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MiseryReviewed by Terry MorganThe Garage TheatreThrough August 12 RECOMMENDEDFor some unknown reason, Southern California is having a little theater horror boom at the moment, with at least four shows playing concurrently – Beetlejuice, Exorcistic, The Ants and Misery. As a horror fan, I intend to see them all. I previously expressed my disappointment with The Ants […]
The Fire at the Edge of the EarthReviewed by Socks WhitmoreEight Ball Theatre at The Hudson Guild TheatreThrough July 30, 2023RECOMMENDED“I think the future could be so much better than the present… if we get it right.”On the tiny stage of the Hudson Guild Theatre, two lovers on the precipice of their relationship (and the […]
Garden of AllaReviewed by Joseph KlinkTheatre WestThrough July 23, 2023RECOMMENDEDWho is Alla Nazimova? A cunning and revolutionary artist of the early 1900s, she was internationally recognized for her work in theater and silent film. She studied with Constantin Stanislavski at the Moscow Art Theatre, she performed Ibsen and Chekhov on Broadway, she was openly part […]
The TempestReviewed by Martίn HernándezThe Antaeus Company, Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts CenterThrough July 30RECOMMENDEDDirector Nike Doukas adds a three-piece combo and rocking beat to Shakespeare’s tale of magic, revenge, and love in a production that is part musical, part radio play, and all fun. Rather than a set that depicts the play’s island […]
Into the WoodsReviewed by Socks WhitmoreAhmanson TheatreThrough July 20, 2023RECOMMENDEDOnce upon a time, in the far-off kingdom of Los Angeles, the touring production of Stephen Sondheim’s twisted musical fairytale Into the Woods arrived on the stage of CTG’s Ahmanson Theatre. After six months on Broadway starring Tony-winning veterans like Sara Bareilles and Brian d’Arcy James, […]
Camp WhitsitZombie Joe’s Underground Theatre GroupReviewed by Taylor KassThrough July 8If a tree falls in a forest and you can’t see it, does it still make a sound? In Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Company’s immersive piece Camp Whitisit, a gaggle of camp counselors create an imaginary forest using every sense except for sight as audience […]
The Cherry OrchardReviewed by F. Kathleen FoleySouth Pasadena Theatre Workshop Through August 6RECOMMENDEDWatching The Cherry Orchard, Anton Chekhov’s last play, you might somehow be put in mind of a horror movie where the characters blunder into the cellar knowing full well that a psychotic slayer is at large.The foolishly feckless aristocrats in the play, whose beloved cherry […]
The AntsReviewed by Terry MorganThe Geffen PlayhouseThrough July 30Horror is not a genre that has traditionally worked well in theater. There are certainly some outliers such as The Woman in Black, but overall spooky fare is thin on the ground, theatrically speaking. Thus when I read that the Geffen Playhouse was producing a “horror play” […]
