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Shari Barrett

Shari Barrett, a Los Angeles native, has been active in the theater world since the age of six - acting, singing, and dancing her way across the boards all over town. After teaching in secondary schools, working in marketing for several studios, writing, directing, producing, and performing in productions for several non-profit theaters, Shari now dedicates her time and focuses her skills as a theater reviewer, entertainment columnist, and publicist to "get the word out" about theaters of all sizes throughout the Los Angeles area.

As a 20-year member of the Board of Directors for Kentwood Players at the Westchester Playhouse, one of the thriving community theater groups in Los Angeles, as well as writing for Broadway World LA, Stage and Cineme, and as the Stage Page columnist with Lan Newspapers, Shari is dedicated to promoting theaters of all sizes in the city. Shari has received recognition from the City of Los Angeles for her dedication of heart and hand to the needs of friends, neighbors and fellow members of society for her devotion of service to the people of Los Angeles, and is honored to serve the theater world in her hometown.




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South Pacific

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Man of La Mancha

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Shakespeare Santa Monica Celebrates 10th Anniversary Season with TWELFTH NIGHT and THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
Shakespeare Santa Monica Celebrates 10th Anniversary Season with TWELFTH NIGHT and THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
August 15, 2013

This summer, Shakespeare Santa Monica returns for its 10th year anniversary season with eight performances of TWELFTH NIGHT and THE TAMING OF THE SHREW with six performances. Admission is always a suggested donation of $20 or pay what you can. Kids and teens 16 years old or younger are always free.

The Grammy Museum Presents CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY Tonight
The Grammy Museum Presents CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY Tonight
August 15, 2013

The GRAMMY Museum Presents Celebrity Autobiography: The Music Edition, Volume 3 tonight, August 15 featuring Fred Willard, Joey Fatone, Steven Weber and More Slated To Perform In A Special Edition Of The Award-Winning Comedy Sensation Celebrity Autobiography, taking on Musical Artists

Photo Flash: First Look at Kentwood Players LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS running 9/13 to 10/19
Photo Flash: First Look at Kentwood Players LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS running 9/13 to 10/19
August 14, 2013

Kentwood Players proudly presents the comedy rock musical 'Little Shop of Horrors' with book by Howard Ashman and music and lyrics by Alan Menken, from September 13 through October 19, 2013 for a six-week run on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm with Sunday matinees at 2pm at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90045. The production is directed and choreographed by Michael-Anthony Nozzi with musical direction by Joshua Eli Kranz.

Kentwood Players to Hold Auditions for IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY, 9/14-15
Kentwood Players to Hold Auditions for IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY, 9/14-15
August 13, 2013

Kentwood Players will hold auditions 'It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play' by Joe Landry on Saturday, September 14, 2013 from 11am-4pm and on Sunday, September 15 from 6-9pm with possible callbacks on Monday, September 16 at 7pm at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue, Westchester, CA 90045.

The Grammy Museum Presents CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 8/15
The Grammy Museum Presents CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 8/15
August 13, 2013

The GRAMMY Museum Presents Celebrity Autobiography: The Music Edition, Volume 3 on August 15 featuring Fred Willard, Joey Fatone, Steven Weber and More Slated To Perform In A Special Edition Of The Award-Winning Comedy Sensation Celebrity Autobiography, taking on Musical Artists

BWW Reviews: NICKEL AND DIMED Raises Awareness About the Lives of the Minimum Wage Work Force
BWW Reviews: NICKEL AND DIMED Raises Awareness About the Lives of the Minimum Wage Work Force
August 11, 2013

Like Barbara Ehrenreich's book, Joan Holden's adaptation for the stage examines whether a middle-aged, middle-class woman named 'Barbara' can survive when she suddenly has to make beds all day in a hotel and live on $7 an hour.

BWW Reviews: WOMEN ARE CRAZY BECAUSE MEN ARE A**HOLES Addresses the He Said/She Said of Modern Relationships
BWW Reviews: WOMEN ARE CRAZY BECAUSE MEN ARE A**HOLES Addresses the He Said/She Said of Modern Relationships
August 10, 2013

It's a wonder that any modern relationships can survive the two-dimensional world of online dating. We have all known people who declared in all seriousness that they were in love with someone they met online but never in person. Such is the initial premise of WOMEN ARE CRAZY BECAUSE MEN ARE A**HOLES.

BWW Reviews: Broadway In The Park Presents a Magical THE WIZARD OF OZ Outdoors in El Segundo Recreation Park
BWW Reviews: Broadway In The Park Presents a Magical THE WIZARD OF OZ Outdoors in El Segundo Recreation Park
August 9, 2013

Based on the 1939 MGM movie musical, this production includes all your favorite songs and characters from the film, including 'Over The Rainbow' and 'We're Off To See The Wizard' and features a cast of 36 professional and local actors of all ages, presented with full sets, costumes brilliantly designed by Diana Mann, and spectacular lighting effects out on the baseball field.

BWW Reviews: The Torrid and Tumultuous Relationship Between Two Showbiz Icons is Brought to Fiery Life in FRANK AND AVA
BWW Reviews: The Torrid and Tumultuous Relationship Between Two Showbiz Icons is Brought to Fiery Life in FRANK AND AVA
August 5, 2013

Ava Gardner was the sex symbol who dazzled all the other sex symbols-a fabulous, jaw-dropping beauty who became a Hollywood star. Frank Sinatra was a pop singer who became one of the most popular and successful performers of his time. The torrid and tumultuous relationship between these two showbiz icons is brought to fiery life in FRANK AND AVA, the new play by Willard Manus.

BWW Reviews: Ruskin Group Theatre Taps Original Collaborators for the Hilarious EL GRANDE DE COCA-COLA
BWW Reviews: Ruskin Group Theatre Taps Original Collaborators for the Hilarious EL GRANDE DE COCA-COLA
August 3, 2013

It's a rare thing to be able to see a writer perform his own work onstage, especially in a role he created. Those of you lucky enough to see EL GRANDE DE COCA-COLA at the Ruskin Group Theatre are in for quite a treat as Ron House, writer of this hilarious and campy send-up, commands the stage as host of a variety show so comically bad that he will keep you laughing hysterically from start to finish.

BWW Reviews: Theatre 40 Revives TANGLIN' HEARTS on the 20th Anniversary of its Original Production
BWW Reviews: Theatre 40 Revives TANGLIN' HEARTS on the 20th Anniversary of its Original Production
July 27, 2013

Theatre 40 revives TANGLIN' HEARTS on the 20th anniversary of its original production. Very loosely based on Shakespeare's "As You Like It," it's a thoroughly modern country-western musical directed by Allison Bibicoff with assistant director Kyle Nudo.

Chalk Repertory Theatre Opens Oscar Wilde's LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN Tonight
Chalk Repertory Theatre Opens Oscar Wilde's LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN Tonight
July 27, 2013

Chalk Repertory Theatre continues their Fifth Anniversary Season by heading to the grounds of UCLA's historic William Andrews Clark Memorial Library to present Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde from today, July 27-August 18, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 6:00pm. The running time is 2 hours.

BWW Reviews: Titillating PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOUDOIR Continues in Best of Fringe Extensions Through 7/27
BWW Reviews: Titillating PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOUDOIR Continues in Best of Fringe Extensions Through 7/27
July 24, 2013

First performed in 1990, PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOUDOIR became an immediate scandal, causing lots of debates in the Brazilian press. Throughout the years, the show was performed in several countries, with the same kind of reaction, and the current production in Hollywood is not for the faint of heart.

Photo Flash: First Look at the Stars in CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY at the Grammy Museum on 8/15
Photo Flash: First Look at the Stars in CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY at the Grammy Museum on 8/15
July 23, 2013

The GRAMMY Museum presents CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY: THE MUSIC EDITION on Thursday, August 15 at 8pm featuring Fred Willard, Rita Wilson, Joey Fatone and More Slated To Perform In A Special Edition Of The Award-Winning Comedy Sensation Celebrity Autobiography, taking on Musical Artists.

BWW Reviews: The Aerospace Players Light Up the Stage with THE KING AND I at the Armstrong Theatre
BWW Reviews: The Aerospace Players Light Up the Stage with THE KING AND I at the Armstrong Theatre
July 22, 2013

The cast of THE KING AND I includes the incredibly talented and imposingly regal Ron Banks as the King of Siam, who has performed the role over 500 times in both national and regional productions. He was born to play the role and embodies the heart and soul of a King caught between loving his culture yet wanting to be accepted as a modern man.

BWW Reviews: Pitch Black Comedy REVELATION Addresses the Struggle Between Good and Evil at the End of Days
BWW Reviews: Pitch Black Comedy REVELATION Addresses the Struggle Between Good and Evil at the End of Days
July 21, 2013

The critically acclaimed, award-winning Elephant Theatre Company continues its 17th season with the world premiere of REVELATION by Samuel Brett Williams, directed by Elephant Co-Artistic Director Lindsay Allbaugh. The show opened Friday, July 19 and runs through August 25.

Photo Flash: First Look at LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN at UCLA's William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Photo Flash: First Look at LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN at UCLA's William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
July 15, 2013

Chalk Repertory Theatre continues their Fifth Anniversary Season by heading to the grounds of UCLA's historic William Andrews Clark Memorial Library to present Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde from July 27-August 18, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 6:00pm.

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Kentwood Players LEND ME A TENOR at the Westchester Playhouse
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Kentwood Players LEND ME A TENOR at the Westchester Playhouse
July 15, 2013

Audiences were roaring with laughter during the opening weekend of Ken Ludwig's LEND ME A TENOR presented by Kentwood Players at the Westchester Playhouse. Here's a sneak peak at the fun taking place onstage.

Photo Flash: Spectacular Opening Night for THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at Haven Academy of the Arts
Photo Flash: Spectacular Opening Night for THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at Haven Academy of the Arts
July 11, 2013

The talented cast of THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE received a standing ovation following their opening night performance at Haven Academy of the Arts in El Segundo. The production is directed by Rebekah Hellerman, Haven Academy's Artistic and Managing Director. Please join them for a wonderful evening of entertainment, perfect for the entire family. Performances will be held at the OCF Auditorium (343 Coral Circle in El Segundo) on July 10, 11, 12, 13 at 7:00 PM and July 13 at 2:00 PM.

Haven Academy of the Arts Brings THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE to El Segundo Tonight
Haven Academy of the Arts Brings THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE to El Segundo Tonight
July 10, 2013

Thoroughly Modern Millie is a high-spirited musical romp taking place in New York City in 1922, telling the story of young Millie Dillmount who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It's a New York full of intrigue and jazz - a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever.



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