THE KING AND I

posted on February 28th, 2018 at 6:22 PM by Steven Stanley

No matter how many The King And I’s you’ve seen, you have almost certainly never seen, nor will you likely ever see one more brilliant than the 2015 Bartlett Sher-directed Broadway revival whose First National Tour has arrived in Costa Mesa to thrill audiences this week and next at the Segerstrom Center For The Arts.
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SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF A PLAY

posted on February 27th, 2018 at 6:42 PM by Steven Stanley

Del Shores, the man who introduced the world to Sordid Lives, Southern Baptist Sissies, and Daddy’s Dyin’: Who’s Got the Will?, now treats Celebration Theatre audiences to Six Characters In Search Of A Play brought to rib-tickling, side-splitting, occasionally tear-coaxing life by the playwright in one-man-showman mode.
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posted in Hollywood/West Hollywood, Solo Performance, Theater Review, WOW!

A WALK IN THE WOODS

posted on February 26th, 2018 at 5:46 PM by Steven Stanley

The Cold War arms race provides the heady backdrop for the latest Actors Co-op gem, Lee Blessing’s 1988 Pulitzer Prize finalist A Walk In The Woods.

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THE FLYING LOVERS OF VITEBSK

posted on February 25th, 2018 at 11:55 AM by Steven Stanley

Marc and Bella Chagall soar head over heels in love in Kneehigh Theatre and Bristol Old Vic’s magical chamber musical The Flying Lovers Of Vitebsk, the latest bit of U.K. theatrical wizardry to pay a visit to Beverly Hills’ Wallis Center For The Performing Arts.
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THE HAPPIEST SONG PLAYS LAST

posted on February 23rd, 2018 at 6:09 PM by Steven Stanley

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes concludes her deservedly acclaimed “Elliot Trilogy” with The Happiest Song Plays Last, its powerful Latino Theater Company California Premiere made momentous by the fact that Parts 1 at 2 are both currently playing in L.A.*
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posted in Drama, Los Angeles, Theater Review, WOW!

3RD MONDAYS

posted on February 20th, 2018 at 4:01 PM by Steven Stanley

A quintet of L.A.’s top musical theater stars take center stage on the 3rd Monday of every month to perform Broadway hits Past, Present, and Future at Sterling’s Upstairs At The Federal as the Foundation For New American Musicals treats audiences to the appropriately titled 3rd Mondays.
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posted in Cabaret/Concert/Variety, North Hollywood, Theater Review, WOW!

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET

posted on February 19th, 2018 at 5:44 PM by Steven Stanley

The excitement never lags as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins take centerstage in Million Dollar Quartet, Tony-nominated as Best Musical of 2010 and the latest from 3-D Theatricals, a rock-and-roll crowd-pleaser for ages eight to eighty-nine.
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posted in Gateway Cities, Musical, Theater Review, WOW!

GUYS AND DOLLS

posted on February 18th, 2018 at 11:17 PM by Steven Stanley

The sets get a thumbs down from this reviewer, but everything else about the latest from Musical Theatre West is standing-ovation-worthy as a supremely talented cast, choreographer, and director make Frank Loesser’s seven-decade-old classic Guys And Dolls feel fresh and new down Long Beach way.
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