Pasadena Playhouse's Danny Feldman, and the Architects of LA's Bethesda Rep by Steven Morris

Ring in the Old, Ring in the New By Steven Leigh Morris Michael Hayden, Sarah Uriarte Berry, in "A Little Night Music" (2023) at the Pasadena Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch) Danny Feldman,…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:27pm on January 3, 2024☆⚑

One Critic's Journal: LA Theater in 2023 by Steven Morris

Land of Idiots By Steven Leigh Morris There's almost nobody I've spoken with who doesn't anticipate 2024 with dread. The most optimistic assessment is that we'll be lucky if we can make i…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 12:24pm on December 28, 2023☆⚑

OY! To the World " Christmas With a Twist by Steven Morris

Gerald Sternbach, Jay Brian Winnick, Tonoccus McClain, Yamuna Meleth, Kelley Dorney (Photo by Margie Barron, courtesy of El Portal Theater) Reviewed by Madison Mellon  El Portal Theatr…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 12:16am on December 20, 2023☆⚑

A Permanent Image by Steven Morris

Scott Jackson, Terry Davis, Dalia Vosylius (Photo by Alex Moy) Reviewed by Martίn Hernández Pacific Resident Theatre Through January 14 RECOMMENDED It would not be Christmas without fa…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 11:03pm on December 18, 2023☆⚑

Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash by Steven Morris

Glenn Stanton, LJ Benet, Kasper, Sammy Linkowski and Valerie Larsen (Photo by Zach Mendcez) Reviewed by Philip BrandesNew Vic Theatre Through December 17 Given his rags-to-riches career, …

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 6:08pm on December 12, 2023☆⚑

Frozen Fluid by Steven Morris

Yvonne Cone (Photo by Zev Rose Woolley) Reviewed by Steven Leigh MorrisCoeurage Ensemble and Los Angeles LGBT CenterThru Dec. 17 RECOMMENDED Confession: As a cis-gender Boomer, I've believed…

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Dog Man: The Musical by Steven Morris

Marcus Phillips and Brian Owen (Craig Schwartz Photography)  Reviewed by Julyza CommodoreKirk Douglas TheatreThru January 7th RECOMMENDED  From the same author and cartoonist, Dav Pilk…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 2:11am on December 12, 2023☆⚑

White (Album) Christmas by Steven Morris

Cloie Wyatt Taylor, Rick Batalla, Philip McNiven and Suzanne Jolie Narbonne (Photo by Colony Theatre) Reviewed by Terry MorganTroubadour Theater CompanyThrough December 23 RECOMMENDED For so…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:05pm on December 11, 2023☆⚑

Romeo and Juliet: Rolling through East L.A. by Steven Morris

Maribel Chavez and Angel G Molina (Photo by Darlene Sanchez)  Reviewed by Martίn HernándezLa Puente Community CenterThrough December 17 RECOMMENDED Set among wealthy street gangs in…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 9:56pm on December 11, 2023☆⚑

The Past, A Present Yet To Come by Steven Morris

Brandon Scott, Keri Safran and Rob Welsh (Photo by Elizabeth Schmidt) Reviewed by G. Bruce Smith The Ebell of Los Angeles Through Dec. 14 RECOMMENDED With productions of A Christmas Carol …

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Santa's Circus by Steven Morris

(Photo courtesy of Cirque Factory) Reviewed by Amanda L. Andrei Cirque Factory at the Montalban Theatre Through December 23 Beneath the season's tinsel and icing, there's something precariou…

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A Christmas Story by Steven Morris

The ensemble (Photo by Mandy Penn) Reviewed by Socks Whitmore Ahmanson Theatre Through December 31 RECOMMENDED It's another snowless winter in sunny Los Angeles, and in spite of the rising g…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 2:41pm on December 11, 2023☆⚑

Corie Cable Kidder's Holiday Spectacular by Steven Morris

Dave Valentino, Cori Cable Kidder, Mike Flick (Photo by Berrie Tsang) Reviewed by F. Kathleen Foley Sierra Madre Playhouse Through December 23 RECOMMENDED As a recent interview in The Atlant…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 2:33pm on December 11, 2023☆⚑

The Secret Garden, The Musical by Steven Morris

Laura M. Hathaway, Elizabeth Last, Sarah Pierce (Photo courtesy of Chance Theater)  Reviewed by Madison Mellon Chance Theater Thru Dec. 23  RECOMMENDED  Chance Theater's produ…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 8:23pm on December 5, 2023☆⚑

A Christmas Carol by Steven Morris

The Ensemble (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Reviewed by Julyza CommodoreA Noise WithinThru December 24th RECOMMENDED Unless you've been orbiting Jupiter, you'll know that Charles Dickens's perenn…

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Bob's Holiday Office Party by Steven Morris

L-R: Front Chloe Taylor, Rob Elk, Andrea Hutchman; Rear: Pat Towne, Johanna McKay, Judy Heneghan, Mark Fite, Joe Keyes, and Peter Breitmayer at door. (Photo by Louisa Gauerke) Re…

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"Bob's Holiday Office Party" Turns 26 by Steven Morris

L-R: Front Chloe Taylor, Rob Elk, Andrea Hutchman; Rear: Pat Towne, Johanna McKay, Judy Heneghan, Mark Fite, Joe Keyes, and Peter Breitmayer at door. (Photo by Louisa Gauerke) A …

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 2:31am on December 5, 2023☆⚑

The Art of Connection: Michael Kearns's "It Must Be Him" by Steven Morris

By G. Bruce Smith Photo by Theresa Kennedy There's something rather touching about what is revealed when interviewing Michael Kearns, the pioneering gay HIV-positive actor/playwright/activ…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 1:42am on December 5, 2023☆⚑

Santasia " A Holiday Comedy by Steven Morris

Omar Heywood and Tara Jean O'Brien (Photo by Brandon Loeser) Reviewed by Martá½·n Hernández Whitefire Theatre Through December 23 RECOMMENDED Producers, co-directors, writers, and brot…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 1:25am on December 5, 2023☆⚑

It's a Wonderful Life " On Air by Steven Morris

Kathleen Silverman and Jen Ridgway (Jon Neftali Photography) Reviewed by G. Bruce Smith Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center Through Dec. 23 The set-up for It's a Wonderful Life " On Air is prom…

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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder by Steven Morris

Lauryn Muraida, Charles Keppler and Ashlee Elizabeth Reviewed by F. Kathleen Foley Westchester Playhouse Through December 9 RECOMMENDED The phrase "community theater" evokes a certain aura …

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Sealed Orders  by Steven Morris

Jenny Buchanan and Kelly Franett (Photo courtesy of Ophelia's Jump) Reviewed by Steven Leigh Morris Ophelia's Jump Through Dec. 10 Jean Collinsworth's fantastical and fastidiously researc…

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Unassisted Living by Steven Morris

Fritz Coleman (Photo by Christopher Knell) Reviewed by Deborah Klugman El Portal Theatre Through March 24 RECOMMENDED "For 40 years, I was nothing more than Vanna White with maps," crack…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 1:44pm on November 28, 2023☆⚑

Corina: From Lapdance to Sundance by Steven Morris

Gabriela Bañuelos and Leslie Montoya (Photo by Rudy Torres) Reviewed by F. Kathleen Foley Casa 0101 Through December 17 Confessional autobiographical plays presuppose that the protagon…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 1:36pm on November 28, 2023☆⚑

All's Well That Ends Well by Steven Morris

Tiago Santos, Time Winters, Sean Faye (Photo by Jesse Saler) Reviewed by Martá½·n Hernández The Broadwater Black Box Through December 3 RECOMMENDED Many of William Shakespeare's wo…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 11:40am on November 28, 2023☆⚑