A DATE WITH KATE She looks and sounds radiant, and the audience knows it. Tonight, March 6, she was greeted with some of the most enthusiastic and sustained cheers I've heard in a long time.…
KEVIN CSOLAK HAS HIS HOPES HIGH, NOT TO MENTION THE TIME, PLACE AND RHYTHM Kevin Csolak (pronounced SO-lack) is currently playing Tulsa in the Broadway production of Gypsy with Audra McDo…
YOU GO, GIRLS! San Diego's theater scene is about to get a jolt of excitement as The Old Globe prepares the pre-Broadway world premiere of Regency Girls, a bold and hilarious new musical com…
FOR ALL IT'S GIRTH Sumo is a Japanese sport in which two bulky Japanese wrestlers clutch and grab at each other within a circular ring. The goal is to either eject the opponent from the ring…
THIS WILD RIDE SHOULD BE DOOLEY NOTED Francis Gercke"both the playwright and Backyard Renaissance Theatre Company's artistic director"welcomed the audience prior to the matinee. During his g…
WHO ARE YOU ASKING TO THE PROM? It may not be high school or college prom season just yet, but in the San Francisco Bay Area, at least three theatre companies have decided it's time to dust …
UNTYING THE SPELL Tongva and Mescalero Apache actor GiGi Buddie delivers a spellbinding performance in Where We Belong, an autobiographical one-woman show by Madeline Sayet, who weaves a dee…
A SKETCHY, SPREAD OUT SEND-UP SAGS WITH SLUGGISH SATIRE I like to go into shows completely blind. Sometimes that backfires, but usually not before the show even starts. On Thursday, I walked…
IT'S NOT SO MUCH HOW IRISH BECAME AMERICANS " IT'S HOW AMERICA BECAME IRISH Greater Boston Stage Company's lively production of Frank McCourt's The Irish and How They Got That Way ennobles o…
IS IT REALLY HUMAN TO FORGIVE? Dezart Performs' Grand Concourse"which opened on Friday"is a stunning interpretation of Heidi Schreck's (What the Constitution Means to Me) introspective, emot…
The Nocturne Theatre's West Side Story proves that "professional community theatre" can still hit you in the gut like a Broadway-caliber production. With a book by Arthur Laurents, music by …
Harold Arlen's Timeless Songs Take Center Stage in a New Book Musical at El Portal North Hollywood is set to get a sparkling shot of classic American songwriting, big-band swing music from t…
I COULD'VE LOVED YOU BECAUSE Chromolume Theatre's production of I Love You Because at the Zephyr Theatre tries to charm, but struggles under the weight of a broad acting style and a perplexi…
HOW TO URN AUDIENCE SYMPATHY This one-man show is described as an "immersive" experience, and the immersiveness begins right at the entrance of the particularly fitting venue, the oh-so-appr…
A SHOUTING SHAME On the Evolutionary Function of Shame"which Second Stage Theater opened on February 26 at The Pershing Square Signature Center"ambitiously tackles complex themes of identity…
THE REDEEMING POWER OF ART Picture this. A white wall"or is it gray? or a blank canvas?"and a pale tile floor. Are we in an austere modern art museum or gallery? The lights go out and when t…
HAIL MARY "Based on the letters of Mary Queen of Scots, Mary… is the testimony of Mary Stuart as she awaits martyrdom, accused of involvement in the most notorious plots of the time. On th…
THE MUSICAL FINN SWIMS TO TOWN HALL AFTER A STORMY SEA OF KENNEDY CENTER PIRATES TOSSED IT OVERBOARD The show they tried to sink is coming back stronger than ever. Finn, the vibrant family m…
A MAN OF GRAVE IMPORTANCE Each of us is both a man of no importance and of grave importance, which is why A Man of No Importance"crafted by musical theatre's top-tier triumvirate of Terrence…
A THILLER IN REVERSE "It's the story of a kid who just wanted to make a difference…" But what price does he pay for it? Boubs (short for Boubakar), the narrator of Rajiv Joseph's gripping …
GREAT CONCERT, BUT LIGHT ON ROCK As part of its POPS series, always a fun and friendly way to enjoy an entertaining night out, Long Beach Symphony, now in its 90th season, welcomed guest con…
NOT YOUR AVERAGE TANGO Tango: a dance with European, Argentinian and Cuban influences, born in the impoverished backstreets of Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay, raised in smok…
RUMINATING ON RUMINANTS As a way to heal from recent tragedies, Alice (Erin Pineda), a big-city photographer, visits June (Virginia Newcomb), a reclusive artist on a small farm in Alabaster,…
THE GREATEST STORY CONTINUES AT COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY CVRep's Executive Artistic Director Adam Karsten helms Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's powerful, profound, and provocative rock …
BRIGHT, BROMIDIC BRYCE AND HIS FREEWHEELING FRABJOUS FRIVOLITY Take note, nightclub-goers: Attending an edition of the spiffy soiree The Bryce Edwards Frivolity Hour might just make you beli…