254 stories by "Abe"
 THE WHIPPING MAN (PICO PLAYHOUSE): 100% " SWEET L to R, Kirk Kelleykahn, Shawn Savage and Ricco Ross in 'The Whipping Man,' a West Coast Jewish Theatre production at the Pico Playhouse. …
INHERIT THE WIND (GROVE THEATRE CENTER): 100% " SWEET SWEET An outstanding production of Inherit the Wind is being presented by Wasatch Theatre Ventures, under the judicious direction…
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE: 95% " SWEET Kristine Nielsen, left, Mark Blum and Christine Ebersole in "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" at the Mark Taper Forum. Photo: Craig Schwa…
 THE 39 STEPS (NORRIS CENTER): 100% " SWEET Jeffrey Canata, Louis Lotorto, Kenny Landmon and Karen Jean Olds in "The 39 Steps" at Norris Center. Photo: Ed Krieger. SWEET The many amusing …
NOISES OFF (RUBICON THEATRE): 100% " SWEET Eric Curtis Johnson, Robynn Rodriguez and Andrew Borba in "Noises Off" at the Rubicon Theatre. Photo: Picasa. SWEET That said, none of these…
NIGHT WATCH (THEATRE 40): 92% " SWEET Jennifer Laks, Lary Ohlson, and Christine Joelle in "Night Watch" at Theatre 40. Photo by Ed Krieger. SWEET Lucille Fletcher's play is wrought with susp…
 THE PRODUCERS (3-D THEATRICALS): 100% " SWEET 3-D Theatricals presents Jeff Skowron and Jay Brian Winnick in "The Producers" at Plummer Auditorium and Redondo Beach Performing Arts Cente…
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (SOUTH COAST REP): 94% " SWEET Patti Cohenour and Erin Mackey in South Coast Repertory's production of "The Light in the Piazza." Photo: Ben Horak/SCR SWEET Despite s…
 BARE: THE MUSICAL (THEATRE OUT): 100% " SWEET The cast of "Bare: A Pop Opera" at Theatre Out. Photo: Stephen Rack. SWEET Such exposed intensity certainly elevated this production, and th…
THE DIFFERENT SHADES OF HUGH: 100% " SWEET Tom Musgrave, Coronado Romero and Zachary Mooren in "The Different Shades of Hugh" at the Road Theatre. Photo courtesy of the Road Theatre Company.…
 ON THE MONEY (VICTORY THEATRE): 100% " SWEET Maria Tomas, Vincent Guastaferro, David Fraioli and Jonathan Kells Phillips in "On The Money" at the Victory Theatre. Photo courtesy of Tim S…
 AN IDEAL HUSBAND (SIERRA MADRE PLAYHOUSE): 100% " SWEET Ann Noble and Michael Matthys in "An Ideal Husband" at the Sierra Madre Playhouse. Photo courtesy of Geoffrey Wade. SWEET It's alw…
PASSION PLAY (ODYSSEY/EVIDENCE ROOM): 88% " SWEET The cast of "Passion Play" an Odyssey Theatre & Evidence Room production. SWEET This is an epic play, filled with a good deal …
VERONICA BRADY By Graham Sibley Veronica Brady is relaxed. Â Or so it seems. Â "We found another great actor," Brady says as she falls into an tattered-old couch backstage at The Malibu …
Growing up in Philadelphia, Caryn Desai (lower case of her own choosing) knew she was an artist. Â Even in her early stages, Caryn remembers her family watching television while she was se…
Following a trend seen across the country, The LA Weekly recently downsized its space for theatre criticism. Economic factors were noted up as the cause, but I think there's more to it t…
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room present the Los Angeles premiere of "Passion Play" directed by Bart DeLorenzo Sarah Ruhl's lively excursion through centuries of religious pomp and…
A WORD OR TWO: 95% " SWEET Christopher Plummer in "A Word or Two" at the Ahmanson Theatre. Photo: Craig Schwartz. SWEET For 90 glorious minutes, Plummer offers far more than a word or two. F…
THE DEAD (GREENWAY COURT): 100% " SWEET Open Fist Theater Company presents Rob Nagle, left, Martha Demson and the cast of "The Dead" at the Greenway Court Theatre. Photo: Eric Neil Guttierez…
BECKY'S NEW CAR (KENTWOOD PLAYERS): 100% " SWEET Cherry Norris in "Becky's New Car" at the Westchester Playhouse. Photo: Shari Barrett. – See more at: http://losangeles.bitter-lemons.c…
LET'S MISBEHAVE (ICT): 100% " SWEET SWEET There is a fine line between reality and a show, but the performers manage to convince you that they lived their lives drinking a whole lot, …
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, CHARLES DICKENS AND COUNT LEO TOLSTOY: DISCORD: 100% " SWEET SWEET Strong acting, design, and writing enliven NoHo Arts' Center's entertaining, thou…
STOREFRONT CHURCH: 90% " SWEET SWEET The cast is diverse and complex in every way, exposing riveting and heartfelt performances which i immensely enjoyed. These seasoned actors held the prod…
Bob’s Holiday Office Party (Pico Playhouse): 100% – Sweet SWEET Whatever the agenda the writers may have had, this is one fun, loud Christmas party that stands as a great alterna…
KURT WEILL AT THE CUTTLEFISH HOTEL (WEST END THEATRE): 90% " SWEET SWEET Whether it's the sensuously cruel turn offered by Shay Astar, who sings "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" with a cool, l…
