STRIPPED

posted on October 2nd, 2025 at 12:38 PM by Steven Stanley


The songs of Annie Lennox and The Eurythmics provide the musical soundtrack to Stripped, writer-director-choreographer Kelleia Sheerin’s seductively danced love letter to (and cautionary tale about) the City of Angels.
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posted in Dance, Hollywood/West Hollywood, Theater Review, WOW!

TORCH SONG

posted on September 29th, 2025 at 5:08 PM by Steven Stanley


Michael Mullen delivers a career-best performance as Arnold Beckoff in Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song, now making its long-awaited local debut at Santa Monica’s venerable Morgan-Wixson Theatre.
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posted in Comedy-Drama, Theater Review, West Side/Beverly HIlls, WOW!

MY SPIRITS SOAR

posted on September 29th, 2025 at 10:50 AM by Steven Stanley

Rising L.A. stage star Abigail Stewart and Daytime Emmy nominee Kevin Spirtas light up the stage in Doug Haverty and Adryan Russ’s entertainingly old-fashioned romantic musical comedy My Spirit Soars now playing at The Group Rep.
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posted in Musical, North Hollywood, Theater Review

OTHERKIN

posted on September 28th, 2025 at 6:34 PM by Steven Stanley

If fantasy fiction is your thing, or you grew up playing Dungeons and Dragons, N.T. Vandecar’s Otherkin might be right up your alley. If not, only the play’s more human elements are likely to grab you.
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posted in Drama, North Hollywood, Theater Review, World Premiere

RENT

posted on September 25th, 2025 at 4:15 PM by Steven Stanley


No matter how many times you’ve seen Jonathan Larson’s legendary rock musical Rent, you have never seen it “dancified” the way Lineage Performing Arts Center dancifies their shows, just one reason why Lineage’s unique take on the 1990s Broadway classic is well worth checking out.
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posted in Musical, Pasadena, Theater Review, WOW!

JUST ANOTHER DAY

posted on September 22nd, 2025 at 12:56 PM by Steven Stanley

Unlike the characters they play in Just Another Day, The Bad Seed Oscar nominee Patty McCormack and The Wonder Years star Dan Lauria are still sharp as tacks, but sadly I can’t add my voice to those who have raved about Lauria’s overly wordy Alzheimer’s-themed comedy, now wrapping up its run at the Odyssey.
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posted in Comedy, Theater Review, West Side/Beverly HIlls

COME FROM AWAY

posted on September 22nd, 2025 at 11:29 AM by Steven Stanley


Come From Away makes its long-awaited regional debut at the La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts in a feel-good production that’s even better than the already brilliant 2017 Tony-winning Broadway original at bringing to life this true story of heroism, humanity, and heart triumphing over terror.
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posted in Downey/La Mirada, Musical, Theater Review, WOW!

FLY ME TO THE SUN

posted on September 20th, 2025 at 4:27 PM by Steven Stanley

Recent Carnegie Mellon grad Gerardo Navarro gives a charismatic, moving, star-making performance in Brian Quijada’s Fly Me To The Sun, but at the very least this Fountain Theatre West Coast Premiere could use some major pruning.
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posted in Los Angeles, Theater Review, Two-Hander

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