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

A Little Night Music

A Little Night Music

A Little Night MusicPasadena PlayhouseReviewed by Taylor KassThrough May 28RECOMMENDEDEveryone’s thinking about it, but no one’s doing it. Sex, of course. The characters in the late, great Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music are confused, corseted and cheated on until love and sex turn into a “humiliating business.” But glamorous actress Desirée Armfeldt (performed by […]

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Whittier Boulevard

Whittier Boulevard

Whittier BoulevardReviewed by Deborah KlugmanThe Latino Theatre Company at LATCThrough May 28RECOMMENDEDIn a world grown progressively more dystopian, the collectively created Whittier Boulevard seems apt indeed —even more so for people of a certain age.An ensemble piece from the Latino Theater Company, made resonant by stunning projections and a sonorous score and sound, it’s a […]

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Romeo Rocks the 80s

Romeo Rocks the 80s

Romeo Rocks the 80sReviewed by Julia Lloyd GeorgeArts Up! La’s theater at The Blue DoorThrough May 6RECOMMENDED As of now, Romeo Rocks the 80s is entirely sold out for the rest of its run through May 6th, which should tell you everything you need to know about the singular qualities of this musical Romeo & Juliet […]

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44, the unOfficial, unSanctioned Obama Musical

44, the unOfficial, unSanctioned Obama Musical

44, the unOfficial, unSanctioned Obama MusicalReviewed by F. Kathleen FoleyThe Bourbon RoomThrough May 20RECOMMENDEDYou might ask if the time for a musical about Barack Obama has come and gone. So much fetid water has flowed under the political bridge since the time of his administration that such an endeavor could simply rake up painful memories […]

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1776

1776

1776Reviewed by Socks WhitmoreAhmanson TheatreThrough May 7, 2023Just six months after Daniel Fish’s “sexy Oklahoma!” departed the Ahmanson Theatre, a new bold revival has taken up residence on Center Theatre Group’s main stage. The North American tour of 1776, a 1969 Broadway musical by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone, directed by Jeffrey L. Page and […]

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(Im)migrants of the State

(Im)migrants of the State

(Im)migrants of the StateReviewed by Socks WhitmoreThe Actors’ GangThrough May 13, 2023RECOMMENDEDSix months ago, the Actors’ Gang celebrated their 40th anniversary by returning to their roots with a revival of Ubu the King, the anarchic satire play that sparked the company’s beginnings. This spring, the King has been joined in repertory by a second momentous […]

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Footloose

Footloose

FOOTLOOSEReviewed by Martίn HernándezSimi Valley Cultural CenterThrough May 14RECOMMENDEDSongwriter turned screenwriter Dean Pitchford took the gist of a 1980 news story about high school students challenging an 80-year-old ban on dancing in their small Oklahoma town and turned it into a script for the hit 1980s film, Footloose. Further success followed in 1998 when the […]

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Midnight Screening

Midnight Screening

Midnight ScreeningReviewed by Julia Lloyd GeorgeWrite LA at the Zephyr TheatreThrough April 30RECOMMENDEDMidnight Screening is, quite simply, a play about a meet-cute in a movie theater. It’s the kind of straightforward, appealing premise that isn’t as common as it used to be. Original rom-coms, whether they’re on screen or on stage, seem to be in […]

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The Laramie Project

The Laramie Project

The Laramie ProjectReviewed by G. Bruce SmithThe Group Rep at Lonny Chapman TheatreThrough May 21RECOMMENDEDThe horrifying murder of college student Matthew Shepard — a small-framed, 21-year-old man who was beaten and left to die strapped to a fence outside Laramie, Wyo. — created a haunting image indelibly imprinted in the minds of many Americans. His […]

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Moose on the Loose

Moose on the Loose

Moose on the LooseReviewed by Julyza CommodoreTheatre WestThru May 21RECOMMENDEDPlaywright Dina Morrone has crafted a show that is not only witty but also timely and touching. The collaboration between Morrone and director Peter Flood clearly blends well, resulting in a production that is detailed, nuanced and culturally relevant.The year is 1999 in Ontario, Canada, inside […]

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