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....
Review: MURDER AFTER HOURS at Lonny Chapman Theatre
by Harker Jones - August 06, 2024
MURDER AFTER HOURS is exquisitely well done and will keep you guessing up until the affecting and surprising end. It’s well worth spending an evening in the British countryside among the snipes and snubs of the upper class at the Lonny Chapman....
Review: Hollywood Bowl Celebrates Boublil and Schonberg Musicals
by Michael Quintos - August 06, 2024
Filled with incredible showstoppers, many familiar theatrical staples, and some exquisite singing from an all-star cast of theater vets, this well-curated “greatest hits” concert honoring Boublil and Schonberg was a fitting, glorious celebration of the creative partnership responsible for two of the...
Review: THE GROWN-UPS at Baby Teeth
by Andrew Child - August 05, 2024
The universe seems to have contrived to allow them to present a near-perfect production. With the gentle sounds of crickets in the background and the sporadic circling of LAPD’s helicopters, the seasoned cast weaves an intimate tale that is booby-trapped with a million Chekhovian guns which fire rap...
Review: CLUE at Ahmanson Theatre
by Harker Jones - August 03, 2024
Filled with puns and pratfalls, mugging and mannerisms, the energy never flags in this delightful screwball comedy...
Review: COMPANY at Hollywood Pantages Theatre
by Andrew Child - August 03, 2024
The production is entirely fused with the bluish glow of the cellphones which tether the characters together and, in many ways, the continued relevance of the themes of the piece shine through. Musings on connections and loneliness seem freshly pertinent as Bobbie flicks through voicemails alone in ...
Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Morgan Auditorium At The University Of La Verne
by Amanda Callas - August 02, 2024
Merrily We Roll Along is that rare gem, a grown-up, subtle, perceptive musical that can delight both audiences love musicals and audiences who hate them. This production by the Inland Valley Repertory Theatre, with brilliant direction by Frank Minano, is complex, bittersweet, funny, heartfelt, ulti...