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Mikvah Girls @ THE BROADWATER

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Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 9 out of 10! Exceptional Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen more… Deborah Klugman  – Stage Raw Directed by Brian Eckert, the production’s strength lies in Knell’s consistently truthful turn as Maya, which becomes even more important as the play’s meatier themes emerge. But JoAnna, (whose internet bio … Read more

WENDY’S PETER PAN @ WILL GEER THEATRICUM BOTANICUM

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Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld While WENDY’S PETER PAN would be better served by trimming the fat, focusing on more sharpened performances, and allowing its performers room to breathe, children, despite its evening start time, will likely appreciate the show more than adults who will take notice of its distracting bumps and peculiarities. Read more… Philip … Read more

HorseChart Theatre Company Presents: Psycho Beach Party @ THE MATRIX THEATRE

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Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Cowabunga, my humor-starved overheated moondoggies, understand this one fact of nature: no one spoofs those ridiculously cheesy early-60s surfer flicks quite as perfectly as Charles Busch—and this smart and colorful remounting of his 1987 off-Broadway hit “Psycho Beach Party” could not possibly be more swellsville, bros. Read more… Katie Buenneke … Read more

If All the Sky Were Paper @ ARROYO REPERTORY THEATRE

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F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw Andrew Carroll is a prominent author and historian whose painstaking scholarship is a matter of record. Inspired by a distant relative’s World War II letter, Carroll made it his mission to amass war correspondence from across the globe, extending from the Civil War to the present day. His search … Read more

Ensemble Theatre Company presents: Alice, Formerly of Wonderland @ THE NEW VIC

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Philip Brandes –  Stage Raw In this new biographically-themed coming-of-age musical pitting modern romantic sensibilities against the rigid class structure and social conventions of Victorian-era England, the real-life Alice Liddell once again provides the inspiration for a work of quirky creative imagination. Read more…

World Premiere : Dear Auntie B @ THE ACTORS COMPANY

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Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move DEAR AUNTIE B has the bite of Hedda Hopper and the flair of W’s Countess. But she’s got one thing more…a broken heart. Read more… Deborah Klugman  – Stage Raw The play, strong in concept, struck me as a work-in-progress, chiefly because what we come to learn about … Read more

Jelly’s Last Jam @ PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

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Katie Buenneke – Stage Raw This is a unique production, where the sum of the parts may be greater than the show itself. There’s a lot to like about most of the elements of Jelly’s Last Jam, especially for anyone who enjoys hearing and seeing jazz performed at a high level, but Jelly Roll Morton’s … Read more