KILL SHELTER - Theatre of NOTE

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Reviewed by Amanda Callas Kill Shelter is a powerful world premiere play by Ashley Rose Wellman at Theatre of Note in Hollywood. This grounded, slice of life drama tells the quiet story of a single mother who works in a public animal shelter. Kill ...

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WALKING THE BEAT 2023 - C.H.I.N. Critical Hope Is Needed - Fountain Theatre

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C.H.I.N UP - Critical Hope is Needed Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Walking The Beat 2023 is the movement of the transformative power of live theatre by getting together the Fountain Voices Students and our everyday LAPD officers. This ground-breaking ...

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VENUS IN FUR - McCadden Place Theatre

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Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck A funny and exciting play, Venus In Fur by David Ives, set in New York City, begins with the meeting of an actress and director at a theatre audition. The dark comedy is sexy, erotic, clever and full of surprises. This ...

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CRABS IN A BUCKET - Echo Theater Company at Atwater Village Theatre

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Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck What an interesting idea! Getting into crabs' mentality and their survival mechanism. A funny allegorical play Crabs In A Bucket is a story of four crabs whose main desire is to get out of the bucket and to explore the ...

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A BLACK AND WHITE COOKIE - SkyPilot Theatre Company at 905 Cole Theatre

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Reviewed by Amanda Callas SkyPilot Theatre Company's West Coast Premiere of A Black and White Cookie is a delightful, thought-provoking play at the lovely 905 Cole Theatre in Hollywood. This endearing comedy by playwright Gary Morgenstein is sweet ...

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BEETLEJUICE - The Hollywood Pantages Theatre

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Reviewed by Michael Edwards The touring company show of Beetlejuice at the Hollywood Pantages Theater is a stunning display of top tier stagecraft, showmanship and absolutely irreverent fun. It's rumored Michael Keaton improvised almost 90% of his ...

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THE GARDEN OF ALLA: THE ALLA NAZIMOVA STORY - Theatre West

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Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck In the brief intro preshow, Romy Nordlinger (writer and performer) in Garden of Alla: The Alla Nazimova Story, states, "There is a very thin line between where you are (the audience) and where I am," as she incarnates ...

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LAST SUMMER IN BLUEFISH COVE - Fountain Theatre

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Reviewed by Michael Edwards The Fountain Theatre's Last Summer in Bluefish Cove is a beautiful night of well done character driven storytelling. The acting is exquisite and the journey is one your heart will thank you for for a long long time. Set in ...

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THE PITCH - Madnani Theater (formerly The Lex)

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Reviewed by Amanda Callas The Pitch at the Madnani Theater in Hollywood is Mamet's Glengarry, Glen Ross for a new generation. This play has humor, heart, and edge. The intimate Madnani Theater, with no division between the stage and the seating, ...

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HFF - THE QUEEN OF BITCOIN: THE RISE AND FALL

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Reviewed by Amanda Callas The Queen of Bitcoin: The Rise and Fall is a hilarious, total treasure of a show in the Asylum @ Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre, part of the glorious Hollywood Fringe Festival. The one woman show by Margaux Avedisian shines ...

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HFF - BIRDS AND THE CURIOSITY - Hudson Mainstage

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BIRDS AND THE CURIOSITY Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck The World Premiere of 'Birds and the Curiosity', is originally written in Chinese and the story is set in China about a coming-of-age chain of events. The main character is a 9-year-old Chinese girl, ...

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HFF - KEEPER - Actors Company Little Theatre

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Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Keeper, written and performed by Michelle Murphy is another mesmerizing life story performed at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in the Actors Company's Little Theatre on 916 N. Formosa Ave. Fringe Festival is packed with ...

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HFF - OLEANNA by David Mamet - Zephyr Theatre

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Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck OLEANNA by David Mamet intellectually reflects struggles we face in our society today. Through the story of a university professor and a student, Oleanna exposes education today, artificiality in 'I know but You don't', ...

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HFF - BREAKUP ADDICT - Zephyr Theatre

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Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Exuberating Award-Winning Play BREAKUP ADDICT by Paige Wilhide, is a lavishly abundant romantic obsession of a love addict who is avoiding the sense of feeling vulnerable by becoming seriously distracted with sexual ...

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HFF - WE GOT YOUR SIX - McCadden Theatre

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Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck In WE GOT YOUR SIX, extremely powerful, sad, and devastating truth is told by former Marines of the horrific bombings at the Kabul Airport during the American evacuation on August 26, 2021. The show is developed and ...

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