I, DANIEL BLAKE - The Fountain Theatre

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Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck What an interesting set, brilliantly put together. All the scenes work within the set, which in one moment is in the courtroom, the next one on the street, and then Daniel Blake's apartment and so on. The video projection ...

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KIMBERLY AKIMBO - Hollywood Pantages Theatre

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Opening Night - October 16, 2024 Book & Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire Music by Jeanine Tesori By Chris Cassone cc@chriscassone.com What a joyous, upbeat, clever, funny, and magical night was "Kimberly Akimbo!" The onslaught of either tribute ...

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KIMBERLY AKIMBO - Hollywood Pantages Theatre

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CRINGE FESTIVAL (2024) - Write Act Repertory at Brickhouse Theatre

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Cringe Festival (2024) - Write Act Repertory Theatre at Brickhouse Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck A World premiere of 5 chilling original one acts on the Brickhouse theatre stage, present another season of ghastly bedtime stories, clever tales with a ...

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ELECTRIC, I - Theatre of NOTE

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October 13, 2024 World Premier By Chris Cassone cc@chriscassone.com What if? Electric, I is one big What If. It works as an enjoyable mind puzzle as we unpack the dense introduction but more so as a predictor. Or (cue suspenseful pipe organ) as a ...

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RENT - Jaxx Theatre

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October 12, 2024 Opening Night Reviewed by Chris Cassone cc@chriscassone.com "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow's a mystery. Today is a gift which is why we call it the present." This old adage came to mind during the Jaxx Theatricals production of ...

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PHOENIX - Broadwater Blackbox Theatre

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Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Aegis Theatre Company presents Phoenix, a dramatic comedy by Scott Organ, which explores modern relationships and what a one-night stand between two people can create. Every action that made moment to moment leads to ...

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TROUBLE IN MIND - Actors Co-Op at David Schall Theatre

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Reviewed by Michael Edwards The Award-winning Actors Co-Op's production of Alice Childress's 1955 work, Trouble In Mind at the David Schall Theatre in Hollywood is a remarkably striking restaging of a controversial play that still rings true today. ...

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THE (MOSTLY)TRUE STORY OF A COMMON SCOLD - Promenade Playhouse Theatre

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Review by Amalisha HuEck The (Mostly) True Story of a Common Scold, winner of the International New Works of Merit Competition, is the life story of Anne Royall, a strong and brave woman, newspaper editor and an 'itinerant storyteller' - our first ...

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DEMOLITION - Pacific Resident Theatre

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Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Perfectly cast with strong performances, Demolition, the new play by Matt Letscher is divinely enjoyable from the very start. The plot is based on his own upbringing and experiences from an earlier stage of his life. This ...

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STANDING BY - Playhouse West/Magnolia Studio

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Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck A lot can happen in four days, especially if we meet someone very special, and true love happens. This is the second production I've seen at the Playhouse West Theatre, which left me impressed with the guidance of the ...

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COMPLETENESS - Eastwood Performing Arts Center

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Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck By definition Completeness (real analysis), in an informal way of describing a metric space X that has no "missing points". For example, any sequence of real numbers will converge to some limit that is also a real number. ...

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A GOOD GUY - Rogue Machine at The Matrix Theatre

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Reviewed by Amanda Callas A Good Guy is the world premiere of a new drama about school shootings It is taut, suspenseful, and engrossing. There is not an ounce of fat in the spare economy of this play written by David Rambo. The pace is unrelenting, ...

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TH IR DS - The Zephyr Theatre

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Reviewed by Michael Edwards TH IR DS, a play by Ben Edlin with story by Deborah Aquila, is a powerful examination of a presently potential dystopian future for the United States of America with a focus on the difference between our expectations of ...

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IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY - Hudson Mainstage Theatre

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Review by Chris Cassone cc@chriscassone.com A revolutionary new kind of drama. A one-man show with seven characters wrapped inside of a theater with no walls, just screens. And it's based on a true story. John Mullican's little gem has all that and ...

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