LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Tuesday, May 19th, 2026
I’ve attended a whopping sixteen productions of the iconic horror comedy rock musical Little Shop Of Horrors, but seeing it “dancified” at the Lineage Performing Arts Center made me feel I was experiencing the off-Broadway camp classic for the very first time.
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EXIT THE KING
Wednesday, May 13th, 2026Unless you are a huge fan of existentialist theater, you’ll probably find A Noise Within’s revival of Eugene Ionesco’s absurdist comedy Exit The King a very long hour and forty-five minutes.
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SANCTUARY CITY
Monday, May 11th, 2026
Sanctuary City, Martyna Majok’s gripping, thought-provoking examination the plight of undocumented Americanized teens now makes a stunning Orange County debut at Anaheim’s Chance Theater.
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DISNEY THE LITTLE MERMAID
Saturday, May 9th, 2026
Under the sea is the place to be and in-the-round is the way to experience its many magical wonders in The Nocturne Theatre gorgeously designed and swimmingly performed arena staging of Disney The Little Mermaid.
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MILLENNIALS ARE KILLING MUSICALS
Monday, May 4th, 2026There is so much talent on the Colony Theatre stage that it’s a shame they’re not starring in a better show than Nico Juber’s deceptively titled and almost certainly not New York-bound Millennials Are Killing Musicals.
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IRONBOUND
Saturday, May 2nd, 2026
Ironbound, Martyna Majok’s astringently funny, surprisingly affecting look at a Polish immigrant’s pursuit of “The American Dream,” is back in L.A. for an attention-worthy 3-week run at Hollywood’s Madnani Theater.
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FALLEN ANGELS
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
Non-traditional casting adds a contemporary sensibility to Little Fish Theatre’s effervescent, sparklingly performed revival of Noël Coward’s 1925 comedy gem Fallen Angels.
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BLUE KISS
Monday, April 27th, 2026
All bets are off from the moment 17-year-old Susan arrives at 31-year-old Todd’s one-bedroom apartment for her first SAT tutoring session because if you think you know where things are going in Blue Kiss, Stephen Fife’s riveting two-hander now getting its World Premiere at the Ruskin Group Theatre, you’ve got another thing coming.
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