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CALVIN BERGER at the Colony Theatre

Rob Stevens – Haines His Way. Edmond Rostand wrote his classic romantic comedy Cyrano de Bergerac in 1897. According to Wikipedia, the original French play has been translated at least 16 times since then… The latest version to play locally is the…

THE BAKER’S WIFE at the Actors’ Coop

Les Spindle – Frontiers L.A. Featuring an appealing score by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin) and a charming though rather thin book by Joseph Stein (Fiddler on the Roof, Zorba), based on a 1931 French film, this 1976 musical remains more a cult favorite than a classic. Read…

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20th-century tumult in ‘Ragtime’ and ‘Twilight’. A healing ‘Tempest’ and two new musicals.March 29, 2023
‘Walter Paisley,’ ‘Lonely Few,’ ‘La Egoista,’ ‘Lifespan of a Fact’ Don Shirley – Angeles Stage. Both “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992”…
THE TEMPEST by Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles and After Hours Theatre CompanyMarch 29, 2023
Martίn Hernández – Stage Raw. While inundating storms may have receded recently, another one is brewing over at the Shakespeare…
YAACOBI & LEIDENTAL, Odyssey Theatre EnsembleMarch 29, 2023
Steven Leigh Morris – Stage Raw. The lure of lurid allure: Benny Hill meets Samuel Beckett in the late Israeli…
PICNIC at the Odyssey TheatreMarch 28, 2023
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw. One of America’s most popular playwrights in the 1950s, William Inge drew on his childhood…
MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Foolish Production Company at the BroadwaterMarch 28, 2023
Dana Martin – Stage Raw. Loose morals, licentious proposals and live vinyl rule the night at the Broadwater in Hollywood.…
DID YOU SEE WHAT WALTER PAISLEY DID TODAY? at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing ArtsMarch 27, 2023
Jonas Schwartz-Owen – Theatermania. So many shows have issues post-intermission after sparkling in Act 1 that the term “Second Act…
Interview with Battlesong of Boudica Actress/Fight Choreographer Jen AlbertMarch 27, 2023
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites. Interview with Battlesong of Boudica Actress/Fight Choreographer Jen Albert. More…
Interview with Unrivaled Director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck @ Boston Court PasadenaMarch 23, 2023
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites. Interview with Unrivaled Director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck @ Boston Court Pasadena. More…
BEST OF BEST OF THIS WEEK THIS WEEK, Open Fist Theatre Company at Atwater Village TheatreMarch 22, 2023
Martίn Hernández – Stage Raw. Following in the satirical footsteps of Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show, this Open Fist Company production…
TWELFTH NIGHT at The Broadwater Studio TheaterMarch 22, 2023
Tracey Paleo – BroadwayWorld. Notwithstanding that they fell into many textbook Shakespeare traps, and that there was zero chemistry between…