DON’T YOU EVER CALL ME ANYTHING BUT MOTHER at Atwater Village Theatre

Paul Birchall  – Stage Raw The second in a set of two one-person plays, John O’Keefe’s Don’t Ever Call Me Anything But Mother may be that unique monologue that is literally unlike anything you’ve witnessed before — though whether it will beguile or appall you really depends on your mood and ability to deal with creepy darkness. Read … Read more

DIE MOMMIE DIE at the Celebration Theatre at the Lex

Neal Weaver  – Stage Raw Cross-dressing actor-comedian Charles Busch wrote this glossy movie parody as a vehicle for himself in the central role of has-been movie star, Angela Arden. He performed in the play in Los Angeles several years ago, and his Angela was subtle and elegant. But now actor Drew Droege is giving him … Read more

RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD at the Kirk Douglas Theatre

Neal Weaver  – Stage Raw This high-spirited biopic of musical entrepreneur John Dolphin (Stu James) is part juke-box musical, part music history, and part a recreation of past performers and their hits.  For those of us old enough to remember the songs and events, it’s a trip down memory lane. Read more… Now running through August 7

L.A. DELI at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute

Neal Weaver  – Stage Raw Set in a Hollywood delicatessen, this new comedy by Sam Bobrick (Norman Is That You?, Murder at the Howard Johnson’s) consists of 12 snarky but good-humored sketches about the movie business and its denizens. Read more… Now running through April 27.