Katie Buenneke – Stage Raw Kid Gloves’s biggest struggle is that it doesn’t feel like it wants to be a stage show. The plot is comprised of dozens of scenes that switch locations regularly, so the show gets bogged down in scene changes, as we switch from onstage to backstage and back. The scene changes … Read more
Ed Rampell – Hollywood Progressive British socialist J.B. Priestley’s “An Inspector Calls” is a clever dramatization of the British class system. Especially worth seeing as staged at the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. Read more… Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld A classic of mid-20th-century English theater, Priestley’s script has complexity. He gives each of his characters … Read more
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 7.9 out of 10! Above Average! Listen here… Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA There’s no tap dancing, no flashy special effects, no Merman-style belt numbers; it’s just a quiet and immensely relatable story with a haunting, gossamer score celebrating the wondrous endurance of true love and its ability … Read more
Martín Hernández – Stage Raw Brothers and co-creators Brandon and Shaun Loeser and their band of madcap elves return with the 26thedition of their playful and raunchy mix of comedy sketches, animated and live action videos, and movie and Broadway parodies. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA With all the ongoing challenges facing the LA theatre community, I’ve still gotta say it’s been a smash of a year—especially for playwrights and directors, it seems, as I see how my 34th annual TicketHolder Awards have unfolded. Read more… Second page
Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld MADAM SCROOGE is an exhilarating success at the Nocturne, which is an underrated gem of a venue nestled just off the main strip in Glendale. Read more…
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 9.1 out of 10! Exceptional Show! Listen here… Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA This is a brave and decidedly rule-breaking work that, thanks to the stark vision of director Daniel Aukin, often reminded me of being smackdab in the middle of a living Ingrid Bergman movie. His purposefully … Read more
Martín Hernández – Stage Raw Adapted, choreographed, and directed by the ever loony Matt Walker, my favorite Christmas flick is transformed into a hilarious theatrical romp. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Simon Stephens has created a highly unique play from a rather predictable situation, delicately peeling away the layers of a recently widowed dysfunctionality and her unlikely suitor’s intense emptiness and disappointment with life. Simply, Cameron Watson’s riveting and innovative reinvention of a beautifully gossamer play proves here to be an … Read more
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw The oddly abbreviated musical numbers are drowned out by a blaring sound mix — otherwise, Takeshita’s staging is brisk and an ebullient cast, which includes Donnie Riddle and Kolt Atchley, commits fully to the material, however flawed. Read more…