Penn plays: pop this ‘Cork…’, payne’s lane
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Corktown ’39, The Violin Maker, Furlough’s Paradise, You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World, Secret Comedy of Women, 3 plays at LATC. Read more…
Furlough’s Paradise @ GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Winner of the 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, “Furlough’s Paradise” offers a fresh take on difficult topics of legacy, race and gender as inflected through these young women. Hearing them speak so forthrightly and openly on how it feels to be them and how they aspire to a freedom … Read more
The Last Play by Rickérby Hinds @ LATINO THEATRE COMPANY
Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color There are many, many critical issues I have with the script and why the playwright wrote it in Latino Theater Co. at The LATC’s The Last Play by Rickérby Hinds but one thing’s for damn sure: you will still have one hell of a party and a good … Read more
Regency Girls @ THE OLD GLOBE
Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania There are tweaks to be made to Regency Girls before it makes a leap to Broadway, some tightening up of numbers particularly, but the book and score’s sentiments are genuine, the spirit is enchanting, and the cast is delightful. Read more…
The Totality of All Things @ ROAD THEATRE COMPANY
Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld The West Coast premiere of Erik Gernand’s THE TOTALITY OF ALL THINGS is a searing look at morals, ethics, and the gray areas that can be found in even the most honest truths. Read more… Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw ……the play’s denouement provokes the same kind of frustration one encounters … Read more
Just Like Us @ LATINO THEATRE COMPANY
Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color Launching the 40th anniversary season of Latino Theater Company is ‘Just Like Us’, a rather timely play written by Karen Zacarías and directed by Fidel Gomez that is a vibrant piece filled with a wonderful ensemble cast and a strong start to this unstoppable theater company that keeps … Read more
Last Night at Mikell’s @ THE ROBEY THEATRE COMPANY
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Opening with smoky jazz noir that leads to an eventual closing in gospel revival, Robey Theatre Company’s latest production aims for an artistic movement of historic, political significance. It is the last rites of the, LAST NIGHT AT MIKELL’S. Read more… Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color … Read more
Corktown ’39 @ ROGUE MACHINE THEATRE
Amanda Callas – BroadwayWorld Corktown ’39 is a new play that feels like a classic, the kind of intelligent, thought-provoking drama that you can imagine a playwright like Aaron Sorkin or Henrik Ibsen might have written. Read more… Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Not since reading or seeing on stage, works by Eugene … Read more
School of Night presents: HELLAS @ THE BROADWATER
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move School of Night’s, HELLAS, is quite a history lesson. It explores the birth of democracy while adding much more context to the Battle of Thermopylae romanticized in “300.” HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Read more…
You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
Martín Hernández – Stage Raw Playwright Keiko Green’s dramedy is an inventive and head-tripping odyssey into environmental collapse, family trauma, and impending death. Read more… Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review Let’s talk about this set design from Adam Rigg, which was out of this world! When you don’t think there’s more going on, … Read more