DESTINY OF DESIRE

posted on October 26th, 2016 at 5:33 PM by Steven Stanley

Passions ignite—and then some—in Destiny Of Desire, Karen Zacarías’s muy deliciosa musical comedy spoof of the world’s most popular TV genre, la telenovela, now treating South Coast Repertory audiences to two-and-a-half hours of scrumptiously over-the-top love, lust, and laughs.
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posted in Comedy, Orange County, Theater Review, WOW!

SISTER ACT

posted on October 24th, 2016 at 12:26 PM by Steven Stanley

Mark my words. Daebreon Poiema’s superstar turn as bodacious nightclub chantooze Deloris Van Cartier turned bogus Catholic nun Mary Clarence will have Southland audiences standing up and cheering Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre’s latest crowd-pleaser, the screen-to-stage Broadway hit musical Sister Act.
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posted in Musical, San Gabriel Valley, Theater Review, WOW!

MEMPHIS THE MUSICAL

posted on October 23rd, 2016 at 12:08 PM by Steven Stanley

Musical Theatre West looks to have yet another sold-out smash on its hands with Memphis The Musical, one of the most powerful, tuneful, exuberant shows New York and the rest of the world have seen in years.
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posted in Long Beach/San Pedro, Musical, Theater Review, WOW!

SHIPWRECKED!: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONT (AS TOLD BY HIMSELF)

posted on October 22nd, 2016 at 1:58 PM by Steven Stanley

Theatrical magic doesn’t get more magical—or more brilliantly theatrical—than Donald Margulies’ Shipwrecked!: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as told by himself), now captivating audiences at Long Beach’s International City Theatre.
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posted in Comedy, Long Beach/San Pedro, Theater Review, WOW!

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL

posted on October 21st, 2016 at 12:00 PM by Steven Stanley

USC’s entirely student-run Musical Theatre Repertory kicks off its twelfth season with Heathers: The Musical, a screen-to-stage adaptation that may not work as well as the similarly-themed Carrie: The Musical, but nonetheless provides plenty of tongue-in-cheek musical darkness for its talented Trojan performers and behind-the-scenes team.
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posted in Los Angeles, Musical, Theater Review

BUYER & CELLAR

posted on October 20th, 2016 at 2:31 PM by Steven Stanley

“Mem’ries” may light the corners of Broadway/TV star Jai Rodriguez’s mind, but they are neither “misty” nor “water-colored” in Jonathan Tolins’ deliciously dishy Buyer & Cellar, a revelatory showcase for Queer Eye “Culture Vulture” Rodriguez under Dimitri Toscas’ truly inspired direction.
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posted in Burbank/Glendale, Solo Performance, Theater Review, WOW!

FRIENDS IN TRANSIENT PLACES

posted on October 17th, 2016 at 7:00 PM by Steven Stanley

A planeload of passengers jetting from New York to L.A. transports playwright Jonathan Caren into Sarah Ruhl territory in Friends In Transient Places, Caren’s experiment in magic realism that, while it may not have you glued to the edge of your seat as did his The Recommendation and Need To Know, offers its own unique pleasures.
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posted in Drama, Los Angeles, Theater Review, World Premiere

THE IMAGINARY INVALID

posted on October 16th, 2016 at 12:35 PM by Steven Stanley

Whether you’re a Mel Brooks/Monty Python fan who would never even consider setting foot in “California’s Home For The Classics” or a diehard Molière aficionado who can’t possibly imagine passing up a fresh new adaptation of the 343-year-old Le Malade Imaginaire, Constance Congdon’s 21st-century take on The Imaginary Invalid treats A Noise Within audiences to a laughfest so delectably funny (and playfully raunchy), it would do Mel or Monty proud.
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posted in Classic Play, Pasadena, Theater Review, WOW!

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