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Shari Barrett, a Los Angeles native, has been active in the theater world since the age of six - acting, singing, and dancing her way across the boards all over town. After teaching in secondary schools, working in marketing for several studios, writing, directing, producing, and performing in productions for several non-profit theaters, Shari now dedicates her time and focuses her skills as a theater reviewer, entertainment columnist, and publicist to "get the word out" about theaters of all sizes throughout the Los Angeles area.

As a 20-year member of the Board of Directors for Kentwood Players at the Westchester Playhouse, one of the thriving community theater groups in Los Angeles, as well as writing for Broadway World LA, Stage and Cineme, and as the Stage Page columnist with Lan Newspapers, Shari is dedicated to promoting theaters of all sizes in the city. Shari has received recognition from the City of Los Angeles for her dedication of heart and hand to the needs of friends, neighbors and fellow members of society for her devotion of service to the people of Los Angeles, and is honored to serve the theater world in her hometown.

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First Show

South Pacific

Favorite Show

Man of La Mancha

Favorite Stories

BWW Reviews: THE BEATLES' 50th Brings Their Rock and Roll Celebration Back to the Hollywood Bowl - The Beatles continue to be an important part of my artistic life and I really enjoyed celebrating them at the Hollywood Bowl, the first place I saw them perform.
Interview: Peter Noone Talks Touring with Herman's Hermits - Peter Noone still puts on a great show performing the hits of Herman's Hermits and others.
Review: Neil Simon's MUSICAL FOOLS is a Monty Python Version of Fiddler on the Roof Performed by the Original Not Ready for Prime Time Players - I was impressed to see a comedy by Neil Simon I had never heard of until attending.
BWW Review: I AM NOT A COMEDIAN - I'M LENNY BRUCE Will Open Your Eyes to his Comedic Genius and Dedication to Free Speech - Ronnie Marmo is incredible as Lenny Bruce.
BWW Review: THE MANOR Brings a True Tale of Family Wealth and Woe Inside Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills - I really enjoy seeing this production every January.

BWW Feature: Torrance Theatre Company Continues Their Play-at-Home Series with ANNAPURNA by Sharr White

November 20, 2020

ANNAPURNA is driven by the emotionally charged relationship between a husband and wife.

BWW Feature: Modern Adaptation of WAR OF THE WORLDS Brings Live Virtual Theater Into a New Realm of Artistic Possibility

November 15, 2020

Tonight I witnessed proof that the new medium of virtual theater is being transformed in the minds and hands of young people whose vision of what could be knows no bounds, thanks to MFA and Undergraduate students at Cal State LA whose production of WAR OF THE WORLDS, adapted by Ben Hernandez based o

BWW Feature: VIRTUAL THEATER SERIES Continues by Kentwood Players

November 10, 2020

The Kentwood Players Virtual Theater Series, offering new plays free of charge on its You Tube channel at https://youtube.

BWW Interview: Shawn Plunkett on SAFER APART by The Left Hand Productions

November 8, 2020

Writer and director Shawn Plunkett wants to fill the void of no theater by taking audiences back to days of live television, just without the in-person studio audience.

BWW Interview: Diana Wyenn on Her Very Personal Journey in BLOOD/SUGAR

November 7, 2020

Diana Wyenn's solo show BLOOD/SUGAR takes place at the intersection of public health and performance, focusing on her life as a diabetic.

BWW Feature: THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN at Torrance Theatre Company

November 2, 2020

The timely nature of the play, given how many seniors are now dealing with living alone in isolation which can lead to loneliness and depression to the point of feeling hopeless, THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN adds in a much-needed dose of how important it is to stay in touch and support our elderly family

BWW Feature: KRISTINA WONG FOR PUBLIC OFFICE at Kirk Douglas Theatre

November 1, 2020

KRISTINA WONG FOR PUBLIC OFFICE is a 75-minute comedic performance that crosses the aesthetics of campaign rallies, church revivals, and solo theater shows to tell the story of what it means to run for local office, the history of voting, and the impact artists can have on democracy.

BWW Feature: WE THE PEOPLE Opens a Conversation About Democracy as Our Country Rests at a Crossroads

October 30, 2020

Now more than ever is the time to consider what the foundation of democracy means to you, especially with the Presidential election less than a week away with our country so divided it seems there is no middle ground on which to stand.

BWW Feature: DAISY Examines the First Political Attack Ad Created in 1964

October 26, 2020

Based on true events and strikingly relevant today, DAISY explores the moment in TV history when the political attack ad was born.

BWW Interview: Playwright and Director Jessica Litwak on THE FEAR PROJECT

October 24, 2020

Here is my interview with Jessica Litwak, the playwright and director of THE FEAR PROJECT and Artistic Director of the H.

BWW Feature: BAUER Continues PLAY-AT-HOME Series by Torrance Theatre Company

October 20, 2020

For the past few months, I have been enjoying the PLAY-AT-HOME series of nine plays being presented online by Torrance Theatre Company.

BWW Interview: Christine Joëlle of REACH at The Road Theatre Company

October 17, 2020

For an inside look at the creation of 'Reach' by Jennie Webb, one of the four plays being streamed on Saturday, October 24 as part of the UNDER CONSTRUCTION Zoom series, I reached out to that play's producer Christine Joëlle, who shared how the short piece was created via a collaboration with the t

BWW Feature: Rex & Friends CONCERT FROM THE STARS at The Blue Door 10/24

October 14, 2020

CRE Outreach and Rex & Friends are please to present CONCERT FROM THE STARS, a Zoom performance by musicians with disabilities on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 7pm PST.

BWW Review: STILL. Written and Performed by Javon Johnson

October 13, 2020

As one of the nation's most prominent spoken-word artists, and a three-time national poetry slam champion and a four-time national finalist, Javon Johnson now takes to the Pasadena Playhouse stage in STILL.

BWW Feature: THE GREEN ROOM by Dramatically Incorrect Theatre Group

October 13, 2020

Imagine being in your last year of college as a theatre major.

BWW Review: GHOSTWALK 2020 at Santa Paula Theatre Center

October 11, 2020

As one of the lucky October-born people, the celebration of Halloween has always been a very important occasion for me as it is just a handful of days after my birthday.

BWW Feature: New Family-Friendly Musical Adventure GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP Debuts Online October 11

October 8, 2020

Broadway and Los Angeles artists join forces in an online workshop of the new musical adventure, the family-friendly GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP in which Gideon is a stableboy who dreams of being a knight, despite belonging to the wrong social class.

BWW Review: THE DRAG by Mae West Presented by The City Of West Hollywood and Classical Theatre Lab

October 1, 2020

Westa??s play, in which she turned her anger at injustice into witty repartee, tells of a married but closeted high society man who throws a wild drag ball that proves to be a fateful event in more ways than one, given the various degrees of scandal going on around so many of the characters.

BWW Review: Nancy Ma Searches for HOME While Growing Up Sandwiched Between Two Disparate Cultures

September 30, 2020

This very personal, one-woman show speaks to that universal truth in all our lives, with each of us fighting to be who we are and struggling to live an independent life as best we can.

BWW Feature: DIVANALYSIS by The Quarantine Players

September 28, 2020

DIVANALYSIS began as Divas themselves begin: in front of the mirror.

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