Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania MJ: The Musical, which is now on tour and is playing the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles through January 28 — highlights what made Michael Jackson a legend, even if the book bites off more than it can chew. Read more Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move “MJ The … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Alexis and Blackie dance to the distortion of seductive addiction in playwright Tim Venable’s “Long Day’s Journey” rehab intersection. And, right from the start, it’s clear from the moment Blackie shows up that Alexis’s bubble of hope for a sober future is going to burst. How violently, isn’t … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw The play is a familial drama framed by the consequences of a violent act, and while its backdrop politics are sketchy, its vital characters and the combustion they engender make for compelling, relatable drama. Read more… Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Isaac Gómez’s new play, ‘RADICAL or Are … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Aaron Posner dusts off a venerable classic; Nicole Travolta is DOING ALRIGHT; A Noise Within’s “balancing act” season: clowns, chaos, and conflict on a high wire; Slipping on 1000 banana peels at The Elysian; BEFOK comeback at The Odyssey Theatre..and more happenings in Los Angeles. Read more…
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move “How to Ruin a Relationship in One Easy Step,” is a definitive alternate title for, THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY, a smart, little 80-minute, light drama written by Samuel Balm, directed by Darko Tresnjak, currently at the Geffen Playhouse, Gil Cates Theater. And I say “light” because it’s not a … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Just like the story it is based on, QUIXOTE NUEVO is full of adventure and takes us on the heroic journey of two of literature’s most iconic characters, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, realized through a dark, magical, Tejano-styled, comedy that takes place at the Texas/ Mexico border … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move KILL SHELTER heartbreak at Theatre of Note; Life and play mimic in MEASURE STILL FOR MEASURE at Boston Court Pasadena; the violent teen haze of OUR DEAR DEAD DRUG LORD at the Kirk Douglas lives on. Read more…
Terry Morgan – Stage Raw “I very much wanted to like Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, but even Pablo Escobar could tell that this package is suspiciously light.” Read more… Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania Children shouldn’t play with dead things. But it’s a warning that four high school teens of a banished school club … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move A play within a play seems to be a running theme lately at the theater. And that’s, OK. Because telling a story about the story you’re trying to tell is nothing but hysterically funny, when you come right down to it. Self-effacing, shameful and embarrassing, every “bit” in … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Did anyone else feel like it was a speed through? Magnificent though it is, there’s something about the LES MISÉRABLES (North American Tour) re-do, currently at the Hollywood Pantages, that didn’t allow me to catch my breath. Read more… Socks Whitmore – Stage Raw More than 200 years … Read more