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L.A. Now And ThenReviewed by Martίn HernándezGroup Repertory TheatreThrough May 9RecommendedFor native Angelenos of a certain age, this nostalgic musical romp should draw knowing laughs and a tear or two, while those new to LA – and even some of us natives – may need to Google a few of the references. Either way, after […]
PODCAST: Stages of Our City: Episode 6: Julia Stier and Iris Mann Produced by Julia Stier In Episode 6, Julia and Iris discuss “Ann” (Pasadena Playhouse), “The Lehman Trilogy” (Ahmanson), “Silent Sky” (Theatre 40), “At Jenna Fischer” (Hyperion Theatre,” “On the Other Hand, We’re Happy” (Rogue Machine), plus SLM on “Can’t Pay? Don’t Pay! at […]
Hooded, or Being Black for DummiesReviewed by Inger TudorEcho Theater Company at Awater Village TheatreThru April 18What happens when two 14-year-old Black boys meet in a holding cell, and the more privileged young man must reconcile his upbringing with his blackness? With biting satire; Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm, explores […]
Can’t Pay? Don’t Pay!The Actors’ GangReviewed by Dana MartinThrough June 11The Actor’s Gang has balls. Originally co- authored by Italian playwrights Dario Fo and Franca Rame in 1974 with current translation by Cam Deaver, Can’t Pay? Don’t Pay! addresses the effect inflation has on a fed-up, abused and browbeaten working class at the mercy of greedy, powerful, […]
AnnReviewed by Iris MannPasadena PlayhouseThrough April 24Recommended Holland Taylor, who played the sarcastic mother of the two main characters in the television series, Two and a Half Men, virtually owns the stage with her solo, pitch perfect performance as the late, salty, onetime governor of Texas, Ann Richards. Taylor, who also wrote the script for […]
The Band’s VisitReviewed by Socks WhitmoreSegerstrom Center for the ArtsThrough April 3Broadway fans may be excited to learn that a band has come to visit California—a touring production of the award-winning musical The Band’s Visit, that is. The first stop on the show’s four-month trek across North America is none other than the Segerstrom Center […]
Little Parts Hunts a Baby-DaddyReviewed by Deborah KlugmanEcho Theater CompanyThru April 10RecommendedThere are times when one’s not quite sure what a theater piece is about, but its presentation is so engaging that it doesn’t matter. Case in point: writer-performer Ann Noble’s solo work, in which the title character (Little Parts) is a pregnant clown conducting […]
In the Next Room, or the vibrator play Reviewed by V CateOpen Fist Theatre CompanyThru May 7 Recommended1880s, New York. Clouds gather for rain and snow, the skies darken. Luckily, a novel new invention, only just recently refined and popularized by Thomas Edison, should help to illuminate things. However, the potential of electricity extends far beyond lighting […]
