Posts Tagged ‘International City Theatre’
UNDER THE SKIN
Monday, May 8th, 2023
A philandering father suffering from kidney failure. An estranged daughter ill-inclined to donate one of her own. A tearjerker-movie-of-the-week plot-propeller if there ever was one, but one that has inspired an honest-to-goodness comedy, Michael Hellinger’s Under The Skin, the terrific latest from International City Theatre.
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tick, tick… BOOM!
Saturday, February 18th, 2023
International City Theatre opens its 2023 season with a powerhouse, terrifically performed tick, tick… BOOM!, a musical glimpse into Jonathan Larson’s creative and personal life before Rent (and his premature demise at the age of 35) made him a Broadway legend.
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LEND ME A TENOR
Monday, October 24th, 2022
Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Tenor closes International City Theatre’s 2022 season on a farcical high note, directed to razor-sharp perfection by Todd Nielsen and terrifically acted by an all-around stellar cast.
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VALLEY SONG
Monday, August 29th, 2022
South African master playwright Athol Fugard tells a coming-of-age story as universal as it is specific to his homeland in Valley Songs, the poignant and powerful latest from Long Beach’s International City Theatre.
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THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE
Monday, June 13th, 2022
A soon-to-be legendary Florida Panhandle drag queen lights up the stage in International City Theatre’s supremely entertaining production of Matthew Lopez’s 2016 off-Broadway comedy smash The Legend Of Georgia McBride.
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A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2
Tuesday, April 19th, 2022Impeccably acted by a admirably diverse cast, Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s House, Part 2 would be another all-around International City Theatre winner if its midsection didn’t get bogged down in a talky rehashing of past events.
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MARRY ME A LITTLE
Monday, February 14th, 2022
Stephen Sondheim lovers craving something less frequently revived than Into The Woods, Sweeney Todd, Company, Sunday In The Park With George, or Assassins will find it this month in International City Theatre’s Marry Me A Little, sixty minutes of Sondheim gems that you just might be discovering for the very first time.
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BLUES IN THE NIGHT
Monday, October 25th, 2021
A man gives three very different women plenty of reasons to sing Blues In The Night in ICT/Ebony Rep’s thrilling revival of Sheldon Epps’ Tony-nominated Broadway musical revue.
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