E=MC²

posted on July 6th, 2026 at 7:48 AM by Steven Stanley

If the life of Albert Einstein seems rather unlikely subject matter for a musical, at the very least the scientist who gave us the Theory of Relativity deserves better than E=MC², the well-intentioned musical muddle now guesting at Glendale’s Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center.
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posted in Burbank/Glendale, Musical, Now Playing, Theater Review

PAINTED PONIES

posted on June 29th, 2026 at 9:44 AM by Steven Stanley


L.A. theater treasure Rachel Sorsa delivers an extraordinary solo star turn in Ian McRae’s powerful but bleak Ruskin Group Theatre World Premiere drama Painted Ponies.
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posted in Drama, Now Playing, Solo Performance, Theater Review, World Premiere, WOW!

MEAN GIRLS

posted on June 27th, 2026 at 12:01 PM by Steven Stanley


No one can top Wisteria Theater these days when it comes to downscaling big-stage/big-budget Broadway musicals to intimate proportions while maintaining maximum entertainment value. Case in point, their fetch and fabulous take on Mean Girls The Musical.
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posted in Musical, North Hollywood, Now Playing, Theater Review, WOW!

MAMMA MIA!

posted on June 25th, 2026 at 10:41 AM by Steven Stanley


Mamma Mia!, the jukebox musical that started it all, has returned to the Ahmanson Theatre, its 25th-Anniversary Tour treating the Broadway mega-smash’s mega-multitude of fans to not only two dozen of ABBA’s Greatest Hits but a much-needed feel-good night or matinee of musical theater enchantment.
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posted in Los Angeles, Musical, National Tour, Now Playing, Theater Review, WOW!

THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE

posted on June 23rd, 2026 at 11:23 AM by Steven Stanley


Ophelia’s Jump Productions celebrates Pride Month with a feel-good intimate stage revival of Matthew Lopez’s 2015 off-Broadway crowd-pleaser The Legend Of Georgia McBride.
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posted in Comedy, San Gabriel Valley, Theater Review, WOW!

THE UNOFFICIAL ‘MEET THE ROBINSONS’ MUSICAL PARODY

posted on June 21st, 2026 at 3:22 PM by Steven Stanley


Unofficial Musical Parodies don’t get any more inventive than Annika Hoseth’s delightful take on the 2007 animated Walt Disney smash Meet The Robinsons, now completing its crowd-pleasing run at the Broadwater Mainstage.
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posted in Hollywood/West Hollywood, Musical Spoof, Theater Review, World Premiere, WOW!

ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS

posted on June 19th, 2026 at 11:08 AM by Steven Stanley


Generations clash to laughter-and-thought-provoking effect in the sensational Los Angeles Premiere of Pearl Cleage’s Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous, now dazzling and delighting audiences at the Geffen Playhouse.
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posted in Classic Play, Now Playing, Theater Review, West Side/Beverly HIlls, WOW!

CROSSING DELANCEY

posted on June 16th, 2026 at 10:46 AM by Steven Stanley


Romcom lovers in search of romantic comedy bliss need look no further than Beverly Hills’ Theatre 40, where Susan Sandler’s Crossing Delancey is nearing the end of its captivating sold-out run.
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