ELF THE MUSICAL

posted on December 20th, 2019 at 11:04 AM by Steven Stanley

Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center welcomes Christmas with Elf The Musical, the delightful, tuneful Broadway stage adaptation of the 2003 Will Ferrell family favorite.
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posted in Musical, Theater Review, Ventura County

THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER

posted on December 16th, 2019 at 10:50 AM by Steven Stanley

When it comes to terrorizing an all-American family while scheming to get his own egomaniacal way, nobody did it better in the 1930s than radio superstar Sheridan Whiteside, just one reason why Golden-era Broadway fans won’t want to miss The Group Rep’s spiffy revival of Kaufman and Hart’s screwball comedy classic The Man Who Came To Dinner.
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posted in Classic Play, North Hollywood, Theater Review, WOW!

DISPOSABLE NECESSITIES

posted on December 15th, 2019 at 7:42 PM by Steven Stanley

Playwright Neil McGowan gives a futuristic spin to the age-old question “What would you do if you could live forever?” in his gender-bending, race-bending, relentlessly clever dark comedy Disposable Necessities, a Rogue Machine Theatre World Premiere.
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posted in Comedy-Drama, Theater Review, West Side/Beverly HIlls, World Premiere, WOW!

A CHRISTMAS CAROLE KING

posted on December 14th, 2019 at 1:10 PM by Steven Stanley

No matter how many A Christmas Carols you’ve had to sit through in your life, you won’t want to miss Troubadour Theater Company’s jukebox-musical extravaganza A Christmas Carole King because (as any L.A. theater fan will tell you) when the Troubies do a holiday show, it’s by definition the most must-see of must-sees.
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posted in Musical Spoof, North Hollywood, Theater Review, WOW!

WE THREE SISTERS

posted on December 13th, 2019 at 12:38 PM by Steven Stanley

Anton Chekhov’s Olga, Masha, and Irina return to life as squabbling 21-century siblings in Mina Bloom and Leland Frankel’s absorbing song cycle We Three Sisters, a Method & Madness Theatre Co. gem playing now through Sunday at Thymele Arts.
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posted in Los Angeles, Musical Revue, Theater Review, WOW!

MATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE

posted on December 11th, 2019 at 5:09 PM by Steven Stanley

Choreographer extraordinaire Matthew Bourne returns to the Ahmanson with his thrillingly original take on Swan Lake, the Tchaikovsky ballet that first put Bourne’s name on the dance map in the 1990s with its stageful of bare-chested male swans and the handsome prince who found himself smitten with their seductive leader.
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posted in Dance, Los Angeles, Theater Review, WOW!

SANTASIA – A HOLIDAY COMEDY

posted on December 9th, 2019 at 11:21 AM by Steven Stanley

L.A.’s most popular year-end comedy extravaganza since the year 2000, Santasia – A Holiday Comedy is back for even more December magic in 2019, making this year’s collection of wacky Benny Hill-like skits, SNL-ready videos, Broadway-parodying production numbers, nostalgic recollections of Christmases past, and a whole lot of drag (rated R-for-language and H-for-heart) even more of a must-see.
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posted in Comedy, San Fernando Valley, Theater Review, WOW!

EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD (AND THEN SOME!)

posted on December 8th, 2019 at 10:53 AM by Steven Stanley

If the holiday blues have got you down and laughter’s what you need to perk you up, look no further than Sierra Madre Playhouse’s latest, Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!).
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posted in Comedy, San Gabriel Valley, Theater Review, WOW!

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