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March 28, 2013
Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including a Triumphant Return of a Latter-Day Judy Garland
Tracie Bennett knocked the socks off our critic Tom Provenzano with her impersonation of Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow at the Ahmanson, which he made this week's Pick of the Week. Also Bill Raden had good things to say about S.O.E. -- Jami Brandli's clever, three-character riff on the venerable ... More >>
Blogs
July 25, 2012
Sex-Change Comedy (Missing Dick), in the Latest New Theater Reviews, Plus New Works Festivals Bustin' Out
REDCAT's annual New Original Works Festival opens this weekend with Poor Dog Group's The Murder Ballad; Opera Povera's To Valerie Solanas and Marilyn Monroe in Recognition of Their Desperation; and puppeteer Susan Simpson's, Exhibit A. For compete schedule visit redcat.orgNext week, the Ojai Playwri ... More >>
Blogs
April 4, 2012
The Troubies Strike Gold Again in Two Gentlemen of Chicago, plus Theatre Banshee's Pick-Worthy Merchant, and Other New Reviews
Just about recovered from Monday night's Lawees, described in a stream of personal emails as "the best ever," thanks to hosts Lost Moon Radio. . Winners here. Check out our more expansive commentary in this week's stage feature. Here are all the latest New Reviews, or you can find them after t ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2011
Orson Welles' Moby Dick, a Beatles Cabaret and Romeo and Juliet: Monsters in Love
Craig SchwartzThis The Playwrights Horizons production of Melissa James Gibson's domestic comedy, This, opened on Sunday at the Kirk Douglas Theatre (presented by Center Theatre Group). In an excellent production, it's an absorbing soap opera with a metaphysical reach it can't quite grasp. See ex ... More >>
Stage
December 2, 2010
Theater Reviews: Cinderella, Schmutzigen Deutsche Kabarett
Also, Sweet Mama String Bean and more
Blogs
August 31, 2010
Stage Raw: Titus Redux
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSCover Story on LATE's The War CycleNEW REVIEW GO TITUS REDUX Photo courtesy of Circus Theatricals Military hero Titus (Jack Stehlin) radiantly returns to Washington DC from the Middle East wars to a grand welcome by the public and his family, but ... 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 13, 2010
Theater New Reviews: Tooth and Nail, Sarah Sarah, Canned Ham
Also, Groundlings International Airport, Full Disclosure
Stage
April 22, 2010
Theater Reviews: Dirty Pooh, L.A. Noir Unscripted, Looking for Trouble
Also, My Sister in This House, Paved Paradise: The Art of Joni Mitchell and more
Blogs
March 12, 2010
Stage Raw: L.A. Theater Aesthetic?
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on The Event and Kharmful Charms of Daniil Kharms THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSGROUNDLINGS SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN is one of almost a dozen new productions being reviewed this weekend. For the complete slate, hit the More tab at the ... More >>
Stage
March 6, 2010
Theater Reviews: Cave Quest, Lobby Hero, Broads!, Wirehead
Also, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Forgiveness, Oedipus El Rey and more
Blogs
March 1, 2010
Stage Raw: Kharmful Charms of Daniil Kharms
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWSTHEATER FEATURE On The Subject Was Roses and The Ballad of Emmett Till THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSNEW REVIEW KHARMFUL CHARMS OF DANIIL KHARMS Photo by Taso PapadakisHere's a fascinating oddity: A series of short works by a now almost ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2010
Stage Raw: Getting Our Fringe On
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWS This week's Theater Feature on Camelot and Baal. GETTING OUR FRINGE ON I've heard it said at numerous receptions and parties that the reason L.A. has so much bad theater is because it has so much bad theater - that less would be more. Fringe Fe ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2010
Stage Raw: Trauma Dolls
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWS This week's cover story on Pee-wee Herman; this week's Stage feature on An Oak TreeTRAUMA DOLLS Photo courtesy of Highways Next Friday and Saturday, January 29 and 30, at 8:30 p.m. Highways presents (Un)Concrete Musique, a trio of of multimedia m ... More >>
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January 13, 2010
Stage Raw: The Future Belongs to Us?
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS NEW THEATER REVIEWS This week's stage features on Ben Bradley's Murder and The Princess and the FrogTHEATRE OF NOTE MARATHON Fire-eater Julia Prud'homme Photo by Kiff Scholl Theatre of NOTE presents its 15th annual Performance Marathon this coming Saturday, Jan. ... More >>
Stage
December 24, 2009
Theater Reviews: A RUBICON FAMILY CHRISTMAS, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, A VEGAS HOLIDAY! SONGS FROM LIVE AT THE SAHARA
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS NEW THEATER REVIEWS This week's stage features on Ben Bradley's Murder and The Princess and the FrogTHEATRE OF NOTE MARATHON Fire-eater Julia Prud'homme Photo by Kiff Scholl Theatre of NOTE presents its 15th annual Performance Marathon this coming Saturday, Jan. ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2009
Stage Raw: A Rubicon Family Christmas
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSTHIS WEEK'S STAGE FEATURE on Palestine, New MexicoNEW REVIEW GO A RUBICON FAMILY CHRISTMAS Though Andy Williams and his fancy sweaters are nowhere to be seen, the Rubicon company misses little else this corny Christmas delight. Not a word of spoken ... More >>
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 >>
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November 25, 2009
Stage Raw: ZAR
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSTHEATER NEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on producer Sir Cameron MackintoshStage Raw: ZAR Theatre ZAR from Wroclaw, Poland has been in Southern California for over a week, conducting workshops of their choral-physical technique at UC Irvine and UCLA. Their Tryptich opens next w ... More >>
Blogs
November 18, 2009
Stage Raw: Impacted Wednesday
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSTHEATER NEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Charles Duncombe's The Trojan Women and Julie Hebert's TreeIMPACTED WEDNESDAY Equivocation: Photo by Michael Lamont Three big openings on Wednesday: The U.S. premiere of TR Warszawa's T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T. (Polish director Grzego ... More >>
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November 16, 2009
Stgage Raw: Maid in Los Angeles (Mary Poppins)
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSTHEATER NEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Charles Duncombe's The Trojan Women and Julie Hebert's TreeNEW REVIEW GO MARY POPPINS Photo by Joan MarcusThe riveting theatricality of Bob Crowley's production design, climaxing in chimney sweep Bert (Gavin Lee) soft-shoeing ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2009
Stage Raw: Does Your Acting Career Have That Sinking Feeling?
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Rachel Rosenthal at 83DOES YOUR ACTING CAREER HAVE THAT SINKING FEELING?Captain Smith looks out over oceans of opportunity There's still hope of a rescue! Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, seeks an actor to play the Titani ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2009
Stage Raw: Getting Intimate With Michael Kearns
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Rachel Rosenthal at 83MICHAEL KEARNS GETS INTIMATEL.A. Weekly's 2007 "Queen of the Angels" Michael Kearns performs his solo performance piece, Intimacies, at the drkrm Gallery and Performance Space in Eagle Rock, 2121 San Fernando ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2009
Stage Raw: Rachel Rosenthal at 83
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSLATEST NEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Poland, where theater is hipRACHEL ROSENTHAL AT 83 The Rachel Rosenthal Company (founded in 1989) is throwing a fundraiser to help celebrate the performance artist's 83rd birthday, past achievements and the upcoming publication o ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2009
Stage Raw: L.A. shows NYC-bound
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSLATEST THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Leonard Nimoy and Company of AngelsL.A. SHOWS HEADING EAST SoulArt Productions presentation of Alex Lyras' The Common Air - a nominee in last year's L.A. Weekly Theatre Awards solo performance award for its 2008 run at the Asylu ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2009
Stage Raw: Wonder of the World
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSLATEST THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Leonard Nimoy and Company of AngelsNEW REVIEW GO WONDER OF THE WORLD Photo by Ed KriegerContemporary American farce has a hero in playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, who skews old-fashioned two-dimensional absurdity by surreptitiou ... More >>
Stage
July 23, 2009
Theater Reviews: Altar Boyz, the Apple Tree, Chariot, Sprung: A Love Story
Also, Stop Kiss, Billie and Bogie, God Box and more.
Blogs
July 22, 2009
Stage Raw: As You Like It
THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso see this week's STAGE FEATURE on Polish theater unmaskedNEW REVIEW GO AS YOU LIKE ITAs You Like It Photo courtesy of Aquila TheatreSummer is in full heat across the Southland, which brings out amphitheater producti ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2009
Stage Raw: Pericles Redux
THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEW THEATER PICK PERICLES REDUXPhoto courtesy of Not Man Apart ProductionsScholars have long discussed whether Shakespeare wrote the entirety of Pericles, Prince of Tyre or collaborated with another writer. (Given the play's convoluted elements, most commentators ... More >>
Stage
July 2, 2009
Theater Reviews: Facing East, Insanity, Farragut North
Also, St. Joan of the Slaughterhouses, The Voysey Inheritance and more
Stage
June 18, 2009
Theater Reviews: Bach at Leipzig, Bingo With the Indians, La Didone
Also, Notes From Underground, Dame Edna: My First Last Tour and more
Stage
January 15, 2009
Theater Reviews: You, Nero, Hangin' Out, La Ronde
Also, Around the World in 80 Days, Far From an Angel's Gaze, and more
Blogs
January 12, 2009
Stage Raw: The Biggest Thank You Ever Given
The Biggest Thank You Ever Given I'm thunderstruck and deeply moved by the outpouring and quality of your appreciations to me in your emails and in the comments to Friday's posting on the elimination of the L.A. Weekly's Theater Editor position. What a privilege: to read all that, to have served ... More >>
Stage
November 27, 2008
Theater Reviews: Woyzeck, Daddy's Dyin' Who's Got the Will
Also, Kidnapped by Craigslist, and more
News
September 11, 2008
Sissystrata: Something Straight Between Us
Also, Marc Cooper on the company Sarah Palin keeps
Stage
August 14, 2008
Lack of Talent Showcase
Beverly Winwood Presents
Stage
November 15, 2007
Theater Reviews: The Bald Soprano, Dear Brutus, Fool For Love
Also this week's pick, Noel Coward's Tonight at 8:30
Stage
September 13, 2007
Theater Reviews: Avenue Q, Tug of War, The Misanthrope
Also this week's performance pick, the Third Annual Latino New Works Festival
Stage
August 2, 2007
Theater Reviews: Eccentric, Power, Dracula and More
Also Better than Beethoven, Still Photos and more
Stage
April 26, 2007
Theater Reviews: Mark on Society, American Midget and More
Also The Mikado Project, The Cover of Life and others
Stage
January 25, 2007
Theater Reviews
Including The Chronicles of Steve: The Bossy Bottom, Defiance and this week's pick, Dogeaters.
Stage
January 11, 2007
Theater Reviews
Including Strangers on a Train, 13 and this week's pick, Inside Private Lives
Stage
May 25, 2006
Theater Reviews
Including this week's pick, The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer-Trash Housewife
Stage
May 11, 2006
Theater Reviews
Including this week's pick, The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer-Trash Housewife
Stage
April 6, 2006
Weekend Theater Reviews
Reviews of The Children's Hour, Eden and Pilgrim
Stage
February 2, 2006
New Theater Reviews
For February 3 - 9, 2006
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January 19, 2006
About LA Weekly: Staff
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