punkplay
Monday, December 2nd, 2019
A coming-of-age tale/homoerotic teen bromance unfolding in the Reagan 1980s to a punk rock soundtrack set to mute. Meet Gregory S. Moss’s punkplay, the electrifying latest from Circle X Theatre Co., an edgy/nostalgic dramedy with occasional forays into “WTF is that supposed to mean?” territory.
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MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Saturday, November 30th, 2019
Combining hilarity and heart in the most endearingly entertaining of holiday-season treats, Matilda The Musical makes it three smash hits in a row for Actors’ Repertory Theatre Of Simi.
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AUGUST WILSON’S JITNEY
Monday, November 25th, 2019
Father-son conflict, romantic friction, and the threat of imminent unemployment ignite dramatic sparks amidst tension-relieving laughter in August Wilson’s Jitney, whose 2017 Broadway debut now visits the Mark Taper Forum after a well-earned Best Revival Tony win.
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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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MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET: A LIVE MUSICAL RADIO PLAY
Saturday, November 23rd, 2019
Actors Co-op treats audiences to Miracle On 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play, a tuneful, nostalgic, family-friendly alternative to the myriad A Christmas Carols filling local stages this holiday season.
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FOR THE LOYAL
Saturday, November 23rd, 2019
Provocative, edge-of-your-seat, and ripped from today’s headlines, Lee Blessing’s For The Loyal makes its compelling West Coast debut at Sixty-Six Theater Co.
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COMPANY
Tuesday, November 19th, 2019
Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s 1970 Broadway classic Company proves a fabulous fit for a dozen-and-a-half theater-majoring performers and designers to strut their stuff in the most sumptuously professional a venue any university production could ever hope for, the UC Irvine-adjacent the Irvine Barclay Theatre.
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SALVAGE
Sunday, November 17th, 2019
A chance visit to a run-down, out-of-the-way bar stirs up memories long-ago friendships, unfulfilled dreams, unforgotten grudges, and a woman named Jennifer in Tim Alderson’s Salvage, a World Premiere “play with music” which requires buying into more than one coincidence but offers multiple rewards, not the least of which is getting to hear some of the most haunting, gorgeously sung country music in town.
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