FUN HOME at the Ahmanson Theatre

Erin Conley – OnStage Don’t be misled by the sight of three adorable children bouncing around and singing “come to the fun home.” In this case, ‘fun’ is short for ‘funeral,’ and while little about the tragic tale could actually be described as fun, it can certainly be described as some of the very best … Read more

FINDING NEVERLAND at the Pantages Theatre

Rob Stevens – Haines His Way Finding Neverland was a charming, heart-warming 2004 film about British playwright J.M. Barrie and the family that inspired him to write his immortal classic Peter Pan. Read more… Erin Conley – On Stage & Screen Second star to the right and straight on ’til morning… Peter Pan is an iconic story, … Read more

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

Dany Margolies – The Daily Breeze The visuals are gorgeous in 3–D Theatricals’ production of the infrequently produced “Once on This Island.” Costuming, lighting, choreography — everything that appeals to the eye gets a lavish treatment in this lively….. Read more… Rob Stevens – Haines His Way Once on This Island is a little gem of … Read more

ZOOT SUIT at the Mark Taper Forum

Erin Conley – OnStage It is not every day that a hat receives entrance applause at the theater. However, it is also not every day that Zoot Suit returns to Center Theatre Group’s Mark Taper Forum, the very theater that commissioned and hosted its world premiere in 1978. Read more… Rob Stevens – Haines His Way … Read more

33 VARIATIONS at the Actors Co-op

Rob Stevens – Haines His Way 33 Variations starring Jane Fonda appeared on Broadway in 2009 and played the Ahmanson Theatre in 2011. Now Actors Co-Op in Hollywood is offering the area’s first intimate production. Read more… Neal Weaver  – Stage Raw This play by Moises Kaufman is an extraordinary piece of work — rich, multifaceted and … Read more

946: THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS at the Wallis Center for the Performing Arts

Rob Stevens – Haines His Way The Wallis in Beverly Hills has brought back Kneehigh, the English theatre company that presented Brief Encounter at the venue in 2014. The company also appeared locally in 2015 at South Coast Repertory with their take on Tristan & Yseult. Now they are back with , a mixed bag of an undertaking….Read more… … Read more

CLAUDIO QUEST at Chance Theatre

Rob Stevens – Haines His Way I have never been much of a video game player. Truthfully I haven’t played one since the very early versions of Pong and PacMan started replacing pin ball machines in bars to give customers something to do while drinking. So I was a bit leery about seeing the new … Read more

FOR PIANO AND HARPO at the Falcon Theatre

Rob Stevens – HainesHisWay.com Oscar Levant was a pianist, composer (“Blame It On My Youth”), actor (An American in Paris & The Band Wagon for starters), television personality (talk and quiz shows) and professional neurotic with an acid tongue and a quick retort for everything and everybody, including himself. Read more… Melinda Schupmann – Arts In LA Noted musician, composer, … Read more

CHAPATTI at the Laguna Playhouse

Rob Stevens – Haines His Way I have always been fond of Irish playwrights from Oscar Wilde’s wicked wit to George Bernard Shaw’s political take on the battle of the sexes. It’s the whimsical Irish with their gentle and/or raucous tales of opposites attracting and striking romantic sparks that resonate most with me. Read more… Melinda … Read more