BAREFOOT IN THE PARK

posted on January 19th, 2011 at 5:17 PM by Steven Stanley


There’s a fine line in theater between “period” and “dated.” A play that’s dated is one that’s no longer appropriate for a contemporary audience and may even be offensive to current sensibilities. On the other hand, a period play delights us with its look back at the way we were, as seen through then-contemporary eyes. That’s why, when someone recently described Neil Simon’s Barefoot In The Park as “dated,” my immediate response was, “No, it’s not dated at all. It’s period.”
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posted in Comedy, South Bay, WOW!

FOREVER PLAID

posted on January 16th, 2011 at 8:34 PM by Steven Stanley


The Plaids of Forever Plaid are back, entertaining Glendale Centre Theatre audiences with their close-harmony vocals and amusing between-song patter in a 90-minute revue that couldn’t be a better choice for the retired seniors who make up the bulk of GCT audiences—and should prove entertaining to the under-65 set as well.
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posted in Burbank/Glendale, Musical Revue, WOW!

CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION

posted on January 16th, 2011 at 6:57 PM by Steven Stanley


There’s no treat for an avid theatergoer quite like the treat of seeing something absolutely fresh and original. Annie Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation is just such a treat.
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posted in Comedy, Orange County, WOW!

SMUDGE

posted on January 15th, 2011 at 9:20 PM by Steven Stanley

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How to review a show whose point you missed entirely? That’s the dilemma currently faced by this reviewer in writing about Rachel Axler’s Smudge, the latest offering by Burbank’s esteemed Syzygy Theatre Group.
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posted in Burbank/Glendale, Comedy, Recommended

SHANNON WARNE

posted on January 15th, 2011 at 1:00 AM by Steven Stanley

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ROB NAGLE

posted on January 15th, 2011 at 12:45 AM by Steven Stanley

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MARSHAL KENNEDY CAROLAN

posted on January 15th, 2011 at 12:28 AM by Steven Stanley

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

posted on January 14th, 2011 at 9:25 PM by Steven Stanley


If adapting a novel for the stage provides a writing challenge for any playwright, imagine how daunting the task becomes when the novel in question has been voted the “Best Novel Of The 20th Century.”* Christopher Sergel took on this challenge in his 1990 stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s beloved Pulitzer Prize winner To Kill A Mockingbird, and though the resulting script does not rise to the level of its source material, its latest revival reestablishes The Production Company’s standing as one of L.A.’s finest and provides two hours of edifying, thought-provoking, beautifully acted, and ultimately inspiring theater.
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posted in Drama, Hollywood/West Hollywood, WOW!

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