HENRY V at A Noise Within
Ellen Dostal – BroadwayWorld By the time Shakespeare gets to the last of his history plays concerning the Wars of the Roses*, HENRY V, the party boy who would be king has become a man. Gone are the indiscretions of…
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A WALK IN THE WOODS at Actors Co-op
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw According to Lee Blessing’s 1987 A Walk in the Woods, the world’s problems might be resolved if only individuals were able to ignore their myopic and belligerent governments and approach each other with humor, patience…
EDWARD ALBEE’S OCCUPANT at the Garry Marshall Theatre
Harker Jones – Edge on the Net By all accounts, sculptor Louise Nevelson was a real character with a larger-than-life persona and an existence to match. She was ahead of her time in terms of feminism, sexual liberation and her…
TWO-FISTED LOVE at the Odyssey Theatre
Neal Weaver – Stage Raw I have to admit that I’m confused. I don’t know why playwright David Sessions calls his play Two Fisted Love, and labels it a dark comedy. The comedy is in short supply, and most of the…
WATER BY THE SPOONFUL at the Mark Taper Forum
Katie Buenneke – Stage Raw Though Quiara Alegría Hudes’ trio of plays is called the “Elliot trilogy,” Water by the Spoonful, isn’t really about Elliot. The middle work in the triad, it’s a stark change from its predecessor, Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue,…
RAGTIME at the Candlelight Pavillion
Frances Baum Nicholson – The Daily Breeze By design or by accident, several local theater companies have offered seasons that include classic shows which address very, very current issues. One such venue is the Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theater where, and…
IRONBOUND at the Geffen Playhouse
Erin Conley – On Stage & Screen At what point in life must you be willing to sacrifice happiness for survival? Ironbound, a play by Martyna Majok currently in its west coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles,…
THE IMPOSTER – New Guard Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw This adaptation of Moliere’s Tartuffe abridges Richard Wilbur’s translation to a succinct 90 minutes and transforms a witty satire into a heated ballast-filled melodrama.Read more… Now running through February 28
SWEET VALLEY GROUNDLINGS at the Groundlings Theatre
Jenny Lower – Stage Raw This latest outing from The Groundlings’ main company earns a respectable B. Directed by Kevin Kirkpatrick, the show at its best moments delivers the comedic goods, with writing that’s fresh, taut and clever, and performances…
DESSA ROSE – The Chromolume Theatre at the Attic
Neal Weaver – Stage Raw This 2005 musical, here receiving its Los Angeles premiere, was written by Lynn Ahrens (book and lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (music), based on the novel by Sherley Anne Williams. It’s set in the American South…