Kind Stranger… a memory play @ ZEPHYR THEATRE

Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA As someone who eagerly admits to being a true Tennessee Williams-o-phile, I was both excited and apprehensive to attend Rick and Steven Simone-Friedland’s new solo “Memory Play” culled word-for-word from Tenn’s proudly and humorously regret-filled 1975 autobiography. And I left still excited… yet somewhat disappointed. Read more… Patrick Chavis  – … Read more

Stereophonic @ HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES

Patrick Chavis  – LA Theatre Bites Podcast  9.1 out of 10! Exceptional Show! Listen here… Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA This is a brave and decidedly rule-breaking work that, thanks to the stark vision of director Daniel Aukin, often reminded me of being smackdab in the middle of a living Ingrid Bergman movie. His purposefully … 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

One Man, Two Guvnors @ A NOISE WITHIN

Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix While some of us can multitask, others — like Francis Henshall (Kasey Mahaffy) in “One Man, Two Guvnors” — find it inexplicably and hilariously challenging. Richard Bean’s 2011 take on Carlo Goldoni’s 1746 Italian “The Servant of Two Masters” re-sets the story to 1960s Brighton, England, complete with skiffle … Read more

Into the Woods @ WISTERIA THEATER

F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw It’s not all techno razzle-dazzle, though. Staging a musical this long and complicated is challenging, but Hade sturdily structures the mechanism with few creaking nuts and bolts. Read more… Patrick Chavis  – LA Theatre Bites Podcast  9 out of 10! Exceptional Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen here…

BETRAYAL @ THE LEE STRASBERG INSTITUTE

Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Harold Pinter’s, BETRAYAL is not a play I’ve ever seen done on stage before.  For a first experience, the presentation at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, Los Angeles, was memorable.  But more than that, it had the glow-up of demonstrative perfection. Read more… Patrick Chavis  – … Read more

Berta, Berta @ ECHO THEATRE COMPANY

Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color There are many exciting elements at play with the west coast premiere of Angelica Chéri’s ‘Berta, Berta’ at the Echo Theater Company with a talented cast and director. But while there is no doubt that the commitment from the actors are sublime, the plot machinations involving supernatural elements … Read more

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story @ MUSICAL THEATRE WEST

Patrick Chavis  – LA Theatre Bites Podcast  7.8 out of 10! Above Average! Listen here… Anita W. Harris – Long Beach Post All the songs are crisply executed by the accomplished actor-musicians in this show, including Chase Ramsey as additional Cricket Tommy Alsopp and Elizabeth Curtin as Vi Petty, the record producer’s wife, on keyboards. … Read more

Hide & Hide @ SKYLIGHT THEATRE

Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move There’s an overt hopelessness that’s playing out in HIDE & HIDE that is steering every bit of the drama. The un-empathetic among us will say, “people make choices.” But how many people do you (or they) actually know, are intentionally setting out to live a terrible life? Read … Read more

Fostered @ PACIFIC RESIDENT THEATRE

Patrick Chavis  – LA Theatre Bites Podcast  6.9 out of 10! Below Average! Listen more… F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw The production is handsomely mounted in every particular. As for director Andy Weyman and his superlative cast, they go boldly over the top in pursuit of laughs, yet keep the action moored in essential … Read more