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Shari Barrett

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

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Review: SHOOTING STAR by Steven Dietz at Little Fish Theatre

Review: SHOOTING STAR by Steven Dietz at Little Fish Theatre

October 28, 2025

What makes this production so enthralling along with Donovan’s tight direction is the immersive effect of feeling involved in the lives of these two lonely people as they openly reveal their fears and feelings as the 90-minute play unfolds.

Interview: Playwright Jake Broder of UNRAVELLED at The Wallis

Interview: Playwright Jake Broder of UNRAVELLED at The Wallis

October 13, 2025

With frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in the news due to actor Bruce Willis fighting the disease for several years, I decided to speak with playwright Jake Broder, an Atlantic Fellow at the Global Brain Health Institute, about his motivation to create Unravelled and his research on the disease.

Review: LITTLEBOY/LITTLEMAN world premiere at Geffen Playhouse

Review: LITTLEBOY/LITTLEMAN world premiere at Geffen Playhouse

October 10, 2025

From start to finish, Hernandez and Vargas are to be commended for their tour-de-force performances, often taking on other roles in the brothers’ lives, be it their ancestors, employers, or the cop who changes the course of both their lives forever.

Interview: Director Jeff Liu of PARANORMAL INSIDE at East West Players

Interview: Director Jeff Liu of PARANORMAL INSIDE at East West Players

October 5, 2025

I spoke with Jeff Liu about his journey directing Paranormal Inside after The Brothers Paranormal, the difference between the two scripts and the characters’ friendship, his experience working with its original cast members, and any updates on what a spectacular boo-fest the production promises to

Interview: Playwright Israel López Reyes of THE LITTLE KING OF NORWALK

Interview: Playwright Israel López Reyes of THE LITTLE KING OF NORWALK

September 30, 2025

The Little King of Norwalk by Israel López Reyes is a modern barrio fable about power, politics and the price of survival, set against a real-life scandal that unfolded last year when Norwalk imposed a ban on shelters, supportive housing, and businesses that traditionally serve the poor.

Interview: Writer/Performer Bleu Inkk of FOUND SUITABLE at Skylight Theatre

Interview: Writer/Performer Bleu Inkk of FOUND SUITABLE at Skylight Theatre

September 26, 2025

I spoke with poet and activist Bleu Inkk, who after nearly three decades behind bars, shares her powerful story of trauma, resilience, and transformation in the world premiere of her live compelling documentary-vibe show titled 'Found Suitable' directed by Anne Kenny at the Skylight Theatre in Los F

Review: FLY ME TO THE SUN at The Fountain Theatre

Review: FLY ME TO THE SUN at The Fountain Theatre

September 16, 2025

Told in the style of a late-night talk show which the brothers share online from their mother’s kitchen, what makes this two-hander starring Geraldo Navarro as BQ and Noé Cervantes as his brother DJ, is the incredibly unique way Navarro brilliantly portrays his Abuela Julia as a hand puppet – o

Interview: Ellen Geer on STRIFE at Theatricum Botanicum

Interview: Ellen Geer on STRIFE at Theatricum Botanicum

August 30, 2025

Strife, a rarely produced play by Nobel Prize-winning writer and social activist John Galsworthy explores the complexities of labor relations, a theme that resonated with both Galsworthy and the Geer family of actors and theater directors.

Interview: Jon Peterson on the COZY CABARET SERIES by P3 Theatre Company

Interview: Jon Peterson on the COZY CABARET SERIES by P3 Theatre Company

July 22, 2025

P3 Theatre Company’s Cozy Cabaret Series was created to present a platform for local professional theatre artists and nonprofit arts organizations to showcase their talents and bring quality arts into the community, and to serve as a fundraising series to help P3 Theatre Company continue to pursue

Interview: Sophie Pollono and Rhett Hemingway of THE FANTASTICKS

Interview: Sophie Pollono and Rhett Hemingway of THE FANTASTICKS

July 18, 2025

Opening on July 18, directed by Elina de Santos at Ruskin Group Theatre in Santa Monica, I decided to speak with the production’s leads Luisa and Matt, Sophie Pollono and Rhett Hemingway, about their journey to join the cast, their past experience with the musical, and their feelings about taking




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