#HFF25: Sweet Air @ THE BROADWATER

Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA I would love to see a more fleshed-out and less hurried version that would be given more time to find its rhythms and make better sense. Matt Morillo has created a well-written and potentially fascinating exploration into an unlikely modern urban-challenged friendship but the play—and an actor as completely watchable … Read more

The Wedding Singer @ THE COLONY THEATRE

Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA The biggest asset this adaptation of the popular 1998 romcom has going for it is the hiring of Michael Donovan to direct, who not only stages with great fluidity, but there’s also the fact that as the premier theatrical casting director in Los Angeles, he was obviously privy to bring … Read more

Hide & Hide @ SKYLIGHT THEATRE

Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move There’s an overt hopelessness that’s playing out in HIDE & HIDE that is steering every bit of the drama. The un-empathetic among us will say, “people make choices.” But how many people do you (or they) actually know, are intentionally setting out to live a terrible life? Read … Read more

A Man of No Importance @ A NOISE WITHIN

Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Seamlessly directed by A Noise Within’s co-artistic director Julia Rodriguez Elliott and excellently acted and sung, “A Man of No Importance” is the kind of mesmerizing musical that captures your spirit and gives you something to think about as well. Read more… Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA It doesn’t … Read more

The Glass Menagerie @ ANTAEUS THEATRE COMPANY

Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA This is a reverent return to everything the classic play unleashed when it first seized the attention of the world in 1944 and catapulted Tennessee Williams from obscurity to international acclaim at age 33. What Antaeus and director Carolyn Ratteray have accomplished with this glorious return is nothing short of … Read more

Life of Pi @ AHMANSON THEATRE

Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Under Max Webster’s direction, this very physical — sometimes violent — production is also perfectly paced, and all the actors deliver their lines in exceptionally clear and nuanced ways. The story thus comes to life and washes over the audience without much effort, allowing us to suspend our disbelief … Read more

The Totality of All Things @ ROAD THEATRE COMPANY

Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld The West Coast premiere of Erik Gernand’s THE TOTALITY OF ALL THINGS is a searing look at morals, ethics, and the gray areas that can be found in even the most honest truths. Read more… Deborah Klugman  – Stage Raw ……the play’s denouement provokes the same kind of frustration one encounters … Read more

One Jewish Boy @ ECHO THEATRE COMPANY

Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA As Stephen Laughton’s play flips in a dizzying timewarp back and forth from the year the lovers meet to the year their relationship crumbles due to the increasingly more frightening cultural winds of recent times, we are whisked along on their difficult ride. Read more… Edward Hong – The Nerds … Read more