THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES

posted on December 23rd, 2018 at 12:25 PM by Steven Stanley

A salacious Santa’s unspeakable indiscretions aren’t nearly so laughable in a #metoo era as they were when Jeff Goode premiered The Eight: Reindeer Monologues twenty-five Christmases ago, just one reason his quarter-century old collection of R-rated solo confessions proves even more powerful and relevant than when it debuted in 1994, a dark comedy gone darker than ever as its ingeniously staged, splendidly performed Crown City Theatre Company debut makes abundantly clear.
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SISTERS THREE

posted on December 21st, 2018 at 10:41 AM by Steven Stanley

A pair of quirky contemporary adult siblings bearing more than a passing resemblance to Anne and Emily Brontë generate dramatic sparks aplenty in Jami Brandli’s Sisters Three, that is until Charlotte shows up near the end and the Inkwell Theater World Premiere turns from a mostly quite absorbing two-hander to a solo performance that goes off the deep end … way off.
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A CHRISTMAS STORY

posted on December 20th, 2018 at 10:29 AM by Steven Stanley

Ralphie Parker’s back for a second December at the Sierra Madre Playhouse, still wishing and hoping to find a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle BB gun under the tree, still providing audiences of all with A Christmas Story sure to both touch the heart and tickle the funny bone.
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ROPE

posted on December 17th, 2018 at 5:16 PM by Steven Stanley

Director Anna Safar puts an unexpected but not unwelcome comedic spin on Patrick Hamilton’s Rope, a Robo & Bash Production at NoHo’s Avery Schreiber Playhouse.
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YES, VIRGINIA

posted on December 17th, 2018 at 11:20 AM by Steven Stanley

Mindy Sterling and Arnetia Walker do some late-ish-in-life female bonding on New Year’s Eve in Stan Zimmerman and Christian McLaughlin’s feel-good holiday two-hander Yes, Virginia, the latest from Pop-Up Playhouse.
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SCISSORHANDS

posted on December 16th, 2018 at 6:09 PM by Steven Stanley

The magic and wonder and humor and heart of a Tim Burton movie classic come to haunting musical life as Rockwell Table + Stage and The Fuse Project debut Scissorhands, the ideal holiday alternative for those who prefer their Christmas season entertainment with an edge.
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THE WONDERFUL WINTER OF OZ

posted on December 15th, 2018 at 10:46 AM by Steven Stanley

The Yellow Brick Road leads to Pasadena this week and next as Lythgoe Family Panto debuts its latest kids-friendly holiday musical spoof, a seasonally retitled The Wonderful Winter Of Oz.
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IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: THE RADIO PLAY

posted on December 14th, 2018 at 10:59 AM by Steven Stanley

There’s more than one Christmas miracle in store for the cast and characters of Theatre Unleashed’s It’s A Wonderful Life: The Radio Play, Jim Martyka’s double-your-pleasure adaptation of the holiday perennial.
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