254 stories by "Abe"
Captain Dan Dixon Vs. The Moth Sluts From The Fifth Dimension – 100% Sweet SWEET A nicely acted, crisply directed and neatly written piece of 1950s sci-fi comedy, featuring nearly nake…
JULES WILLCOX By Graham Sibley The Los Angeles actor is often branded with laziness, vanity and hunting for fast fame as their defining characteristics. Â Well, Jules Willcox has none of t…
Artist and Audiences There are two unique groups that are required to have a thriving theatre community: the artists, and the audience. These groups are not mutually exclusive, b…
SPUMONI (COMPLEX): 100% " SWEET SWEET Lizzie Czerner is psychotic. And she has my respect for baring it all in to a room of strangers. With spot on timing, clever wit and infectious insanity…
THE 39 STEPS (GLENDALE CENTRE THEATRE): 100% – SWEET SWEET Guest director Todd Nielsen and the fine cast at GCT make it work as good as it can get anywhere, anytime. Don Grigware " Bro…
THE SOUND OF MOTOWN: 100% " SWEET SWEET The hits of the Motor City reign Supreme in beautiful downtown Claremont as a dozen Wonder-fully talented young performers bring The Sound Of Motown t…
BLISTERED HANDS AND BLOODY MOUTHS: 100% " SWEET SWEET Stage horror can be many things. In the hands of a master, it can tap the unspoken nightmares of an audience to power an allegory about …
EAT THE RUNT (THEATRE OF NOTE): 100% " SWEET SWEET I positively ate up Eat The Runt all three times I saw it in 2011, and it is every bit as tasty in 2013. Enjoy the meal. And trust me. You'…
THE GHOSTS OF MARY LINCOLN: 92% " SWEET SWEET As a workshop production, this was an entertaining piece of theater, and though the fog machine may have upstaged too much during the first few …
ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (OLD GLOBE): 100% – SWEET SWEET Also, that Tom Stoppard's 1965 play about the two Shakespearean flunkies is alive and well, thank you very much " …
LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN (CHALK REP): 100% " SWEET SWEET Such care was taken to ensure that each actor stood out, not only in performance, but in costume as well, and this was an integral part …
SHREK THE MUSICAL (3D THEATRICALS): 100% " SWEET SWEET 3-D Theatricals follows its phenomenal revival of Jason Robert Brown's deep, dark, fact-based Parade with its polar opposite, the brigh…
REBECCA'S GAMBLE: 100% " SWEET SWEET The compelling thing about this thoughtfully written script is that it explores in detail some topical scientific, ethical and legal subjects that are ea…
WRAP YOUR HEART AROUND IT: 100% " SWEET SWEET Michael Kearns' direction and Paul Carrol Binkley's musical direction are good, but it's Rink who transforms the show into a true wonder. Kevin …
SUBURBAN SHOWGIRL (NOHO ARTS CENTER): 90% " SWEET SWEET She is truly a standout performer, perfectly conveying the trials and tribulations of love, loss, longing for the perfect, if even pos…
Impro Theatre will be kicking off the Falcon Theatre 2013-2014 Season with their unique Twilight Zone UnScripted! Impro creates completely improvised, full-length plays in the styles of the …
The World Premiere of the hilarious comedy by Samuel Brett Williams opens at the Lillian Theatre July 19th. http://elephanttheatre.org/
Getting Real I never fail to be excited about going to see a show. It doesn't matter if I know the play, or if it's a piece that's brand new to me. My guess is that it's my anticipation at t…
Dakin Matthews Dakin Matthews deeply understands the actor, although his journey has been anything but traditional. Â "I never intended on being an actor. Â I fell into it by way of teac…
Unbound Productions Co-Artistic Director Jeff G. Rack tells us about his vision for the staging of “The Tell-Tale Heart,” adapted by Paul Millet from the original story by Edgar …
REVELATION: 90% " SWEET SWEET It's all errant nonsense, of course, but there's a Science Fiction component to all Religion, so why not on stage? And at 85 minutes on that large lovely stage …
WHORE'S BATH: 100% " SWEET SWEET This cast revealed some powerful acting chops and made Whore's Bath as fascinating, revolting and beautiful as the best of our sweetest nightmares. Impressiv…
EL GRANDE DE COCA-COLA (RUSKIN GROUP): 94% " SWEET SWEET This tireless cast of five performs every act to the hilt with quick changes and accents and seldom is heard a true English word and …
http://hbowl.com/Chicago – The Hollywood Bowl’s annual staged musical that one-of-a-kind, brilliantly sexy tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz – that’s right, …
THE ROYAL FAMILY (THEATRICUM BOTANICUM): 95% – SWEET SWEET Well directed by Susan Angelo, this enduring production will keep you laughing and the beautiful setting will lull you into f…