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…
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix The play has all the complexities of a short story, full of character and cultural details that make it as rich as Aditi’s embroidered sari. It’s also refreshing to see a play focused on people of Indian descent, a rarity here in Los Angeles, with the hints of African … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Harold Pinter’s, BETRAYAL is not a play I’ve ever seen done on stage before. For a first experience, the presentation at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, Los Angeles, was memorable. But more than that, it had the glow-up of demonstrative perfection. Read more… Patrick Chavis – … Read more
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA This hit Broadway musical has the feel of “Oklahoma!” meets “Hee-Haw”—with a little blatant “Music Man” ripoffs thrown in, but I was surprised to find I loved it, even if it is about as sophisticated as an expanded Minnie Pearl routine. Read more…
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move I’m not sure why Antonio Jaramillo chose THE WOOL GATHERER as the vehicle to showcase himself and his real life partner Ashley Alvarez. But it sure did bring me back to all the worst things about the 1970s. Sure, it’s a love story. But there is so much … Read more
Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color & Juliet, now performing in Los Angeles at the Center Theatre Group Ahmanson Theatre on their national tour, is a bombastic jukebox musical combo of Shakespeare and 90’s & 2000’s pop music that will leave a gigantic smile on your face when you leave the theatre. Read more… … Read more
Terry Morgan – ArtsBeatLA Gone are the days of yore when sex farces frolicked across the theatrical landscape like so many smarmy bunnies, slamming doors and likely featuring partial nudity, if one lived in a part of the country that didn’t frown upon such things. ’Twas truly a golden age, when… Oh, wait – most … Read more