DIE, MOMMIE, DIE!

posted on February 24th, 2017 at 3:56 PM by Steven Stanley


Silver screen goddess Angela Arden lives again in Celebration Theatre’s hilariously over-the-top revival of Die, Mommie, Die!, Charles Busch’s affectionately acidic tribute to the bevy of fading female icons who made their last defiant stand in 1960s La La Land.
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posted in Comedy, Hollywood/West Hollywood, Theater Review, WOW!

FUN HOME

posted on February 23rd, 2017 at 1:03 PM by Steven Stanley

Coming of age. Coming out. Coming to grips. Three extraordinary actresses breathe life into a young lesbian’s journey from childhood to mid-life in Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir-turned-Tony-winning musical Fun Home, now making a thrilling Los Angeles debut at the Ahmanson.
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posted in Los Angeles, Musical, National Tour, Theater Review, WOW!

PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE

posted on February 21st, 2017 at 3:14 PM by Steven Stanley


Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso square off to both whimsical and profound effect in Picasso At The Lapin Agile, Steve Martin’s delightful theatrical soufflé now getting a splendid, star-studded revival at San Diego’s Old Globe.
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posted in Comedy, San Diego County, Theater Review, WOW!

BYE BYE BIRDIE

posted on February 20th, 2017 at 2:55 PM by Steven Stanley

Glendale Centre Theatre’s terrific revival of the rock-n-rollin’ 1960 Broadway favorite Bye Bye Birdie makes at least two things abundantly clear. First, despite a number of cultural references certain to fly over the heads of whippersnappers too young for their AARP membership card, the fifty-seven-year-old Broadway smash remains younger than most musicals half its age. And second, there’s no SoCal theater better at staging musicals in-the-round than GCT.
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FOR PIANO AND HARPO

posted on February 17th, 2017 at 1:22 PM by Steven Stanley


Comedian, composer, pianist, actor, raconteur, best-selling author, quiz-show guest and talk-show host—Oscar Levant was all of these and more, and thanks to writer-star Dan Castellaneta, the largely forgotten 20th-century icon returns to self-deprecating, neurotic, pill-addicted, acerbic life in Castellaneta’s entertaining, elucidating bio-dramedy For Piano And Harpo, a Falcon Theatre World Premiere.
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posted in Burbank/Glendale, Comedy-Drama, Theater Review, WOW!

FREE OUTGOING

posted on February 16th, 2017 at 12:54 PM by Steven Stanley

Powerful performances highlighted by Anna Khaja’s riveting star turn command attention in the Los Angeles Premiere of Anupama Chandrasekhar’s Free Outgoing. Still, the unremitting bleakness of its shocking-but-true story of conservative Indian values in today’s anything-goes Internet age could make it a hard sell for East West Players.
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ZOOT SUIT

posted on February 14th, 2017 at 5:49 PM by Steven Stanley

Downtown Los Angeles explodes with music, dance, and dramatic fireworks as the Mark Taper Forum celebrates its 50th-Anniversary Season with a spectacular, timelier-than-ever revival of Luis Valdez’s legendary Zoot Suit.
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EVITA

posted on February 13th, 2017 at 1:32 PM by Steven Stanley

Refreshingly innovative direction, memorable lead performances, a sensational ensemble, fresh dance moves, and a stunning production design make Musical Theatre West’s revival of the international smash Evita by far the finest regional staging I’ve seen of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice classic.
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posted in Long Beach/San Pedro, Musical, Theater Review, WOW!

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