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  • Stage

    November 3, 2011

    Gregory Moss' House of Gold

    Ionesco Meets JonBenet Ramsay

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Gil Cates dies at 77

    Craig SchwartzA Noise Within cuts open a new path in Pasadena​GIL CATES DIES: The Geffen Playhouse's artistic director, and Academy Awards producer, was found in a UCLA parking lot Monday night, having died of natural causes. More on this story to come. A Noise Within opened it's new Pasadena digs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Stage Raw: Camino Real

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE ON THE BREAK OF NOON, AND CRACK WHORE GALORE -- LIVE!NEW PARTNERS ​CalArts teams up with the Theater @ Boston Court to present CAMINO REAL  (reviewed here on Tuesday) at the Pasadena theater. Photo by Ed Krieger. Another new pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Stage Raw: Furious Theatre Company and Pasadena Playhouse part ways

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE ON SPIDER-MAN, ON BROADWAYFURIOUS AND PASADENA PLAYHOUSE PART WAYSFor reasons having to do with Pasadena Playhouse's needs to lease its second space, The Carrie Hamilton Theater, and the need of Furious Theatre Company for a space with h ... More >>

  • Stage

    January 27, 2011
  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Stage Raw: Room Service

    NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Circle Mirror Transformation and Me, As a PenguinCOMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEW GO ROOM SERVICE ​ Photo by Maia RosenfeldTwenty-two jackals -- I mean, actors -- have run up a $1200 bill at a posh hotel in 1930s Manhattan, and their producer Gor ... More >>

  • Stage

    January 13, 2011

    Theater Reviews: Chinese Coffee, Daddy, Love, Sex and the IRS

    Also, Fatigued, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Greedy and more

  • Stage

    September 30, 2010

    Theater Reviews: Titus Andronicus, Debbie Reynolds: Alive and Fabulous

    Also, The Phantom of the Opera, State of the Union and more

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Stage Raw: Take Me Out

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSTheater Feature on Tim Robbins' Break the WhipNEW REVIEW GO TAKE ME OUT ​Photo by Michael Calas Baseball star Darren Leming (Ary Katz), the central figure in Richard Greenberg's provocative 2002 comedy-drama, is a paragon of talent, skill and vi ... 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 >>

  • Stage

    July 22, 2010

    Theater Reviews: The Rendezvous, Nano Nation, Brooklyn, U.S.A.

    Also, Procreation, Phil the Void: The Great Brain Robbery and more

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2010

    Play Dates

    Also, Procreation, Phil the Void: The Great Brain Robbery and more

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Stage Raw: Wuthering "Heights"

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSCURRENT STAGE FEATURE ON THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGEWUTHERING "HEIGHTS"​Lin-Manuel Miranda stars in his own Broadway hit, In The Heights, now at the Pantages. Photo by Joan Marcus "Wuthering" actually means windy not withering. Though the former is preval ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Stage Raw: The Other Festivals

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSCurrent STAGE FEATURE on Anton Chekhov's 150th Birthday BashTHE OTHER FESTIVALS Running concurrently with the Hollywood Fringe (June 17-27) is Arts Olympus (June 17-20) on board the Queen Mary in Long Beach. AO includes a contemporary Russian exhib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Stage Raw: Lease Subsidy Program Gets Another Lease

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSCURRENT FEATURE ON BORN TO BE ALIVE and THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACELEASE SUBSIDY PROGRAM GETS ANOTHER LEASE A recommendation by L.A.'s Chief Administrative Officer Miguel Santana to restructure (eliminate) the city's Lease Subsidy Program for non- ... More >>

  • Stage

    May 27, 2010

    Theater Reviews: More Lies About Jerzy, Second, Supernova

    Also, U.S.S. Pinafore, Den of Thieves, Man Verses Moon and more

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    Stage Raw: Supernova

    ALL THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS NEW REVIEW GO SUPERNOVA ​Photo by Joel Daavid Mabel (Bonnie Hunt), a naive Des Moines housewife, calls a graveyard shift salesman named Joe in Los Angeles (Timothy McNeil), to order an expensive watch for her son's 18th birthday. She can't yet go through with the ... More >>

  • Stage

    April 29, 2010

    Copenhagen, Langston and Nicolas, Tempodyssey, The Women of Brewster Place

    Also, Trog and Clay, The Philadelphia Story, Chicago and more

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2010

    The Women of Brewster Place

    Also, Trog and Clay, The Philadelphia Story, Chicago and more

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Stage Raw: Holy Ghost

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSCURRENT STAGE FEATURE ON THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD and THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO NEW REVIEW GO HOLY GHOST ​ Photo by Darrett Sanders The ghosts in Jon Tuttle's play  -- in a glorious production at Theatre of NOTE, directed by Michael Roth ... More >>

  • Stage

    March 18, 2010

    Crossing Forbidden Boundaries

    Gay love in Israel and Iran

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Stage Raw: The Female of the Species

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSTHIS WEEK'S STAGE FEATURE on Palestine, New MexicoFEMALE OF THE SPECIES The Geffen Playhouse just announced that Anette Bening will star in Joanna Murray-Smith's comedy, The Female of the Species along with David Arquette, Mirielle Enos, Merritt Weve ... More >>

  • Stage

    December 10, 2009

    ABSINTHE, OPIUM, AND MAGIC; GAY APPAREL: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE HOUSE OF BESARAB

    Also, Pandora, Wacademia, the Santaland Diaries, Stated Income and more

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2009

    Extinction

    Also, Pandora, Wacademia, the Santaland Diaries, Stated Income and more

  • Stage

    December 3, 2009

    Theater Reviews: A Lie of the Mind, Mercy Warren’s Tea, Molly, Extinction

    Also, Chatsworth, Grace Kim & the Spiders From Mars, Post, and more

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Stage Raw: New Golden Age of British Theater?

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Bill Cain's Equivocation and Burglars of Hamm's Land of the Tigers NEW GOLDEN AGE OF BRITISH THEATRE In today's The Guardian, Mark Lawson writes at some length on a new Golden Age of British theater. Among the more salient quotatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Stage Raw: Violators Will Be Violated

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Bill Cain's Equivocation and Burglars of Hamm's Land of the TigersNEW REVIEW GO VIOLATORS WILL BE VIOLATED ​Photo courtesy of Circle X Theatre CompanyCasey Smith's solo mime-show (he does scream a lot, but there are almost no deciph ... More >>

  • Stage

    July 30, 2009

    THEATER REVIEWS: BIG BRO/LIL BRO, HELLZ KITCHEN ABLAZE AND THE NUCLEAR FAMILY

    Also, The Pain and the Itch, The Tempest and Terminus Americana and More

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Stage Raw: The Debate over Courtney O'Connell of Columbus, Nebraska

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso see this week's STAGE FEATURE on Polish theater unmaskedNEW REVIEW GO THE DEBATE OVER COURTNEY O'CONNELL OF COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA ​Photo courtesy of Chalk Repertory TheatreIf we're to believe playwright Mat Smart, which is probably not a good idea, the bloody rampag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Stage Raw: Photograph 51

    THE 30TH ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY AWARDS, HOSTED BY JAKE BRODER AND VANESSA CLAIRE SMITH (OF LOUIS & KEELY: LIVE AT THE SAHARA) IS HAPPENING  AT THE EL REY ONE WEEK FROM TODAY, MONDAY NIGHT MARCH 30. DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 P.M.,  AND NO IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO RSVP OR BUY TICKETS.BRODER AND SMITH ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2009

    Stage Raw: Grease

    L.A.DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS TONIGHT AT EL PORTALL.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDS TWO WEEKS FROM TONIGHT AT THE EL REYPURCHASE TICKETS TO THE 30TH ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDS ON MARCH 30TH; HERE ARE THE NOMINEES GREASE at the PantagesGrease Photo by Joan MarcusNEW REVIEW GREASE Born of NBC's re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Stage Raw: Before Kirk Douglas Forgets

    PURCHASE TICKETS TO THE 30TH ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDS ON MARCH 30TH AT THE EL REY; HERE ARE THE NOMINEES. BEFORE I FORGETKirk Douglas in Before I Forget. Photo by Craig Schwartz The gift in Kirk Douglas' one-man show, Before I Forget,  that opened over the weekend in the theater name ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    Stage Raw: Getting Physical

    DRACULADracula is this week's Pick. See review by pressing the Continue Reading tab at the bottom of this section. (All New Reviews are embedded within the Comprehensive Theater Listings.) Photo by Michael Lamont GETTING PHYSICAL Two bills of physical comedy are being performed at Sacred Fool ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Stage Raw: Bohemian Cowboy

    BOHEMIAN COWBOY is this week's Pick of the Week Crossing the Center Line A father heads into the desert, never to return By Steven Leigh MorrisThe original title of Raymond King Shurtz's one-man show was The Gospel of Irony ― which would have been a particularly ironic title, had it stuck, s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 19, 2009

    The Jazz Age

    BOHEMIAN COWBOY is this week's Pick of the Week Crossing the Center Line A father heads into the desert, never to return By Steven Leigh MorrisThe original title of Raymond King Shurtz's one-man show was The Gospel of Irony ― which would have been a particularly ironic title, had it stuck, s ... More >>

  • Stage

    February 19, 2009

    Theater Reviews: Divorce! The Musical, Grand Motel, The Jazz Age

    Also, Call Me Mister Fry, Blues for Central Avenue and more

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Stage Raw: Film

    FILM is this week's Pick of the Week. Photo by Darrett Sanders Failing Better The Absurdists' convention Local playwright Patrick McGowan's new play, Film, has no right to be as good as it is. The central character is the late theater director Alan Schneider (Bill Robens) -- known for stagi ... More >>

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    November 27, 2008
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    June 12, 2008
  • Stage

    February 21, 2008

    Theater Reviews: Sexy Laundry, Stupid Kids

    Also, Frozen, Robots vs. Fake Robots

  • Stage

    May 24, 2007

    Weekend Theater Reviews

    Including Yellow Face, Junk, Mornings at Seven and more

  • Stage

    February 15, 2007

    Theater

    Including Yellow Face, Junk, Mornings at Seven and more

  • Stage

    February 15, 2007

    Weekend Theater Reviews

    Including All About Walken, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and more

  • Stage

    January 18, 2007

    Theater Reviews

    Including Camelot, Tammy Faye Starlite's Born Again Again!, and this week's pick, A Lesson Before Dying

  • Stage

    July 6, 2006

    Theater Reviews

    Including this week's pick, As You Like It

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