Patrick Chavis

Wish You Were Here @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY

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Patrick Chavis  – The Orange Curtain Review A compelling concept interweaves into this narrative around identity, friendship, and what bonds us to a particular place—a satisfying beginning and powerful ending is unfortunately held back by an unengaging middle. Read more… Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color The West Coast premiere of Sanaz Toossi’s Wish … Read more

Jane Austen’s Emma the Musical @ CHANCE THEATER

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Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix The story is Austen at her most scheming but here set to transporting music with very talented singing and acting, especially Foster as Emma and fellow leads Lowe and Alexander. Read more… Patrick Chavis  – The Orange Curtain Review Casey Long directed Emma the Musical does not reinvent the … Read more

La Cage Aux Folles @ PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

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Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania When one thinks of the brash musical La Cage Aux Folles, gritty does not usually come to mind. The bare-bones production at Pasadena Playhouse lacks the gaudy, bawdy luster promised in the title song, and instead leans into tackiness. Read more… Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 9.3 out of … Read more

It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! @ THE HUDSON THEATRE

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  Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 8.7 out of 10! Great Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen here… Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Prevailing over everything about this bright and promising new musical, it’s interesting to quickly recognize the consummate talents of Tony-nominated director and transplanted native Angeleno Kristin Hanggi (the creator of both … Read more

Waiting for Godot @ GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE

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Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Irish playwright Samuel Beckett wrote “Waiting for Godot” in the winter of 1948, in French, having lived in Paris for 20 years and witnessing the devastating effects of World War II as a member of the French Resistance against German occupation. With only a tree and a rock on … Read more

The Importance of Being Earnest @ ANTAEUS THEATRE COMPANY

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Terry Morgan – ArtsBeatLA Although new plays can be exciting and are crucial to the continuing vitality of theatre, I’m especially fond of older works, the more obscure the better. It’s cheap time travel, immersing oneself in a long-past culture, and a reminder that in many ways we’re not that different than those artists in … Read more

Little Shop of Horrors @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY

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Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review Right in time for spookiest season of the year, South Coast Repertory’s Little Shop of Horrors brings back the smooth-talking Audrey 2, aka the houseplant with an agenda and puppetry that made this reviewer look like Audrey 2 more than a couple of times. What I’m trying to … Read more