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BWW Reviews: Kristin Chenoweth Dazzles in First Solo Concert at Hollywood Bowl
Broadway, Film and TV phenomenon Kristin Chenoweth's first solo concerts at the Hollywood Bowl was, as expected, nothing short of spectacular. Delivering a highly-entertaining, must-see event filled with plenty of laughs, many touching moments, and lots of opportunities to showcase her unique talent...
BWW Reviews: A SHORT STAY AT CARRANOR by William Blinn has its Los Angeles Premiere at Theatre West
What if you had a second chance to rekindle your first love? Surely most of us wonder what happened to the young man or woman who meant so much to us when we were too young to appreciate what losing that love might do to the rest of our lives. Such is the story of Irene and Chet in A SHORT STAY AT ...
BWW Reviews: Candlelight Pavilion Brings Back the '60s Motown Style
There's no need to stretch one's imagination when people jump to their feet and dance in the aisles, shaking and grooving the night away. They've already formed their own images and feel the magic. Motown's a fun show with 12 pretty great singers and a full orchestra center stage under the nifty mus...
BWW Reviews: NICKEL AND DIMED Raises Awareness About the Lives of the Minimum Wage Work Force
Like Barbara Ehrenreich's book, Joan Holden's adaptation for the stage examines whether a middle-aged, middle-class woman named 'Barbara' can survive when she suddenly has to make beds all day in a hotel and live on $7 an hour....
BWW Reviews: Broadway In The Park Presents a Magical THE WIZARD OF OZ Outdoors in El Segundo Recreation Park
Based on the 1939 MGM movie musical, this production includes all your favorite songs and characters from the film, including 'Over The Rainbow' and 'We're Off To See The Wizard' and features a cast of 36 professional and local actors of all ages, presented with full sets, costumes brilliantly desig...
BWW Reviews: At Zombie Joe's They're DANCING ON THE EDGE
No matter what kind of a production ZJU Theatre Group is working on you can bet they'll throw themselves into it with everything they've got. Their latest, a dance performance piece called DANCING ON THE EDGE, is no exception. Staying true to their overall aesthetic of raw, creative, smartly crafted...
BWW Reviews: Judy Gold Pitches Judy Show, Comedy and a Whole Lot More at the Geffen
What can you say about a 6 foot three inch lesbian Jewish mother of two? Well, if she's Judy Gold, she is amusingly offbeat, as quirky as the description sounds and...genuinely funny. Growing up Jewish in New York with all its religious restrictions and where communication consisted of 'either no ta...
BWW Reviews: WOMEN ARE CRAZY BECAUSE MEN ARE...at Macha Theatre
The title says it all. Women Are Crazy Because Men Are Assholes is an in-your-face sexual comedy that is indeed aggressive with its sexual encounters. As far as the relationships are concerned - there are five couples - there is merely superficial exploration. The characters, with one exception, are...
BWW Reviews: Kritzerland Extols Meredith Willson and Gene de Paul
On Sunday August 4 Kritzerland presented its monthly tribute this time in honor of composers Meredith Willson (right) and Gene de Paul. On hand were regulars host Bruce Kimmel, musical director par excellence Tom Griep and terrific singers Jane Noseworthy, Chelsea Emma Franko, Robert Yacko, and newc...
BWW Reviews: GCT's THE 39 STEPS Is a Gigantic Winner
Alfred Hitchcock's/The 39 Steps/adapted by Patrick Barlow/based on the book by John Buchan & on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon/directed by Todd Nielsen/Glendale Centre Theatre (GCT)/through August 17...
BWW Reviews: Intriguing Effort Putting DOUBLE INDEMNITY Onstage
Double Indemnity/reinvented for the stage by David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright/based on the novel by James M. Cain/directed by John Gould Rubin/Old Globe, San Diego/Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre/extended through September 1...
BWW Reviews: Singer Scott Dreier Makes DORIS & ME an Extraordinary Experience
Doris & Me/conceived, written & performed by Scott Dreier/directed by Richard Israel/with musical accompaniment by Johnny May and Trevor Mulvey/Welk Resorts, Escondido/Thursday matinees at 1 pm through August 22...
BWW Reviews: The Torrid and Tumultuous Relationship Between Two Showbiz Icons is Brought to Fiery Life in FRANK AND AVA
Ava Gardner was the sex symbol who dazzled all the other sex symbols-a fabulous, jaw-dropping beauty who became a Hollywood star. Frank Sinatra was a pop singer who became one of the most popular and successful performers of his time. The torrid and tumultuous relationship between these two showbiz...
BWW Reviews: OC's 3-D Theatricals Amps Up the Funny in SHREK - THE MUSICAL
Leave it to the ultra-talented, uber-enthusiastic folks at 3-D Theatricals to take an okay-ha-ha show into an OMFG-that-was-super-hella-funny triumph of whimsy and heart. In its glorious, colorful presentation of the first Southern California regional production of SHREK - THE MUSICAL, 3-D Theatrica...
BWW Reviews: Ruskin Group Theatre Taps Original Collaborators for the Hilarious EL GRANDE DE COCA-COLA
It's a rare thing to be able to see a writer perform his own work onstage, especially in a role he created. Those of you lucky enough to see EL GRANDE DE COCA-COLA at the Ruskin Group Theatre are in for quite a treat as Ron House, writer of this hilarious and campy send-up, commands the stage as ho...
BWW Reviews: Singer LynnMarie Rink Brings Her Very Special Show to the Falcon Theatre
Wrap Your Heart Around It/written, composed and performed by LynnMarie Rink/directed by Michael Kearns /musical direction by Paul Carrol Binkley/Falcon Theatre/through August 11...
BWW Reviews: Singer Joan Ryan Blows the Roof Off the Federal
Singer/actress Joan Ryan made a rare appearance with a brand new show An Evening with Joan Ryan at Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal on Sunday, July 28 prior to a cross country tour which includes 54 Below in New York. This lady, who has an entire comedic medley labeling herself a belta-holic, rema...
BWW Reviews: Fools Rule in Shakespeare Orange County's TWELFTH NIGHT
Sometimes it's just a fact - fools rule. Shakespeare knew it and always made sure the fool had a prominent place in his comedies. Alyssa Bradac takes on the role of Feste, the fool, in Shakespeare Orange County's TWELFTH NIGHT and from her first entrance on her 3-wheeled bicycle to her very last bit...
BWW Reviews: HYPERBOLE: Bard - Family Fun From Rogue Artists Ensemble
Rogue Artists Ensemble has been performing its FREE summer family show HYPERBOLE: bard around the city over the last few weeks, offering performances at Carlson Park in Culver City, the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, and Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles. I caught their show this...
BWW Reviews: Barks, Simpson, Moyer, Lawless Headline Shields-Helmed CHICAGO at the Hollywood Bowl
The world-famous Hollywood Bowl's annual concert presentation of a Broadway musical is CHICAGO this year, directed by actress Brook Shields and features an all-star cast that includes Samantha Barks, Ashlee Simpson, Stephen Moyer, and Lucy Lawless. The show which opened July 27, is a valiant, admira...
BWW Reviews: Andy DiMino as Dean Martin at Encore Dinner Theatre Tonight Only
On Friday July 26 and Saturday July 27 Andy DiMino brought his spot-on tribute to Dean Martin to the Encore Dinner Theatre and Club in Tustin, accompanied by a heavenly 12-piece orchestra. A lifelong musician, once a gondolier at the Venetian in Las Vegas, DiMino is a stunningly handsome Italian, wh...
BWW Reviews: Theatre 40 Revives TANGLIN' HEARTS on the 20th Anniversary of its Original Production
Theatre 40 revives TANGLIN' HEARTS on the 20th anniversary of its original production. Very loosely based on Shakespeare's "As You Like It," it's a thoroughly modern country-western musical directed by Allison Bibicoff with assistant director Kyle Nudo....
BWW Reviews: Music Circus Production Sweetens SUGAR
Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond's screenplay for the 1959 cult classic film Some Like It Hot relied on one comedy gimmick, that two men, played by Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, could escape from Chicago mobsters by donning drag and joining a girl band ...and convince everyone around them that they we...
BWW Reviews: A SUBURBAN SHOWGIRL Balances Life and Art
The challenge of balancing a career as a professional dancer with motherhood is the dilemma at the heart of Palmer Davis' one woman show SUBURBAN SHOWGIRL. Based on many of her own experiences, the likeable San Diego native has created an ambitious solo show populated with characters from her life -...
BWW Reviews: MTW Presents Lush New Revival of Webber's SUNSET BOULEVARD
To close out its 60th Season in grand fashion, Musical Theatre West has commissioned a lush new revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning musical SUNSET BOULEVARD on its home stage at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach. Directed by Larry Raben and featuring musical directio...
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