Edward Hong

Topdog/Underdog @ PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

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Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog is a riveting play where its words did much of the heavy lifting in the Pasadena Playhouse production now playing. Despite committed performances, the rich language may need to marinate with the actors a bit more amongst staging and casting issues that can’t be changed. … Read more

Frou-Frou: A Menagerie of Sorts @ BOSTON COURT PASADENA

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Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 9.1 out of 10! Exceptional Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen more… Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color John Anthony Loffredo’s Frou-Frou: A Menagerie of Sorts, which just had its world premiere at Boston Court Pasadena, is an extraordinary piece of theatre unlike any other where not … 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

Cambodian Rock Band @ EAST WEST PLAYERS

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Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA I suspect what has made Lauren Yee’s truly magical play with music such a critically acclaimed production since its debut at South Coast Rep in 2018 has been what former Angeleno theatremaker Chay Yew, now recognized as one of our country’s most noteworthy directors, has brought to the production since … Read more

Four Women in Red @ VICTORY THEATER CENTER

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Deborah Klugman  – Stage Raw Modest production values ably frame the narrative. On a small proscenium, production designer Evan Bartoletti makes use of pivoting slats to shift between various interiors. Costumes by Lorna Bowen and set decoration by Delinda Pushtonequa add Native American color and flavor to a story which, whatever the limitations of its … Read more

Macbeth @ A NOISE WITHIN

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Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color Andi Chapman’s rendition of Macbeth at A Noise Within is a refreshing work of art with a stunning ensemble cast comprised mostly of Black & global majority actors. Read more… Deborah Klugman  – Stage Raw It’s a compelling way to begin this story of murder and mayhem. There’s … Read more

Fake It Until You Make It @ AHMANSON THEATRE

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  Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix The play thus offers many lenses through which to challenge notions of race and gender—including a hilarious science-based plot twist near the end—successfully inverting what we might think of as true and fixed. It’s a refreshingly lighthearted way of sending up those concepts, though a more substantive story … Read more

Wish You Were Here @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY

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Patrick Chavis  – The Orange Curtain Review A compelling concept interweaves into this narrative around identity, friendship, and what bonds us to a particular place—a satisfying beginning and powerful ending is unfortunately held back by an unengaging middle. Read more… Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color The West Coast premiere of Sanaz Toossi’s Wish … Read more