Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review One More Production’s End of the Rainbow boasts an explosive musical bender from lead actress Nicole Cassesso that does not let go until the curtain closes. This is why we go to the theater, ladies and gentlemen and everyone in between. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Although I appreciated the dark humor of Audrey Cefaly’s script and am always ready to get lost in imaginative and skewed explorations into bending reality onstage, the promising magical aspects and quirkiness never gels with the subject of indescribable trauma and healing by finding someone who can (here literally) embrace … Read more
Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review Curtis Theatre and Southgate Productions put on a jukebox musical with a beating heart and performed it oh… so… beautifully. Boasting some of Orange County’s upcoming musical talent, this was undeniably one of the best musicals to come out of the Curtis in years. Read more…
Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review Some of the same magic from the Oscar-winning film and a little more – so steamy you might need to wipe your glasses. Romance is heating up at the Maverick just in time for February. Read more…
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Modest production values ably frame the narrative. On a small proscenium, production designer Evan Bartoletti makes use of pivoting slats to shift between various interiors. Costumes by Lorna Bowen and set decoration by Delinda Pushtonequa add Native American color and flavor to a story which, whatever the limitations of its … Read more
Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color Andi Chapman’s rendition of Macbeth at A Noise Within is a refreshing work of art with a stunning ensemble cast comprised mostly of Black & global majority actors. Read more… Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw It’s a compelling way to begin this story of murder and mayhem. There’s … Read more
Philip Brandes – Stage Raw A production that freshens the familiar with some subtle but surprising departures that can help engage even jaded Hamleteers. Read more…
Martín Hernández – Stage Raw Director H. Adam Harris’ effective staging and an earnest ensemble offer a commendable production that does justice to Larson’s legacy. Read more…
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw Clocking in at 80 minutes, this two-hander may be compact in length, but it is dramatically dense in its densely dramatic portrayal of adolescent angst, sexual ambiguity, parental abuse, poverty, and the overwhelming peer pressure that can derail a young life. Read more… Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA What … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move I’ll be honest. I’d never seen the show before. And, I was seriously doubting I was going to be able to sit through another hour and a half of a farce about a play rehearsal going badly awry. But the second curtain in this three-act was such a … Read more