Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 6.9 out of 10! Below Average! Listen more… F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw The production is handsomely mounted in every particular. As for director Andy Weyman and his superlative cast, they go boldly over the top in pursuit of laughs, yet keep the action moored in essential … Read more
Philip Brandes – Stage Raw A newly revised version of Bonnie & Clyde, the Frank Wildhorn, Don Black and Ivan Menchell musical theatre adaptation of their complex, morally ambiguous story, makes its U.S. premiere with a spectacular hail of ballads and bullets in a newly-revised version at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA This is a reverent return to everything the classic play unleashed when it first seized the attention of the world in 1944 and catapulted Tennessee Williams from obscurity to international acclaim at age 33. What Antaeus and director Carolyn Ratteray have accomplished with this glorious return is nothing short of … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Under Max Webster’s direction, this very physical — sometimes violent — production is also perfectly paced, and all the actors deliver their lines in exceptionally clear and nuanced ways. The story thus comes to life and washes over the audience without much effort, allowing us to suspend our disbelief … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix It’s easy to root for Baldwin in this performance, not just because of his brilliant eloquence, but because we feel how he righteously positions himself within the framework of what he argues. By contrast, it’s hard not to think of Buckley as “the bad guy,” to smirk a little … Read more
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA This tasty little play is one of the often underappreciated Tom Jacobson’s best efforts, chockfull of his love of history and the evolution of our species through what has remained behind for us to study. It is a commentary on the true nature of what constitutes art. Read more… Terry … Read more
Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review The Staircase is a thoughtful and contemplative show that rewards the patient. Read more… Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color Having its world premiere at the South Coast Repertory, Noa Gardner‘s The Staircase is a deeply personal play that brings Hawaiian identity and folklore to the spotlight. … Read more
Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color It is only fitting that the opening night of The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon on May 3rd at the Latino Theater Company landed on World Press Freedom Day because this extraordinary and devastating work of art written by Rebeca Alemán (who also plays the main character) … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix The actions of a single person can ripple outward to affect many — sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. International City Theatre’s “The Violin Maker” tells the story of how Amnon Weinstein, by intention and by chance, became a person who has uplifted thousands through his work restoring … Read more
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, now at the Skylight Theatre, commences at Christmastime in the court of King Leontes, monarch of Sicilia. Those gathered for the festivities drink, party, and dance to the blaring strains of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Read more…