Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move A last-minute, random solo show choice has turned out to be one of the most exciting powerhouse presentations of the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Writer/performer Brandon Raman gives a tour de force performance in his highly comedic yet very serious epic, I CAN’T INDIAN GOOD. Read more…
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move SCHOOL FOR LOVE is a joyous jukebox musical, showcasing five excellent singer/actors. Put together by writer/performer Pam Eberhardt, the show tells a story of secret, unrequited, spurned and rediscovered love without a word of dialogue. Using songs from everywhere, from the Great American Songbook to Dear Evan Hansen, … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move On the night that Stephen plans to propose to his girlfriend Alice, her father Cal shows up ahead of her to talk him out of it. You might be thinking: one of the uglier scenarios in relationship hell. And you would be right. Because it doesn’t stop there … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Sometimes there is just too much to take in, in this everything-but-the-kitchen-sink solo show. Aria Gillespie is a black British immigrant, a singer, an OBIE award-winning actor and a psychic. Read more…
Tracey Paleo – BroadwayWorld Even if it wouldn’t have been great, it was already getting a pass. It’s Tina Turner. The music legend, the feminist heroine, the Warrior Goddess, and Queen of Rock & Roll. Read more… Patrick Chavis – The Orange Curtain Review (Segerstrom Center for the Arts) A biographical play is a dramatic … Read more
Center Theatre Group is continuing its mission to uplift, celebrate, and support early- and mid-career staff members at Los Angeles’ largest theatre company by selecting its newest cohort of employees who identify as BIPOC, as well as individuals from intersectional and marginalized identities. The latest cohort, which started in December 2022 and will run through … Read more
Tracey Paleo – BroadwayWorld Don’t get me wrong. The production values are absolutely stellar. Lighting and sound are magnificent. The stage appropriately dressed. So well in fact, that the two-tiered set of upper walkway and then lower floor barracks that turned into various offices, not only amplified the story, but in a way, the hierarchy … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Six wives, six musical powerhouses and six opportunities to vote for your favorite Tudor Queen! As brief as their royal reigns (with the exception of first wife Catherine of Aragon) the story of SIX is a nice bit of feminist reductionism and may in fact be the future … Read more
Martίn Hernández – Stage Raw. After actor-playwright Michael Shayan’s years of pestering his Iranian-Jewish immigrant mother Roya to tell her life story, she finally relented to being recorded. After a writing retreat exercise, he took his mother’s interview and his own imagination and melded them together to craft a compelling one-person show. Part stand-up comedy … Read more
Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld. Aerosol in the air as Tracy Turnblad, Penny Pingleton, and the teens of Baltimore bring politics and pizzazz to Hollywood with a stunning production of one of the best and beloved musicals of all time… It’s a thrilling, unsinkably upbeat show, gleefully over the top, with colorful characters, costumes, and sets. … Read more