Kimberly Jurgen

I had the following to say about playwright Joshua Harmon' s play Bad Jews: 'Excessively harsh reality is at the core of most contemporary dramedies. A character cannot be rude or abrasive enough to arouse a viewer's attention or glean laughs. It's particularly characteristic of the irritating females who talk too fast, too loud and scream their shrewish lungs out. It makes me happy that I live alone; and yes, I do care and respect others and their feelings; but, being pleasant nowadays is considered boring and in drama, it will never win awards, so on with the show. ' Harmon's current play Skintight is receiving its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse and star Idina Menzel's character Jodi is another shrewish female, selfish and most definitely in need of a lesson or two about how to treat others. The play has already been extended through October 12. It boasts a dynamic six person cast and is worth your time.

One thing is perfectly clear. Jane Wagner's perspective of the 80s, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe is a brilliant piece of writing. When Lily Tomlin performed it in the 80s (the film version was released in 1991) as a one-woman play, portraying all twelve characters, the charm of the play was watching Tomlin's ingenious skill. She flawlessly slipped in and out of all the characters, female and male, without changing makeup, hair or clothes. It was a phenomenal performance. Now thirty years later, Wagner and Tomlin have adapted the work for a cast of 12 actors under the direction of Ken Sawyer, which opened in October and has been extended until December 11 only at the LGBT Center on the Ed Gould Plaza at McCadden Place, Hollywood.

Darrell Scott, father of Rachel Scott one of the first victims of the 1999 massacre at Columbine High-school attended 'The Columbine Project' in Los Angeles on Saturday, calling it "Wonderful" and "Deeply Moving" Mr. Scott joined in a talk back with the cast and audience who also included American Idol Top 10 contestant Stefano Langoni

Darrell Scott, father of Rachel Scott one of the first victims of the 1999 massacre at Columbine High-school attended 'The Columbine Project' in Los Angeles on Saturday, calling it "Wonderful" and "Deeply Moving" Mr. Scott joined in a talk back with the cast and audience who also included American Idol Top 10 contestant Stefano Langoni