Like the playwright, several of these company members are themselves proud Topangans. Performing as they are in the center of town, in quite literally the House that Geer Built, you’ve got to figure that they have a nightly audience who will get all the hippy in-jokes.…
Puppet Up!'s motley crew of Jim Henson puppets are as raw and funny as you can get...if you're willing.…
Here are my interviews with director Melissa Chalsma, composer David Melville, and actor Carene Rose Mekertichyan on COMEDY OF ERRORS presented by Independent Shakespeare Company outdoors in Griffith Park this summer.…
All in all, Lakefront offers a very enjoyable two-hour romantic journey guaranteed to keep you laughing and rooting for these lost and lonely souls looking for their soulmate.…
Focusing on four lonely people in Southern California, it dramatizes the ever-shifting facets of our relationships as we struggle to be vulnerable and honest with others and ourselves.…
Beautifully and tenderly directed by Matthew McCray, this ferociously performed and often visually hypnotic intimate production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is such a pleasant surprise, instantly becoming one of Chance Theater's most piercingly emotional new musicals it has ever produc…
Applause has too much heart and is simply too much fun to be bogged down by its shortcomings, so audiences should take advantage of catching this gem while they can.…
In the fantastical, visually-enchanting stage play HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD—the theatrical continuation of J.K. Rowling's beloved magical saga—the idea of revisiting the past is embraced as its central theme, which in turn shifts the focus away from the mischievous school adventures tha…
The concert offered an intimate tribute to Joni Mitchell's unique genius, offering a revelatory look at the cultural milieu and musical streams that fed into her art, and then poured out of her Laurel Canyon home and into her unique ways of mixing other genres and artists into her music – or inspi…
John Wuchte and his Kick Boom Theater ensemble of five actors and two onstage musicians (Wuchte on percussion and Sarah Green on guitar) continue their exploration of live percussion scoring the actors’ movement, gestures and stylized dialogue during Anatomy of a Back at the Electric Lodge in Veni…
Dead John is an original horror-comedy rock musical following Third Twin, an all-female rock band on the verge of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction when a freak onstage accident kills one of its members. As conspiracy-fueled rumors spread and a sinister deal with devilish media...
Homecoming is a solo dark comedy written and performed by Moth StorySLAM winner Dara Kosberg, exploring grief and identity following the loss of her mother. Kosberg, who spent over 15 years helping others navigate grief through storytelling and community building, recounts...
Magical Katrina, performed by award-winning magician and mentalist Katrina Kroetch, is a 45-minute one-woman show blending comedic noir, theatrical sleight of hand, and mentalism. The show features impossibly accurate predictions, audience participation, and a running gag about...
MOTHER is a one-woman multimedia psychological thriller written and performed by Christine Dickinson, directed by Kaitlin Humphreys, with an original score by Ben Finn. The show follows Daughter, a thirtysomething woman struggling with ambient stress, unaddressed trauma...
IRONBOUND takes place over the course of 20 years, through three relationships, and in one location - at a New Jersey bus stop. Polish immigrant Darja negotiates for her future with men who can offer her love or security, but never both. Though the world of Ironbound is a world...
World Premiere, Any Time and Place is a series of vignettes told by two actors having chance encounters through different decades. The different moments in time effect the way these people are able to interact with each other due to the way society views interracial couples. At...
There’s only one thing gay men fear more than monogamy – connecting with their fathers. Dr. Corey, talk show host and certified personality psychologist (don’t look it up), has taken on the herculean task of reuniting troubled gay sons with their estranged fathers. Through a...
After a novena held at her home, we follow Baby as she navigates the delicate art of bidding farewell to her final guest. Longing for her husband who is in outer space handling diplomatic affairs, Baby strives for solitude as her role shifts from host to subject of inquiry...
An often fantastical, sometimes verbatim, and always honest solo show by Lily Abha Cratsley.
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Good Night, Oscar North Coast Repertory (9/16-10/11) |
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Much Ado About Nothing McCadden Place Theatre (8/07-8/16) |
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6 Out of 10 Theatre 68 (8/20-8/20) |
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After the Blast The Broadwater Second Stage (8/05-8/13) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Emily Skinner: In Concert Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/14-8/15) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) (10/11-10/11) |
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John Lloyd Young Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/21-8/22) |
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Love, Loss and What I Wore Sawyer's Playhouse (8/08-8/30) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
