BWW Review: Desert Theatreworks Presents a Top-Notch Production of STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Desert Theatreworks, in Palm Desert California, has mounted a top-notch production of STEEL MAGNOLIAS.
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BWW Review: ANNIE, A Perfect Example of Optimism's Staying Power
s I was waiting for my theatre guest to arrive at the Pantages Tuesday night for the opening of ANNIE, a school bus pulled up.
BWW Review: MAN COVETS BIRD and Delivers Magic at 24th Street Theatre
You can tell when a theatre company cares about its audience, especially when that audience is largely made up of young people.
BWW Review: Desert Rose's LOOT is a Bizarre, Irreverent Hoot
LOOT, a 1965 satirical farce -- a bizarre, dark parody of an English drawing room comedy -- by British enfant terrible Joe Orton, is a difficult production.
BWW Review: MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL Leaves the Crowd Laughing and Dancing at Riverside's Fox Performing Arts Center
MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL-THE SURVIVOR TOUR is a great deal of fun.
BWW Review: Desert Theatreworks Mounts a Brilliant, Must-See Production of DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE
Palm Desert's Desert Theatreworks has mounted a must-see production of Sarah Ruhl's edgy, comedic, metaphysical play, DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE.
BWW Review: Candlelight's IN THE HEIGHTS Is a Winner
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony and Grammy Award-winning show In the Heights had a lot to shout about when it played Broadway in 2008.
BWW Review: GOD'S MAN IN TEXAS Charismatically Commands Your Presence and You Must Go
In GOD'S MAN IN TEXAS, multi-hyphenate David Rambo has written a very smart and involving script on the inner workings of a successful Baptist church empire.
BWW Reviews: Witty NO HOMO Provides a Thoroughly Entertaining Tale of a Misconceived Bromance
In NO HOMO, playwright Brandon Baruch has written a very funny, smart and realistic script on the perceived misconceptions of Ash and Luke's relationship.
BWW Reviews: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is a Beautiful Production, Well Worth the Trip from the Coachella Valley and Inland Empire
The new touring production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, currently playing at the Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa, is a must-see.
BWW Reviews: CITIZEN: AN AMERICAN LYRIC Lyrically Teaches Racism 101
If, for some inexplicable reason one didn't know, the world premiere of Citizen: An American Lyric will make it a point to educate you that racism exists.
BWW Reviews: Slater, Ferguson, Robinson, and Co. Bring Hilarity to SPAMALOT at the Hollywood Bowl
Definitely one of this current millennium's funniest stage shows, the world-famous Hollywood Bowl certainly chose wisely in its decision to stage the hit musical comedy Monty Python's SPAMALOT as this year's all-star annual summer stage musical spectacular, which was welcomed with plenty of sustaine
BWW Reviews: A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN is a Night to Remember
Baby boomers don't normally show their approval at the theater by leaping to their feet and giving standing ovations during a performance… unless they happen to be seeing A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Pasadena Playhouse.
BWW Reviews: Brilliant BENT Revival at Taper
When Bent first premiered in 1979 its persecution of gays in Nazi Germany was a real eye opener.
BWW Reviews: New Compact HAIRSPRAY A Rousing Winner at OC's Chance Theater
Bravo to Chance Theater for taking on this mainstream hit and making it actually feel like a fresh, awesome little indie.
BWW Reviews: 3DT's Eye-Popping TARZAN Musical Swings into the OC Jungle
OC's award-winning regional theater company 3-D Theatricals' latest effort is a remarkably admirable, visually-stunning iteration of Disney's TARZAN® THE MUSICAL that defiantly dazzles and entertains despite the inherent, unavoidable shortcomings of its licensed source material (a problematic book
BWW Reviews: Musical Theatre West Revisits the Glorious Feeling of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
As the cliche goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
BWW Reviews: The Touring Company of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Raises $10,000 for BC/EFA and The Actors Fund with its Magnificent Cabaret in LA.
The touring company of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA performed a magnificent self-produced cabaret titled OSCAR UNMASKED, consisting of performances from Oscar winning songs and scores.
BWW Reviews: Shakespeare Orange County Offers a Multicultural ROMEO & JULIET
As an attempt to increase its cultural relevance, involve the community, and expand its audience base, Shakespeare Orange County's ROMEO & JULIET is an admirable venture.
BWW Reviews: 3-D Theatricals' TARZAN THE MUSICAL is a Swinging Success
TARZAN THE MUSICAL is the latest winner in a string of ambitious musicals by the Dawson producing team at 3-D Theatricals (Gretchen, Daniel, Jeannette and T.
BWW Reviews: JOSEPH Rocks Candlelight Pavilion
Considered Andrew Lloyd Webber's first official musical in the late 60s, in spite of the fact that it really took off after Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has within itself a miraculous power to entertain and inspire.
BWW Review: LEGALLY BLONDE Offers a Frolicking Good Time for Everyone!
I have to admit I had never seen the 2001 MGM movie, Legally Blonde before seeing LEGALLY BLONDE The Musical at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica.
BWW Reviews: A Classy SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at MTW
To those newer generation theatre and movie fans who do not remember 1952's blockbuster hit film Singin' in the Rain, directors Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, screenwriters Betty Comden and Adolph Green and costars Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds all contributed to making it the smash tha
BWW Reviews: Deliriously Funny ADAM & EVE AND STEVE Comes to NoHo
Adam & Eve and Steve/written by Chandler Warren/musical composer: Wayne Moore/directed by Ronnie MarmoTheatre 68 at/NoHo Arts Center/through August 30 A humorous take on the biblical version of creation as told through the rantings of dueling Beelzebug and God is the award-winning world premier
BWW Reviews: SHIV Nearly Transports You to Other Worlds
The west coast premiere of Aditi Brennan Kapil's Shiv receives a simply gorgeous mounting at the Theatre @ Boston Court.
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All Things Equal: The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Plaza Theatre (3/30-3/30) |
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Mama''s Boy Starring Gregg Glaviano Plaza Theatre (9/26-9/26) |
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Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene (the Original Audrey) The Plaza Theatre (1/27-1/27) |
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Cirque Ma'Ceo LIVE in Del Mar Oct 30 - Nov 22, 2026 Del Mar Horsepark (10/30-11/22) |
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The Book of Merman The Prism Theater (6/12-7/26) |
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Fool For Love The Palms Restaurant (8/08-8/16) PHOTOS |
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Swan Lake by International Ballet Stars in Visalia, CA Visalia Fox Theatre (4/23-4/23) |
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John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour Palm Springs Cultural Center (11/07-11/07) |
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Making Porn - A Comedy (June 25-August 2) Prism Theater (6/25-8/02) |
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Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene (the Original Audrey) Fox Performing Arts Center (8/14-8/14) |