LUCKY STIFF at Actors Co-op
Neal Weaver – Stage Raw It’s hard to imagine a more far-fetched plot than the one that animates this zany musical by Lynn Ahren (book and lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (music), based on The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte…
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ACTUALLY at the Geffen Playhouse
Margaret Gray – LA Times He said, she said. Then he said more, and then she said more. They both kept saying things. But no matter how much they said, it was impossible to determine what had actually happened between…
THE SWEETHEART DEAL at the Los Angeles Theatre Center
Deborah Klugman – Capital & Main Written and directed by Diane Rodriguez, The Sweetheart Deal is an amiable blend of political agitprop and audience-pleasing melodrama that unfolds against the backdrop of the struggle to empower the United Farm Workers union. Read more… Dany…
THE DESIGNATED MOURNER at REDCAT
Terry Morgan – Stage Raw Sometimes a play finds its moment long after its premiere and initial exposure to the world. Read more… Deborah Klugman – LA Weekly Wallace Shawn is a powerhouse storyteller, and the story he spins in The Designated…
THE HOUSE IN SCARSDALE: A MEMOIR FOR THE STAGE at The Theatre at Boston Court
Jonas Schwartz – TheaterMania Dan O’Brien has written an American gothic tale on a par with Pulitzer Prize winner Sam Shepard’s best works. Like many of the characters in Shepard’s plays, the protagonist seeks the truth, but the answers will…