254 stories by "Abe"
FALLEN ANGELS (LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE): 100% " SWEET SWEET "Fallen Angels" may not rank overly high in the Coward chronology, but Manke's over-the-top interpretation will keep audiences laughing o…
THE HOMOSEXUALS: 100% " SWEET SWEET Each of the six scenes is interesting and entertaining, but there's little real action and the narrative arc is weak " a fact emphasized by the playing of…
FALLING: 100% " SWEET SWEET The Martins' heartrending physical and spiritual battle with their fate is dramatized skillfully and vibrantly by the playwright and her remarkable cast and direc…
CREDITORS (ODYSSEY THEATRE): 100% " SWEET SWEET All three cast members are phenomenal and work so well together you would think they have been doing this play for years. As one expects, the …
THE LIAR (ANTAEUS): 100% " SWEET SWEET Like all French farce, it's a satire on class, especially the upper class, with a fast and furious pace which director Casey Stangl handles magnificent…
Parson’s Nose Theater presents their first full production of the 2013-14 Season The Middle Class Nobleman by Molière Friday, November 8th to Sunday, November 24th Parson's Nose Theat…
RUMINATION: 100% " SWEET SWEET If you have never seen 'performance art' before, and the serenity of Indian music and dance, "Rumination" is definitely something you should see. Just under an…
TRACERS (ROGUE MACHINE/USVAA): 100% " SWEET The ensemble of "Tracers" at the AMVETS Post II Buidling. Photo: Emil Petrinic. SWEET Thirty years on, war is still hell " and DiFusco and a new e…
TIME STANDS STILL (CHANCE THEATER): 100% " SWEET Jennifer Ruckman and Brandon Sean Pearson in "Time Stands Still" at the Chance Theater. Photo: Doug Catiller/True Image Studio. SWEET Pulitze…
LOVECRAFT: NIGHTMARE SUITE (VISCERAL COMPANY): 92% " SWEET SWEET The result is eighty minutes of shadows we increasingly realize are anything but empty. Not only the actors I've mentioned bu…
Shem Bitterman’s compelling world premiere play, OPEN HOUSE, tells the story of a hotshot real estate salesman who has an overpriced house he needs to unload and a seductive, mysteriou…
The "brilliantly twisted" (Guardian UK) British band The Tiger Lillies serves up its sinister blend of corrosive lyrics, astonishing vocals and Brechtian cabaret in a wonderfully gruesome co…
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s lauded new production of THE WIZARD OF OZ is an enchanting adaptation of the perennial MGM classic, totally reimagined for the stage. Following highly successful …
Parson's Nose Theater presents "Classics that go Bump in the Night" This weekend, October 12th and 13th With works by Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen Vincent Benet, and Shirley Jackson Parson's Nos…
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. (Revised Sept. 28, 2013) " Using its signature, award-winning combination of signed and voiced        theater to bring new perspective to a mode…
THE LION IN WINTER (SIERRA MADRE PLAYHOUSE): 100% " SWEET SWEET Like the movie I saw long ago, this theatrical production is memorable. This The Lion in the Winter's roars, providing lovers …
SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE (PASADENA PLAYHOUSE): 92% " SWEET SWEET "Smokey Joe's" doesn't try to fit its 39 songs into a plot, or dilute them with dialogue, and to my surprise I didn't wish for a mor…
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (KENTWOOD PLAYERS): 100% " SWEET SWEET Kentwood Players provides rich soil for this musical, turning over the direction to Michael-Anthony Nozzi, who certainly shows a…
GALLERY SECRETS (CHALK REP): 100% " SWEET SWEET Overall, this is delightfully entertaining, being in a museum afterhours and escorted from one era to another. Whoever is responsible for brin…
STEEL MAGNOLIAS (EAST WEST PLAYERS): 100% " SWEET SWEET Sprightly banter, ensemble chemistry and comic timing are the heart and soul of this piece, and the cast ably acquit themselves, guide…
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (CROWN CITY): 100% " SWEET SWEET As musical revues go, this show has a simple message of love and for the most part is enjoyable fare. The Crown produc…
AWAKE AND SING (GROUP REP): 100% " SWEET SWEET Larry Eisenberg directs a remarkable cast who do justice to Odet's characters. Michelle Bernath is a stand-out as the shrewish Bessie, and Stan…
HUMOR ABUSE: 97% " SWEET SWEET Pisoni's movements are fluid and effortlessly precise and his prodigious skills are a joy to watch, even as his buffoonery is tinged with sadness. Co-creator a…
The Normal Heart chronicles one man’s slow response to the AIDS epidemic as he struggles to create support for himself " and his illness.
Show Dates: 9/25/2013 – 10/9/2013 The famous tragedy written early in playwright William Shakespeare's career, about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their f…
