THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE

posted on December 1st, 2019 at 11:05 AM by Steven Stanley

Crown 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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MATILDA THE MUSICAL

posted on November 30th, 2019 at 1:03 PM by Steven Stanley

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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posted in Musical, Theater Review, Ventura County, WOW!

AUGUST WILSON’S JITNEY

posted on November 25th, 2019 at 11:39 AM by Steven Stanley

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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posted in Comedy-Drama, Los Angeles, Theater Review, WOW!

EMBRIDGE

posted on November 24th, 2019 at 12:05 PM by Steven Stanley

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

posted on November 23rd, 2019 at 11:56 AM by Steven Stanley

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

posted on November 23rd, 2019 at 11:50 AM by Steven Stanley

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

posted on November 19th, 2019 at 10:50 AM by Steven Stanley

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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posted in Musical, Orange County, Student-Cast Production, Theater Review, WOW!

SALVAGE

posted on November 17th, 2019 at 7:49 PM by Steven Stanley

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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posted in Hollywood/West Hollywood, Play With Songs, Theater Review, World Premiere, WOW!

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