Review: THE WHO’S TOMMY at Hollywood Pantages Theatre
A revival that is playing the Hollywood Pantages Theatre is an electrifying and exhilarating rock opera that will dazzle your senses.…
Norris Theatre
Articles
Review: RORSCHACH at Skylight Theater
Younger’s sweet-sad romantic fantasy, in its world premiere at the Skylight Theatre Company, may keep you perpetually off guard...Cameron Watson’s six-person cast delivers equal parts charm and skill and humor.…
Review: THE MUSIC MAN at Ahmanson Theatre
THE MUSIC MAN offers cheer and romance and, dare I say it, hope, and that is something we always need.…
Review: & JULIET Roars Into The McCallum Theatre And It’s Nearly F**kin Perfect!
When writing a review about a campy Jukebox Musical that is way more fluff than substance one might be tempted to say “Well, it ain’t Shakespeare. But, in fact, & Juliet IS Shakespeare. The premise: What would happen if Juliet didn’t die at the end of Romeo and Juliet and instead chose to live…
Review: CARMEN at LA Opera
This is not a reinvention that apologizes for the libretto or attempts to pander to contemporary sensibilities, rather an exploration of the humanity which has maintained the opera’s popularity for over a century.…
Review: WIVES at East West Players
Far more corny than it is cutting or inspiring...the play offers a few insights, scattered laughs and a ton of heavy-handed self-actualization. Even at 90 minutes, this one feels repetitive.…
Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Ovation Theatre
Jagged Little Pill takes on a Herculean challenge: create a good original story out of a set of existing songs connected only by artist. Diablo Cody, the librettist for this Alanis Morissette musical, accomplishes this feat.…
Review: HEARTBREAK HOUSE at Antaeus Theatre Company
HEARTBREAK HOUSE marks the start of Antaeus Theatre Company’s thirty-fifth anniversary season, and it bodes well for what they have in store.…
Review: FALSETTOS at Victory Theatre
Let’s face the music: William Finn’s Falsettos, written during the Reagan administration’s brutal fumbling of the AIDS epidemic and polarizing of the LGBTQ+ community, remains strikingly relevant to today.…
Review: COME FROM AWAY at A Noise Within
Clearly there were a lot worse places to be on that infamous day than small provincial Gander. In Julia Rodriguez-Elliott’s spirited and heart-warming production...A Noise Within let’s us savor that unique visit.…
Past Shows
15 total · showing 1–10
A Chorus Line
Do not miss this Broadway classic told with fresh ideas, and performed by an incredible cast! A Chorus Line examines one day in the lives of seventeen dancers, all vying for a spot in the “chorus line” of a Broadway musical. After the first round of cuts, Zach, the director and...
Hairspray
Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, “Hairspray” is set in 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad, has only one desire – to dance on the popular “Corny Collins Show”. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast...
The Three Musketeers
All for one, and one for all! Adapted by Catherine Bush from the famous novel by Alexandre Dumas, the legendary three musketeers are brought to life in her hilariously witty stage play. Filled with adventure, romance, intrigue, and swashbuckling swordplay, the sweeping epic...
Forever Plaid
One of the most popular off-Broadway hits in history, the hilarious and charming hit musical revue, follows The Plaids, a quartet of young singers from the ‘50s who take a detour to heaven when their car crashes on the way to their first big concert. The aspiring harmony group...
South Pacific In Concert
Rodgers and Hammerstein's glorious score for the epic, Pulitzer Prize masterpiece, “South Pacific” comes to musical life on the Norris stage in a special In Concert presentation. With the thrill of a full orchestra on stage with the actors, and some script edits to maintain the...
The Music Man
With a crash of cymbals and a blast of horns, Meredith Willson's Tony Award-winning musical comedy, The Music Man, will march into your heart with its warm, family-friendly story, and such Broadway classics as the rousing "Seventy-six Trombones," and the beautiful “’Til There...
Nunsense
Before “Sister Act” and “Late Nite Catechism,” there was “Nunsense”! Revel in the madness of this hilariously funny musical comedy, featuring a troupe of dancing, singing, joke-cracking nuns. The award-winning hit show played off-Broadway for a record-breaking run, and is now an...
1776: The Musical - In Concert
Opening just three days after the Presidential election, the seminal event in American history blazes to vivid life in a staged concert performance of this most unconventional of Broadway hits for two performances only. . This funny, insightful, and compelling musical features a...
Young Frankenstein
The musical adaptation of Mel Brooks’ monstrously funny movie leaves audiences in stitches with dazzling special effects and show-stopping production numbers, including “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” complete with tap dancing monsters. This zany, wickedly inspired re-imagining of the...
Fiddler on the Roof
Winner of nine Tony Awards, "Fiddler on the Roof" is one of the most famous stage and film musicals of all time. In this classic tale, set in a poor Jewish village, Tevye attempts to honor and maintain ancestral and religious customs in his family, but times are changing. When...
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The Cottage North Coast Repertory (10/28-11/22) |
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Woof Odyssey Theatre (10/03-11/08) |
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‘Romeo and Juliet: Time Enough for Love’ Atwater Village Theatre (11/13-12/19) |
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Assassins The Actors Company — The Other Space (11/06-11/29) |
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Showstopper Whitefire Theatre (10/15-11/14) |
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The BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre! What’s playing for FAMILIES? Santa Monica Playhouse (10/24-11/07) |
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CHASING THE SUN: MAPLE QUARTET & THE ALBERS SISTERS Hahn Hall (1/14-1/14) |
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What the Constitution Means to Me George Nakano Theatre (1/08-1/10) |
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John Proctor is the Villain Center Theatre Group (3/17-4/25) |
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Riverdance 30 - The New Generation Center Theatre Group (4/13-4/18) |
