Amanda Callas

Once @ CHANCE THEATER

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Amanda Callas – Broadwayworld Once feels like a revelation, with all the delicate tenderness of a romantic ballad and the foot-stomping joy of a rustic Irish pub on music night. Read more…   Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review Jacqueline Malenke’s haunting lighting set the tone of the show and brought it to a … Read more

Moulin Rouge! @ HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES/SEGERSTROM

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Amanda Callas – Broadwayworld A decadent, kitchen-sink-sized chocolate sundae with a sparkly sprinkling of campiness on top, Moulin Rouge! has the allure of something that you know is excessive but you simply cannot resist another bite. Read more… Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review The love story with attitude, French flair, and a soundtrack … Read more

Hadestown @ HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE

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Amanda Callas – Discover Hollywood Magazine Hadestown is a must-see modern musical at the Hollywood Pantages through November 2nd. Hadestown is the rare kind of musical that even people who hate musicals will probably love — and to anyone who already appreciates musical theatre, it is a sublimely exhilarating treat. Hadestown at the Hollywood Pantages … Read more

The Fantasticks @ RUSKIN GROUP THEATRE

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F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw The Fantasticks, the longest running musical in history, goes back so many years and has gone through so many iterations—including a critically ill-received 2000 film—that you would think material this familiar wouldn’t pack the same emotional punch of a first viewing. You would be wrong. Read more… Amanda Callas … Read more

Reel to Reel @ ROGUE MACHINE

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F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw The Los Angeles premiere of Reel to Reel at Rogue Machine may be one of the most unusual—and quietly moving— productions you are likely to see this season. Read more… Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA What John Kolvenbach has created could so easily slip into gimmickry but never does … Read more

Corktown ’39 @ ROGUE MACHINE THEATRE

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Amanda Callas – BroadwayWorld Corktown ’39 is a new play that feels like a classic, the kind of intelligent, thought-provoking drama that you can imagine a playwright like Aaron Sorkin or Henrik Ibsen might have written. Read more… Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Not since reading or seeing on stage, works by Eugene … Read more

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child @ HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES

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Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania The play’s real star is Jamie Harrison and his eye-deceiving illusions. Even in the condensed version, actors flip upside down, get sucked through tiny boxes, change costumes (by Katrina Lindsay) in a snap, and shoot fire from their wands. Read more… Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA The star has to be … Read more