Newsies - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. Newsies ! The crowd was ready when the show opened last night at the Pantages. The cheering started with the first notes and some folks gave a standing ovation after the first song/dance. If you didn't see it last year ...

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Anais Nin - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. Wow-wow-wow! Totally Amazing. I had never been aware of Anais Nin before seeing the new dance opera that opened this past weekend at the Greenway Court Theatre. Conceived and created by Janet Roston and Cindy Shapiro the ...

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Dutch Masters - Theatre Review

Posted By Joshua Kahn

A review by Joshua Kahn. Photos of Corey Dorris and Josh Zuckerman. Photos by John Perrin Flynn From the moment the lights come up on the Bronx-bound D train, Dutch Masters promises to take us on a journey as dangerous and mercurial as its 1992 New ...

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D DEB DEBBIE DEBORAH - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell & Jen Brown

A review by Suzanne Birrell and Jen Brown The west coast premiere of D DEB DEBBIE DEBORAH by Jerry Lieblich is now playing at Theatre of Note, Hollywood. If you are a connoisseur of good art, this is a play not to be missed. D DEB DEBBIE DEBORAH is ...

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Please Don't Ask About Becket - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. Deborah Puette and Rachel Seiferth. Photos by Ed Krieger Please Don't Ask About Becket is the story about love, loss, family and finding your place in the world. Emily Diamond (Rachel Seiferth) narrates the story about ...

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As Straw Before the Wind - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. As Straw Before the Wind opened this week at the Ruby Theatre at the Complex. The play offers a window into the life experience of a Filipina nurse who survives the trauma of WWII only to discover that the war is not over ...

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RuddiGORE - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne

A review by Suzanne Birrell (an unabashed fan of Gilbert & Sullivan). RuddiGORE, a tweaked Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, is now playing at the Studio Stage. If you enjoy Gilbert and Sullivan, you will enjoy this production. I found myself ...

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The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Troop Beverly Hills - Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. This summer at the Rockwell Table & Stage, audiences can catch a dinner and a hilarious show with The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Troop Beverly Hills. The Rockwell Table & Stage is a small intimate dining area ...

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Blueprint for Paradise - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

A review by Erin Fair. Steve Marvel, Peter McGlynn, Regi Davis Photos by Ed Krieger Blueprint for Paradise is a new play from writer Laurel M. Wetzork that explores the relationship between Nazi sympathizers Clara and Herbert Taylor and architect ...

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Baby Doll - Theatre Review

Posted By Bill Garry

Review by Bill Garry. Daniel Bess, Lindsay LaVanchy, Karen Kondazian and John Prosky Photos by Ed Krieger When Tennessee Williams writes, the words spill naturally, sometimes with smoke, sometimes with fire. The Fountain Theatre's production of "Baby ...

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Wonder Women - Theatre Review

Posted By Bill Garry

A review by Bill Garry. Comic Con may be over in San Diego, but Cosplay lives on in Hollywood at the Berubian Theatre Company's production of " Wonder Women, " now playing in open-ended repertory at the Next Theater. It seems that the Equalizer, the ...

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Obama-ology - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

A Review by Erin Fair. Sally Hughes, Nicholas Anthony Reid, Kurt Mason Peterson, Brie Eley Five pillars adorn the stage with photos of Obama highlighting slightly raised platforms. From the onset, the clever use of visual voiceover to the beat of an ...

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I Love You Because - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. As a person who really likes Jane Autin's writings and musicals, I was excited to see I Love You Because produced by After Hours Theatre Company now playing at the Hudson Backstage Theatre because it was billed as Pride ...

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Recorded in Hollywood - Theatre Review

Posted By Bill Garry

A review by Bill Garry. Recorded in Hollywood, given a trial run last year in a small theater in Hollywood, has returned with a bigger score and a bigger staging in a bigger theater (the Kirk Douglas in Culver City). Unfortunately, the net result is ...

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Cabaret -Theatre Review

Posted By Bill Garry

A review by Bill Garry. Cast of Cabaret. Photos by Joan Marcus It's not easy writing a review of this Cabaret. This is the classic Broadway musical with book by Joe Masteroff and music and lyrics by legends John Kander and Fred Ebb. The show is based ...

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