Philip Brandes

Philip joined the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle in 2022.

Recent Posts

UNRIVALED at Boston Court PasadenaMarch 31, 2023
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites. Boston Court and Playwrights’ Arena Present: Unrivaled @ Boston Court Pasadena – 7.5 out…
20th-century tumult in ‘Ragtime’ and ‘Twilight’. A healing ‘Tempest’ and two new musicals.March 29, 2023
‘Walter Paisley,’ ‘Lonely Few,’ ‘La Egoista,’ ‘Lifespan of a Fact’ Don Shirley – Angeles Stage. Both “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992”…
THE TEMPEST by Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles and After Hours Theatre CompanyMarch 29, 2023
Martίn Hernández – Stage Raw. While inundating storms may have receded recently, another one is brewing over at the Shakespeare…
YAACOBI & LEIDENTAL, Odyssey Theatre EnsembleMarch 29, 2023
Steven Leigh Morris – Stage Raw. The lure of lurid allure: Benny Hill meets Samuel Beckett in the late Israeli…
PICNIC at the Odyssey TheatreMarch 28, 2023
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw. One of America’s most popular playwrights in the 1950s, William Inge drew on his childhood…
MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Foolish Production Company at the BroadwaterMarch 28, 2023
Dana Martin – Stage Raw. Loose morals, licentious proposals and live vinyl rule the night at the Broadwater in Hollywood.…
DID YOU SEE WHAT WALTER PAISLEY DID TODAY? at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing ArtsMarch 27, 2023
Jonas Schwartz-Owen – Theatermania. So many shows have issues post-intermission after sparkling in Act 1 that the term “Second Act…
Interview with Battlesong of Boudica Actress/Fight Choreographer Jen AlbertMarch 27, 2023
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites. Interview with Battlesong of Boudica Actress/Fight Choreographer Jen Albert. More…
Interview with Unrivaled Director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck @ Boston Court PasadenaMarch 23, 2023
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites. Interview with Unrivaled Director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck @ Boston Court Pasadena. More…
BEST OF BEST OF THIS WEEK THIS WEEK, Open Fist Theatre Company at Atwater Village TheatreMarch 22, 2023
Martίn Hernández – Stage Raw. Following in the satirical footsteps of Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show, this Open Fist Company production…