Philip Brandes – Stage Raw Through its outrageous comedy, The Thanksgiving Play delivers a soberly insightful warning —as long as we fixate on the trappings of multicultural diplomacy and protocol, true understanding doesn’t stand a chance. Read more…
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 8.6 out of 10! Great Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Read more…
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Fourth walls are tumbling down. Yes, those invisible barriers between actors and audience are increasingly breached in contemporary theater. Read more…
Terry Morgan – ArtsBeatLA The first time I encountered Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, I identified strongly with the title character, both with his frustrations and what he thought of as the tragedy of his life. As I got older, however, and saw many more productions of the play, I began to recognize that many of Vanya’s … Read more
Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld There’s something missing that keeps ALADDIN from being a slam dunk. It’s certainly worth the price of admission if you’re interested and/or love the 1992 film. It’s a spectacle that’ll hit your sweet spot. But you still might find yourself left wanting once the magic carpet has spirited our lovers away … Read more
Rob Stevens – Haines His Way As with every MTG concert this reviewer has seen over the past 25-plus years, the cast of Southern California musical theatre veterans delivered the best sung version I have ever encountered and I have seen over a dozen different productions, many of them twice, since that original one in … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw The Travelers is at once farcical and profound, bitterly funny yet terribly sad. Spiritually yearning yet intensely of this earth, Alfaro’s brilliant take on the human condition filters through this motley crew of lost men, flawed in a variety of ways yet all compelled to search for their place in … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move KILL SHELTER heartbreak at Theatre of Note; Life and play mimic in MEASURE STILL FOR MEASURE at Boston Court Pasadena; the violent teen haze of OUR DEAR DEAD DRUG LORD at the Kirk Douglas lives on. Read more…
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Johnson’s true-to-life dialogue, his lyrical poems woven throughout the text and his relatable story about one teen reaching for manhood are enriched under Best’s sensitive, meticulous direction. Read more…
Rob Stevens – Haines His Way Playwright Preston Choi turns Asian female stereotypes in pop culture for a loop in his World Premiere comedy This Is Not a True Story at the downtown Los Angeles Theatre Center. Read more…