Oklahoma! Musical Theatre West

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Oklahoma! by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Shirle Gottlieb – Gazette Newspapers Written in 1943 by musical titans Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Oklahoma! was a theatrical milestone that changed the face of musical theater forever.   Read more… David C. Nichols – LA Times A bright golden haze of timeless musical theater invention suffuses Oklahoma! at the Carpenter Center. It carries Musical Theatre West’s affable, fleet-footed 70th … Read more

I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, Colony Theatre Company

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I’ll Be Back Before Midnight by Peter Colley. Sharon Perlmutter – TalkinBroadway.com I’ll Be Back Before Midnight is the sort of play that screams “regional theatre staple.” A four-character comic thriller, it doesn’t try to be anything more than what it is: a sometimes funny, sometimes jump-inducing diversion. In its Los Angeles premiere production at the Colony Theatre, it … Read more

Cassiopeia, The Theatre @ Boston Court

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Cassiopeia by David Wiener. Sharon Perlmutter – TalkinBroadway.com David Wiener’s Cassiopeia is beautiful, intelligent, and delightful to listen to. To be sure, it isn’t much of a play. The script itself calls the piece a “duet,” which does seem a bit closer to the truth. It’s two poetic monologues, inextricably intertwined and occasionally interspersed with an actual scene. Read more…

Walking the Tightrope, 24th Street Theatre

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Walking the Tightrope by Mike Kenny. David C. Nichols – L.A. Times Delicately poised between children’s fable and adult reverie at once, only to become another transcendent thing altogether, “Walking the Tightrope” at 24th Street Theatre delivers the evocative, cathartic goods.  Read more… Pauline Adamek – ArtsBeatLA A highly theatrical, stylized production for all ages that utilizes poetic language, circus arts, live … Read more

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announces Nominations for Achievements during 2012

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The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre in 2012. The 44th annual LADCC Awards ceremony will take place on Monday, March 18, 2013 at historic, heralded Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring Street in downtown L.A. All tickets have been reduced to $30.00. Tickets can be arranged through crixawards2013@gmail.com, and … Read more

SO YOU’VE BEEN NOMINATED!

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… (or your show has been) – HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. Congratulations! First thing, we of the LADCC will be hosting our fourth annual Nominees Reception two weeks prior to the Awards Show. Please watch this website (and your e-mail; and heck, watch your SPAM filter too) for more particulars really soon. If you’re a nominee, you’re invited. We … Read more

The Snake Can, Odyssey Theatre

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The Snake Can by Kathryn Graf. Hoyt Hilsman – The Huffington Post Kathryn Graf’s paen to the perils of middle-aged dating has a solid premiere under the skillful direction of Steven Robmanand a very talented ensemble of actors. Set in the romantic jungle of New York City, Graf’splay focuses on the lives and loves of Harriet (Jane Kaczmarek), widowed with … Read more

Program Ad and Silent Auction Info – LADCC Awards

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Tip!  Scroll down to see the latest additions to the silent auction! Program Advertisements Sorry!  The program already went to press, so it’s too late to purchase program ads.  We will, however, accept silent auction donations right up until … heck, we’ll add stuff the day of the show, if you’re so motivated. Silent Auction  … Read more

Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan, Pantages Theatre

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Cathy Rigby is PETER PAN Music by Moose Charlap, with additional music by Jule Styne. Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, with additional lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Based on the play by Sir James M. Barrie. Pauline Adamek – ArtsBeatLA.com The girl who refuses to grow old is playing the boy who wouldn’t grow up. Former Olympic gymnast (circa 1968 & 1972) … Read more

The Grand Irrationality, The Lost Studio

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The Grand Irrationality by Jemma Kennedy. Pauline Adamek – ArtsBeatLA.com Jemma Kennedy’s comedy The Grand Irrationality raises a number of perplexing questions. Why is a British writer’s play, which was developed at the National Theatre in London in 2009, making its world premiere here in Los Angeles and not, say, at the National Theatre in London?  Read more…