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The Trial of Dali Reviewed by Stephen Fife Drama Theatre Fantazja at the Hollywood Fringe Festival Closed (May be Extended) There are master artists and there are master showmen, but there has never been an artist like Salvador Dali, who was both. Dali was a surrealist, and he considered his life as much a work […]
Sucker Punch Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Coeurage Theatre Company Closed Roy Williams’ Sucker Punch is a narrow look at 1980s British race relations through the lens of boxing — a sport known for instigating fighters’ personal passions as a way to boost the excitement within the ring. Williams is able to successfully capture this grueling, often underhanded […]
Oracles and Miracles Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Let Live Theatre at the Hollywood Fringe Festival Through June 30 Adapted from a novel by New Zealand writer and oral historian Stevan Eldred-Grigg, Oracles and Miracles tells the story of two sisters growing up in extreme poverty in Christchurch, New Zealand in the 1930s and 40s. Written […]
The Last Five Years Reviewed by Vanessa Cate After Hours Theatre Company Through July 14 Jason Robert Brown’s 2001 The Last Five Years is a musical lamentation of a failed relationship. Inspired by Brown’s own failed marriage, the two characters play a melodic tennis match, passing solo pieces back and forth, expressing how each feels in their […]
ASSMONKEY Reviewed by Vanessa Cate Lounge Theatre at the Hollywood Fringe Festival Through June 22 If you’re a fan of one-person performance, the Hollywood Fringe Festival serves up more than enough to choose from, although the formula is usually similar. One person talks about their life struggles and, through anecdote, physicality, and sometimes a cute […]
Horny! The Musical Reviewed by Stephen Fife Westside Original Works at the Hollywood Fringe Festival Through June 28 If promotional materials were to be trusted, then our culture would be overwhelmed by masterpieces. But a good idea for a play or musical is not the same thing as a good play or musical, as proven […]
Anne, A New Play Reviewed by Iris Mann Simon Wiesenthal Center Extended through August 5 This version of the story of iconic young Holocaust victim Anne Frank deals in some detail with her backstory, and imagines what the Frank family life might have been like before they were forced to go into hiding. While the script […]
The Death of Sam Mobean Reviewed by Stephen Fife Orgasmico at the Hollywood Fringe Festival Through June 26 RECOMMENDED Mysteries abound in Michael Shaw Fisher’s The Death of Sam Mobean, a 50-minute play at the Hollywood Fringe. Whether or not you like the play will depend on your appetite for David Lynch-style surrealism. If you love Blue […]
