tonight at Pasadena Playhouse. Wenzel Jonespresided over the festivities, and Christopher Raymond served as music director. There were four recipients of the 2018 Production…
On the occasion of our 50th Anniversary, past and present LADCC members share some of their most memorable moments in LA Theater. WIN BLEVINSWhen I was new as the Herald-Examiner entertainment editor, Hair opened in town. It was that season’s sensation—I was dying to…
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw This program of original work in the Actors’ Gang One Act Festival illustrates how a misguided directorial choice can undermine a strong piece of writing, while a sketchier script can be illuminated by a gifted…
Erin Conley – On Stage & Screen Believe it or not, the characters in the musical version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory do not actually enter the titular chocolate factory until the very end of act one. That’s right, over an…
Deborah Klugman – Capital & Main Evelina Fernández’s world premiere play, The Mother of Henry, is set within Los Angeles’ Eastside barrio, Boyle Heights, in 1968. It was a watershed year. Although change was in the wind — the anti-war protests, civil…
Lovell Estell III — Stage Raw In the lobby of the theater in a plastic case, there is a life-size reproduction of the skeleton of Joseph Merrick, or “John” as he is referenced in the script for The Elephant Man. The…
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Playwright Michael Weller’s messy marital drama transpires over the course of one night, during which time a married couple unleash all the frustration, disappointment and unrequited passion they’ve kept bottled inside for 18 long years.Read…