DREAMGIRLS

posted on March 27th, 2016 at 7:34 PM by Steven Stanley

Spectacular design, inspired direction and choreography, and above all one electrifying star turn—elements that together made the 2010 National Tour of the legendary Dreamgirls one for the ages—have been reassembled at the La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts to make for the big-stage, big-budget Dreamgirls revival its fans have been waiting for.
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posted in Downey/La Mirada, Musical, San Fernando Valley, Theater Review, WOW!

tick, tick… BOOM!

posted on March 26th, 2016 at 11:33 AM by Steven Stanley

Jonathan Larson’s years as a starving artist (before Rent went on to become a 5,124-performance Broadway megasmash) get brought to tuneful, emotionally potent life in After Hours Theatre’s electrifying revival of Larson’s tick, tick … BOOM!
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JUAN CABALLER & RODRIGO VARANDAS

posted on March 25th, 2016 at 2:40 PM by Steven Stanley

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SLEUTH

posted on March 25th, 2016 at 11:00 AM by Steven Stanley

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Anthony Shaffer’s cat-and-mouse comedy mystery thriller Sleuth ran nearly three years on Broadway in the early 1970s, chalking up over 1200 performances, much of the play’s success stemming from its multiple unexpected plot twists. The terrifically acted revival now playing at Little Fish Theatre delivers on most of the surprises, but unfortunately not on the big post-intermission humdinger.
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posted in Long Beach/San Pedro, Recommended, Theater Review, Two-Hander

THE BOOK OF MORMON

posted on March 24th, 2016 at 10:32 AM by Steven Stanley

The Book Of Mormon is back, exciting news indeed for fans of Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone’s super-smash Broadway hit, now making its only L.A.-area stop this year at Costa Mesa’s Segerstrom Center For The Arts.
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posted in Musical, National Tour, Orange County, Theater Review, WOW!

CASA VALENTINA

posted on March 21st, 2016 at 6:35 PM by Steven Stanley

Casa Valentina, Harvey Fierstein’s fact-inspired gender-bending trip down Catskills memory lane, now gets a sensational Pasadena Playhouse West Coast Premiere, one you’ll be talking and thinking about long after the 2014 Best Play Tony nominee’s stunning final fade to black.
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posted in Comedy-Drama, Pasadena, Theater Review, WOW!

THE UNDERSTUDY

posted on March 20th, 2016 at 10:46 AM by Steven Stanley

The Understudy, Theresa Rebeck’s love letter-slash-poison pen missive to Broadway, Hollywood, and the craft/vocation/affliction of acting, makes for a terrifically acted Southern California Premiere showcase for a trio of L.A. up-and-comers.
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35MM: A MUSICAL EXHIBITION

posted on March 19th, 2016 at 4:34 PM by Steven Stanley

Six fabulous performers, a dozen-and-a-half gorgeously eclectic songs, some terrifically inventive staging, and a sizzling live band make The Unknown Artists’ Los Angeles Professional Premiere of Ryan Scott Oliver’s 35MM: A Musical Exhibition something quite special indeed.
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