BWW Review: CRIERS FOR HIRE Deliver Much Laughter & Tears
by Gil Kaan
- Feb 18, 2016
The East West Players' latest, the world premiere of Giovanni Ortega's CRIERS FOR HIRE, most entertainingly introduces a wonderful injection of Filipino culture in early 1990's Los Angeles via a fusion of laugh-inducing situations and tear-duct-emptying relationships. Jon Lawrence Rivera quite ably directs his talented ensemble in Ortega's depiction of a group of professional funeral criers.
East West Players to Stage World Premiere of CRIERS FOR HIRE
by Tyler Peterson
- Dec 18, 2015
East West Players (EWP), the nation's longest-running professional theatre of color in the country and the largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work, continues its 50th Anniversary Season, Golden, with the world premiere production of "Criers for Hire," by playwright Giovanni Ortega and directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera.
2012 BWW Los Angeles Awards Winners Announced - Pantages, Candlelight on Top!
by BWW Special Coverage
- Jan 11, 2013
Votes are cast, polls are closed, and results have been tabulated! This was our BIGGEST year yet! After a record number of voters in over 30 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is VERY excited to announce the 2012 Los Angeles Winners! Thanks to all who voted and HUGE congrats to all the winners!
