SWEENEY TODD

posted on February 18th, 2024 at 11:36 AM by Steven Stanley


Julia Rodriguez-Elliot’s brilliantly innovative direction and Cassandra Marie Murphy’s spectacular star turn as Mrs. Lovett top the reasons not to miss Stephen Sondheim & Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street at A Noise Within.
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posted in Musical, Pasadena, Theater Review, WOW!

BETRAYAL

posted on February 13th, 2024 at 10:23 AM by Steven Stanley


The aftermath of Harold Pinter’s seven-year love affair with the wife of a close friend serves as point of departure for his 1978 three-hander Betrayal, the fascinating latest from City Garage.
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posted in Drama, Theater Review, West Side/Beverly HIlls, WOW!

42ND STREET

posted on February 11th, 2024 at 10:57 AM by Steven Stanley


Musical Theatre West opens its 2024 season with just about as surefire a crowd-pleaser as 20th-century Broadway has to offer, the screen-to-stage classic 42nd Street.
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posted in Long Beach/San Pedro, Musical, Theater Review, WOW!

MIDDLE OF THE WORLD

posted on February 10th, 2024 at 11:45 AM by Steven Stanley


An Uber ride through the traffic-jammed streets of Midtown Manhattan proves life-changing for both driver and passenger in Juan José Alfonso’s Middle Of The World, a compelling, thought-provoking, surprise-packed Rogue Machine Theatre West Coast Premiere now playing at the Matrix.
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posted in Drama, Los Angeles, Theater Review, WOW!

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

posted on February 8th, 2024 at 10:23 AM by Steven Stanley


Sting’s hauntingly beautiful songs, Kate Prince’s electrifying choreography, a troupe of the world’s most spectacular dancers, and an absolutely stunning production design combine to bring Pantages audiences the West End phenomenon that is Message From A Bottle.
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posted in Dance, Hollywood/West Hollywood, National Tour, Theater Review, WOW!

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN

posted on February 5th, 2024 at 12:31 PM by Steven Stanley


Theatre 40 hits a suspense thriller bullseye with Craig Warner’s edge-of-your-seat take on Patricia Highsmith’s dark and twisted page-turner Strangers On A Train.
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posted in Theater Review, Thriller, West Side/Beverly HIlls, WOW!

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH

posted on February 5th, 2024 at 11:24 AM by Steven Stanley


Performances don’t get any more sizzlingly sensational than Tom Avery’s powerhouse star turn as Hedwig in Chance Theater’s 2024 supercharged season opener, Hedwig And The Angry Inch.
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posted in Musical, Orange County, Theater Review, WOW!

TWELVE ANGRY JURORS

posted on February 3rd, 2024 at 12:14 PM by Steven Stanley


Reginald Rose’s Emmy-winning tale of a single dissenting juror’s quest for truth and justice keeps audiences on the edge of their seats for ninety electrifying minutes in the Group Rep’s pulse-pounding revival of Twelve Angry Jurors.
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posted in Drama, North Hollywood, Theater Review, WOW!

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