F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw More than four decades after its premiere, Phantom of the Opera remains one of the greatest of theatrical experiences. This touring production honors that legacy, reminding us why the masked and pitiable Phantom continues to haunt the Paris Opera House — and our imaginations. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA This hit Broadway musical has the feel of “Oklahoma!” meets “Hee-Haw”—with a little blatant “Music Man” ripoffs thrown in, but I was surprised to find I loved it, even if it is about as sophisticated as an expanded Minnie Pearl routine. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA “Love is Company,” the lyrics of the late-great Stephen Sondheim’s title song of his groundbreaking 1970 classic tells us, and the slice of our collective and most tenuous lives explored in this fresh gender-bending interpretation of his time-defying masterwork could not be more compelling. Read more… Katie Buenneke – Theater … Read more
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Oh, lordie, how I needed a carefree trip past that second star and straight on to morning, an evening populated by a charming troupe of precocious lost boys led by that ageless young fellow who refuses to learn to be a parrot and recite a silly rule, culminating in the … Read more
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