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Allen Barton

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2013

    Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including Watson and Holmes, Together Again

    This week in L.A. theater, Jamie Robledo's Watson and the Dark Art of Harry Houdini was our pick of the week, while ModRock at the El Portal also got a "Go." All new theater reviews are below. Our stage feature is an interview with Val Kilmer about his new Mark Twain solo show at the Kirk Douglas T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2013

    Theatre to See in L.A. This Week, Including Broadway's Scottsboro Boys at the Ahmanson

    Kander & Ebb's musical The Scottsboro Boys, a Broadway-import minstrel show about Jim Crow, rolled into the Ahmanson and grabbed this week's pick. Good notices also for Zayd Dohrn's immigration saga Long Way Go Down at the Art of Acting Studio, and for the silly Aussie import Priscilla Queen of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2013

    Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including Richard III In Overdrive

    Zombie Joe's Underground and director Denise Devin turn Shakespeare's Richard III into an enthralling one-hour redux, says critic Jenny Lower. The production is this week's pick of the week. For all the latest new theater reviews, and comprehensive theater listings, see below. Beauty to be found in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2013

    Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including a Pulitzer Finalist About the Iraq War

    Lee Melville, a true gentleman and decades-long friend of our theater, died last night. Melville was a critic and editor at Drama-Logue and, most recently, L.A. Stage. More details as they come in. Christopher Shinn's drama Dying City, about a family in the wake of the Iraq War, being performed a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2013

    Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including a Jacobean Incest Melodrama

    The scandal surrounding a love affair between a brother and his sister forms the centerpiece of John Ford's 17th century play, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore. Archway Theatre's downtown production is this week's pick. See below for all the latest new theater reviews and comprehensive theater listings. Thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2013

    Theater to See This Week, Including a Riveting Police Story

    L.A. Weekly critic Lovell Estell III found a police melodrama Cops and Friends of Cops to be a refreshingly unpredictable new play, and made it this week's Pick. Good reviews also for Peter Pan, presented by the Blank Theatre at Second Stage, and Falling for Make Believe, a play about the theater at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2013

    Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including a Riveting Drama About Holocaust-Era Poland

    Our critic Deborah Klugman found Tadeusz Slobodzianek's drama, about Polish complicity in the German Nazis' persecution of Polish Jews in the 1940s, and presented by Son of Semele Ensemble at Atwater Village Theatre, to be a model of stagecraft and emotional to watch. For all the lastest new theater ... More >>

  • Stage

    April 25, 2013

    A Pair of Two-Person Shows, One Starring Comedy Couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally

    Annapurna and Years to the Day, Reviewed

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2013

    Theater to See in L.A. This Week

    Adapter-performer Brian T. Finney has adapted Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness in what Paul Birchall describes as "hypnotic." It's this week's pick of the week. Neal Weaver found charm and passion in Actors' Co-op's revival of The Miracle Worker. See below for all the latest new theater reviews. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2013

    Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including Garry Marshall Directing a Play About the Making of Double Indemnity

    Lost Moon Radio did another bang-up job hosting the 34th annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards Monday night. (See the full list of L.A. Weekly Theater Award winners here.) Thanks to Lauren Ludwig, Trish Hadley and the LMR troupe for their talent, and thanks for all the kind missives from people who had ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Stage Raw: Circle X and Bootleg Hook Up to Read Plays

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSTheater FEATURE on John StepplingCIRCLE X AND BOOTLEG HOOK UP TO READ PLAYS Circle X Theatre Company and Bootleg are joining forces to present a series of Monday night readings of new works, starting September 13, at the Bootleg venue. Playwrights s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Stage Raw: City Garage Bids Adieu to Fourth Street

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWS Cover Story on LATE's The War Cycle2011 MARK TAPER FORUM SEASON ANNOUNCED ​John Lithgow Photo by Nigel Perry John Lithgow will ring in the New Year spinning yarns in Stories By Heart, previously produced at the Lincoln Center and at the National ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Stage Raw: How Do Actors Do It?

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on My Penis, In and Out of TroubleHOW DO ACTORS DO IT? As told by Alan Mandell, who was among a dozen or so actors auditioning for the movie This Must Be the Place, starring Sean Penn. The role was for a man 94-years old. Mandell, being ... More >>

  • Stage

    August 19, 2010

    Theater Reviews: Parasite Drag, Free Man of Color, Witch Ball

    Also, Groundlings River Adventure, Flat, The Exercise, Engagementand more

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Stage Raw: Free Man of Color

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWS STAGE FEATURE on Opus, at the Fountain TheatreNEW REVIEW GO FREE MAN OF COLOR ​Photo by Michael LamontA young, well-spoken and highly educated black man is tapped to become the leader of a nation. But it's not who you think. The year is 1828, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Stage Raw: James Gammon Memorial

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Opus, at the Fountain Theatre MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR JAMES GAMMON: Sunday, August 22, 2 p.m. at the MET Theatre, 1089 N. Oxford Avenue in Hollywood. RSVP here Check back Monday night for reviews of: BOY'S LIFE, Howard Korder's 1988 ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Stage Raw: Summer Festivities

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on [title of show] and Dani GirlSUMMER FESTIVITIES Open Fist Theater Company launches its annual Fist Look Festival this weekend, with The Existents, a rock musical by Douglas Crawford and Jason Wooten, music and lyrics by Ty Taylor. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Stage Raw: Brewsie & Willie

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE ON LINDA PURL'S FESTIVALBREWSIE AND WILLIE ​Poor Dog Group's adaptation of Gertrude Stein's novella, is among the productions being reviewed this week. Photo by Scott Grolier Check back here on Monday night for reviews of THE BAKER'S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2009

    Stage Raw: Ten to Life

    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 to Life) Photo by Nic Cha KimNEW REVIEW GO TEN TO LIFE Leave logic at the door  and you'll get ... More >>

  • Stage

    May 7, 2009

    Theater Reviews: Ain't Misbehavin', The Columbine Project, The Rehearsal

    Also, The Designated Mourner, Fubar, The Caterer and more

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Stage Raw: The Rehearsal

    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 Craig SchwartzNEW REVIEW THEATER PICK In French dramatist Jean Anouilh's scintillating 1958 play, The Re ... More >>

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