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Do You Feel Anger?Reviewed by Terry MorganCircle X Theatre Co.Through February 25RECOMMENDEDThere’s a Cowboy Junkies song from 1993 called “Hunted,” which is about the ever-present threat of male violence in women’s lives, the refrain of which is: “Do you know what it’s like to be hunted?” It’s a terrifying song, and unfortunately is no less […]
GreaseReviewed by V CateLa Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby EntertainmentThru February 12 At the time of Grease’s first live performance in 1971, the material — with music, lyrics, and book written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey as they reminisced upon an adolescence taking place only twelve years prior — was […]
Southern GirlsReviewed by Taylor KassAll The Way ProductionsThrough Feb. 26th RECOMMENDED “The dream is the truth.” This quote from Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God threads throughout Southern Girls, another American coming-of-age story that’s as bitter as it is sweet. Sheri Bailey and Dura Temple’s Southern Girls follows six Alabama women from their childhood in […]
Home FrontReviewed by Iris MannVictory Theatre CenterThrough February 12RECOMMENDEDIn this west coast premiere of Home Front, by Warren Leight, a psychiatrist is quoted as saying, “This country will break your heart.” So will this beautifully rendered play. The statement by the psychiatrist foretells what happens to the story’s three characters in the face of a […]
Brothers PlayReviewed by Martίn HernándezBreak With Traditions ProductionsThrough February 5RECOMMENDEDIt is Christmas in Chicago, and for Irish American brothers Jude (Jeffrey Nordling), Francis (Rob Nagle), and Thomas (Jamie Wollrab) that means some unseemly celebrations, despite their saintly names. Jude, the oldest, is committed to visiting the local gambling boats; middle child Francis is savoring the […]
Twelve O’Clock Tales with Ava GardnerReviewed by Taylor KassThe Whitefire TheatreThrough March 5 RECOMMENDED“You’re too young to know Ava Gardner,” said the audience member sitting next to me as I took my seat. He was right; this reviewer is admittedly Gen Z. But when I asked him to share his favorite film of hers, he couldn’t […]
Ercole Su’l TermodonteReviewed by V CatePacific Opera ProjectThru January 21st RECOMMENDEDPacific Opera Project (POP) returns with a scintillating new show, a rarity that is simultaneously a centuries-old work yet a United States premiere. Ercole su’l Termodonte (Hercules in Termodon) is an Italian opera in three acts composed by the illustrious Antonio Vivaldi. Although the score […]
Billie! Backstage With Lady DayReviewed by Julia Lloyd GeorgeSierra Madre PlayhouseThru Jan. 22You shouldn’t expect a typical play going into Synthia L. Hardy’s tribute to Billie Holiday. Strikingly similar to the format of Lanie Robertson’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Hardy’s Billie! Backstage with Lady Day consists of Billie recounting stories from her life […]
