THE COLOR PURPLE

posted on November 12th, 2018 at 12:39 AM by Steven Stanley

Sensational performances and an intimate theatrical setting make Greenway Arts Alliance’s The Color Purple an exciting addition to the L.A. holiday scene if not as spectacular a revival as the musical’s 2012 99-seat L.A. debut.
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CORPUS CHRISTI

posted on November 10th, 2018 at 3:49 PM by Steven Stanley

Terrence McNally poses the provocative question, “What if Jesus were gay?” in Corpus Christi, the Tony Award-winning playwright’s highly controversial reimagining of The Life Of Christ as set in his Texas hometown and performed by an all-male cast, a memorable freshman-season closer for Orange County’s The Wayward Artist.
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posted in Comedy-Drama, Orange County, Theater Review, WOW!

CHARLES DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL

posted on November 9th, 2018 at 10:55 AM by Steven Stanley

A New York-based director, star, and production design team have joined forces to bring Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to spectacular solo-performance life at the Geffen Playhouse.
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posted in Solo Performance, Theater Review, West Side/Beverly HIlls, WOW!

VALLEY OF THE HEART

posted on November 8th, 2018 at 11:44 PM by Steven Stanley

Epic in scope, educational in intent, and exquisite in design, Luis Valdez’s Valley Of The Heart examines America’s WWII internment of its Japanese-American citizens and their foreign-born family members in ways both familiar (the Broadway musical Allegiance played L.A. just ten months ago) and original (our narrator is Mexican-American). If only the Zoot Suit playwright proved more adept at creating authentic-sounding dialog. If only Valley Of The Heart didn’t so often feel like Wikipedia on stage.
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SIGNING THE SONG

posted on November 6th, 2018 at 12:45 AM by Steven Stanley

Musical theater performer William Martinez escorts audiences on a journey so uniquely entertaining and inspiring, it’s no wonder SIGNing The Song has become a coast-to-coast phenomenon.
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posted in Burbank/Glendale, Solo Performance, Theater Review, WOW!

THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF STRANGER THINGS

posted on November 5th, 2018 at 8:41 AM by Steven Stanley

The talented team who spoofed Bridesmaids, Clueless, Jurassic Park, Hocus Pocus, and Home Alone to hilarious effect take satirical aim at Stranger Things, the latest of their Unauthorized Musical Parody series at Rockwell Table + Stage and one of UMPO’s best.
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CHILDREN OF EDEN

posted on November 4th, 2018 at 11:25 AM by Steven Stanley

Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and Noah and his brood get their Sunday School stories told Broadway-musical-style in Stephen Schwartz and John Caird’s Children Of Eden, a gorgeously staged, terrifically performed showcase for Cal State Fullerton’s musical theater BFA classes of 2019 and 2020.
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MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

posted on November 3rd, 2018 at 9:48 AM by Steven Stanley

Farce master Ken Ludwig proves the perfect playwright to adapt Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express for the stage, evidence of which is now on display at La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts where Sheldon Epps has directed a pitch-perfect production of a pitch-perfect play.

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