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La Egoista Reviewed by Iris Mann Skylight Theatre Through April 9 This story of two very different sisters struggling to connect and reawaken childhood bonds is a mixture of stand-up comedy and drama. The approach by playwright Erlina Ortiz is inventive, but the overall presentation fails to ignite.The title, La Egoista, refers to a selfish […]
Let Me In DSE Productions & Theatre Planners Reviewed by Taylor Kass Through April 2 One should never be late to a wedding or a funeral. And one especially shouldn’t be late to a wedding that has turned into a funeral after the tragic death of the bride-to-be. But on the day of the service, […]
Happy Birthday McKenna Reviewed by Martίn Hernández The Hudson Backstage Theatre Through March 26 RECOMMENDED Playwright-director Steven Silverman’s dark yet amiable comedy offers up a multi-ethnic family whose members, despite living or being raised in racially turbulent Chicago, have no apparent animus over each other’s skin colors. No, these folks are dealing with more explosive […]
Love and Information Reviewed by Amanda L. Andrei Antaeus Theatre Company Through April 3 RECOMMENDED I have an ongoing conversation with a colleague who says that plays and computer simulations are essentially the same: you take the code (play script), run the simulation (rehearse and produce), and see the results (audience reaction). Over time, as […]
She Kills MonstersReviewed by Julia Lloyd GeorgeLong Beach PlayhouseThrough March 25She Kills Monsters pulls no punches. Though Qui Nguyen’s writing could use a little more sophistication and nuance, especially in the rather brash first half, the play is so earnest and fun-loving that you can’t help but enjoy yourself and embrace the silliness. When the […]
For The Love of The Glove Reviewed by Martίn HernándezCarl Sagan – Ann Druyan Theatre at the CenterfFor Inquiry WestThrough June 24RECOMMENDEDMix a B-movie sci-fi plot with the life story of the “King of Pop,” add some inventive puppetry and a talented and uninhibited ensemble, and the result is a profane, hilarious, and razor-sharp skewering of […]
The Marriage of FigaroReviewed by Julia StierLA OperaClosedRECOMMENDED You know you’re in for a fan favorite when the pre-show announcement has to remind the audience not to sing along . . . at an opera.LA Opera’s just closed production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro was a feast for both the eyes and ears. Conducted […]
Picasso at the Lapin AgileRuskin Group TheatreReviewed by Taylor KassThrough April 30RECOMMENDED A physicist and a painter walk into a bar. It sounds like a joke, but it’s also the premise of Steve Martin’s 1993 play Picasso at the Lapin Agile. The punchline? The physicist in question is Albert Einstein (Ryan Stiffelman) and the painter is […]
