…AND THEN I WROTE A SONG ABOUT IT

posted on March 26th, 2011 at 3:49 PM by Steven Stanley


Triple threat Nick Cearley dazzles as quadruple threat “Randall Klausner” in the thoroughly marvelous …And Then I Wrote A Song About It, directed to perfection by Igor Goldin at San Diego’s Diversionary Theatre.
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posted in Musical, San Diego County, Solo Performance

PURSUED BY HAPPINESS

posted on March 25th, 2011 at 4:29 PM by Steven Stanley


There’s good news for hopeless romantics, those of us who truly believe in the redemptive power of love. Keith Huff’s Pursued By Happiness can now be added to the list of terrific plays written about wounded souls who somehow manage to find salvation in each other.
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posted in Comedy-Drama, North Hollywood, WOW!

GIRLS TALK

posted on March 24th, 2011 at 3:33 PM by Steven Stanley


What screenwriter/playwright/director Roger Kumble did to wealthy New York teens in the movie Cruel Intentions, he does now to four (Very) Real Housewives Of Bel Air in the hilariously venomous Girls Talk, a World Premiere production at the Lee Strasberg Theater.
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posted in Comedy-Drama, Hollywood/West Hollywood, WOW!

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

posted on March 23rd, 2011 at 3:59 PM by Steven Stanley


You haven’t seen Shakespeare’s The Comedy Of Errors till you’ve seen it “Burlesque On Brand” style, courtesy of director extraordinaire Michael Michetti at A Noise Within.
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posted in Burbank/Glendale, Comedy, WOW!

KATHY NAJIMY

posted on March 20th, 2011 at 10:20 PM by Steven Stanley

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posted in Interview

THE 25TH ANNUNAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

posted on March 20th, 2011 at 4:43 PM by Steven Stanley


Anyone who knows me knows how much I love The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Since first hearing the Original Cast Recording in 2005 and then a year and a half later getting to see the National Tour, Spelling Bee has earned the Number Three spot on my list of Most Seen Musicals, its latest incarnation at Santa Monica’s Morgan-Wixson Theatre the eighth of what may end up to be a dozen or more different Bees at the rate I’m going. And no wonder. I adore The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and treasure each chance I get to see a new group of actors put their own stamps on the sensational roles Rebecca Feldman has conceived for them.
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posted in Musical, West Side/Beverly HIlls, WOW!

LOVE SUCKS

posted on March 20th, 2011 at 4:01 PM by Steven Stanley


When Rob Mersola’s Backseats & Bathroom Stalls debuted in 2008, the pansexual sex farce had me laughing out loud through its eighty-five minutes of outrageous surprises. With an eleventh hour “I didn’t see that one coming” twist I called “the best since The Crying Game or The Sixth Sense,” the entire package ended up winning four Scenies—for Best Production Comedy (Small Theater), Best Direction (Comedy), Best Ensemble (Comedy), and Best Performance By A Featured Actress (Comedy). Popular demand brought the production back for a second run at the tiny Lyric Hyperion Theatre, after which, as most shows do, it vanished into nostalgic memory, but not before catching the attention of a group of producers who saw its potential for even greater success.
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posted in Comedy, Hollywood/West Hollywood, WOW!

GLORY DAYS

posted on March 19th, 2011 at 3:37 PM by Steven Stanley


For many of us, the best days of our lives start after high school, and if anyone doubts this, a quick look at the thousands of It Gets Better videos available for online viewing on will correct that misperception. At the same time there are those like Will in the Broadway musical Glory Days, who may spend the rest of their post-high school lives remembering how much better things were back then.
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posted in Hollywood/West Hollywood, Musical, WOW!

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