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BWW Reviews: GCT's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE Provides Seasonal Excitement
And Then There Were None/by Agatha Christie/directed by Dierdra Celeste Miranda/Glendale Centre Theatre (GCT)/through November 17
BWW Reviews: SMOKE AND MIRRORS is Magic and Much More
Smoke and Mirrors/by Albie Selznick/directed by Paul Millet/Promenade Playhouse, Santa Monica/through December 16
BWW Reviews: Musical Theatre West Offers Naughty, Bawdy, Gaudy, Sporty 42ND STREET
With Jon Engstrom's super direction and choreography and this cast's nonstop excellent tapping, cavorting, and devilishly fine chemistry, this production of 42nd Street dazzles from top to bottom.
BWW Reviews: Actress and Singer Eileen Barnett Brings Lovely Celebration of Songs to the Colony
Proving that class is indeed a rare commodity these days, this lady, who co-starred on Broadway with Sergio Franchi in Nine, presented a marvelously varied bill of fare which highlighted songs from Amanda McBroom, Randy Newman, Stephen Sondheim, Kurt Weill, Jacques Brel and by the evening's musical
Theresa Rebeck's Reflective Comedy SEMINAR Continues to Stimulate at the Ahmanson
Playwright Theresa Rebeck manifests a genuine dedication to the arts.
BWW Reviews: Contemp Original Musical HOUSE OF FINNEGAN Bows at El Portal
'Finnegan's Wake', a popular Irish ballad, from the music hall tradition, and made famous by The Clancy Brothers, invokes the joy of living among the rowdy Irish, telling how, through the perils of liquor, a man falls and then rises to live again.
BWW Reviews: Sirens Orr and Rachelle a Hit at Sterling's
Singing actresses Sarah Orr and Valerie Rachelle sure know how to take real life experiences and weave them into an extraordinary musical show! On Sunday October 21 at Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal the two Sirens put on a slicker than slick presentation, glossier and more fine-tuned than most c
BWW Reviews: Odyssey Gets Original with THEATRE IN THE DARK
Theatre in the Dark/Evening One: DARK/conceived by Ron Sossi and Sally Essex-Lopresti/with mini plays, some parables and others, original work by members of the company/directed by Sossi, Jeremy Aluma, Denise Blasor, David Bridel, Susan Heldfond/Odyssey Theatre/October 20 through December 16
BWW Reviews: Antaeus Plays Timeless YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
Playwrights Kaufman and Hart saw the vitality and urgency of comedy within drama when they penned You Can't Take It With You in 1936.
BWW Reviews: Rare Revival of I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES at the Falcon
Upon its premiere at the Mark Taper Forum in 1979, I Ought To Be in Pictures was clearly Neil Simon in a new light.
BWW Reviews: Rockin' with the Ages' THE BEAT GOES ON! Has Hot Pink Written All Over It
The fourth show from Jackie Goldberg and Rockin' with the Ages The Beat Goes On! is by far their BEST, most slick and vibrant and totally indicative of Goldberg's great philosophy for all seniors to 'Get Up, Get Out and Get a Life!' It really MOVES! But you don't have to be a senior to enjoy the sho
BWW Reviews: Group Rep Opens Collected Stories
There have been many dramatized stories about the relationship between teacher/student, mentor/artist.
BWW Reviews: Coco & Ruby Variety Hour Makes Musical Past and Present Collide with Joy
Adorned in period black cocktail dresses imprinted with cherries, a rose in their shiny red hair and with that fresh scrubbed look not seen since the 40s/50s, the two gals demanded attention like a hurricane ripping though town.
BWW Interviews: Legendary Pop Singer Vikki Carr Talks About Her New Album Viva la Vida
Legendary singer/actress Vikki Carr, born Florencia Bisenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona in El Paso, Texas, skyrocketed to superstardom as an American pop singer in 1962 with 'He's a Rebel' followed by 'It Must Be Him' in 1967 and 'With Pen in Hand' in 1969.
BWW Reviews: John Hurt Inspiring in KRAPP'S LAST TAPE at Kirk Douglas
It seems an easy acting assignment; sit at a table in the dark, wait for the lights to come up full, gather your thoughts, eat a banana or two, explore the limits of your playing area, bring out a few properties from the wings, including an old tape recorder, and then sit, listen, react and comment
BWW Interviews: Julia Silverman and Liza de Weerd Discuss Collected Stories to Open at Group Rep, October 12
Donald Margulies, winner of a Pulitzer for his Dinner With Friends, was also nominated for the same prestigious award for Collected Stories, a taut two-character drama about a complicated relationship between a renowned short story writer, Ruth Steiner, and Lisa Morrison, a talented graduate student
BWW Reviews: Mamet's Blistery NOVEMBER Rocks Mark Taper Forum
It takes a master playwright - who better than David Mamet? - to put an audience smack dab in the middle of the political arena, in the Oval Office no less, where slings and arrows of undeniable speed fly, attack and injure.
BWW Reviews: Colony Celebrates Tomlinson's AMERICAN FIESTA
Is it possible to define a nation by the dinnerware it uses? Playwright Steven Tomlinson clearly thinks so, as in his American Fiesta, a one-man play now on stage at the Colony Theatre through October 21, dishware, piece by piece, passes through the hands of young and old, of every race and religio
BWW Reviews: Impro's TWLIGHT ZONE UNSCRIPTED on Odyssey Stage
Fans of improv and the ever popular The Twilight Zone series may exult in the opportunity to witness and contribute to an engaging theatre presentation by Impro called Twilight Zone Unscripted, playing in repertory with Chekhov Unscripted, at the Odyssey through November 4.
