The Sphere of Fixed Stars in the Heavens @ THEATRE 68
Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld J. Holtham’s THE SPHERE OF FIXED STARS IN THE HEAVENS is a powerful meditation on love, time, and timing. Read more…
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Noises Off @ GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move I’ll be honest. I’d never seen the show before. And, I was seriously doubting I was going to be able to sit through another hour and a half of a farce about a play rehearsal going badly awry. But the second curtain in this three-act was such a … Read more
Nightingale @ ATWATER VILLAGE THEATRE
Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld NIGHTINGALE is a subtle descent into harrowing madness brought to blistering life in a star turn by Lance A. Williams. Read more…
Rent @ JAXX THEATRE
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw As for the production itself, director/choreographer Jeremy Lucas and a vigorous cast remind us of why Rent remains an important theatrical milestone, even after the shadow of AIDS has been largely dispelled by life-saving medical advances. Read more… Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld The Jaxx Theatre is an intimate location, … Read more
MURDER AFTER HOURS @ THE GROUP REP
Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld “Murder After Hours” is exquisitely well done and will keep you guessing up until the affecting and surprising end. Read more…
Clue @ AHMANSON THEATRE
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move CLUE is simply the zaniest! This end-of-season offering is a stellar, screwball noir. Maybe even, the Ahmanson’s all-around best all year. Read more… Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld Filled with puns and pratfalls, mugging and mannerisms, CLUE is broad camp, laugh-out-loud funny, and absolutely joyous. Read more… Travis … Read more
WENDY’S PETER PAN @ WILL GEER THEATRICUM BOTANICUM
Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld While WENDY’S PETER PAN would be better served by trimming the fat, focusing on more sharpened performances, and allowing its performers room to breathe, children, despite its evening start time, will likely appreciate the show more than adults who will take notice of its distracting bumps and peculiarities. Read more… Philip … Read more
Mrs. Doubtfire @ HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA There aren’t many actors brave enough to follow in the oversized footsteps of someone as iconic as the lategreat comic genius Robin Williams in one of his most familiar and celebrated roles, but Rob McClure does just that–and somehow, he manages to reinvent the role and make it his own. … Read more
The Hope Theory @ GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA The underlying message of The Hope Theory comes through this worldclass conjuror and raconteur’s skills and, for a brief time, he makes the chaos we all share these days disappear with the ease of his sleight of hand, shuffling our communal cares and worries back into the deck. Read more… … Read more
High Maintenance @ THE ROAD THEATRE
Terry Morgan – Stage Raw The subject of machines replacing human workers has been with us for a long time, and yet it never seems to stop being relevant. The latest iteration of this technological topic involves the proliferation of artificial intelligence to create cheap art or articles (expect theater reviews from AI soon – … Read more