Review: MEMNON at The Getty Villa
by Andrew Child - September 07, 2024
Though the language is easy to imagine as the foundation for a more ostentatious spectacle, the sweeping narration is deftly relayed by a mighty fistful of actors and a polished trio of dancers in a way that allows grand battles and weighty sociopolitical musings to service the intrinsic poetry of t...
Review: THE BROTHERS SIZE at Geffen Playhouse
by Evan Henerson - August 28, 2024
THE BROTHERS SIZE, a heart-rending, music-suffused three-hander exploring the strength and limits of fraternal bonds, is being staged in the Geffen’s smaller Audrey Skirball Kenis Theatre, where it fits beautifully....
Review: IF I NEEDED SOMEONE at City Garage
by Evan Henerson - August 19, 2024
The world premiere of the LaBute-ian tango, IF I NEEDED SOMEONE, is being staged at Santa Monica’s City Garage where director Frédérique Michel and actors Devin Davis-Lorton and Adam Langsam serve it up with (sorry, Jules) considerable sweetness....
Review: PATIENT 13 at Rogue Machine
by Amanda Callas - August 18, 2024
A smash hit at Hollywood Fringe, Patient 13 follows Gail Thomas on her journey with cancer, mental health, and becoming the subject of a medical study about the clinical use of magic mushrooms. ...
Review: DIDO OF IDAHO at Echo Theater Company
by Harker Jones - August 15, 2024
DIDO OF IDAHO is a dark comedy by Abby Rosebrock that tackles intense themes of grief, trauma, and obsession. Deftly directed by Abigail Deser, the show is powerful, pointed, and poignant with solid performances and clever staging. Another in a long-running series of knockouts from the Echo Theater ...
Review: A Delightful, Reimagined PETER PAN Musical Flies Into OC's Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - August 14, 2024
Aimed at offering a more progressive framework that tweaks the infamous story, this admirable revised version reflects a purposefully modern approach to the classic story, attempting to balance the original's charm and whimsy with contemporary sensibilities. This brand new national tour continues at...
Review: AS YOU LIKE IT at Independent Shakespeare Company In Griffith Park
by Evan Henerson - August 11, 2024
Director David Melville's Forest of Arden has plenty of space for the melancholy, the displaced and the lovelorn alike, even for a frisky French goatherd who warbles merrily as she bags goat poop. ISC free Shakespeare patrons only get one production this summer, but it’s a winner....