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Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical Reviewed by Julyza CommodoreThe Actors CompanyThru December 11 RECOMMENDEDCalling all fans of boy-band NSYNC before this production says “Bye, Bye, Bye!” With a blend of holiday spirit and NSYNC history, Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical is a parody with 12 original songs written by Valen Shore (music) and Alison […]
MindplayReviewed by Joseph KlinkGeffen Playhouse Through January 8 RECOMMENDEDDirected by Andrew Neisler and co-written with Josho Koenigsberg, Mindplay is the creation of performer and mentalist Vinny DePonto.The show is staged in an intimate space that frequently floods with blue light and shadow (lighting design, Pablo Santiago) and involves participation from members of the audience through their […]
The Empire Strips BackReviewed by Martίn HernándezMontalbán Theatre Through Jan. 8RECOMMENDEDRanging from the hypnotic to the hilarious, the sublime to the silly, director Russell S. Beattie’s loving burlesque lampoon of the Star Wars movie canon offers up a bevy of ecdysiasts displaying a different way of The Force. Depicting various classic characters, the show highlights […]
InvincibleReviewed by Taylor KassThe Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing ArtsThrough Dec. 18 RECOMMENDEDIn its world premiere production at The Wallis Annenberg directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene, Romeo and Juliet is told through the lens of another legendary duo: 80’s rock legend Pat Benatar and her husband and guitarist Neil Giraldo. The Rock and Roll Hall […]
Winter WishesReviewed by Steven Leigh MorrisTheatre WestThrough Dec. 11RECOMMENDEDA dozen skilled performers romp through some 30 holiday-themed and mostly traditional ditties in this seasonal cabaret, thoughtfully staged by Victoria Lavan Liberty. I have to admit to a certain squeamishness at hearing Richard Berent’s “A Kids Forever” and “Wihla Hutson and Alfred Burt’s “Some Children See […]
A Patsy Cline Holiday ConcertReviewed by Dana MartinSierra Madre PlayhouseThrough December 23RECOMMENDEDCori Cable Kidder is channeling the star power of country music icon Patsy Cline at the Sierra Madre Playhouse this holiday season. A Patsy Cline Holiday Concert promises the most wholesome two hours of country music crooning this side of anywhere.Music director San Paxton […]
All Is True, or Henry VIIIReviewed by Steven Leigh MorrisPorters of HellsgateThrough Dec. 5RECOMMENDEDConfession: In all my years of reviewing theater, this is the first production I’ve ever seen of Shakespeare’s Henry VIII originally titled All is True, co-written (somebody thinks, who knows?) with Shakespeare’s peer, John Fletcher. It’s the last history play penned or […]
Guess Who’s Coming to DinnerReviewed by Julyza CommodoreTheatre 40 at Greystone MansionThrough January 22 RECOMMENDEDWhen two parents (who also happen to be White progressives) are blindsided when their daughter brings home her Black fiancé, they are put to the ultimate test. The story itself is familiar for a few reasons. One being that it is adapted […]
