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Miss Lilly Gets Boned Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Rogue Machine Theatre Through October 28 With a name like Miss Lilly Gets Boned, it’s hard for Bekah Brunstetter’s latest play not to grab your attention. The comedy boasts an interesting premise and fun performances that enliven the writer’s style. However, the plot tries to tackle too much […]
The Solid Life of Sugar Water Reviewed by Paul Birchall Deaf West Theatre Company Through October 13 RECOMMENDED These days, playwright Jack Thorne is best known as one of the team of authors (including J.K. Rowling) behind the stage juggernaut Harry Potter and the Cursed Child — but shortly before this huge success, he penned […]
Little Shop of Horrors Reviewed by Katie Buenneke Pasadena Playhouse Through October 20 Little Shop of Horrors is a beloved show, near and dear to many musical theater aficionados’ hearts. It’s widely licensed, meaning many people have seen (or been in) a non-professional production of the show (this critic performed in the show in high […]
Never is Now Reviewed by Taylor Kass Skylight Theatre Company Through October 27 RECOMMENDED There’s the warning, right in the title. We remember the unimaginable horrors of the Holocaust with a promise of “never again,” but things in the United States are starting to look eerily similar to 1930s Germany: mass deportations, attacks on the […]
Las Mujeres del Mar Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Playwrights’ Arena Extended through October 20 RECOMMENDED: Part memory play, part social drama, Janine Salinas Schoenberg’s Las Mujeres del Mar (The Women of the Sea) tells the story of three generations of Mexican-American women who strive to love and support each other despite their past wounds and […]
Last Swallows Reviewed by Nikki Munoz Pandelia Canary Yellow Company Through October 10 Last Swallows is a family drama whose title refers, at least in part, to its patriarch Robert (Bob Telford), whose bird watching hobby makes up a significant part of his character. Robert is not the real center of the family, however; rather, […]
A Play Is a Poem Reviewed by Terry Morgan Center Theatre Group (in association with Atlantic Theater Company) Through October 13 Ethan Coen is one of the greatest screenwriters of the past 50 years, with some of his works — Miller’s Crossing, Fargo and The Big Lebowski — standing as masterworks of the form. He’s […]
Skintight Reviewed by Katie Buenneke Geffen Playhouse Through October 12 RECOMMENDED: It’s tempting to think that what playwright Joshua Harmon does is easy. His way with language seems effortless, easily conveying characters’ backstories without feeling obviously expository. This high quality and ease of storytelling can be seen in this and his other plays (including Bad […]
