J.D. DRISKILL

posted on December 2nd, 2011 at 4:34 PM by Steven Stanley

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DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA

posted on November 29th, 2011 at 8:51 PM by Steven Stanley


Several years before Cher responded to Nicolas Cage’s declaration of love with a “Snap out of it!” and a pair of slaps in the now classic romcom Moonstruck, its Oscar-winning screenwriter John Patrick Shanley gained theatrical fame with Danny And The Deep Blue Sea, a two-character one-act “Apache Dance” performed by a pair of protagonists who make Moonstruck’s Ronny and Loretta seem positively angelic by comparison. These two characters, Roberta and Danny, are now brought to vivid, gutsy, mesmerizing life by Juliet Landau and Matthew J. Williamson in Crown City Theatre Company’s stunning revival of the early ‘80s Shanley gem.
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posted in Drama, North Hollywood, WOW!

STEPHANIE VLAHOS

posted on November 28th, 2011 at 10:52 PM by Steven Stanley

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ANGELS IN AMERICA: A GAY FANTASIA ON NATIONAL THEMES

posted on November 28th, 2011 at 10:08 PM by Steven Stanley


If ever there’s been a reason for Los Angeles playgoers to plan a road trip to San Diego, it’s ion theatre company’s current revival of Tony Kushner’s rarely produced Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, presented in two parts, making for a total of over six hours of thrilling, event-status theater.
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posted in Drama, San Diego County, WOW!

CRUMBLE (LAY ME DOWN JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE)

posted on November 27th, 2011 at 1:23 PM by Steven Stanley

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The walls have eyes…and ears and a mouth and arms and legs in Crumble (Lay Me Down Justin Timberlake), Sheila Callaghan’s surreal family drama, now playing at Sacred Fools Theatre.
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posted in Drama, Los Angeles, Recommended

CRIMES OF THE HEART

posted on November 23rd, 2011 at 5:39 PM by Steven Stanley


Having earlier this year joined forces to bring Los Angeles their multiple Scenie Award-winning production of David Auburn’s Proof, Open Fist Theatre Company and Aquila Morong Studio For Actors are reunited once again for a terrific intimate theater revival of Beth Henley’s Crimes Of The Heart.
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posted in Comedy, Hollywood/West Hollywood, WOW!

THE PLAYGROUND

posted on November 21st, 2011 at 10:26 PM by Steven Stanley

RECOMMENDED
Homeless youth are given a voice—a singing voice—in Michael Leoni’s ambitious, sprawling “street rock musical” The Playground, now playing at Hollywood’s Met Theatre under the playwright’s direction.
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posted in Hollywood/West Hollywood, Musical, Recommended

THE WEDDING SINGER

posted on November 21st, 2011 at 4:28 PM by Steven Stanley


The Department Of Theatre And Dance at Cal State Fullerton follows last spring’s Footloose: The Musical with yet another sensational salute to the 1980s, Chad Beguelin, Tim Herlihy, and Matthew Sklar’s The Wedding Singer, an adroitly concocted blend of music, comedy, and ‘80s nostalgia. Utterly delightful from start to finish, this is a “student production” in name only, and one that easily rivals the best our local CLOs have to offer.
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posted in Musical, Orange County, WOW!

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