ALL MY SONS
Monday, March 2nd, 2026
An absolutely sensational Antaeus Theatre Company cast under the inspired direction of Oanh Nguyen make it abundantly clear why many like this reviewer consider Arthur Miller’s All My Sons (and not his more celebrated and revived Death Of A Salesman) his masterwork.
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DIE HEART: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT
Saturday, December 6th, 2025
The Troubies are back at the Colony Theatre for their annual spoofstravaganza, the “Director’s Cut” of December 2022’s Die Heart, and let me tell you I had even more fun the second time around (and not simply because heroic protagonist John McClane, played by national treasure Matt Walker, interrupted the mayhem and merriment to give a certain L.A. theater reviewer a shoutout).
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CYMBELINE
Sunday, October 26th, 2025
Cymbeline may seem an unlikely title for a Western a la Gunsmoke, Bonanza, or The Rifleman, but William Shakespeare and the American West prove an inspired mix in Antaeus Theatre Company’s 2025-26 season opener.
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I’LL GIVE YOU MY HEART
Sunday, October 5th, 2025
Do you too wish that Hollywood were still making the kind of romantic comedies that turned Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, and Sandra Bullock into international superstars back in the ‘90s? If so, you won’t want to miss Tamara Steren’s heartstrings-tugging World Premiere romcom I’ll Give You My Heart at Burbank’s Colony Theatre.
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THE WOOLGATHERER
Monday, August 25th, 2025I’m usually a sucker for a wounded-souls-can’t-help-falling-in-love two-hander, but based on the guest production now playing at the Victory Theatre Center, William Mastrosimone’s The Woolgatherer would seem to be the exception to that rule.
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DRACULA THE MUSICAL
Friday, August 22nd, 2025
Vampire fans will find themselves in Transylvania Heaven at The Nocturne Theatre’s stunningly staged in-the-round revival of Dracula The Musical, now thrillifying audiences while treating them to some of the most spectacular vocals in town.
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JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Saturday, July 26th, 2025
Highlands Theatre follows last summer’s rip-roaring revival of The Music Man with another guaranteed crowd-pleaser for adults and kids of any age, the international musical smash Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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THE WEDDING SINGER
Monday, June 9th, 2025
Los Angeles musical theater doesn’t get any more exciting, tuneful, or sensationally performed than the 100%-local revival of The Wedding Singer now bringing Colony Theatre audiences to their feet with its blend of music, comedy, unabashed romantic and 1980s nostalgia.
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