WEST SIDE STORY

posted on July 27th, 2019 at 4:43 PM by Steven Stanley

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

APPLE SEASON

posted on July 23rd, 2019 at 5:12 PM by Steven Stanley

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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posted in Drama, Los Angeles, Theater Review, World Premiere, WOW!

PETER PAN

posted on July 22nd, 2019 at 4:30 PM by Steven Stanley

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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posted in Musical, San Gabriel Valley, Theater Review, WOW!

THE DIRECTION HOME

posted on July 22nd, 2019 at 4:20 PM by Steven Stanley

Tonally 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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posted in Comedy-Drama, Hollywood/West Hollywood, Theater Review, World Premiere

RENOVATIONS FOR SIX

posted on July 20th, 2019 at 1:50 PM by Steven Stanley

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

posted on July 18th, 2019 at 12:40 PM by Steven Stanley

Fans 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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posted in Musical Spoof, National Tour, Theater Review, West Side/Beverly HIlls

DANCING AT LUGHNASA

posted on July 17th, 2019 at 8:39 AM by Steven Stanley

Brian Friel lovers could not ask for a finer production of his 1992 Best Play Tony winner Dancing At Lughnasa than Open Fist Theatre Company’s 2019 revival. Non-devotees might find their attention wandering during its long, chitchat-filled first act, but once Friel’s memory play takes fire post-intermission, the latest from Open Fist more than merits curtain-call cheers.
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posted in Comedy-Drama, Los Angeles, Theater Review, WOW!

STRONG ARM

posted on July 16th, 2019 at 11:33 AM by Steven Stanley

Taking as his inspiration Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, playwright Wyn Moreno has created a contemporary dysfunctional family dramedy that stands tall on its own merits in Strong Arm, the World Premiere latest from Orange County’s The Wayward Artist.
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