Stage Raw has assembled a list of stage performances that stand out from the pack. Check back often for our Los Angeles theater recommendations.

Branwell (and the Other Brontës): An Autobiography Edited by Charlotte Brontë

Branwell (and the Other Brontës): An Autobiography Edited by Charlotte Brontë

Branwell (and the Other Brontës): An Autobiography Edited by Charlotte BrontëReviewed by Socks WhitmoreThe Loft EnsembleThrough March 26RecommendedYet another production originally slated for spring of 2020 has at last made its way to the stage: the world premiere of Stephen Kaplan’s Branwell (and the Other Brontës): An Autobiography Edited by Charlotte Brontë, brought to life […]

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Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Solo Flight

Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Solo Flight

Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Solo FlightReviewed by Steven Leigh MorrisAKT Up Productions and She Was Horrid Productions, Atwater Village TheatreThrough March 27RecommendedThose who are of a certain age and grew up in a different century may recall Richard Bach’s “self-help” 1970 book, Jonathan Livingston Seagull – on the New York Times Bestseller List for 37 […]

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Endgame

Endgame

ENDGAMEReviewed by Martín HernándezCity GarageThrough April 10Recommended“Nothing is funnier than unhappiness.” This line from Samuel Beckett’s grim yet witty one-act, a classic of the existentialist “Theatre of the Absurd” canon, may best sum up the playwright’s bleak philosophy. Laughter at those less happy than us – at least for now – may be our only […]

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The Rage Fairy

The Rage Fairy

The Rage FairyReviewed by Taylor KassBallview Entertainment at the Sherry TheatreThrough March 13RECOMMENDED It’s a love story to rival Romeo and Juliet – boy meets girl, girl becomes obsessed with boy even though he kind of sucks, girl rips a hole in the space-time continuum to force him to love her forever. In its world premiere […]

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Detained

Detained

DetainedReviewed by Martίn HernándezThrough April 10Recommended“Why am I here?” is the collective cry of the immigrants whose true stories are portrayed in France-Luce Benson’s searing, new docudrama. Conceived, commissioned, and co-created by Judy Rabinovitz, special counsel for the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, Benson and Rabinovitz culled the tales from interviews of detainees, their families and […]

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A Little Night Music

A Little Night Music

A Little Night MusicReviewed by Socks WhitmoreGreenway Court TheatreThrough March 13RecommendedAfter two years of COVID-driven delays, Knot Free Productions at last raised the curtain early this February on Los Angeles’ first full production of A Little Night Music in years. The show follows the passion and regrets of the actress, Desirée Armfeldt, the men who […]

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Power of Sail

Power of Sail

Power of SailReviewed by Deborah KlugmanGeffen PlayhouseThrough March 20RecommendedIn a society that celebrates diversity and free speech, how tolerant should open-minded people be when the voice being given a platform is one of hate? Playwright Paul Grellong lays out the arguments on both sides in this somewhat wordy but ultimately trenchant drama featuring Bryan Cranston […]

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Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Frankenstein Reviewed by Vanessa Cate Four Larks Closed RECOMMENDED “I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life, and stir with an uneasy, half vital motion. Frightful must […]

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Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland Reviewed by Deborah Klugman A Noise Within Closed, due to COVID-19 RECOMMENDED: Sometimes, perhaps not as often as one might wish, a script that lacks a dramatic edge is transformed through the craft of the director and his or her company of technical artists and actors. This proves true with Alice in […]

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Law and Order: The Musical!

Law and Order: The Musical!

Law and Order: The Musical! Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Blooming Damsels Productions Through March 15 [NOTE: Closed early due to COVID-19] RECOMMENDED Dun-dun! The 20-season drama’s signature heartbeat-like rhythm plays overhead and the crowd goes wild. A longstanding staple of network television, Law & Order’s fans may be coaxed into watching anything attached to the series’s name. But Blooming […]

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