LET THIS SILLY BLONDE MUSICAL ENTERTAIN YOU Post-pandemic, as the world is seemingly opening up, local theater and the arts have not rebounded. Many venues are suffering or have gone out of …
A MUSICAL THAT'S TOO CIVIL TO RESONATE Union soldier Jeffrey N. Davis (no relation to President of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis), is on the hunt for his best friend, Alb…
WILDE-LY FUNNY SCRIPT IN GOOD HANDS Many scripts become dated after 130 years, but thanks to Oscar Wilde's clever wit, The Importance of Being Earnest " which runs at Lamb's Players Theatre …
THIS BAT COMES OUT SWINGING Bat Boy: The Musical is finally returning to Los Angeles for a run at Morgan"Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica September 28 through October 13, 2024. This outrageous…
THE DOUBLE V GETS A DOUBLE D It's a shame that Carole Eglash"Kosoff's period drama The Double V is such a lackluster, overwritten, repetitive piece of didacticism. The story is one which …
ATMOSPHERIC, MOODY, DARK AND MODERN, ROMEO AND JULIET AT A.R.T. BELONGS TO THE AGES As summer turns to autumn, American Repertory Theater brings a dark and moody interpretation of Romeo and …
A FASCINATING SUBJECT BOTH MOLD AND NEW In 2019, antibiotic resistance contributed to almost 5 million deaths globally affecting everyone, no matter what age, race or financial status. Here …
Chicago's Shattered Globe Theatre has unveiled its 2024-25 season, launching in October with its 34th season opener, the Midwest premiere of Sarah Ruhl's bewitching new dark comedy, Becky…
EXTRA! EXTRA! SING ALL ABOUT IT! Wildsong Productions is back with a rousing production of Newsies, doing the best they can with a so-so-script. In Harvey Fierstein's stage book adaptation o…
The transition from stage to screen is a path that many actors have trodden, yet only a select few have made a lasting impact in both realms. Theatrical training provides a robust foundation…
HEADS. WILL. ROLL. The Revolutionists is feminist history laced with an argument for the value of art in revolution. Playwright Lauren Gunderson (The Book of Will, Silent Sky, Exit, Pursu…
CAUGHT BETWEEN A RACH AND TSAR-ED PLACE For those not familiar with composer and classical pianist Hershey Felder, he's something of a living homage to great composers of the last 200 years.…
Now playing at the Los Angeles LGBT Center's Renberg Theatre is the world premiere of Happy Fall: A Queer Stunt Spectacular. Performed by an enthusiastic and energetic ensemble, and writt…
A DOWNSIZED HURRICANE Hurricane Season at Theatre Row is an experimental play where it's difficult to understand what is happening, and why, from the beginning to the very end. Produced by A…
The San Diego Symphony delivered a night of sheer enchantment on Friday, August 23rd, with Sondheim Tonight! A Celebration of Genius. Held at the stunning Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, this con…
Rubicon Theatre, Ventura County's not-for-profit professional theatre company, has just announced the schedule for the company's 26th season. Rubicon's 2024-2025 six-show season, entitled "D…
THIS SIZE FITS ALL Opening the 2024/25 season of Geffen Playhouse is The Brothers Size, written by the Geffen's Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney, performed in the smaller of the Playh…
TOO MUCH HEART; NOT ENOUGH BLOOD Directed by Braxton Crewell, the Factory Theater's production of Cody Lindley and Nate Hall's new rock musical Stabbed in the Heart has some hilarious moment…
DRAGTACULAR Velour at the La Jolla Playhouse subtitles itself "A Drag Extravaganza" and for 105 uninterrupted minutes it validates the label with a smorgasbord of song, dance, film, projecti…
A FABULOUS FEVER DREAM Soft Power at Signature Theatre is a meta-theatrical production that begins with a semi-autobiographical portrayal of David Henry Hwang, who, following a near-fatal in…
NOT QUITE THE GREATEST STAR The opening moments of this retelling of the Fanny Brice story has the main character sitting backstage as "ghosts" of former performers circle about her. The rea…
The Coronado Playhouse is currently presenting Exit, Pursued by a Bear, a one-act 80-minute play by American dramatist Lauren Gundersen. who is one of the most successful writers on the Amer…
IF LOOKS COULD KILL … The strength of a person's spirit would then be measured by how much 'truth' he could tolerate, or more precisely, to what extent he needs to have it diluted, disguis…
A TRIP THROUGH MICHAEL JACKSON'S TRIPPY LIFE For those who never had the chance to see Michael Jackson perform live, MJÂ " the current smash-hit Broadway jukebox musical now on tour at The…
RACHEL BLOOMS IN DEATH Rachel Bloom, the co-creator and star of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, gives a hilarious and vulnerable performance in her raunchy and irreverent one-woman musical comedy Death…