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DUSK RINGS A BELL at the Lounge Theatre

Lovell Estell III – Stage Raw At the heart of Stephen Belber’s dramedy is that painful longing that arises from time to time in all of us to revisit a past time of possibility and happiness. Read more… Now running through…

THE POWER OF DUFF at the Geffen Playhouse

Bob Verini – Arts In LA The inciting incident of The Power of Duff, Stephen Belber’s new play at the Geffen, occurs early. Local Rochester, N.Y. news anchor Charlie Duff (Josh Stamberg)—having lost his wife to divorce, his son to resentment,…

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The Piano Lesson @ A NOISE WITHINNovember 6, 2024
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix It’s a lot to cover, but under Daniel’s direction, the action is engagingly fluid… Read more: The Piano Lesson @ A NOISE WITHIN
The Orphans’ Revenge @ THE LONNY CHAPMAN THEATRENovember 6, 2024
Martín Hernández – Stage Raw A tongue-in-cheek musical melodrama replete with a vile villain, a temptress or two, and a… Read more: The Orphans’ Revenge @ THE LONNY CHAPMAN THEATRE
A Streetcar Named Desire @ THE STREETCAR PROJECTNovember 6, 2024
Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania Westrate and Owen’s concept of A Streetcar Named Desire is ripe with possibilities, and they skillfully… Read more: A Streetcar Named Desire @ THE STREETCAR PROJECT
Americans AkimboNovember 6, 2024
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage American Idiot,’ ‘Kimberly Akimbo,’ ‘A Girl Grows Wings,’ ‘Heading Into Night,’ two classics, notes on… Read more: Americans Akimbo
I’ll Be With You Shortly @ LOFT ENSEMBLE THEATRENovember 6, 2024
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw Becker efficiently orchestrates over a dozen actors, most of whom play multiple roles. It’s… Read more: I’ll Be With You Shortly @ LOFT ENSEMBLE THEATRE
The Civil Twilight @ THE BROADWATERNovember 6, 2024
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Shem Bitterman’s eerie new thriller is a totally unexpected eleventh-hour diamond in the rough that… Read more: The Civil Twilight @ THE BROADWATER
Murder on the Links @ INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRENovember 1, 2024
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Under the direction of Todd Nielsen, the actors are meticulous both in their… Read more: Murder on the Links @ INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRE
The Second Death of a Mad Wife @ OPHELIA’S JUMPOctober 22, 2024
Martín Hernández – Stage Raw Playwright Kelly McBurnette Andronicos’s muddled world premiere work critiques a patriarchal and class-based society that… Read more: The Second Death of a Mad Wife @ OPHELIA’S JUMP
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors @ ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANYOctober 22, 2024
Philip Brandes – Stage Raw A rowdy, bawdy, over-the-top production of the Off-Broadway hit spoofing Bram Stoker’s seminal 1897 gothic… Read more: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors @ ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY
Kimberly Akimbo @ THE PANTAGESOctober 22, 2024
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA Anyone who’s been privy to my usual grumblings concerning the dated nature of traditional musical… Read more: Kimberly Akimbo @ THE PANTAGES