PROMISES, PROMISES

posted on December 26th, 2022 at 9:59 AM by Steven Stanley

A pair of thoroughly winning romantic leads brighten The Group Rep’s 99-seat revival of the 1968 Neil Simon-Burt Bacharach-Hal David Broadway hit musical Promises, Promises, though an instance of historically incompatible gender reassignment does the production no favors.
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posted in Musical, North Hollywood, Theater Review

LITTLE THEATRE

posted on December 18th, 2022 at 1:03 PM by Steven Stanley


Justin Tanner’s ’90s-nostalgia-filled autobiographical gem Little Theatre once again showcases the prolific playwright’s gift for out-of-left-field laughs, especially when delivered by a couldn’t-be-better trio of Rogue Machine stars.
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posted in Comedy, Los Angeles, Theater Review, World Premiere, WOW!

AIN’T TOO PROUD

posted on December 16th, 2022 at 11:44 AM by Steven Stanley


The Temptations give those Jersey Boys some pretty stiff competition for all-time best Broadway bio-musical in Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations, now making a triumphant return to the Ahmanson following its Tony-winning New York run.
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posted in Los Angeles, Musical, National Tour, Theater Review, WOW!

LITTLE WOMEN – THE BROADWAY MUSICAL

posted on December 12th, 2022 at 6:07 PM by Steven Stanley


Sarah Pierce’s revelatory star turn as Jo March tops the list of reasons not to miss the fourth incarnation of Little Women – The Broadway Musical at Anaheim Hills’ Chance Theater.
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posted in Orange County, Returning Production, Theater Review, WOW!

DIE HEART

posted on December 12th, 2022 at 1:18 AM by Steven Stanley


Troubadour Theater Company’s band of triple-threat zanies spoof the action movie genre in their own inimitable way in Die Heart, combining the Troubies’ trademark blend of unrepressed lunacy with the songs of ‘70s/’80s rock legends Ann and Nancy Wilson jukeboxed into their take on the movie that launched Bruce Willis’s career as everybody’s favorite cop-turned-antiterrorist.
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posted in Burbank/Glendale, Musical Spoof, Theater Review, WOW!

CHRISKIRKPATRICKMAS

posted on December 5th, 2022 at 11:31 AM by Steven Stanley


Rapper-turned-movie star Marky Mark plays Angel Clarence to a former boy bander’s down-and-out George Bailey in Chriskirkpatrickmas, Alison Zatta and Valen Shore’s clever, tuneful, utterly winning mash-up of It’s A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, and the international phenomenon that was *NSYNC.
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posted in Hollywood/West Hollywood, Musical, Theater Review, WOW!

RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA

posted on December 4th, 2022 at 9:34 AM by Steven Stanley


No matter how many times you’ve seen Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella on TV, on DVD, or in regional or community productions over the years, get ready to relish the hilarious new life Douglas Carter Beane’s fresh new book breathes into the 2013 Broadway revival of the 1950s live TV classic, now playing at Long Beach’s Musical Theatre West.
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posted in Long Beach/San Pedro, Musical, Theater Review, WOW!

INVINCIBLE – THE MUSICAL

posted on December 3rd, 2022 at 6:10 PM by Steven Stanley


Power ballads and rock classics made famous in the ‘80s by the legendary Pat Benatar provide the pulsating soundtrack to Invincible – The Musical, Bradley Bredeweg’s edgy, exhilarating take on Shakespeare’s Romeo And Juliet, now getting its World Premiere at The Wallis in Beverly Hills.
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posted in Musical, Theater Review, West Side/Beverly HIlls, World Premiere, WOW!

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