THE NEW ONE

posted on October 26th, 2019 at 9:43 AM by Steven Stanley

Stand-up comedy at the Ahmanson? Say what?

Now before you rush to judgment, be aware that the stand-up comic in question is actor-director-producer-writer Mike Birbiglia and The New One, the show he’s now touring the country with, comes direct from a successful run on Broadway no less. In other words, if you can afford $35 to $145 per ticket, you won’t find eighty more entertaining, relatable, ultimately powerful minutes of solo-performance theater in town.
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posted in Los Angeles, Solo Performance, Theater Review, WOW!

DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

posted on October 24th, 2019 at 11:17 AM by Steven Stanley

Leave it to Cal State Fullerton’s musical-theater majors to give audiences a Disney’s Beauty And The Beast that tops just about every professional production I’ve seen, and I’ve seen a bunch.
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posted in Musical, Orange County, Student-Cast Production, Theater Review, WOW!

THE ABUELAS

posted on October 22nd, 2019 at 10:06 AM by Steven Stanley

Departing from its tradition of reviving theatrical classics, Antaeus Theatre Company opens its 2019/2020 season with the West Coast Premiere of The Abuelas, Stephanie Alison Walker’s mostly disappointing follow-up to The Madres.
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posted in Burbank/Glendale, Drama, Theater Review

NEWSIES

posted on October 21st, 2019 at 10:38 AM by Steven Stanley

Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre’s spectacular Newsies is not only an infectiously entertaining (and unashamedly pro-labor) treat, it showcases a sensational young ensemble singing and dancing up a standing ovation-worthy storm.
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posted in Musical, San Gabriel Valley, Theater Review, WOW!

SOMETHING ROTTEN!

posted on October 21st, 2019 at 8:32 AM by Steven Stanley

There’s no more entertaining big-stage musical in town than Musical Theatre West’s regional premiere of Best Musical Tony nominee Something Rotten!, a musical theater buff’s dream come true and just as much fun for those who couldn’t put a last name to Chita, Patti, or Bernadette if their lives depended on it.
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posted in Long Beach/San Pedro, Musical, Theater Review, WOW!

THE MUSIC MAN

posted on October 19th, 2019 at 4:02 PM by Steven Stanley

Adam Pascal’s charismatic star turn as Harold Hill is the best of at least 76 reasons why 5-Star Theatricals’ The Music Man gives Broadway some pretty stiff competition.
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posted in Musical, Theater Review, Ventura County, WOW!

LITTLE WOMEN

posted on October 19th, 2019 at 9:00 AM by Steven Stanley

Sierra Madre Playhouse gives students from the California School Of The Arts-San Gabriel Valley the chance to perform with experienced adult actors in Louisa Mae Alcott’s beloved American classic Little Women.
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posted in Comedy-Drama, San Gabriel Valley, Theater Review

NEIL SIMON’S MUSICAL FOOLS

posted on October 16th, 2019 at 10:59 AM by Steven Stanley

A little-known Neil Simon gem serves as the inspired source for Neil Simon’s Musical Fools, a delightfully tuneful, downright hilarious Open Fist Theatre Company musical comedy surprise.
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posted in Los Angeles, Musical, Theater Review, World Premiere, WOW!

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