Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Trump’s NEA cuts, “Lear Redux,” “Doll’s House Part 2,” “Glass Menagerie,” “A Man of No Importance,” “Tasty Little Rabbit,” “Life of Pi,” Califas plays, “The Chinese Lady,” “Flashes of Light, “Becky’s New Car” “Fostered” Read more…
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move There is a small sense of confusion at first while the narrator sets up the real-time, anecdotal, scenario, in Fountain Theatre’s staging of, WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT. Guillermo Cienfuegos, being Guillermo, well, (for this particular night), the delivery was spotless, albeit vague. But no matter, it’s a find … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix It falls on Krusiec as Afong to relate most of that history, which perhaps prevents her from being as animated as Park. But toward the end, as Afong recounts how she survived in this country decade after decade, realizing at some point she was like an animal in a … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw From the moment he makes his entrance — sour-faced, cantankerous, shuffling as he leans resentfully on the walker that testifies to infirmity and old age, a comedic Jack Stehlin ignites the stage.” Read more… Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Adding to previous “reduxes” of William Shakespeare plays like “Titus … Read more
Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania Jennifer Chang’s interpretation of Hnath’s play is puzzling. The dialogue crackles on its own, yet Chang adds unnecessary modern touches, like a violin version of the White Stripes song “Seven Nation Army” (sound by John Nobori) and modern tennis shoes (costumes by Anthony Tran). Read more… Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld Director Jennifer … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Having its West Coast premiere at the Odyssey Theatre, “Love’s End” — translated by Jim Fletcher and Kate Moran from the original 2011 French play “Clôture de l’amour” by Pascal Rambert — offers a scathing portrait of a marriage break-up that goes terribly sour. Read more…
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Seamlessly directed by A Noise Within’s co-artistic director Julia Rodriguez Elliott and excellently acted and sung, “A Man of No Importance” is the kind of mesmerizing musical that captures your spirit and gives you something to think about as well. Read more… Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA It doesn’t … Read more
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw In a crisply effective staging, directors Jeremy Palmer and Alison Boole go boldly over-the-top, with plenty of lavish mugging and double-takes. Read more…
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix It’s an engaging and gripping drama, infused with original music composed by Andreas Fevos on a set designed by Joel Daavid featuring Aristotle’s “lab” strewn with herbs, an in-progress egg experiment, numerous scrolls and an astrolabe. Read more… Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 7.1 out of 10! … Read more
Philip Brandes – Stage Raw With unsentimental precision and authenticity, Martyna Majok’s deceptively simple drama humanizes the immigrant experience in Ojai Theatre Festival’s promising inaugural production. Read more…