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Review: RED HARLEM at Company Of Angels


by Evan Henerson - March 06, 2026

In the premiere of RED HARLEM at Company of Angels, director Bernadette Speakes’s production offers some frequently dynamic staging which is brought down by a mixed bag of acting performances and the heavy-handed messaging of Henderson’s script....

Review: HONOUR by Ruskin Group Theatre


by Shari Barrett - March 01, 2026

Director Max Mayer keeps the action authentic and story realistically contrite after helping execute the play’s workshop, making this production an especially meaningful return to the material....

Review: RICHARD III at A Noise Within


by Evan Henerson - February 27, 2026

Embodied by the exciting Ann Noble and surrounded by a solid cast, Richard and his dastardly deeds are every inch at home within the world of Guillermo Cienfuegos’s sweet and seedy production of RICHARD III for A Noise Within....

Review: Patti LuPone's MATTERS OF THE HEART at LA Opera


by Andrew Child - March 02, 2026

LuPone has woven an unexpected, eclectic musical collage that leads to two clear conclusions; she knows what sounds good in her voice and she knows how to sell a song....

Review: NATURAL SELECTION AT THE ZEPHYR THEATRE at Zephyr Theatre


by Tracey Paleo - February 25, 2026

NATURAL SELECTION is an excessive existential exploration of the ways women encounter their own subjectification.  Playwright Stacy Adelman, gets the point across – in the first 20 minutes. ...

Review: British Farce THE COTTAGE At Torrance Theater Company


by Shari Barrett - February 24, 2026

Hilarity ensues as alcohol is consumed, leading to brilliant cat and mouse games during which laughs abound....

Review: HERE LIES LOVE at Mark Taper Forum


by Evan Henerson - February 22, 2026

With so many delights and leaning heavily into both the political moment that is recounts and what America is experiencing in the here and now, HERE LIES LOVE rocks as aggressively as it rallies....

Review: SPAMALOT Revives A New Quest at OC's Segerstrom Center


by Michael Quintos - February 20, 2026

Initially billed as a show that was 'lovingly ripped off' from the 1975 cult classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Tony Award–winning 2005 Broadway musical comedy MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT™ gleefully gallops back onto the stage in a brand new production with its signature coconut-clack...

Review: APPLAUSE at Eli & Edythe Broad Stage


by Cary Ginell - February 18, 2026

Musical Theatre Guild, the Los Angeles-based company that produces staged readings of long-forgotten, rarely seen musicals, has done it again with a stellar and highly entertaining production of the 1970 musical Applause. ...

Review: THREE COCONUTS World Premiere Comedy at Miles Memorial Playhouse


by Shari Barrett - February 18, 2026

I really enjoyed the story, acting and staging, along with recognizing the Yiddish comments, behavior and attitudes from my own life being raised by a close-knit Jewish family....

Past Shows

44
44
Feb 23 – Mar 23, 2025

Barack Obama's election changed history. And as we can clearly see, it also ended racism forever! But 44 is the story of Obama you won't read about...

Having Our Say
Having Our Say
Apr 13

Hattie Winston and Emily Yancy are featured in a dramatic play reading of Emily Mann's "Having Our Say" under the direction of Fay Hauser-Price, one...

Little Black Dress The Musical
Little Black Dress The Musical
Dec 3 – Dec 15, 2019

Deemed the fearlessly funny girls night out musical LITTLE BLACK DRESS is the perfect show for every bachelorette party, birthday, anniversary, reunion, date night and...

DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY
DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY
Nov 28 – Dec 30, 2018

DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE NOVEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 30, 2018 TICKETS: https://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/kirk-douglas-theatre/guest-productions/dixies-tupperware-party "I was laughing too hard to breathe!" - Los Angeles Times...

Mutt House
Mutt House
Jul 10 – Aug 5, 2018

Ryan McCartan heads the cast of a fun and furry musical tale for animal lovers of all ages. Featuring 20 original songs and a cast...

RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD - THE MUSICAL
RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD - THE MUSICAL
Jul 8 – Aug 7, 2016

The new musical RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD returns from its sold-out, critically acclaimed, 2015 engagement, with additional songs and scenes in an all-new production. This LA...

The Convert
Apr 17 – May 13, 2012

Salvation comes at an unholy price “Gurira is earning a reputation for hard-hitting drama.” — Variety SALVATION COMES AT AN UNHOLY PRICE when colonialism threatens...

The Cripple of Inishmaan
The Cripple of Inishmaan
Apr 5 – May 1, 2011

If the outlandishly macabre antics of The Lieutenant of Inishmore at the Mark Taper Forum tickled your fancy, here’s a kinder, gentler work from Martin...

The Author
The Author
Feb 15 – Feb 27, 2011

The London Guardian calls it “ a dazzling theatrical experience that lets nobody off the hook” – including the audience. Without giving too much away,...

Circus INcognitus
Circus INcognitus
Jan 15 – Jan 23, 2011

Why merely walk a tightrope when you can juggle along the way? Why merely amuse an audience when you can amaze them as well? Jamie...

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