EMBRIDGE
Sunday, November 24th, 2019
Take a hearty dollop of Jane Austen romance, sprinkle in a dash of Oscar Wilde wit, and you’ve got Kathryn Farren’s Embridge, now captivating L.A. theatergoers in its World Premiere engagement at San Pedro’s Little Fish Theatre.
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THE CANADIANS
Monday, October 14th, 2019
A couple of small-town 20something BFFs embark on the gay cruise of a lifetime courtesy of South Coast Repertory in Adam Bock’s hilarious–and unexpectedly touching–World Premiere romantic comedy The Canadians.
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SKINTIGHT
Saturday, September 14th, 2019
Playwright Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews, Significant Other) is back at the Geffen with the uproariously funny, unexpectedly touching Skintight, a star vehicle if there ever was one for its wickedly talented leading lady.
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EARLY BIRDS
Tuesday, August 20th, 2019
Night-and-day-different 70somethings bond aboard ship in Dana Schwartz’s Early Birds, a World Premiere comedy as entertaining and charming as it is predictable, and nothing wrong with that.
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HANNAH AND THE DREAD GAZEBO
Monday, August 19th, 2019Magic realism has never been my thing, and since Hannah And The Dread Gazebo relies on an abundance of it to tell the story of a 30something Korean-American’s visit to her parents’ homeland, I ended up unengaged by Jiehae Park’s overly fanciful comedy despite some terrific performances and a dazzling production design.
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RENOVATIONS FOR SIX
Saturday, July 20th, 2019
Act One could stand a trim, but once its cast of characters get together for post-intermission cocktails, Norm Foster’s Renovations For Six ends up among the Canadian comedy master’s most rewarding creations … and a terrifically acted Theatre 40 gem to boot.
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THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
Thursday, July 11th, 2019
So nonstop hilarious is the latest National Tour playing a visit to the Ahmanson, The Play That Goes Wrong just might hold the laugh-a-minute record for a West End-to-Broadway comedy smash.
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LOOT
Sunday, June 30th, 2019
Director Bart DeLorenzo and a mostly English cast get bad-boy Brit Joe Orton abso-bloomin’-lutely right in Loot, the provocative, hilarious latest from Odyssey Theatre Ensemble.
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