Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color I do think there is an incredible play to be had here, once it goes through some more edits and revisions to help sharpen its potential. As it is currently though, it is a play worth watching even if it feels like it overstays its welcome before it … Read more
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw In a finely tuned staging, director Guillermo Cienfuegos elicits optimum performances from his cast, particularly his young performers, who ferret out the common core of humanity in their roles. Read more… Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA With proper attribution for the title as a passage from my generation’s inimitable … Read more
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage & Juliet, Oedipus the Jing, Mama! plus Antigone, Achilles in Arcadia, Tune In, Wine in the Wilderness, Just Another Day, In Some Dark Valley, Masala Dabba, Fernandomania, Shucked, The Woolgatherer. Read more…
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Just when you think the Troubies can’t get any better, they go ahead and OEDIPUS THE KING, MAMA! Yes, that title is in fact – a verb. Because after this comic intertwining of Greek tragedy and Elvis impersonation you too will be, “All Shook Up! Hm, ooh, yeah-yeah, … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix When Henrik Ibsen wrote “A Doll’s House” in 1879 Denmark, it was unusual in portraying a domestic tale of a husband and wife rather than distant heroes. In Long Beach Shakespeare Company’s current production, top-notch acting and direction make the play feel like it could have been written today … Read more
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Under the sharply tuned direction of New York theatre producer extraordinaire Eric Krebs, Dan Lauria’s bittersweet dramedy,, in which he costars with former “Bad Seed” Patty McCormack, is often clever and well written. It is occasionally bittersweet, often quite funny, and at times quite poetic. Read more…
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move I don’t generally add vulgar expletives to my reviews. Mostly because it’s practically never necessary. And those kinds of expressions, as a rule, do nothing to critique a show any better. In the case of, THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE, however, they were the first thoughts in my head. … Read more
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw It’s not all techno razzle-dazzle, though. Staging a musical this long and complicated is challenging, but Hade sturdily structures the mechanism with few creaking nuts and bolts. Read more… Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 9 out of 10! Exceptional Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen here…
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix The play has all the complexities of a short story, full of character and cultural details that make it as rich as Aditi’s embroidered sari. It’s also refreshing to see a play focused on people of Indian descent, a rarity here in Los Angeles, with the hints of African … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Harold Pinter’s, BETRAYAL is not a play I’ve ever seen done on stage before. For a first experience, the presentation at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, Los Angeles, was memorable. But more than that, it had the glow-up of demonstrative perfection. Read more… Patrick Chavis – … Read more