Ed Rampell – Hollywood Progressive According to playwright Jami Brandli’s playbill note, O: A Rhapsody in Divorce is “a comedic reimagining of The Odyssey,” featuring a crucial plot twist in Homer’s saga wherein, as Brandli observes, “the male hero go[es] on this life-changing journey while the woman stays home waiting for their man to return.” … Read more
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage The free-admission but donation-reliant ISC returns to its Old Zoo space within Griffith Park with “Julius Caesar,” after two seasons in a much smaller dell just to the west, deeper within the park (following the COVID-caused cancellation of ISC’s outdoor activity in 2020). The temporary location was used primarily because … Read more
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Hero Theatre Company Presents: Nothing, Nothing @ Friendship Baptist Church – 9.2 out of 10! Exceptional Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Read more…
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Stew @ Pasadena Playhouse – 8 out of 10! Good Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Read more… Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania In Stew, playwright Zora Howard taps into a style of comedy that recalls the laughter-infused family dramas of Neil Simon, but she does it from an African American … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move On the night that Stephen plans to propose to his girlfriend Alice, her father Cal shows up ahead of her to talk him out of it. You might be thinking: one of the uglier scenarios in relationship hell. And you would be right. Because it doesn’t stop there … Read more
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Behind the Six @ Loft Ensemble in North Hollywood – 7.6 out of 10! Above Average! Read more…
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites CABARET @ ALTADENA MUSIC THEATRE – 8.1 out of 10! Good Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Read more… Socks Whitmore – Stage Raw Whether you’re a passionate fan of post-Golden Age musicals or you binged Season 5 of Schitt’s Creek during the pandemic, there’s a good chance you’ve heard … Read more
Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld. Despite the sex comedy aspects of the show, a vein of melancholy runs throughout it, much of it being told through the lens of regret. This isn’t encapsulated any better than in Desirée’s lament “Send in the Clowns,” which is hopeless and hopeful and remorseful and accepting and existential all bound … Read more
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites. The Human Comedy @ Actors Co-op – 9 out of 10 – Exceptional Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! More…
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites. Boston Court and Playwrights’ Arena Present: Unrivaled @ Boston Court Pasadena – 7.5 out of 10 – Above Average! More… Katie Buenneke – Theater Digest Sei Shōnagon (Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz) wrote The Pillow Book, an assemblage of musings that entertained not just her fellow ladies-in-waiting in the court of Empress … Read more