THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE
Wednesday, July 31st, 2019
Masterfully inventive direction and a marvelously multi-talented cast work theatrical alchemy on Bertolt Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle, the latest Antaeus Theatre Company triumph.
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FIREBRINGER
Monday, July 29th, 2019Though only an occasional song or scene or joke hits the mark, a hard-working young cast have fun playing cave people in Brian Holden, Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Meredith Stepien, and Mark Swiderski’s Firebringer: A New Stone Age Musical.
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WEST SIDE STORY
Saturday, July 27th, 2019
Inspired direction and innovative choreography reign supreme as 5-Star Theatricals revives and reinvigorates West Side Story, the 1957 Broadway classic about a boy and girl from rival teen gangs (one white, one Puerto Rican) who fall hopelessly in love on the mean streets of New York.
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APPLE SEASON
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019
Childhood abuse survivors return to the Oregon farm they once called home in E.M. Lewis’s compact dramatic gem Apple Season, a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere now riveting audiences at Atwater Village Theatre.
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PETER PAN
Monday, July 22nd, 2019
Children in particular will be captivated by Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre’s high-flying revival of the 20th-century Broadway classic (and perennial TV favorite) Peter Pan.
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THE DIRECTION HOME
Monday, July 22nd, 2019Tonally it’s all over the place and its lackluster title is unlikely to prove a box-office draw, but Greg Vie’s autobiographical The Direction Home works for the most part as a nostalgic, touching coming-of-age comedy set in WeHo only a few years before the music died.
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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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FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY
Thursday, July 18th, 2019Fans of a certain 10-season-long NBC sitcom smash are more likely than not to enjoy Friends! The Musical Parody, a touring guest production at Culver City’s Kirk Douglas Theatre.
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