IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS
posted on December 17th, 2012 at 4:12 PM by Steven Stanley
There may not be snow on the ground in San Diego this (or any) year, but this Christmas will indeed be White—for the next week at least—thanks to the folks at San Diego Musical Theatre, who are bringing the live stage adaptation of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas to L.A.’s neighbor to the South. With ever imaginative director Todd Nielson at the helm, and a quartet of stellar triple-threats in the leading roles, SDMT’s Irving Berlin’s White Christmas delivers plenty of holiday entertainment.
posted in Musical, San Diego County, WOW!
SCROOGE IN ROUGE
posted on December 16th, 2012 at 6:31 PM by Steven Stanley
Ebenezer Scrooge is back for another Christmas in San Diego, and should this news provoke a “Seen that, done that” groan from A Christmas Caroled-out holiday theatergoers, let me clarify. The Scrooge in question is the leading lady of Diversionary Theatre’s musical comedy smash Scrooge In Rouge, returning to Diversionary for the first time since its Scenie-winning 2008 debut, once again the holiday season’s campiest, craziest, most laugh-out-loud Christmas show—and not just for LGBT audiences.
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posted in Musical, San Diego County, WOW!
CHRISTMAS MY WAY – A SINATRA HOLIDAY BASH!
posted on December 16th, 2012 at 1:48 AM by Steven Stanley
Memories of holidays spent listening to the song stylings of Ol’ Blue Eyes come back to life in Christmas My Way – A Sinatra Holiday Bash!, now entertaining audiences at North Hollywood’s historic El Portal Theater.
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posted in Musical Revue, North Hollywood, WOW!
JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
posted on December 15th, 2012 at 6:12 PM by Steven Stanley
Just when you think there’s no new way to tell Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, along comes an approach so fresh and an execution so spectacular, it makes you ignore the “I’ve seen enough Christmas Carols to last me a lifetime” voice inside your head and be exceedingly glad you did.
The Dickens adaptation in question is Tom Mula’s Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, whose brilliant L.A Premiere staging by producer-director Casey Kringlen makes it must-see holiday entertainment for anyone who loves great theater, be it grand or intimate, or in this case a bit of both.
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posted in Comedy-Drama, Los Angeles, WOW!
StageSceneLA Readership Growing By Leaps And Bounds!
posted on December 14th, 2012 at 6:01 PM by Steven StanleyRecent site statistics reveal that Steven Stanley’s StageSceneLA is now averaging 400 views per day, adding up to a grand total of about 12,000 views each month.
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CYMBELINE
posted on December 14th, 2012 at 3:10 PM by Steven Stanley
William Shakespeare’s Cymbeline has the reputation of being one of the Bard’s “problem” plays, but you’d never guess that from Fiasco Theater’s astonishingly accessible, amazingly inventive six-actor production, now arriving intact at Santa Monica’s The Broad Stage from an off-Broadway run that won over even the toughest New York critics.
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posted in Comedy, West Side/Beverly HIlls, WOW!
LA ZIZANIE AU CONSULAT (Mayhem At The Consulate)
posted on December 13th, 2012 at 1:12 PM by Steven StanleyRECOMMENDED
The laughter has a distinctively Gallic flavor to it in Euro-Theatre’s production of La Zizanie Au Consulat (Mayhem At The Consulate), Jean-Louis Darville’s World Premiere French-language screwball comedy, debuting tonight at Hollywood’s Assistance League Theatre. Though last night’s preview seemed technically quite a ways from being ready for Opening Night, the English-subtitled* farce had this French-speaking reviewer laughing from start to finish, thanks to Darville’s silly but très amusant script and all-around sparkling performances from its cast of ten native French speakers.
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posted in Comedy, Los Angeles, Recommended
THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT
posted on December 12th, 2012 at 2:11 PM by Steven Stanley
The deadly-looking knife Colin hides under the queen-size bed he’s about to share with prostitute Salome in The Christmas Present clues us in from the get-go that Guy Picot’s dark holiday comedy isn’t going to be the sort of warm-hearted fare that usually fills our theaters each December.
Following four UK productions and a raved-about American debut last year at one of L.A.’s theater gems, The Christmas Present returns for another holiday-go-round at Sacred Fools, directed by its playwright and with its trio of 2011 stars intact.
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posted in Comedy-Drama, Los Angeles, WOW!
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