Theatre Reviews 
Making the “Write” Connections at Write Act Repertory
It’s what I expect each and every time I attend a production at the Write Act: Connections, produced by Diane Chernansky and Susan Eiden, is a part of the Women Inventing Theatre series, above the bar, totally original material (like HBO). Each sketch involves incredibly diverse, creative actors. It leads one to wonder how a [...]
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- Not One More Foot of Land! Tells of Injustice
- I do hope all of you managed to struggle through still another brilliantly sunny February weekend. Californians … count your blessings!
- Still another gorgeous sunny California weekend in January, and two new stage productions to tell you about … Life is good!
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- Proudly presented by The Pasadena Playhouse’s Sheldon Epps (Artistic Director) and Stephen Eich (Executive Director) …
- Chinese New Year Celebration at Chi Dynasty in Studio City
- Puppet Fun at the Whitefire
- Confessions of a Cat Lady Offers a Fun Look at Life
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Morgan Wixson Plays It Again
- I caught two local opening night productions on the weekend … totally different in style and content, but both worthy of your time….
- The Biggest Muppet Adventure Ever Comes Home!
- Storybook Theatre Delivers Once Upon a Time for Kids of All Ages
- Oswald Hits Historical Homerun at the Write Act in Hollywood
- I’m delighted to say … “Theater” around town is finally “hopping,” after the holiday lull!
- Lyric Opera’s One-Acts Connect with Audiences
- Troilus and Cressida
- You haven’t heard much from me lately … theatre “openings” are few and far between during the holiday season
- War Horse – It’s a Wrap!
- Goodbye to 2011 …
- Magnificent, Outrageous Family Fun, Cinderella Christmas at the El Portal Theatre Through Jan. 8
- Beautiful Art for All at Silvana Gallery
- A Dose of Faith and a Dash of Laughter: the Best Medicine
- Upright Cabaret’s A Broadway Christmas Dec. 20 at Catalina Jazz Club
- A Christmas Westside Story Rocks Around Christmas Tree
- Amidst the manic “holiday hustle” there are always numerous Christmas-themed productions running.
- A Snow White Christmas, an Enchanting Blizzard of Fun
- The mad dash of the holiday season is upon us, which means Yuletide productions around town are aplenty!
- J.E.T. Studios Presents One-Acts
- B.L.A.C. Male Productions’ Can God’s Love Reach You in the Dark Reaches Out
- I didn’t have any plays to review on the weekend
- Spread the Word About Rumors at PHS
- Struggling with a “killer cold” and still recovering from the Halloween Madness at my shop …
- Jack and the Giant Hits It BIG at the Nine O’Clock Players in Hollywood
- Magic in the Air at Santa Monica Playhouse
- Who’s Your Daddy? Extols Fatherhood
- Blue Skies … Big Dreams at Pasadena Playhouse
- Jimmy Spencer – Forever Love
- Chaps, Lonesome Cowboys No More!
- A Sentimental Journey, The Story of Doris Day, a Musical That’s Enjoyable and Surprising
- Seatbelts Required — On the Rocky Road of Life (and Death)
- Murder by Natural Causes Twists Its Way at the Raven Playhouse
- The King of the Desert Achieves Success
- By the time you read this column, I will have survived the manic Halloween season for the 28th year at my shop!
- The King of the Desert at NoHo’s El Portal Forum Theatre
- Southern Comforts Provides Romance
- Last Summer at Bluefish Cove Shines at The Stella Adler
- Halloween is rockin’ at Hubba Hubba! as crowds of people wander in, and hordes of costumes are moving out!
- Harbor Starring Matthew Lillard at the Victory Theatre
- The Negative Room Finds Positives
- A “Dead Poet’s” Tribute- A Soulful Celebration for an “Unsung” Hero
- Art Imitates Life in 4 Murders
- I only caught one production on the weekend…
- No Fault in West Coast Premiere at the Write Act Repertory in Hollywood
- Kings of the Dance 2011 Reigns at Segerstrom Center for the Arts
- Dead of Night Offers Chills
- Only one production to tell you about this week, as the all consuming HALLOWEEN MADNESS is in full swing!
- The Missile Man of Peenemunde
- Jimmy Spencer Sings Forever Love
- Two plays to “review” for you this week
- Women In Theatre Rolls Out the Eighth Annual Red Carpet Awards
- A Different Take on Richard III
- Eugene O’Neill Had More to Say
- Give These D3LINQUENTZ Another Chance
- Capricious Fate, Fortune & Folly from Neo Ensemble Theatre
- Many of this season’s TV premieres start up this week…
- Equus Examines Passion
- I didn’t catch any plays to review for you on the weekend
- I only caught one production for “review” on the weekend… and one just for fun…
- Female Playwrights at the Write Act: From Page to Stage
- In an odd twist of fate…
- ENNIO, featuring Ennio Marchetto — The Living Paper Cartoon
- Love Songs from the Soul, from Jimmy Spencer
- Interior Designs — A Tasteful Show, Yet Again, at the Write Act
- Dolls Come to Life in Santa Monica
- BoomerMania Rocks the NoHo Arts Center
- Love in the Air This August at SpiritWorks Center
- Hot enough for you? Beat the heat, while broadening your horizons…
- In an unusual set of circumstances, both of the particular productions I’ll tell you about this time are already “past,” which means you won’t be able to see them
- Izzy Chait Sings at the Gate in Encino on Aug. 14
- Media City Ballet’s AXIS MUNDI, A Global Multi-Cultural Celebration of Ballet Dance Aug. 12 at the Ford Amphitheatre
- Jimmy Spencer: Forever Love
- Environs, a Place for Dance, Enjoyed by All
- CART Presents A Good House for a Killing
- I only have one production to tell you about this week, but will be back next time with two new shows
- The World is a Very Narrow Bridge, at the Write Act Rep
- Forget Your Troubles and Be Happy @ Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti
- Caracalla Dance Theatre Presents Zayed and the Dream at UCLA’s Royce Hall This Weekend
- CART Presents A Good House for a Killing
- I didn’t see any play on the weekend… but have a couple of upcoming productions to tell you about this week…
- I only caught one play for “review” on the weekend. During the summer months, theatrical openings are always fewer…
- I saw two great shows on the weekend!
- About Hollywoodland
- Morgan-Wixson “Razzle Dazzles” ‘Em with Chicago
- Fun and Fresh Splitting Issues Stages at the Raven Playhouse
- Haywire! Wires In at The Write Act Rep in Hollywood
- Closet Land
- Kind of a mellow weekend for me… shopped, read, caught up on personal stuff…
- The Last Five Years Examines Failed Relationship
- Two lively comedies to tell you about this time. In these times of financial worries… there’s just nothin’ better than a good hearty laugh!
- CODA Examines Relationships
- Gently but a Dream at the Write Act
- A Musical for All of Us Workers!
- I caught two enjoyable North Hollywood productions on the weekend… polar opposites in style and content, but both are worthy of your time.
- Only one play to tell you about this time. I hope you had a nice Memorial Day… spent with family and friends. I did too!
- Misery Loves Company, in The View from Here
- Two fine productions to tell you about this week. It never ceases to amaze me…
- Time Travel Through Tinseltown
- I caught a wildly original and highly entertaining production on the weekend
- Only one production to talk about this week, and it was a mind boggling, highly ambitious effort, offered by one of L.A.’s most inventive and respected theatre troupes…
- A Chorus Line
- Jim Meskimen: A Man for All Voices
- Playing Outside the Box at Write Act
- Sand in the Air World Premiere
- No plays to critique for you this week…
- Barnyard Madness with the Three Little Pigs Extends at the Santa Monica Playhouse
- Heidi the Musical for Children at the NoHo London Music Hall
- The Chico Buarque Project: Legendary Brazilian Musician’s Songs Receive the English Treatment
- Okay readers… Get off your couches, turn off your TV’s and venture out to see this heartwarmingly funny show!
- Operation Gratitude: Making a Difference
- Together Tonight Next C.A.R.T. Show May 7, & Drama at Inish Review
- Two productions to talk about this week… One, an in depth family drama, and the other, a dazzling dance production – both excellent!
- Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays
- Playwrights Let Out of the Box
- I only caught one production this week, but it was a “guilty pleasure” doozie!
- Rain and Burn the Floor, Song and Dance Shows at the Pantages Theatre
- There Is Power in the Words of This Play!
- I enjoyed the diversity of two local productions on the weekend… each one produced with well thought out skill and strong performances.
- Dead Pussy and The Boneyard
- Love, Loyalty and Pastrami at Theatre West
- Dog Sees God Captures Pain of Teen Bullying
- Elephant Theatre rings in The Human Voice (La Voix Humaine)
- Two productions to tell you about this week… as different as could possibly be
- Jamaica Me Happy! – Falcon Theatre
- Copenhagen Explores Moral Dilemmas
- Come for the Kritzerland, Stay for the Menken
- Love Sucks — A ‘Cult Hit’ at the Coast
- Vagabond Players Break Through Writer’s Block at the Raven Playhouse
- No plays to review for you this time. Like most things in life… it’s feast or famine
- Neil Simon: The Essence of NY Humor
- The New York Acting Ensemble West Provides Perfect Night of Theatre
- Women In Theatre Seeks Nominations for Eighth Annual Red Carpet Awards Postmark Deadline June 1
- The Jumbo Shrimp Company Clowns for Kids at the Two Roads in Studio City
- Tracy Esposito’s Funny Show Chicken Parmigiana, Sunday, March 27
- Lots to talk about today! Read on…
- A “Spell” of a Good Time at Morgan Wixson
- Moby Dick! The Musical
- Funny Nun in Pasadena
- Clarence Comedy Classic Presented by C.A.R.T. Sunday, March 20
- The Velveteen Rabbit Enthralls the Crowd at Nine O’Clock Players
- To Dream, Perchance to Awaken
- Only one production to share with you this week…
- I only have one play to review for you this week… and it was a hoot!
- The Classic Oedipus Gets a Vibrant Translation
- Ligature
- I was pretty busy on the weekend, with a “trio” of plays to see and “review.”
- The Writer Speaks ‘11 Winner’s Circle from the Three Roses Players
- Women in Shorts at the Working Stage Theater
- A Show of ‘Brotherly Love’ at the Little Theater
- Rain Wilson: A “True Warrior Artist/Writer”
- The Classic Oedipus Gets a Vibrant Translation
- “The Catholic Girl’s Guide to Losing Your Virginity” Cuts Loose
- Comedian Ricky Del Rosario Returns to the Stage
- “The Revenants”
- Announcing the Norby Walters 21st Annual Night of 100 Stars Awards
- I was scheduled to see two productions on the weekend, but one was postponed due to an actor’s illness. I’ll try to catch it later…
- Two productions to talk about this week… both recommended!
- Music of the Night: an Evening with Davis Gaines
- The Maiden’s Prayerc Stages at the Raven Playhouse
- Fritz Coleman to Emcee Senior Comedy Afternoons Premiere Show at Flappers Valentine’s Weekend
- Stealing Buffalo
- Two highly commendable plays to talk about this week… Both starring dedicated and much loved veteran actresses…
- Couple Realizes Sex Is Good For You
- From Cocoon to Chrysalis — Butterfly at the Write Act
- Play Dates Shares Insights
- I saw two productions during the weekend… one, an excitingly sexy dance show… the other… still a work in progress.
- Rockin’ Good Times at Crown City
- Playwright Takes Love in Stages
- Stars Turn Out as ‘Kat Kramer’s Films That Change the World’ Premieres
- Get ‘Caught’ at the Morgan Wixson
- One rave review to share with you this time… and a listing of promising productions to come…
- ‘ODYSSEY’: Jeremy Weinglass’ 12-Month Revolution
- ‘Love, Sex and the IRS’ Earns Laughs
- Palm Springs International Film Fest 2011 Premieres ‘Diamonds in the Rough’
- Jeremy Weinglass’ ‘ODYSSEY’ – A 12-Month Revolution Taking Place on One Night
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- “Hair” Brings Back the ‘Age of Aquarius’ to the Pantages Theatre
- I only took time out of my Christmas preparations to catch one production last weekend
- A Class Act at the Odyssey
- ‘The First Jo-el’ Rocks Around the Christmas Tree
- ‘Tape,’ Rewind and Play!
- Busy with the usual Christmas preparations
- ‘13’ at the Pasadena Playhouse
- The Eight: Reindeer Monologues Provide Fun Profanity
- Urned Happiness Comes to T.U. Studios
- It is my pleasure this time to tell you about two worthy productions…
- ‘Cinderella’ Gala Benefits Local Charities
- West Side Story at the Pantages Theatre, Still Relevant and Powerful
- Two productions to tell you about this week…
- ‘Let’s All Join In’ the fun at Santa Monica Playhouse
- All Skate & Friends Whips it Up at Second City in Hollywood
- Animals ‘Have Their Day in Court’
- I caught two productions last week
- Sweet Mama String Bean Returns to Fremont Centre Theatre
- Thanksgiving Holiday Gospel Extravaganza at Cap Theatre
- Relieved to have the manic Halloween season behind me at my shop for the 27th year…
- World Premiere of The Animals and Me at the Raven
- Diaries of a K-Town Dive Reveals Heartbreak
- Twelfth Night at the Noho London Music Hall
- The Petrified Forest Envisions a Hopeful Future
- Back Pocket Memory’s Latest LP Brings Talent, Quest for “Real Human Connection”
- Nite Lights
- Edgy, Excellent, ‘Eclectica!’
- A New, Interactive Cinderella: A Family Fun Holiday Show at NoHo’s El Portal Theatre
- ‘The Autumn Garden’ Succeeds with Talented Cast and Director
- ‘Rumors’ Presents Dysfunctional Communication
- ‘The Comedy of Errors’
- Salome Jens Returns to LA Stage with ‘…about ANNE’
- Nine O’Clock Player’s “Pinocchio” Delights Youngsters of All Ages in Hollywood
- Privilege, At What Price?
- Nite Lights
- Elate 2010- 2011 Presents: Robert E. Sherwood’s Classic Thriller The Petrified Forest
- I only caught one production on the weekend, but it was a wild ‘n’ wonderful winner!
- A Dark Collection of Canvases, Just In Time for Halloween
- On the ‘Night of January 16th’
- ‘Tea at Five’ at the Falcon
- Joel Martin Quintet Jazzes It Up
- Beat the pirates. Find the treasure. Be the hero!
- I had a crazy-busy week! I caught two productions, while manically selling Halloween costumes at my shop
- One’s Perception, Another’s Reality
- Bobby and Matt Features Simple Set, Poignant Plot
- No News is Good News Newstradamus is Great News
- I caught two plays on the weekend…
- Women In Theatre (WIT) Honors Renee Taylor & Joe Bologna and Other Awardees
- Band Presents Diversity in Members, Music
- LEGENDARY DUETS Wayland Pickard & Deborah Johnson One Night Only! October 21st A Tribute to the Great Singing Duets of the Decades
- The Obamanologues Offers Honest, Frank Opinions About President
- Chela Uses Poems, Stories to Break Abuse Cycle
- Via Dolorosa Beautifully Executes Struggle, Strife in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Skeleton Stories Presents “Horror”
- Only one production to discuss this week…
- Jazz Vocalist, Dirk Etienne, to Perform Selections from High Standards
- It was hotter than blazes last weekend!
- “The Senator” Eugene J. Wright Releases New Album
- Save Oct. 9th for a Fun-Filled Matinee at The Garland Little Theatre
- Valentino Valentina
- “STILTZ! The Musical” Spins Into Gold at Actors Forum
- “Hello” is a Welcomed and Fresh Greeting at the Stella Adler
- The Vision Awards Celebrates 40 Years
- Passion in Painting
- Banter with the Bard
- The 25th Anniversary C.A.R.T. Celebration Show, Oct. 9
- Congratulations are in order to AMC’S dark and stylish “Mad Men” for winning the Emmy nod for Best Drama Series!
- Glendale Centre Theatre Proudly Presents the Return of a Classic
- All is Fair in Love and War
- Actress Jo Anne Worley honors California
- Reprise Theatre Company Newest Lineup Promises Old Favorites, Great Talent
- I caught one meaningful drama loaded with American history, and one wacky comedy loaded with human dysfunction…
- Republic Pictures Celebrates 75 Years
- A Family Affair: The Whitmore Eclectic Theater Company
- I wasn’t scheduled to review any productions on the weekend
- “Waiting for Lefty” Classic Play At Theatre West
- Two new reviews this week…
- A Wither’s Tale Turns Away Melancholy
- Father Knows Best? Is There An App For That?
- The Comedy Tour That Goes On and Naan
- Memoirs of a Mulatto
- Well, we finally got a few days that were hot enough to grumble about
- Is it Real or “Reel”?
- What Goes Around Comes Around in Karma, the Musical
- Are we lovin’ this cooler than usual summer? Can this really be sunny California? Not complaining…
- Passengers on the Journey of Life
- The Once and Future King
- One “new” review this week… and one “repeat” review from last week, with The Tolucan Times’ apologies for last week’s errors. Off we go!
- Run, Don’t Walk, to A Walk in the Woods
- Shake
- Burn Leaps the Flames in North Hollywood at Actors Forum
- I only caught one production on the weekend… but it was a laugh-a-minute doozie!
- Edge Performing Arts Center Triumphs with Annual Show
- The New Mel Brooks Musical: Young Frankenstein Starring Roger Bart
- Front Porch Band
- Better Days Upon Us at Whitmore Eclectic
- The California International Theatre Festival Provides Something for Everyone
- As the temps hit triple digits on the weekend
- Stones
- Hanjo and The Lady Aoi
- Nite Lights
- Two Plays by Yukio Mishima
- I’m an Actor, They Don’t Get It
- Antaeus Company Royally Presents King Lear
- The Secret of Fifty… Reveals How to Turn Over a New Leaf
- The 2010 Golden Score Awards, Hosted By Rob Reiner
- For Colored Girls… Dances to Intense Beat
- Pull Over for CHiPs the Musical
- I caught three musical productions last week.
- Pianist Sasha Alexeev at Theatre Banshee
- Angelo’s, ‘Where Everyone Knows Your Name’
- The Socialization of Ruthie Shapiro Opens at Theatre West
- Priscilla’s Perfect Day
- Justina Machado and Nancy Travis Join the Second Cast of Love, Loss, and What I Wore?at the Geffen Playhouse
- I was hopping on the weekend!
- Let’s Hear It For Hollywood – Cityhood That Is!
- Totally caught up in the L.A. Lakers in the finals…
- Something Wicked and Wilde Comes to Santa Monica
- You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown Presents Childhood
- I caught two very good productions on the weekend
- Lots of Celebrations a Birthday a Homecoming and More
- As different as could be … I caught a “brain teasing” drama, and a fun loving musical on the weekend.
- More Lies About Jerzy
- CART’s May 29th presentation of acclaimed Norman Corwin comedies, Murder in Studio One and Mary and The Fairy, with Corwin To Attend
- Line-Up of One-Acts
- A Piece of Brooklyn, right here in Hollywood
- I caught two light n’ lively, very funny productions last week
- Aunt Dan and Lemon, Both Sweet and Sour Reflections
- Mother at The Studio at the Elephant Theater
- Lenny Bruce Is Back
- A Foreigner in Glendale
- A Backstage Look at Backstreet: The Musical
- The King of the Desert (El Rey del Desierto)
- Now That She’s Gone Is a Mother of a Show at the Missing Piece
- The Sunshine Boys
- Don’t Hug Me Presents Musical Minnesotans
- Beautiful weekend, huh? Not too hot… not too cold… just perfect! Wish we could magically lock in those “temps” all year!
- Reviews of Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You and The Actor’s Nightmare
- Cypher Key – Esoteric Poetry: A Book Review
- Ruby Hayes Sings Bessie’s Blues
- I had a lazy weekend off theatrically speaking.
- The Gift Horse that Keeps on Giving…. at the Working Stage Theatre
- A Rivera Runs Through It
- I had a “theatre free” weekend.
- I caught two top notch productions on the weekend…
- Review of The Life and Times of A. Einstein at Theatre West
- Carmina Burana
- Write Act Repertory Directs You to All The Wrong Places in A Right Way
- “Have a Happy Day” at Bizzzy!
- She is a Woman, and She Has a Plan for All Women of the World!
- Local Youth Battles Rare Disorder
- Jan Daley at Vitello’s on April 22
- Theatre West Presents Two Plays in Repertory: Acting: The First Six Lessons and The Life and Times of A. Einstein
- Journey Seekers at Whitmore-Lindley Theater
- “Rockin’ With The Ages II”
- Nite Lights
- Kids For Kids: The Children’s Cancer Foundation
- Only one play to tell you about this time, but fear not…
- Women In Theatre Seeks Nominations for 7th Annual Red Carpet Awards-Postmark Deadline June 1
- “The Blue Room”
- “There is Truth, Love is Real” Documents Relationship
- “The Psychic,” An “E”xtra “S”pecial “P”lay
- Two plays to review for you this week…
- A Show of “Elephantine” Quality at the Luna Playhouse
- “The Charm of Making”
- I, like many of you I’m sure…
- When ‘You’re in Town,” see Urinetown!
- Love, in the Time of Quarantine
- Upright, Up Close And Personal
- “That Hoochie”
- I have two relatable “slice of life” dramas to tell you about this week…
- “March M.O.I.S.T.!-ness” at Hayworth Theatre Salutes Women’s History Month and Legendary Norman Lear
- Pel Tedder Reveals Difficulties of Relationships
- Coffee & Sympathy at the Write Act
- Nite Lights
- It was an interesting weekend, theatrically speaking…
- “Soul Sistahs” Celebrates African-American Women Performers
- Lady Day ‘Blues it Up’ at The Whitefire
- “Jungle Kings” at the Raven Playhouse
- With the holidays now well behind us, L.A. theatre is booming again!
- Two worthy new productions to tell you about this week…
- “Cousin Bette” Plots Revenge
- Big Voice, Bigger Heart
- Jason Graae to Honor His Mother and Friends at Toluca Lake’s Evergreen Residence with “A Broadway Valentine”
- “Quickies Too! Scenes from a Bar” Stages Fridays at the Whitefire
- M.O.I.S.T.! — A Valentine’s Day Treat & A Special Benefit for the Actors Fund
- Theatre West Presents “The Price”
- “Confessions of a Vintage Black Queen!” at the Avery Schreiber Theatre
- An Aria to Make ‘Em Laugh
- It is always rewarding for me when I have a truly unique play/ production to tell you about.
- “Bagels” Delivers Laughs
- Shen Yun: The Spectacular Show of Chinese Dance and Music
- Charlie Brown and Gang Grow Up!
- As I write my column on this gloriously sunny Sunday
- “Just a Song at Twilight” Whispers Sorrows
- Hands for Hope Presents the 10th Annual Starlight Jazz Serenade
- “Seascape…” Examines Stormy Relationship
- Really Awesome Improv Going on at Second City
- A Tropical Treat at the Macha Theatre
- As the holidays fade off in the distance…
- Miss Norway Stars in New American Play
- “It’s Criminal! The Comedy” Stands Trial at The Santa Monica Playhouse
- “West’s” Epic Triumph
- “Run for Your Wife”
- M.O.I.S.T! Whets Appetites of Waning Sex Lives
- “On the Air” Dishes Death
- Nite Lights
- “The Third Wave—A Volunteer Story”
- Nite Lights
- “The Nutcracker Swings” in Pasadena
- Caught up… like everyone else in the bustle of the holidays.
- Six Diverse Multicultural Dance Companies Combine Talents for “A World of Holiday Dance”
- Glendale Youth Orchestra Presents Classics
- Media City Ballet of Los Angeles Presents “A World of Holiday Dance”
- “Frosty the Snowmanilow” Melts Hearts!
- Ok, readers, I admit…
- I had a super busy weekend!
- Upright Cabaret Presents Devine Entertainment
- “Dr. Frankincense and the Christmas Monster” at the Write Act Repertory Theatre
- “Mrs. Scrooge” Comes to Santa Monica
- Feature Film “Barracuda” to Premiere in 2010
- A Uniquely Engaging Take on “A Christmas Carol”
- With Thanksgiving gatherings a recent past loving memory, it is now December 2nd as this issue hits the stands.
- “Singing the Song of Life: One Woman’s Symphony”
- Interview with Alitzah, AKA Twinkle
- In Memoriam Kerry Fretty-Stickney
- “A Place Called Home” Gala Honors Dodgers GM Ned Colletti
- “Sin” at The Playhouse West Repertory Theatre
- L.A. theatre lovers will be thrilled to know that after two years of obscurity
- Clear Eyes, Concise Message
- “Phantom of the Opera-Etta” Soars
- “Mrs. Cage” NoHo Actors Studio
- “Baby it’s You”
- “Robbie Jensen” Needs Help Helping You
- A “Coming Home” Reunion for “Tracers”
- “Mom’s Gone Mad: The PTA Variety Show” A Hilarious Romp through Friendships, Parental Ambition and “Friendly” competition
- “Dance Your Ass Off”
- “An Adult Evening with Shel Silverstein”
- A One Woman Dynamo
- Only caught one production to report on this time
- Love is in the Air, at Santa Monica Playhouse
- “Love Will Tear Us Apart” at the Hudson Guild Theatre
- Not-So Blissful Bliss
- Suze Lanier-Bramlett is WILD at Vitello’s
- Agatha Christie’s “Spiders Web,” Fun Murder Mystery at the NoHo London Music Hall
- “Tionne” Self Titled CD From New Music Artist Tionne
- A Night in the Life
- A Little Letter to My Readers:
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun in “Girlesque”
- Caught up in the madly manic last week before Halloween at my store “Hubba Hubba!”
- Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women and Children
- “Exit Strategy” Salutes Seniors
- Southland’s Holiday Headquarters
- It was a rewarding weekend, theatrically speaking!
- “Passions” at the Son of Semele Theatre
- “Brilliant Traces” Shines at the Sidewalk
- “Sally Spectre the Musical”
- “The Why Factor” with a “Wow” Factor
- Cirque du Soleil’s “Kooza” Under the Big Top
- No plays to review for you this time…
- Valley Resident Mama Helene to Make Comeback
- Electra Reaches Up
- “End of Civilization” at the Sidewalk Studio Theatre
- Beckett Presses Buttons in His Comedy-Drama Musical
- “The Glory of Living”
- “Wizard’s Crystal”
- “Cinderella” Reveals Romance
- Jon Lovitz’ CityWalk Comedy Club has Beach Party for Wyland
- 17 Shows, 1 Amazing Weekend
- I only had time for one play this weekend. It is the manic Halloween period at my shop once again…
- It’s A Gas at Second City for Kids!
- Interview with Jerry London for “Mom’s the Word”
- Storybook Theatre Presents “The Princess and the Frog” at Theatre West
- No doom n’ gloom this time…
- Local Acting Student Raises Money to Fight Breast Cancer
- “The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit”
- “12 Angry Jurors” Explores Justice
- Prince and Princess, and Frog, Oh My!
- “Moist” Celebrates Womanhood
- I enjoyed a highly rewarding weekend, theatrically speaking.
- “Heroes”
- “Diary of a Catholic School Drop Out” At the Avery Schreiber Theatre
- “Scarecrow”
- “Borderline” Discusses Memories
- Interview with Jackie Goldberg (The Pink Lady)
- What a gorgeous weekend it was, “weather-wise!”
- Caught and Smitten by “The Vampire Masquerade”
- I didn’t catch any plays for “review” over Labor Day weekend
- Vagabond Players Stages “Cheating Cheaters” at the Raven
- As September arrives, all of our favorite TV shows premiere their new season “openers.”
- One Hilarious Greek Tragedy
- Random but Relevant Ramblings…
- “Gaslight” Opens at Theatre West on August 28
- Lost Souls. Troubled Times. Dignity Prevails.
- “7 Deadly Sins” Invites Seduction”
- I only caught one play on the weekend. In this shaky economy
- “Babes & Brides”
- “We’ve Got A Show For You” Entertains
- “The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents” Staging at the Luna Playhouse in Glendale
- Get ready for a rave review!
- I only caught one production on the weekend…
- “One Woman, Two Lives”
- Hot enough for you?
- “Freeway Series” Connects Emotions
- Two productions to tell you about this week…
- Friday Night Quickies
- Searching for Love? Check the “God Box” at Actors Forum!
- Two highly commendable theatre “treats” to share this time…
- “Kill Me, Deadly” at the Theatre of Note
- I hope all of you had a happy and safe Fourth of July!
- Maybin Hewes in “Still Struttin’”
- The Divine Equine
- Wow! It was a theatrically thrilling, highly-rewarding week…
- “Eternal Equinox” At The Grove Theater Center
- I had a great weekend, theatrically speaking.
- Not Far from the Tree
- Interview with Veronica Huston
- Better than Just “Ok”
- One On One with Cissy Wellman
- “The Art Of Film Acting”
- “Illuminations” Dynamic Light Paintings By John Tidball
- Only one highly commendable production to critique this week…
- “Sex, Love & Time Travel” At The Raven Playhouse
- Shoshana Bean Salutes Streisand
- “Harriett Levy—Back By Popular Demand” Provides Laughs At The Hudson
- “My Brooklyn Hamlet”
- Hereandnow Puts On Its Best
- “Fifty!” Celebrates Wisdom
- Two totally opposite productions to talk about this time…
- “Evolution Of A Soul 685” at The Whitefire Theatre
- “Fiery Sword” Actor’s Workout Studio
- Cri-Help 38th Annual BBQ and Auction
- “Never Wonderland” Excites
- Popular Marilyn Monroe TV Show to Debut Online
- I caught two comedies this time…
- Interview with Shoshana Bean
- I caught two enjoyable productions on the weekend. Lots of laughs!
- Genesis: Reloaded
- “As You Like It” Next Stage Theatre
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
- “The Singing Skeleton” at Stella Adler Theatre
- Only one play to review this week, but it was a derelictic doozy!
- “Stepping on a Few Toes” Reveals Growth
- Veterans Donated Park
- The Dame’s Got Moxie
- Tango, Tonight!
- “Lovely Day” Stands Up For Change”
- Genius on Many Levels
- “Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage” at the Pantages Theatre
- Two realistically raw, cerebrally taxing and “cutting edge” productions to talk about this week… both exploring the underbelly of society’s frailties.
- “Richard II”
- I ventured out on two polar-opposite theatrical trips on the weekend.
- “Sleeping Beauty” Makes for Happily Ever Afternoons
- “Pay Attention” Seeks Attention at the Santa Monica Playhouse
- “Play with a Knife” Considers Choices
- Two productions to talk about this week…
- Evans and Rogers Ensure “Vaudeville Lives”
- Erin Kamler: Once Bitten, Twice Wry
- Wow! The temps soared this weekend like crazy!
- San Fernando Valley Master Chorale and Partners Celebrate Life
- “Song of St. Tess”
- Living in the Aftermath
- The Buddha Played Bass
- “Beneath Rippling Water” Opens at Fremont Centre Theatre
- “Measure for Measure”
- “Dead, Therefore I Am” Rants Against Depression
- “The Diviners” Flows with Faith and Hope at the ELATE
- Two new productions to talk about this week…
- The Party Animals Are Heading to Guantanamo Bay
- I only caught one play on the weekend
- On a Hot Summer Night
- Such gorgeous weather we were able to enjoy on the weekend, huh?
- Paul Williams to Perform at Annual Ella Awards Dinner
- Two highly entertaining romantic comedies to recommend this week.
- “Waiting for Lefty”
- No Trivial “Question”
- “The Way of the World” at the Whitmore-Lindley Theatre Center
- “Refugees” Kicks off Fremont Centre’s “Stripped Bare” Series
- Sorry… No new theatre reviews this week, although I have two promising “openings” to catch next weekend.
- “Madame Butterfly”
- “The Flanagan and Allen Story” at the NoHo London Music Hall
- “The Mind Show II” Produced by Two Brothers One Mind
- Only one play to review this time…
- “Lie With Me”
- “The Dinner Party” at the Raven Playhouse
- “Sins of Heroes” at the Sherry Theatre
- “Stitching”
- Two productions to talk about this week. One offers a cast of African-American beauties, and the other stars a spirited large cast of only men…
- Interview with Meital Dohan (“Weeds”) and John Ventimiglia (“The Sopranos”), Actors
- “The Question”
- The Hills are Alive With the Sound of Children
- Sorry folks – No theatre reviews this week!
- “The Illustrated Bradbury” Illustrates Life at the Fremont Centre Theatre
- “Madame Butterfly”
- “Beggars in the House of Plenty” Strikes it Rich
- Society of Singers
- “La Ronde”
- Susan Laurenzi Songs Rich in the Soul”
- My duo of reviews this week includes tow plays on horrific subjects…
- Sue Paoletti Stars in “What Are You Nuts” at Zombie Joe’s Underground
- The Graduate
- A South Side Story
- Both of this week’s comedies are “off the charts” on the laugh-o-meter!
- “Veronica” Headed to L.A.
- A Café Au Lait Story
- Greg Mijurak and Barry Papick from the Boychick Affair
- Taking Steps at the Odyssey
- How ‘bout that Super Bowl game, huh?
- The Return of the Kink