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Trouble the Water Reviewed by Amanda L. AndreiWill Geer Theatrical BotanicumThru Oct. 2RECOMMENDEDAmidst the screeching cicadas and shady oak trees, Theatricum Botanicum transforms into an epic stretch of nearly 80 years in South Carolina and Washington D.C. in the world premiere of Trouble the Water, inspired by the true and little-known story of Robert Smalls, […]
Freestyle Love Supreme Reviewed by Julia StierPasadena Playhouse Through August 7 RECOMMENDEDIt seems as though everything Lin-Manuel Miranda touches turns to gold.And that holds true for Freestyle Love Supreme – now playing at the Pasadena Playhouse. Recipient of a 2020 Special Tony Award, this completely improvised show was conceived by Anthony Veneziale, and created by […]
Green Day’s American IdiotReviewed by Dana MartinChance TheaterThrough August 14RECOMMENDEDThis is calling out to Idiot America: Chance Theater would like to offer a healthy, full-throated Fuck You to the American Establishment with their latest production, Green Day’s American Idiot (music by Green Day, lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, book by Armstrong and Michael Mayer) — an angsty pop-punk-protest […]
If I ForgetReviewed by Deborah KlugmanThe Fountain TheatreThru September 9RECOMMENDEDPlays about fractious families may be common but toss politics and the Holocaust into the mix and you’ll have an intriguing drama.Steven Levenson’s If I Forget takes place in an upper middle-class home in Washington DC, circa the year 2000. The central character, Michael Fischer (Leo […]
PODCAST: Stages of Our City: Episode 20: Amanda L. Andrei, Julia Stier and Steven Leigh Morris Produced by Julia Stier Issue 20 returns to the Ahmanson for Julia Stier’s take on “Dear Evan Hansen”; coverage of two theaters on Melrose Avenue — Amanda L. Andrei saw the SheLA Festival at the Zephyr, while Steven Leigh […]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to DivorceReviewed by Taylor KassSkypilot Theatre at Two Roads TheatreThru September 11The only thing harder than marriage is divorce. And the only thing harder than that is making divorce funny – a feat that Skypilot Theatre’s world premiere of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Divorce […]
Mrs. Krishnan’s PartyReviewed by Socks WhitmoreThe Edye at Broad StageThru July 24 RECOMMENDEDIt’s a rare treat in Los Angeles to experience theater from across the globe, and this month, a special immersive experience has flown in from New Zealand; Mrs. Krishnan’s Party, a production of Indian Ink Theater Company, which has brought its boxes of […]
The Knight of the Burning PestleReviewed by Martίn HernándezIndependent Shakespeare CompanyThrough July 31RECOMMENDEDAs a revered fictitious theater company begins its latest opus — another hackneyed romance for the upper classes —the work gets hijacked by two longtime patrons. Insistent that the actors stage a parallel piece extolling the virtues of workers like themselves, the noisy […]
