Review: WAITRESS Bakes Up Slices of Life in a Pie Tin and Changes Lives in...
Charity Angél Dawson, Desi Oakley and Lenne Klingaman.All photos by Joan MarcusCan eating a pie be a religious experience? It can if it was made by Jenna, the diner waitress in the Broadway musical...
View ArticleReview: THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND Kander and Ebb Style for Reprise 2.0
L-R: Dawnn Lewis, Michael Starr, Kelley Dorney, Larry Cedar and Valerie PerriSomewhere between its opening of Sweet Charity in late June and the end of July, Reprise 2.0 postponed its second scheduled...
View ArticleReview: Color and Light Theatre Ensemble's LIZZIE is Rage Rock at its Finest
L-R: Jenni Marie Lopez, Brooke Van Grinsven, Leslie Rubino and Samantha LaBrecque. All photos by Corwin EvansHow much rage would a person need to feel to kill two people with 29 whacks of an axe? The...
View ArticleReview: Ammo Theatre's FAIRY TALE THEATRE 18 & OVER is Comedy with a Kick
Michael J. Feldman (center) with Sheila Carrasco, Greg Worswick, Burl Moseley, and Tina Huang. All photos by Jeff LorchAmmunition Theatre Company ventures into the wacky world of fractured fairy tales...
View ArticleTheatre West and Artist Levi Ponce Celebrate Judy Garland in New Mural
DorothyOn Sunday, October 27th, Theatre West presented a beautiful new addition to the urban art landscape in Los Angeles with the unveiling of local artist Levi Ponce’s latest mural featuring Judy...
View ArticleLA Phil's THE TEMPEST Brings Sibelius and Shakespeare Together on Stage
A storm is brewing in Walt Disney Concert Hall and on November 8, 9 & 10th it will ring to the rafters with gale-force intensity. That’s when director Barry Edelstein and The Old Globe’s major new...
View ArticleReview: The Woman Who Went To Space as a Man, a Baffling Space Odyssey
L-R: Nathan Nonhof, James Ferrero, Emma Zakes Green, Betsy Moore, Megan Rippey and Ashley Steed. All photos by Mauricio Gomez.Maureen Huskey’s new one act play with music The Woman Who Went to Space...
View ArticleInterview: Julie Makerov and the Fine Art of Balancing Music and Life
Julie Makerov. Photo by Shawn Flint BlairHow does a busy soprano balance career, family, motherhood, and art? If that soprano is Julie Makerov, it’s all about scheduling and planning ahead of time....
View ArticlePhoto Flash: EMMA The Musical at Chance Theater
Mandy Foster stars as Emma. All photos by Benjamin Busch.Jane Austen’s enduring love story comes to life in this enchanting musical comedy. Emma, a well-meaning, but disaster-prone matchmaker who...
View ArticleReview: COME FROM AWAY and Relying on the Kindness of Strangers
The Company of Come From Away. All photos by Matthew MurphyMy one big recommendation this holiday season is an easy one – go see Come From Away at the Ahmanson. That’s it. The world’s a tough place...
View ArticleReview: Love is Everywhere in LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE at The Wallis
The countdown to Christmas begins and ends with an all-out love blitz this year in For the Record’s latest world premiere, Love Actually Live a hybrid entertainment that blends scenes from Richard...
View ArticleReview: Troubies to the Rescue in THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTANA CLAUS
The cast of The Year Without a Santana Claus. All photos by Ed KriegerWhat would Christmas in LA be without the Troubies? A lot less funny.Happily, artistic director, writer, and head jokester Matt...
View ArticlePhoto Flash: Lythgoe Family Panto's THE WONDERFUL WINTER OF OZ
Phil LaMarr (Tin Woodman), Mackenzie Ziegler(Doroth), Juan Pablo Di Pace (Lion) and Jared Gertner (Scarecrow)Catch the world premiere of Lythgoe Family Panto’s The Wonderful Winter of Oz now through...
View ArticleReview: Sondheim's SWEENEY TODD, A Slasher Musical To Die For
Jamey Hood and David St. Louis. All photos by Jordan Kuban/SCRDone right, the first notes of a musical will tell you exactly what kind of world you’re stepping into. When it comes to the masters,...
View ArticleReview: HELLO, DOLLY! - At Long Last, It's Hello, Betty!
Betty Buckley in Hello, Dolly! All photos by Julieta CervantesIn the lexicon of American Musical Theatre, Hello Dolly! is one of the best star vehicles ever written. And, because of the title role’s...
View ArticleFirst Look: LIZZIE The Musical at Chance Theater
Monika Peña as Lizzie Borden. All photos by Doug Catiller, True Image StudioChance Theatre kicks off its 21st season with Lizzie, The Musical, a punk-rock opera about America’s favorite axe-wielding...
View ArticleReview: WITNESS UGANDA, Changing the World One Life at a Time
The cast of Witness UgandaThe need for human connection runs deep in Witness Uganda, a musical by Griffin Matthews and Matt Gould based on Matthews’ real-life experiences in Uganda. At its center is...
View ArticleReview: RAGTIME Revival Couldn't Come at a Better Time
Bryce Charles and Clifton Duncan. Photo by Jenny GrahamHow do you scale down an epic musical like Ragtime for a smaller stage and a different time? When it opened at the Shubert Theatre in Century City...
View ArticleReview: The CATS Phenomenon Continues at the Hollywood Pantages
Dan Hoy as Munkustrap. All photos by Matthew MurphyWithout a doubt, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical CATS is of an era. Based on one of Lloyd Webber’s favorite books as a child, T. S. Eliot’s Old...
View ArticleReview: The Epic Adventure of THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON
Matt Nuernberger, Ryan Melia, and Curtis Gillen. All photos by Kevin ParryRemember the joy of being a kid and spending hours upon hours acting out stories using whatever you could find? When two sticks...
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