OY! TO THE WORLD ~ CHRISTMAS WITH A TWIST!

posted on December 16th, 2023 at 6:05 PM by Steven Stanley


What do the teddy bear, the ballpoint pen, the Polaroid Land Camera, Barbie, and just about every Christmas pop standard you’ve ever heard have in common? They’re all the brainchildren of Chosen People like Irving Berlin, whose “White Christmas” is just one of over two dozen seasonal classics that make OY! To The World ~ Christmas With A Twist!, aka “a celebration of your favorite Christmas songs by Jewish songwriters,” a holiday music bonanza at NoHo’s El Portal Theatre.
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posted in Musical, North Hollywood, Theater Review, World Premiere, WOW!

WHITE (ALBUM) CHRISTMAS

posted on December 15th, 2023 at 1:54 PM by Steven Stanley


The Troubies meet The Beatles meet Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye in White (Album) Christmas, the musical parody masters’ latest spoofy holiday treat now playing at Burbank’s Colony Theatre.
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posted in Burbank/Glendale, Musical Spoof, Theater Review, WOW!

SO MANY STARS

posted on December 11th, 2023 at 10:06 AM by Steven Stanley


Theatre West celebrates Holiday Season 2023 with So Many Stars, the most glorious sixty-five minutes of songs, songs, and more songs I’ve seen and heard all year.
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posted in Cabaret/Concert/Variety, Los Angeles, Theater Review, WOW!

A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL

posted on December 9th, 2023 at 12:28 PM by Steven Stanley


Entertainment Weekly’s 2nd-Best Christmas Movie of All Time* comes to irresistible song-and-dance life at the Ahmanson as Center Theatre Group treats audiences of all ages to Broadway’s A Christmas Story: The Musical.
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posted in Los Angeles, Musical, Theater Review, WOW!

DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL

posted on December 5th, 2023 at 10:02 AM by Steven Stanley


Kids’ shows don’t get any more adult-friendly than Dog Man: The Musical, which is why whether or not you have school-age children who want to tag along, the off-Broadway hit’s new National Tour, now playing at the Kirk Douglas, just might be the most fun you’ll have at a theater this entire holiday season.
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posted in National Tour, Theater Review, West Side/Beverly HIlls, WOW!

THE SECRET GARDEN, THE MUSICAL

posted on December 4th, 2023 at 12:28 PM by Steven Stanley


The Secret Garden, The Musical, makes a triumphant holiday season return to Chance Theater in its fourth incarnation, the first to take advantage of the company’s expansive Cripe Stage, and the result is a gorgeously performed, gorgeously designed stunner.
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posted in Orange County, Returning Production, Theater Review, WOW!

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE – ON AIR!

posted on December 4th, 2023 at 12:28 PM by Steven Stanley

A ragtag bunch of inadvertent thespians find themselves forced to step in for a dozen snowstorm-stranded 1940s Hollywood A-listers in It’s A Wonderful Life – ON AIR!, a clever concept given an entertaining if overlong (and at times overplayed) execution at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center.
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posted in Staged Radio Play, Theater Review, Ventura County

FREIGHT

posted on November 29th, 2023 at 12:07 PM by Steven Stanley


Audiences are flocking to the Fountain Theatre and with good reason. J. Alphonse Nicholson’s tour-de-force star turn as a man with five lives in Howard L. Craft’s off-Broadway-to-L.A. hit Freight is the stuff awards are made for.
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posted in Los Angeles, Solo Performance, Theater Review, WOW!

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