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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2011 Stories by Steven Leigh Morris

• Stage Raw: Turbo Tartuffe

  published May 10, 2011

  NEW THEATER REVIEWS and THIS WEEK'S OPENINGS   Stage FEATURE on Rajiv Joseph's The Monster at the Door rrCritic Bill Raden was struck (in the good sense) by Zombie Joe Underground's 55-min... More >>

• John Fleck's Mad Women: Judy Garland and Mom

  published May 5, 2011

  Performance artist and stage/TV actor John Fleck — one of the legendary NEA Four, along with Holly Hughes, Karen Finley... More >>

• Tim Wright, Gates McFadden and Their Atwater Village Theaters

  published May 5, 2011

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  Stage Raw: Aaron Sorkin's First Stage Play

  published May 03, 2011

  COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWS STAGE FEATURES ON Atwater Village Theaters and John Fleck r Maia MadisonAaron Sorkin's first stage play, Hidden in This Picture, is reviewed by... More >>

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  Stage Raw: Uma-Care

  published Apr 29, 2011

  COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE on The Chinese Massacre and House of the Rising SonrIn January, 2007, while visiting her boyfriend, John Ballinger in New York, Los Angel... More >>

• Tom Jacobson's The Chinese Massacre (Annotated) and House of the Rising Son

  published April 28, 2011

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• Stage Raw: Juno and the Paycock

  published Apr 26, 2011

  COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE on The Chinese Massacre and House of the Rising SonrPhoto by Ron Sossi Writes Paul Birchall of Sean O'Casey's play at the Odyssey, "This ... More >>

• Stage Raw: Sol Saks dies at 100

  published Apr 23, 2011

  COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE on God of Carnage and The Merchant of Venicer Photo by Tory Von Wolfe Playwright and screenwriter Sol Saks died on April 16 in Sherman O... More >>

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  Stage Raw: Completeness

  published Apr 22, 2011

  COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE on God of Carnage and The Merchant of VenicerItamar Moses' play Completeness opens this weekend at South Coast Repertory. (Photo by Ben ... More >>

• The Merchant of Venice and God of Carnage

  published April 21, 2011

  You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine, And all for use of that which... More >>

• Stage Raw: I Never Sang for My Father

  published Apr 19, 2011

  COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS (are back!)NEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE on God of Carnage and The Merchant of Venicer"If the aim of naturalism in theater is the pitch perfect rendering of reality, ... More >>

• Stage Raw: F. Murray Abraham's "Merchant"

  published Apr 16, 2011

  COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS (are back!)NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on The Escort and FetishrF. Murray Abraham (right) turns in an impassioned yet delicate interpretation of Shylock, at the Bro... More >>

• Jane Anderson's The Escort and Dolores Ribakoff's Fetish

  published April 14, 2011

  In Dostoevsky's The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor — a novella and parable tucked inside... More >>

• Stage Raw: The Unrequited

  published Apr 13, 2011

  COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS (are back!)NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on The Escort and Fetish r Ebony Repertory Company's highly-regarded production of A Raisin in the Sun closes this weekend at... More >>

• Stage Raw: The Crucible

  published Apr 12, 2011

  New Theater ReviewsTheater Awards ReportTheater Awards Slide-Show by Timothy NorrisrPhoto by Byron Turk is from Theatre Banshee's production of The Crucible, which critic Amy Lyons argues is a powerfu... More >>

• Stage Raw: The Chairs and the Hamptons

  published Apr 08, 2011

  THEATER NEW REVIEWS (and this week's openings)Theater Awards ReportTheater Awards Slide-Show by Timothy NorrisTHE CHAIRSrEugene Ionesco's tragic farce about an elderly couple preparing for a visit by... More >>

• The 32nd annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards

  published April 7, 2011

  An SRO crowd jammed El Rey Theatre on Monday night for a performance-art awards ceremony celebrating the best of L.A.'s small... More >>

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  Stage Raw: Small Engine Repair

  published Apr 05, 2011

  THEATER NEW REVIEWS (and this week's openings)Stage FEATURE on L.A. theater's moment of truth this coming summerStage FEATURE on Norm Foster's The Motor Trade, and Thornton Wilder's Our TownTheater Aw... More >>

• Stage Raw: L.A. Weekly Awards Report

  published Apr 05, 2011

  THEATER NEW REVIEWS WILL BE POSTED BY 8 P.M.Stage FEATURE on L.A. theater's moment of truth this coming summerStage FEATURE on Norm Foster's The Motor Trade, and Thornton Wilder's Our TownTheater Awar... More >>

• Stage Raw: LAWEES on Monday

  published Apr 02, 2011

  NEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE on L.A. theater's moment of truth this coming summerStage FEATURE on Norm Foster's The Motor Trade, and Thornton Wilder's Our TownL.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDS NOMINEESLA... More >>

• Thornton Wilder's Our Town and Norm Foster's The Motor Trade

  published March 31, 2011

  Thornton Wilder's 1938 play Our Town, currently playing in a solid, traditional rendition at Sierra Madre Playhouse,... More >>

• This Is the Week That Will Be

  published March 31, 2011

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  L.A. Theater's Moment of Truth

  published March 31, 2011

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• Stage Raw: Pursued by Happiness

  published Mar 29, 2011

  COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE on L.A. theater's moment of truth this coming summerStage FEATURE on Norm Foster's The Motor Trade, and Thornton Wilder's Our TownL.A. WE... More >>

• Stage Raw: Gertrude, Alice, and David Mamet

  published Mar 27, 2011

  COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Edward Anthony's Wish I Had a Sylvia PlathL.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDS NOMINEES         &nb... More >>