Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 9 out of 10! Exceptional Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen more… Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Directed by Brian Eckert, the production’s strength lies in Knell’s consistently truthful turn as Maya, which becomes even more important as the play’s meatier themes emerge. But JoAnna, (whose internet bio … Read more
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA The premise of Philip W. Chung’s new play is compelling and eye-opening, but when dependable LA actors as gifted as Arye Gross, Alexandra Hellquist, and Gavin Kawin Lee come off as heavy-handed and unimpressive as they do here, something is terribly wrong. All three deserve better, as does director Jeff … Read more
Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld While WENDY’S PETER PAN would be better served by trimming the fat, focusing on more sharpened performances, and allowing its performers room to breathe, children, despite its evening start time, will likely appreciate the show more than adults who will take notice of its distracting bumps and peculiarities. Read more… Philip … Read more
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage ‘DurAntony,’ the Montalbán, ‘Reefer,’ ‘Strange Loop,’ ‘Jelly’s Jam,’ ‘Spy…Rehab’. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Cowabunga, my humor-starved overheated moondoggies, understand this one fact of nature: no one spoofs those ridiculously cheesy early-60s surfer flicks quite as perfectly as Charles Busch—and this smart and colorful remounting of his 1987 off-Broadway hit “Psycho Beach Party” could not possibly be more swellsville, bros. Read more… Katie Buenneke … Read more
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw Andrew Carroll is a prominent author and historian whose painstaking scholarship is a matter of record. Inspired by a distant relative’s World War II letter, Carroll made it his mission to amass war correspondence from across the globe, extending from the Civil War to the present day. His search … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move After Heather’s dad had a paralyzing stroke, she gave up everything to become his caregiver until he died thirteen years later. QUICKSAND is her “still-grieving” emotional d’etat. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Longtime LA weatherman Fritz Coleman retired in 2020 after four decades delivering his signature cheery forecasts on a daily basis but at age 76, his new solo show “Unassisted Residency,” which plays once monthly at the El Portal’s intimate Monroe Forum, proves he’s still got the chops to deliver a … Read more
Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania Tiny Father engrosses its audience by focusing on the human aspects of our over-complicated medical industry. Instead of offering a soapbox speech, this West Coast premiere at the Geffen is a complicated, sensitive tale of two people trying to make the best of difficult circumstances. Read more…
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move CONVENIENCE is a multimedia performance that takes an intimate look inside the workings of a young woman’s mind. But it’s hard to know what exactly is in the psyche of playwright. Read more…