Review: GATSBY REDUX at Greystone MansionJune 10, 2025Roston’s choreography is evocative and sensual with diaphanous and whimsical qualities, and she finds the perfect setting for each sequence as romantic dusk fades into ominous twilight.
Review: FURLOUGH’S PARADISE at Geffen PlayhouseApril 29, 2025a.k. payne’s West Coast premiere of FURLOUGH’S PARADISE is a lyrical look at envy, resentment, and perspective, and it serves a reminder that there is always hope even if offered only as glimmers.
Review: JANE EYRE at A Noise WithinApril 16, 2025While a complicated and creative adaptation, the production ultimately suffers from a lack of energy and a tonal inconsistency that is hard to reconcile.
Review: ONE FOR MY BABY at El Portal TheatreMarch 19, 2025Scott Thompson and Fred Barton plumbed legendary composer Harold Arlen’s catalog to create the dazzling world premiere jukebox musical ONE FOR MY BABY playing now at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood.
Review: DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Colony TheatreJanuary 21, 2025The themes in DEATH OF A SALESMAN are universal and timeless, though that doesn’t mean they always resonate. Firmer direction and better sound would have elevated this production so that it landed with more heft.
Review: RENT at Jaxx TheatreOctober 16, 2024The beloved story of dreamers and lovers in late ’80s New York is marred by poor sound and a band that drowns the players out.
Review: CREVASSE at Victory Theatre CenterOctober 1, 2024Tom Jacobson’s script is a razor-sharp warning of how easy it is for history to repeat itself with long, dark shadows stretching across our country again.