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Review: EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING at Rogue Machine


by Amanda Callas - February 07, 2025

A smash hit at Rogue Machine already, many performances are already sold out.  Evanston Salt Costs Climbing is a strange, satirical, darkly funny meditation on loss, anxiety, and depression.  Among other things, it touches on our universal creeping feeling of dread, the vastness of the problems faci...

Review: Kelli O'Hara in Concert at LA Opera


by Andrew Child - February 02, 2025

O’Hara has approached the entire evening with such severe gravitas and humble respect that familiar messages seem to land fresh on even jaded ears. How else are we meant to keep singing right now?...

Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is Rightfully Funny at La Mirada


by Michael Quintos - January 30, 2025

Overall, the show is an expertly-crafted piece of unapologetically silly live comedic theatre that demonstrates the power of precision in the guise of 'random' chaos. By blending slapstick humor, meta-theatrical elements, and sheer physical comedy-laced energy, this theatrical enterpris creates an u...

Review: Tony-Winning Musical KIMBERLY AKIMBO Amuses at OC’s Segerstrom Center


by Michael Quintos - January 27, 2025

Winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical, this quirky musical comedy with an intentionally-diffused serious undertone continues performances at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through February 2, 2025. A generally entertaining show with lots of laughs in spite of its title charact...

Review: SLEEPING GIANT at The Road Theatre Company


by Tracey Paleo - January 27, 2025

In SLEEPING GIANT, it was clear I was witnessing more than a metaphor about the continuing evolution of MAGA. And it was all too frightening....

Review: FARM HALL at Pico Playhouse


by Evan Henerson - January 25, 2025

The production’s thrifty staging directed by Judith Hendra for Topanga Actors Company feels stagnant instead of urgent, indifferent where it could have been thought-provoking....

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents WISH YOU WERE HERE


by Michael Quintos - January 20, 2025

Directed by Mina Morita, the play—an emotionally-absorbing drama with sprinkled bits of comedy—is, at its core, a poignant exploration of deep friendships, colored by a devotion to cultural and religious identity and the fears of displacement and upheaval set against the backdrop of Iran's political...

Review: DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Colony Theatre


by Harker Jones - January 21, 2025

The themes in DEATH OF A SALESMAN are universal and timeless, though that doesn’t mean they always resonate. Firmer direction and better sound would have elevated this production so that it landed with more heft....

Review: THE CIVIL TWILIGHT at Broadwater Studio Theatre


by Evan Henerson - January 02, 2025

This deceptively dark world premiere, co-produced by People with Plays Productions and the Road Theatre Company at the Broadwater Studio Theatre, is not one for those looking to 2025 with visions of sunny skies ahead....

Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE Musical Tour Zooms Into Segerstrom Center


by Michael Quintos - January 01, 2025

A riotous, mostly silly, but also sometimes laughably odd theatrical entity, this touring production of this enjoyable, endearingly-familiar stage musical adaptation of the hit 1985 sci-fi comedy is definitely a fun time—but mostly due to its visual wow factor. For those who cherish the original fil...

Past Shows


Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir is a golden ticket to adventure....

Into The Woods
3/3 - 4/2/2023


Stepping into the world of Into the Woods, the musical by James Lapin with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is like entering a twisted ...

Peter Pan Jr
11/11 - 11/13/2022


Wendy Darling loves to tell stories to her brothers, Michael and John. But when her father announces she must move out of the nursery, Peter ...


Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in the hilarious hit musical that’s anything but Grimm. The original storybook heroines are none-too-happy with ...

THE BURNT PART BOYS
11/23 - 12/1/2019


THE BURNT PART BOYS  is a gripping new musical drama from a gifted young creative team the  Associated Press  say "give hope that the American ...

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7/26 - 8/4/2019


Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Wannabe. These are the labels that can last a lifetime. With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer, Jason ...

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12/10


Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Wannabe. These are the labels that can last a lifetime. With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer, Jason ...

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