A Doll’s House, Part 2Reviewed by Steven Leigh MorrisInternational City TheatreThrough May 1RECOMMENDED: What is the point of writing and staging a sequel to Henrik Ibsen’s 1894 world classic A Doll’s House – perhaps the earliest call to feminism in modern stage literature?In his 2003 striking production, A Mabou Mines Dollhouse, director Lee Breuer turned Nora, […]

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Michael Sasaki and Angela Oliver in <i>Masao and the Bronze Nighingale</i> (Photo by Daren Mooko)Masao and the Bronze NightingaleReviewed by Martίn HernándezCASA 0101 Through May 15RECOMMENDEDIt’s 1946 and Japanese-Americans Masao Imoto (Michael Sasaki) and his parents (Sachi Hayashi and Greg Watanabe – till May 1, when Dan Kwong replaces Watanabe) are returning to their Boyle Heights […]

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Live From the Purple Lounge Reviewed by Julyza CommodoreCrimson Square Theater Company at Beverly Hills Playhouse Thru May 22 RECOMMENDED To be great is to be misunderstood. Creatives in all mediums are often misunderstood. Whether it be judgment from people closest to them or, perhaps, from others who don’t know them at all.In its world premiere […]

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Blues for an Alabama SkyReviewed by Deborah KlugmanThe Mark Taper ForumThru May 8RECOMMENDED“Harlem was supposed to be a place where Negroes could come together and really walk about, and for a red-hot minute, we did,” muses Guy (Greg Alverez Reid), a gay fashion designer and one of five aspirational figures in Pearl Cleage’s Blues for […]

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A Heated DiscussionReviewed by Joseph KlinkThe Robey Theatre CompanyThrough May 15RECOMMENDEDThe Robey Theatre Company has elevated the voices of people-of-color for almost 30 years. Their co-founders, Ben Guillory (Artistic Director) and Danny Glover, have responded to the history and the everyday lives of BIPOC Americans with powerful works on the stage. When going to see […]

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A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney Reviewed by Deborah KlugmanThe Odyssey Theatre Thru May 1RECOMMENDEDJohn Updike once called Mickey Mouse “the most persistent and pervasive figure of American popular culture in his century.” The mouse came into being in 1928, birthed by a young animator named Walt Disney. For […]

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True WestReviewed by Taylor KassThe Group RepThrough May 8th RECOMMENDEDWhen True West premiered in 1980, the West – as a land of rugged individuality and personal reinvention — was already gone. But Sam Shepard’s taut two-hander about the futile search for authenticity is still sharp in 2022, when there’s even less truth to be found in […]

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Buyer & CellarReviewed by Martίn HernándezCelebration TheatreThrough April 17RECOMMENDEDThe title of Jonathan Tolins’s outlandish one-person comedy, taking on celebrity worship and self-discovery, not only telegraphs the play’s setting but could also be taken as a metaphor for the market exchange inherent in capitalism. Blurring the line between who is buying and who is selling, the […]

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A Death-Defying EscapeReviewed by Iris MannHudson Guild TheatreThrough May 15RECOMMENDEDJudy Carter’s compelling autobiographical play is a well-integrated combination of magic, comedy and poignancy. The show is particularly impressive for having a number of effects in a very small space. The “escape” of the title is an escape from what was painful in her past. Her […]

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The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton ExperienceReviewed by Dana MartinIndefinitelyRecommendedSocial season is upon us, people, and every respectable lord and lady is eager to be the talk of the “ton”. Shondaland, Netflix and Fever join forces to present Bridgerton: An Immersive Experience, an epically delightful evening of 19thcentury cosplay appropriately housed at the majestic Millennium Biltmore […]

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