Email Author Steven Leigh Morris

Awards

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  Theater Reviews

• 2007 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  "Guerillas in our Midst"

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2009 Stories by Steven Leigh Morris

• Stage Raw: Groundlings Enchanted Forest

  published May 29, 2009

  The latest NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded within this week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS; also, see this week's THEATER FEATURE on Elephant Man at Andak Stage CompanyGROUNDLINGS ENCHANTED FORES... More >>

• Voice Lessons

  published April 16, 2009

  Justin Tanner's very funny sitcom shoots darts at a trio of characters who are tied to the dart board by their transparent lunacies and hubris,... More >>

• Beastly: The Elephant Man Rises From the Dead

  published May 28, 2009

  Joseph Merrick died in 1890 in a London hospital, having suffocated after laying the back of his head down on a pillow —... More >>

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  Stage Raw: 4 X 4

  published May 27, 2009

  The latest NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded within this week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS; also, see this week's THEATER FEATURE on Elephant Man at Andak Stage Company4 X 4Adelina Anthony in Jot... More >>

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  Stage Raw: The Singing Skeleton

  published May 25, 2009

  This week's NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded within this week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS; also, see this week's THEATER FEATURE on El Ogrito (The Ogreling) and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooT... More >>

• The Idea Man

  published May 14, 2009

  The unspecified manufacturing plant at the heart of Kevin King's comedy-drama has a "Gillette account," referring to the razors and razorblades... More >>

• El Ogrito (The Ogreling)

  published May 21, 2009

  Jesús Castaños-Chima stages Suzanne Lebeau's dark fairy tale (performed in Spanish with English supertitles) with sweetness and... More >>

• Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

  published May 21, 2009

  Provoked by an American guard named Tom (Glenn Davis), the Tiger (Kevin Tighe) in a cage in the Baghdad zoo, circa 2002, lops off Tom's hand and... More >>

• Stage Raw: Touch the Water

  published May 22, 2009

  This latest NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded within this week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS; also, see this week's THEATER FEATURE on El Ogrito (The Ogreling) and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooH... More >>

• Bloodstains on the Chin: El Ogrito and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

  published May 21, 2009

  Cannibalism and the safe havens of gardens are in the air this year, prevalent symbols of brutality and refuge, as we try to... More >>

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  Stage Raw: Freudenstein: The Monster Lives

  published May 20, 2009

  This latest NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded within this week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS; also, see this week's THEATER FEATURE on El Ogrito (The Ogreling) and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooF... More >>

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  Stage Raw: Ten to Life

  published May 18, 2009

  Last week's NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded in the current COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS; also, see this week's THEATER FEATURE on Kevin King's The Idea ManTEN TO LIFE"Hacienda Heights" (from Ten ... More >>

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  Stage Raw: Marry Me A Little

  published May 15, 2009

  The latest NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded in this week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS; also, see this week's THEATER FEATURE on Kevin King's The Idea ManMARRY ME A LITTLE/THE LAST FIVE YEARS Ma... More >>

• The Idea Man: Motherfuckers of Invention

  published May 14, 2009

  The unspecified manufacturing plant at the heart of Kevin King’s comedy-drama The Idea Man (which opened last... More >>

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  Stage Raw: L.A.'s own "Golden Gate" to be drug storer

  published May 13, 2009

  The latest NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded in this week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS; also, see this week's THEATER FEATURE on Kevin King's The Idea ManL.A.'S OWN "GOLDEN GATE"Left photo by&nbs... More >>

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  Stage Raw: The Crucible

  published May 11, 2009

  AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso, this the latest NEW REVIEWS and this week's THEATER FEATURE on the 2009 Pacific Playwrights' FestivalTHE CRUCIBLEPhoto courtesy of... More >>

• Stage Raw: Hanks a Lot

  published May 08, 2009

  AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS Also, this the latest NEW REVIEWS and this week's THEATER FEATURE on the 2009 Pacific Playwrights' Festival HANKS A LOTTom Hanks and R... More >>

• Ain't Misbehavin'

  published May 7, 2009

  Come for Act 2. Richard Maltby Jr. directed this music-bar revue of songs from the Fats Waller era, many composed by Waller, with words by a... More >>

• Hearts of Darkness: The 2009 Pacific Playwrights Festival

  published May 7, 2009

  You know the empire is in trouble when the artists start laying on the guilt trips: who we are as a nation, and where... More >>

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  Stage Raw: Miss Translation

  published May 06, 2009

  AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso, this the latest NEW REVIEWS and this week's THEATER FEATURE on the 2009 Pacific Playwrights' FestivalDenise Uyehars and eggs: Phot... More >>

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  Stage Raw: The Rehearsal

  published May 04, 2009

  AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, THIS COMING WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso, this week's INTERVIEW with playwright Richard GreenbergTHE REHEARSAL is this week's Theater PickThe Rehearsal Photo by Crai... More >>

• Stage Raw: The Post-Play Discussion

  published May 01, 2009

  AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS(THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LISTINGS)Also, this week's INTERVIEW with playwright Richard GreenbergFOOD FOR HEARTBURN... More >>

• The Seafarer

  published April 30, 2009

  If you're seeking innovation in the theater, look elsewhere. Conor McPherson's Irish yarn is a chip off the stock-block of Celtic folklore —... More >>

• Richard Greenberg's Brief Affair

  published April 30, 2009

  Richard Greenberg is one of America’s most prolific and respected playwrights, having won the Tony Award for his... More >>

• Jane Usher Slams Gail Goldberg

  published April 30, 2009

  It’s been a bad season for L.A.’s City Planning department. Recently, big sections of a city law to encourage... More >>