Review: BLOOD/LOVE at The Crimson
At a brisk 80 minutes, the rock opera flies by in a flash of opulence and sin with an infectious joie de vivre
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Review: ROBBIN, FROM THE HOOD at The Road Theatre On Magnolia
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
The Antaeus Theatre Company pulls off another triumph with the enchanting and handsomely mounted Oscar Wilde classic.
Review: RENT at Jaxx Theatre
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
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.
Review: THE POLYCULE: A COMEDY OF MANNERS at Loft Ensemble
A little more nuance to both the characters and the script would have given the show more weight.
Review: DIDO OF IDAHO at Echo Theater Company
DIDO OF IDAHO is a dark comedy by Abby Rosebrock that tackles intense themes of grief, trauma, and obsession.
Review: MURDER AFTER HOURS at Lonny Chapman Theatre
MURDER AFTER HOURS is exquisitely well done and will keep you guessing up until the affecting and surprising end.
Review: CLUE at Ahmanson Theatre
Filled with puns and pratfalls, mugging and mannerisms, the energy never flags in this delightful screwball comedy
Review: WENDY'S PETER PAN at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
While WENDY’S PETER PAN would be better served by trimming the fat, focusing on more sharpened performances, and allowing its performers room to breathe, children, despite its evening start time, will likely appreciate the show more than adults who will take notice of its distracting bumps and pec
Review: REEFER MADNESS at The Reefer Den
Everyone is phenomenal, from the performers to the musicians to the set director.
Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE at Pantages Theatre
The problem is not that it’s bad — it’s certainly serviceable — so much as it’s unmemorable.
Review: THE HOPE THEORY at Geffen Playhouse
Every immigrant experience is unique and Guimarães’ story is a deeply engaging rumination on the power of faith and the capacity of hope to see one through.
Review: NORA at Antaeus Theatre Company
The problem with NORA is that in the longer, three-act running time of “A Doll’s House,” Nora’s world and its inhabitants would be fleshed out so that they had depth that is not evident in this adaptation.
Review: HIGH MAINTENANCE at The Road Theatre On Magnolia
Ritt raises questions about the ethical and moral quandaries of employing AI to replace humans in a distinctly human space — art — but they aren’t pointed enough to really spark conversation or suggest insights, settling instead for an amusing if slight glimpse into the near future.
Review: FUNNY GIRL at Ahmanson Theatre
FUNNY GIRL is a gold standard that has endured through the ages and the production that just hit downtown Los Angeles is a rollicking and heartfelt success.
Review: A FROGGY BECOMES at Open Fist Theatre Company
Writer Becky Wahlstrom imbues A FROGGY BECOMES with an absurdism that is only complemented by the absurdism of the ’80s with the neons and the poofy hair and the synthesized music.
Review: CONEY ISLAND LAND at the Theatre 68 Arts Complex
Braun’s script is never stagnant, the characters always in action, whether in a delightful literal dance party or a metaphorical pas de deux, always getting close to connecting before pulling away — or being pulled away by outside forces.
Review: FATHERLAND at The Fountain Theatre
FATHERLAND is an unsettling reminder of how an average person can tip from sane to insane all in the name of good ol’ American patriotism, crossing ethical, moral, and legal lines with nary a hesitation.
Review: POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE at Geffen Playhouse
POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE is a a laugh-out-loud riot that would benefit from a few moments of introspection and nuance.
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