MERRY F***IN’ CHRISTMAS, Y’ALL

posted on December 24th, 2013 at 1:54 PM by Steven Stanley

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A number of jarring tonal shifts and some underdeveloped characters don’t stop Merry F***in’ Christmas Y’All, the latest from Eclectic Company Theatre, from being a laugh-getter for those who don’t mind more than a bit of raunch in their holiday entertainment.
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THE MYSTERY PLAYS

posted on December 23rd, 2013 at 1:12 PM by Steven Stanley


Imaginative direction, terrific performances, and an ingenious production design add up to engrossing theater as The Visceral Company presents the pair of one-acts that playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has somewhat awkwardly fused together as The Mystery Plays.
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THE SECRET GARDEN – THE MUSICAL

posted on December 21st, 2013 at 1:24 PM by Steven Stanley


Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman’s Tony-winning The Secret Garden – The Musical has returned to The Chance Theater just in time for the holidays, terrific news for those as young as Mary Lennox, folks every bit as grown-up as gruff old gardener Ben Weatherstaff, and everyone in between.
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posted in Musical, Orange County, Theater Review, WOW!

PLAID TIDINGS

posted on December 20th, 2013 at 12:50 PM by Steven Stanley


The four heavenly songbirds who call themselves Forever Plaid have returned to earth “one last time” to treat SoCalians to their “live” holiday TV special as the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center presents Stuart Ross’s Plaid Tidings to much deserved audience cheers.
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posted in Musical Revue, Theater Review, Ventura County, WOW!

A CHRISTMAS MEMORY

posted on December 20th, 2013 at 1:47 AM by Steven Stanley


A much loved autobiographical short story by Truman Capote makes its holiday season comeback as a full-length musical as the Laguna Playhouse offers audiences the West Coast Premiere of Duane Poole, Larry Grossman, and Carol Hall’s overlong but entertaining—and ultimately quite moving—A Christmas Memory.
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DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY CHRISTMAS

posted on December 16th, 2013 at 6:34 PM by Steven Stanley


The spirit of the smash Fox sitcom Married With Children lives on in Dysfunctional Family Christmas, now getting its World Premiere at North Hollywood’s newly rechristened BrickHouse Theatre, and if Paul Storiale’s first original holiday comedy is still rough around the edges, topnotch performances and non-stop laughs make it a nontraditional December treat.
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LIGHT UP THE SKY

posted on December 15th, 2013 at 1:40 PM by Steven Stanley


An all-around splendid cast light up the Reuben Cordova stage as Beverly Hills’ venerable Theatre 40 serves up its topnotch revival of Light Up The Sky, Moss Hart’s affectionate skewering of the world of “The Theater.”
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WALKIN’ IN A WINTER ONE-HIT-WONDERLAND

posted on December 14th, 2013 at 2:09 PM by Steven Stanley


The Troubies celebrate their tenth December at Toluca Lake’s Falcon Theatre with a “Greatest Hits” cabaret retrospective of their first nine holiday shows—along with a side trip to A Christmas Carol-land for supporting player-turned-leading man Winter Warlock—as the Troubadour Theater Company presents their latest surefire SRO smash Walking In A Winter One-Hit-Wonderland for Holiday Season 2013.
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