SANTASIA – A HOLIDAY COMEDY
Monday, December 9th, 2019
L.A.’s most popular year-end comedy extravaganza since the year 2000, Santasia – A Holiday Comedy is back for even more December magic in 2019, making this year’s collection of wacky Benny Hill-like skits, SNL-ready videos, Broadway-parodying production numbers, nostalgic recollections of Christmases past, and a whole lot of drag (rated R-for-language and H-for-heart) even more of a must-see.
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EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD (AND THEN SOME!)
Sunday, December 8th, 2019
If the holiday blues have got you down and laughter’s what you need to perk you up, look no further than Sierra Madre Playhouse’s latest, Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!).
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THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE
Sunday, December 1st, 2019Crown City is back, and though its temporary home in North Hollywood’s Secret Rose Theatre has necessitated a drop in production values, the company’s latest, Matthew Lopez’s The Legend Of Georgia McBride, offers theatergoers a feel-good alternative to traditional seasonal fare.
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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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