LADCC Critics 
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Preview night stood on no ceremony whatsoever as Ortega delivered her Magnum Opus performance, AM I ROXIE? – an autobiographical, comedic lullaby to her Peruvian mother who lived her last years and died with Alzheimers. Very Highly Recommended. Read more… Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania The Geffen Playhouse is … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix While some of us can multitask, others — like Francis Henshall (Kasey Mahaffy) in “One Man, Two Guvnors” — find it inexplicably and hilariously challenging. Richard Bean’s 2011 take on Carlo Goldoni’s 1746 Italian “The Servant of Two Masters” re-sets the story to 1960s Brighton, England, complete with skiffle … Read more
Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color I do think there is an incredible play to be had here, once it goes through some more edits and revisions to help sharpen its potential. As it is currently though, it is a play worth watching even if it feels like it overstays its welcome before it … Read more
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw In a finely tuned staging, director Guillermo Cienfuegos elicits optimum performances from his cast, particularly his young performers, who ferret out the common core of humanity in their roles. Read more… Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA With proper attribution for the title as a passage from my generation’s inimitable … Read more
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage & Juliet, Oedipus the Jing, Mama! plus Antigone, Achilles in Arcadia, Tune In, Wine in the Wilderness, Just Another Day, In Some Dark Valley, Masala Dabba, Fernandomania, Shucked, The Woolgatherer. Read more…
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Just when you think the Troubies can’t get any better, they go ahead and OEDIPUS THE KING, MAMA! Yes, that title is in fact – a verb. Because after this comic intertwining of Greek tragedy and Elvis impersonation you too will be, “All Shook Up! Hm, ooh, yeah-yeah, … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix When Henrik Ibsen wrote “A Doll’s House” in 1879 Denmark, it was unusual in portraying a domestic tale of a husband and wife rather than distant heroes. In Long Beach Shakespeare Company’s current production, top-notch acting and direction make the play feel like it could have been written today … Read more
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Under the sharply tuned direction of New York theatre producer extraordinaire Eric Krebs, Dan Lauria’s bittersweet dramedy,, in which he costars with former “Bad Seed” Patty McCormack, is often clever and well written. It is occasionally bittersweet, often quite funny, and at times quite poetic. Read more…
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move I don’t generally add vulgar expletives to my reviews. Mostly because it’s practically never necessary. And those kinds of expressions, as a rule, do nothing to critique a show any better. In the case of, THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE, however, they were the first thoughts in my head. … Read more
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw It’s not all techno razzle-dazzle, though. Staging a musical this long and complicated is challenging, but Hade sturdily structures the mechanism with few creaking nuts and bolts. Read more… Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 9 out of 10! Exceptional Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen here…