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Exit the King Reviewed by Taylor Kass City Garage Theatre Extended through July 21 Something is rotten in Berenger’s kingdom. The land is eroding into bottomless pits, the population is dying off, and the sun is nowhere to be seen. The Doctor (Anthony M. Sannazzaro) deduces that these signs point to the imminent demise of King […]
Avenue Q Reviewed by Julia Stier The Group Rep Through July 7 Don’t let the sweet, fuzzy faces of these puppets fool you — this is no Sesame Street. Welcome to Avenue Q, where the adults are all just trying to figure life out.A Tony Award–winning musical directed by Patrick Burke at The Lonny Chapman […]
Ready Steady Yeti Go Reviewed by Dana Martin Rogue Machine Theatre Through July 29 David Jacobi’s new play Ready Steady Yeti Go is a satirical comedy that narrows its focus on a white community’s response to a hate crime told through a middle-schooler’s point of view. The Rogue Machine’s snappy, playful production maintains poignancy despite the script’s ultimate […]
Be a Good Little Widow Reviewed by Iris Mann Christopher Sepulveda & 3Gems Productions Through June 9 Anyone who has suffered a painful personal loss may relate to aspects of Bekah Brunstetter’s Be a Good Little Widow. But the play about a young married woman faced with the sudden death of her husband is only […]
Gather: Surprising Stories & Other Mischief Reviewed by Katie Buenneke Pasadena Playhouse Through June 22 Gather: Surprising Stories & Other Mischief is an unwieldy title for a theatrical piece. Then again, Gather is an unwieldy theatrical piece. It’s not immediately clear what the piece is, and the answer doesn’t come readily upon further reflection. At […]
A Streetcar Named Desire Reviewed by Dana Martin Dance On Productions Through July 7 Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize winning play, A Streetcar Named Desire, is an American masterpiece. Set in the sultry French Quarter of New Orleans in the 1940’s, Streetcar is tragic, sexy and practically pitch perfect. But while Dance On’s interpretation of Williams’ iconic play is […]
The End of Beauty Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Playwright’s Arena Through June 18 In its world premiere, Cory Hinkle’s The End of Beauty runs about two hours, but it’s not until the last 10 minutes that it grips one’s attention. That’s when Silas Weir Mitchell, playing one of the story’s three characters, looks back on […]
Mamma Mia! Reviewed by Katie Buenneke East/West Players Through June 16 There is something soothing about the music of ABBA, the 70s Swedish pop group that brought the world such songs as “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance on Me,” and, of course, “Mamma Mia!” No matter how out of control the world gets, there’s always […]
