Harker Jones
Review: THE GREAT CLOWN BANK SHOW at Open Fist Theatre Company
What did our critic think of THE GREAT CLOWN BANK SHOW at Open Fist Theatre Company?The lunacy is unbridled, but with all the insanity, you’re too often left wondering: “What is going ON??” And moreover: “Why??”
Review: THE DIARY OF AN OREGON TRAIL SPINSTER at Atwater Village Theatre
Writer, producer, and actor Dwyer illuminates the interior life of a woman whose existence echoes much of what is happening today, misogyny, betrayal, insecurity, ageism — making this a timeless, sometimes terrifying tale.
Review: ANGRY, RAUCOUS AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS at Geffen Playhouse
With complex characterizations, whip-smart dialogue, and vibrant, shrewd performances, the four women at the center of the show are alive from the second the lights go up.
Review: THE MUSIC THAT MAKES ME DANCE: THE SONGS OF JULE STYNE at the El Portal
This marks the second triumph for co-creator-director-choreographer Scott Thompson, following his sensational “One For My Baby” at the same venue last year.
Review: THE EAVES at Nocturne Theatre
Director Meyer keeps things moving at a fair clip without ever seeming rushed, and he serves up real scares.
Review: BACK TO OZ at Mark Taper Forum
BACK TO OZ is an exhilarating trip through history and down the Yellow Brick Road
Review: HELL MOUTH at The Road Theatre
The star of the show, in the end, is Jacobson’s script, leading us toward the titular HELL MOUTH through five well-drawn characters and their existential crises that mirror our own.
Review: AMERIKA OR, THE MAN WHO DISAPPEARED - an Open Fist and Circle X co-production
The MVP of the show is the dynamic Oqalile Tshetshe, who has a star-making role that he inhabits with complexity, depth, and grace.
Review: KIM’S CONVENIENCE at Ahmanson Theatre
While KIM'S CONVENIENCE is charming, the nutritional value may feel more like catching dinner at a 7-Eleven than a fully rounded meal.
Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Nocturne Theatre
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is an electrifying take on the last days of Jesus from one of the most underrated venues in Los Angeles.
Review: ALL MY SONS at Antaeus Theatre Company
What did our critic think of ALL MY SONS at Antaeus Theatre Company?With Miller’s prescient book and under Nguyễn’s precise and fluid direction, ALL MY SONS is another gem in the Antaeus crown.
Review: LIFELINE at The Road Theatre
The writing is sharp and smart and in the end Robert Axelrod gives us, if not hope, a sense that, for as bad as things can get, we can power through.
Review: AN INSPECTOR CALLS at Greystone Mansion
AN INSPECTOR CALLS is a bit of a soap opera by way of a particularly existential “Twilight Zone” episode while tackling class, entitlement, and status, making it as relevant as it was 60 years ago.
Review: MADAM SCROOGE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL MUSICAL at Nocturne Theatre
Director-writer Justin Meyer has made magic with his energetic and talented co-horts, both on- and off-stage, launching what should become a holiday tradition.
Review: STEREOPHONIC at Hollywood Pantages Theatre
The actors are phenomenal musicians, playing the instruments themselves, and are extraordinary vocalists, with DeJean being particularly jaw dropping.
Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at Ahmanson Theatre
Chris Fisher’s illusions are the ace in the hole for this production.
Review: GREASE at El Portal Theatre
Director Thomas and choreographer Gary Roberts have designed some creative staging, but it never quite takes off
Review: STRINGS at Titmouse Warehouse
Trepany House has never shied away from pushing buttons and boundaries, and its latest project, writer-director Amit Itelman’s STRINGS, does both to wild effect.
Review: DOG OF CARNAGE at Broadwater Black Box
DOG OF CARNAGE is an incisive, contemplative fever dream about relationships, perspective, and the unique and deeply resonant love of a dog.
Review: FALLEN SAINTS: TALES OF BLAZE CITY at Sawyer’s Playhouse
What Fallen Saints does so well is create worlds of horror that are only a few steps from where we are in the world ourselves, offering a mirror to the underside of our own lives.
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