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BWW Reviews: Old Globe San Diego's A ROOM WITH A VIEW is an Elegant Theatre Experience
'People who smile at nothing are capable of anything', claims rigidly proper Charlotte Bartlett (Karen Ziemba), cousin and ward/chaperone to Lucy Honeychurch (Ephie Aardema) in the world premiere musical whose book is taken from the novel by E. M. Forster and the 1985 Merchant/Ivory film A Room with...
BWW Reviews: DOIN' IT FOR LOVE is a Uniquely Delightful Benefit for PETA
On Friday March 9 and Saturday March 10, three legendary Broadway talents 'put on a show' for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre called Doin' It For Love...and what a fabulous show it was! Under the musical direction of David Geist, the three greats - L...
BWW Reviews: Brian Stokes Mitchell is a Class Act at the Broad
On Friday March 9 and Sunday March 11, debonair Broadway tenor Brian Stokes Mitchell graced the stage of the Broad in Santa Monica for an intimate concert of standard tunes and Broadway favorites. Called by some critics the last Broadway leading man, Mitchell, or Stokes, as he prefers to be called, ...
A JEW GROWS IN BROOKLYN Delights And Inspires At The Annenberg Theater Through March 25
Thoroughly engaging and endearing from the moment he steps on stage, Jake Ehrenreich brings his critically acclaimed A JEW GROWS IN BROOKLYN to the beautiful Annenberg Theater for a limited engagement through March 25 and my advice - RUN, DON'T WALK! This is a "must see" theatrical event....
BWW Reviews: Third Kritzerland at Sterling's a Huge Hit with Ira Gershwin Tunes
On Sunday evening March 4, Bruce Kimmel presented the 19th Kritzerland show, the third and final one at Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's. Commencing April 1, Kritzerland will continue at Sterling's in its new venue Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal. Sunday's show was a salute to the lyrics of Ira G...
BWW Reviews: THE SEAGULL Flies High for Antaeus
The Seagull
by Anton Chekhov
directed by Andrew J. Traister
translation by Paul Schmidt
@ Antaeus Company
through April 15...
BWW Reviews: Third Kritzerland at Sterling's a Big Hit
On Sunday evening March 4, Bruce Kimmel presented the 19th Kritzerland show, the third and final one at Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's. Commencing April 1, Kritzerland will continue at Sterling's in its new venue Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal. Sunday's show was a salute to the lyrics of Ira G...
BWW Recaps: Sandy Hackett's RAT PACK SHOW - Much to Like
There is much to like about Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show, which played at the beautiful McCallum Theatre for three sold out performances on March 2 and 3.
Like so many others, I would have loved to have had the chance to witness the "real" Rat Pack hold court in the world famous Copa Room some fif...
BWW Reviews: Street-Savvy 'TRACES' Leaps to The O.C.
A recent critical hit in New York as well as in its stop in Los Angeles last year, the Montreal-based TRACES is a sensational e-ticket thrill ride of a show that mixes extraordinary circus feats with the easy-going vibe of urban cool. A refreshing, high-energy cross between Stomp! and, yes, Cirque d...
BWW Reviews: La Jolla Playhouse parks THE CAR PLAYS in San Diego
Produced by L.A. troupe Moving Arts from a concept by Paul Stein, THE CAR PLAYS is seriously one of the most thrilling theater experiences you will ever witness--or rather, get stuck in (and in a good way). A unique, site-specific theatrical offering that truly lives up to the idea of riveting, in-y...
Please Don't Let This Feeling End; MELISSA MANCHESTER at The Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa on February 25
The SHOW at The Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa is definitely the finest concert venue in the Coachella Valley and arguably the finest concert venue in Southern California. It is aesthetically spectacular, state of the art in every way and, for its size at over 2000 seats, incredibly intimate. It wa...
BWW Reviews: Treasures Abound at Comedy Garage Sale; Andrea Martin’s FINAL DAYS … EVERYTHING MUST GO! At The McCallum
The McCallum Theatre is on a roll this season, bringing treasure after treasure to the desert's finest theatrical venue. Last Friday was no exception. Film, Television and Broadway comic icon, Andrea Martin, brought her current one woman show FINAL DAYS … EVERYTHING MUST GO! to the desert and del...
BWW Reviews: Star Performances Invigorate MTW's MAN OF LA MANCHA Revival
With two impressive lead stars--Davis Gaines and Lesli Margherita--at the forefront of a fresh, dynamic re-staging of a classic work, Musical Theatre West's brand new production of the 1965 Tony Award-winning musical MAN OF LA MANCHA is, hands down, one of the most complex, beautifully-rendered musi...
BWW Reviews: Beth Henley's JACKSONIAN Sells Out at the Geffen
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley's latest one-act The Jacksonian is a no-holds-barred look at the decadent middle-class values of the residents of Jackson, Mississippi in 1964. Now in its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse, the complicated nature of The Jacksonian may shock or jolt ...
BWW Reviews: COBB Brought to Vibrant Life at Group Rep
Lee Blessing gives us a three-dimensional look at baseball legend Ty Cobb in his fiercely honest one-act Cobb now onstage at Group rep in NoHo. Superbly staged by Gregg T. Daniel and gloriously acted by an ensemble of four, Cobb is represented at the beginning, middle and end of his life by three ac...
BWW Reviews: Lovely PRIVATE LIVES Graces GTC Stage in Burbank
Noel Coward's wit is timeless. Many do not realize the extent of his repertoire, which includes comedy, drama and musicals. His works are irresistible, especially his now classic Private Lives that works to perfection when properly cast. In the latest revival by Table For Two at GTC Burbank, Jules A...
BWW Reviews: Tony Winner ANDREA MARTIN Debuts New Variety Act in the O.C.
After seeing Andrea Martin's brand new, laugh-filled, autobiographical one-woman-and-a-pianist show ANDREA MARTIN: FINAL DAYS! EVERYTHING MUST GO!, it's quite clear to see why the ever-so-funny Tony- and Emmy-winning actress has had such a rich and storied career in entertainment. A born chameleon w...
BWW Reviews: OC's 3D Theatricals Revisits Classic THE SOUND OF MUSIC
While watching 3D Theatricals' largely pleasing stage production of the enduring Rodgers/Hammerstein Broadway classic THE SOUND OF MUSIC--now playing at the Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton, CA through February 26--one can't help but be reminded of just how great the more popular, Oscar-winning movie...
BWW Reviews: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Brings Audiences to Life with Laughter
The humor of Mel Brook's "Young Frankenstein: The Musical" follows that of the original 1974 film, but adds just enough new punch lines to make the show fresh for the younger generations unfamiliar with the movie. The comedy of show even sometimes exceeds that of the film, which follows the grandson...
BWW Reviews: Splendid Man of La Mancha at MTW in Long Beach
As many times as I have seen Man of La Mancha, I relish the music and high dramatic moments of this classic piece of theatre... being, naturally, that the production of it is top notch, with the right actors and skilled direction! MTW's current revival is top of the line, creme de la creme....
Nobody Does It Like Cy -- CY COLEMAN’S BROADWAY at The McCallum Theatre on February 8th
What a wonderful thing it is to spend an evening in the theatre and have your expectations exceeded. The McCallum Theatre is presenting quite an impressive and varied array of theatrical offerings this spring, but I believe last night's CY COLEMAN'S BROADWAY might have been the unexpected "jewel" i...
BWW Reviews: 'ELEMENO PEA' is How SCR Spells Funny
While laughing fairly consistently throughout Molly Smith Metzler's funny new American play ELEMENO PEA--now having its West Coast premiere engagement at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa through February 26--you'll probably feel like you're sitting in a live studio taping of a fresh new sitcom ab...
BWW Reviews: Sloan Robinson Tributes Josephine Baker at J.E.T. Studios
Singer/dancer/showgirl Josephine Baker (born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1906) tintillated audiences worldwide with her banana dance and became the sensation of Paris, France, her permanent home once she renounced her American citizenship in 1937. Her life in the US was hardly an easy one, victimized ...
BWW Reviews: WHAT THE BUTLER SAW is Riotous at Odyssey Theatre
Joe Orton's insanely insane world is no better displayed than in his What the Butler Saw now onstage at the Odyssey Theatre. A terrifically energized cast make the play soar under the astute guidance of director Alan Patrick Kenny through March 11....
BWW Reviews: Golden Era Whodonit SIDETRACKED at Macha Theatre
It's the year of The Artist and a return to the era of silent film in all its glamor, glory and art. Yes indeed, it's fun to look back and appreciate the way things were. Now onstage at the Macha Theatre in WeHo Sharon Michaels' Whodonit Sidetracked takes us back to the early 50s and the Golden Era ...
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