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Harker Jones

Harker Jones

Harker Jones is the author of the best-selling, award-winning love story “Until September” and the acclaimed young-adult thriller “Never Have I Ever.” His short thrillers “Cole & Colette” and “One-Hit Wonder” have been accepted into more than 60 film festivals combined, garnering several awards. He was managing editor of “Out” magazine for seven years and is currently a theater critic for Broadway World. A published poet, he is a member of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, the Dramatists Guild of America, the Horror Writers Association and Mensa. He loves cats and carbs and would like to be a pop star but would settle for being killed in a slasher movie.




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My favorite experience at the theater is seeing “Sunset Boulevard” with Betty Buckley. I didn't get to see Glenn Close in the role, but I think I lucked out because Betty is peerless.

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Review: GATSBY REDUX at Greystone Mansion
Review: GATSBY REDUX at Greystone Mansion
June 10, 2025

Roston’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: A DOLL’S HOUSE 2 at Pasadena Playhouse
Review: A DOLL’S HOUSE 2 at Pasadena Playhouse
May 21, 2025

Elizabeth Reaser gives a career-defining performance under the creative direction of Jennifer Chang in this utterly delightful triumph at the Pasadena Playhouse

Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Antaeus Theatre Company
Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Antaeus Theatre Company
May 15, 2025

Director Carolyn Ratteray infuses the poignant memory play with shards of humor that undermine the story’s power and its heartbreak

Review: THE TOTALITY OF ALL THINGS at The Road Theatre
Review: THE TOTALITY OF ALL THINGS at The Road Theatre
May 2, 2025

While the nature of truth is always complicated, the difference between right and wrong should not be. Gernand’s electrifying story may not change minds, but ideally it will make some think.

Review: FURLOUGH’S PARADISE at Geffen Playhouse
Review: FURLOUGH’S PARADISE at Geffen Playhouse
April 29, 2025

a.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 Within
Review: JANE EYRE at A Noise Within
April 16, 2025

While 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 Theatre
Review: ONE FOR MY BABY at El Portal Theatre
March 19, 2025

Scott 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: BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL at Open Fist Theatre Company
Review: BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL at Open Fist Theatre Company
March 4, 2025

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is smart, silly, and full of heart. Its expansive and inclusive ideas are not preached, they are sown. And it is another home run from the ever-reliable Open Fist Theatre Company.

Review: THE SPHERE OF FIXED STARS IN THE HEAVENS at Theatre 68 Arts Complex
Review: THE SPHERE OF FIXED STARS IN THE HEAVENS at Theatre 68 Arts Complex
February 19, 2025

This is just another gem of a production that should not fly under the radar. The Theater 68 Arts Complex in North Hollywood is an unsung space that consistently offers up intimate and challenging material.

Review: NOISES OFF at the Geffen Playhouse
Review: NOISES OFF at the Geffen Playhouse
February 12, 2025

The classic show is revived to hysterical effect with excellent directing, staging and acting

Review: DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Colony Theatre
Review: DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Colony Theatre
January 21, 2025

The 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: NIGHTINGALE at Atwater Village Theatre
Review: NIGHTINGALE at Atwater Village Theatre
November 13, 2024

NIGHTINGALE is by turns stark, humorous, shocking, and devastating, revealing truths and realities obliquely but with the power of blunt force.

Review: BLOOD/LOVE at The Crimson
Review: BLOOD/LOVE at The Crimson
October 28, 2024

At a brisk 80 minutes, the rock opera flies by in a flash of opulence and sin with an infectious joie de vivre

Review: ROBBIN, FROM THE HOOD at The Road Theatre On Magnolia
Review: ROBBIN, FROM THE HOOD at The Road Theatre On Magnolia
October 24, 2024

The Road Theatre’s 2024–2025 season opener, Marlow Wyatt’s ROBBIN, FROM THE HOOD, is a smart and sensitive look at two kids in the projects of an unnamed tropical American city who strive for more.

Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Antaeus Theatre Company
Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Antaeus Theatre Company
October 23, 2024

The Antaeus Theatre Company pulls off another triumph with the enchanting and handsomely mounted Oscar Wilde classic.

Review: RENT at Jaxx Theatre
Review: RENT at Jaxx Theatre
October 16, 2024

The 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 Center
Review: CREVASSE at Victory Theatre Center
October 1, 2024

Tom 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.



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