Izzard: The Tragedy of Hamlet @ MONTALBAN THEATRE

Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA The accessibility of Suzy Eddie Izzard’s performance as Shakespeare’s most notorious prince is unquestionably on display in her jarringly unique delivery of Hamlet’s most well-known speech, the character’s often caricatured third soliloquy, presented simply and with great warmth and humanity instead of spouted in grandly theatrical style filled with rage, … Read more

The Notebook @ HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES

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

Mrs. Christmas @ AURORA THEATER

Anita W. Harris – Long Beach Post Enter “Mrs. Christmas,” a delightful new musical play by Tom Jacobson having its world premiere at the Aurora Theater this month that balances a nostalgic look at the past with meaning in the present — all with a twinkle in the eye. Read more… Travis Michael Holder – … Read more

Jagged Little Pill @ LANDMARK THEATRE COMPANY

Anita W. Harris – Long Beach Post Knowing that “Jagged Little Pill” has themes like addiction and sexual assault, I was a little worried it might feel too intense. But Long Beach Landmark Theatre’s production of Alanis Morissette’s musical, based on her 1995 album of the same name, emphasizes its music, humor and humanity, making … Read more

नेहा & Neel @ LATINO THEATRE COMPANY

Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color For better or worse, one of the oldest tropes in Asian American identity stories is often the generational & cultural divide between the immigrant parents and their American-born children. Ankita Raturi‘s नेहा & Neel, now having its world premiere at Latino Theater Company in collaboration with Artists At … Read more

Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson Apt 2B @ INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRE

Melinda Schupmann – Showmag For those fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes in particular, Kate Hamill’s wacky offering will upend what you might have expected to see when you arrived at the theater. Instead, it pays little attention to the classic serious mysteries and devolves into a story more suited to caricature … Read more

littleboy/littleman @ GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE

Patrick Chavis  – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 8.9 out of 10! Excellent Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen here…  Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix While the play is genuinely affecting about the lives of these intrepid brothers, emotional nuance sometimes doesn’t land, perhaps also because the play’s pastiche structure precludes a sense of story. … Read more

Eureka Day @ PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA It’s hard to imagine Jonathan Spector’s hilarious and uncannily newsworthy Tony-winning play wasn’t written in the past few months since our current disastrous and inefficient regime took over our government and started on its mission to kill us all. Read more… Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix At once pointed … Read more