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Promises, PromisesThe Group RepReviewed by Taylor KassThrough Jan. 15Only a few years after How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, the 1968 musical Promises, Promises provides a foolproof path up the corporate ladder — just lend out your one-bedroom apartment to married executives so they can secretly meet up with their lovers. Chuck Baxter […]
Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations Reviewed by Julia StierCenter Theatre GroupThrough January 1RECOMMENDEDAin’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is back at The Ahmanson as part of a national tour after its initial run in 2018. Even if you’re not a diehard fan of the […]
Christmastime Origins Reviewed by Martίn HernándezGroup Repertory TheatreThrough January 15RECOMMENDEDWelcome to the studios of K-GRT 73, North Hollywood’s home of radio theatre, otherwise known as the upstairs space of the Group Repertory Theatre. Artistic Director Doug Haverty has adapted four works from veteran Los Angeles theater journalist and playwright Julio Martinez’s The Eight Plays of […]
Die HeartReviewed by Terry MorganTroubadour Theater CompanyThrough December 18RECOMMENDED There has been much discussion in recent years on social media concerning whether or not the 1998 film Die Hard qualifies as “a Christmas movie.” On the surface, the Bruce Willis actioner may not seem to be a good candidate for “holiday classic,” what with its brutal […]
Little TheatreReviewed by Martίn HernándezRogue MachineThrough January 8RECOMMENDEDIn the 1990s, playwright Justin Tanner was the wunderkind of small venue L.A. theatre. Tanner churned out hit after hit, like Pot Mom, Zombie Attack, and Teen Girl, for the now defunct Cast Theatre, where he was resident playwright. The Cast was also where artistic director Diana Gibson […]
Piece of MindWrite Act RepertoryReviewed by Taylor KassThrough Jan. 29In the immortal words of The White Lotus’ Tanya McQuoid, “…death is the last immersive experience I haven’t tried.” But what if you could try it, just for an hour and for a small fee? In Write Act Repertory’s world premiere of Emma Wood’s Piece of Mind, two […]
Bob’s Holiday Office PartyReviewed by Socks WhitmoreBeverly Hills PlayhouseThrough December 18. It’s December in Los Angeles and ‘tis the season for LA’s self-proclaimed longest-running “holiday hit,” Bob’s Holiday Office Party. Written by Joe Keyes and Rob Elk, this outrageous comedy began as an “improvised romp” in 1995, and since then has made an appearance each […]
Albee/Pinter Reviewed by Deborah KlugmanPacific Resident TheatreThrough Feb. 5RECOMMENDEDIn 1960, Edward Albee and Harold Pinter were young playwrights whose work challenged theatrical convention and the expectations of critics and audiences. Both Albee’s brief two-hander, Fam and Yam, and Pinter’s lengthier one-act, The Dumb Waiter, received English language premieres that year — Albee’s at the Music Box […]
