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InterstateReviewed by Socks WhitmoreEast West PlayersThrough June 26RECOMMENDED“What do I give up to become who I am?”This is just one of the many questions that Interstate, a new full-length musical by Melissa Li and Kit Yan asks of its central characters as they travel across the United States on missions of the heart. Based on […]
Pretty Woman: The MusicalReviewed by Ryan M. LuévanoDolby Theatre, Hollywood & HighlandThrough July 4RECOMMENDEDWhat do the romantic comedy films, The Wedding Singer, Waitress, Tootsie, Sleepless in Seattle, Honeymoon in Vegas, and Amélie all have in common? They have all been turned into musicals. And of that list, only one garnered critical acclaim, and a healthy […]
ARENA: A House MUSC-alReviewed by Martίn HernándezCASA 0101Through July 17RECOMMENDEDIf you were in Los Angeles in the 70s and 80s, Circus was THE place to party. In 1975, Gene La Pietra and his Latino partner Ermilio “Ed” Lemos transformed a Hollywood warehouse into the hottest disco in L.A., open to all orientations but catering to […]
PODCAST: Stages of Our City: Episode 17, Part 2: Hollywood Fringe Week One, with Inger Tudor, Taylor Kass and Dana MartinProduced by Julia StierIn Part 2 of Episode 17, Inger, Taylor and Dana review the following shows: “Shoobop-Dubay-Had,” “The Pale Gypsies Traveling Musical Revue,” “Tree,” “Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy,” “Teaching a Robot to Love”, […]
PODCAST: Stages of Our City: Episode 17, Part 1: Hollywood Fringe Week One, with Julia Stier, Socks Whitmore and Steven Leigh MorrisProduced by Julia StierIn Part 1 of Episode 17, Socks, Julia and Steven review: “asexuality, the solo musical!”, “Who’s Afraid of David Lynch?”, “Dismissed,” “Grief: A One Man ShitShow,” “Tales of the Transcestors,” “Housewife […]
4 Seasons Total Sh!tshowReviewed by Steven Leigh MorrisHollywood Fringe Through June 25 RECOMMENDEDThe extent to which we’re governed by amoral/immoral power brokers is now evident in surveys by the Pew Research Center and the Partnership for Public Service that Americans’ confidence in government to address our problems has plunged over the past decade across party lines. […]
Grief: A One Man ShitShowReviewed by Steven Leigh MorrisHollywood FringeThrough June 25RECOMMENDED“There are no words . . .”This phrase is among the platitudes that writer-performer Colin Campbell excoriates in his solo performance about people straining to offer comfort in the aftermath of his losing his two teenage children in a car crash, on the other […]
Tree Reviewed by Inger TudorHollywood FringeThrough June 25RECOMMENDEDIf a tree falls in the forest . . . will it try to become a human?You’ll have to see the solo performance of Tree,starring Natasha Mercado, to find out the answer. Mercado’s show is accurately self-described as “an immersive comedy experience that’s part clown show, part game […]
