BWW Reviews: GRIGWARE Picks His Best in LA Theatre for 2014
The Best in LA Theatre for 2014 (alphabetical listings; Equity, Equity-waiver & Non-Equity productions are mixed) (artists performing outside LA may be included in performance categories)
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BWW Reviews: A Sweet Cocker Spaniel Angel Finds Courage in TWO WORLDS TOGETHER
In Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, an angel in training named Clarence comes back to earth to earn his wings by helping one man recognize his value in the world.
BWW Reviews: An Enjoyable, Albeit Flawed ELF: THE MUSICAL Plays Two Performances in Riverside
The 2014 Western tour of ELF: THE MUSICAL stopped for two performances at Riverside's Fox Performing Arts Center before leaving Southern California.
BWW Reviews: STRIKING 12 Takes You on a Unique and Entertaining Journey
Loud repetitious music usually is a turnoff to me, in spite of the fact that the rock and roll of the 60s and 70s constitutes a large part of my musical background.
BWW Reviews: ALMOST, MAINE - Almost Perfection!
In Almost, Maine, playwright John Cariani brilliantly weaves his witty words into his collection of nine stand-alone short scenes thread together by their home town and the various townsfolk name-dropped throughout.
BWW Reviews: LESLIE JORDAN: FRUIT FLY Soars into the Upper Altitudes of Laughter
A frequent Leslie Jordan collaborator, David Galligan directs this pint-sized dynamo in an 80-minute mostly funny, but sometimes poignantly heartfelt walk down the Jordan Family's memory lane.
BWW Reviews: OSF's Breathlessly Enchanting INTO THE WOODS at The Wallis
Prepare to be thoroughly enchanted by Oregon Shakespeare Festival's transfer of INTO THE WOODS newly arrived at the Wallis Center in Beverly Hills.
BWW Reviews: Candlelight Gifts IT'S CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY
Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre's annual Christmas show is an original with concept and script by artistic director John LaLonde incorporating well-known and lesser known holiday tunes and carols.
BWW Reviews: Chromolume PUTS IT TOGETHER
Ah, the art of making art! In an excellent adaptation of the 1999 Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Putting It Together, Chromolume Theatre steps up to bat with stellar direction from Cate Caplin and boasting a terrific cast through December 21 at their home the Attic Theatre in West LA.
BWW Reviews: Mark Taper Forum's WHAT THE BUTLER SAW
Joe Orton's insanely insane world in 1960s England is no better displayed than in his third and final play What the Butler Saw now onstage at the Mark Taper Forum through December 21.
BWW Reviews: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
Victor Hugo's monumental romantic/gothic novel of the mid 15th century The Hunchback of Notre Dame centers in, around and on top of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France.
BWW Reviews: SCROOGE IN ROUGE Generates Lots of Laughs at Rancho Mirage's Desert Rose Playhouse
The Desert Rose Playhouse, in Rancho Mirage California, is presenting a hilariously funny sendup of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SCROOGE IN ROUGE.
BWW Reviews: DIRTY Satisfyingly Delivers Its Money Shot
Slaughter House Theatre Company's West Coast premiere of Dirty wonderfully involves, intrigues, then incites indignation while always keeping its audience interested.
BWW Reviews: Chromolume Theatre Really Puts It Together in PUTTING IT TOGETHER
Chromolume Theatre succeeds in putting together a strong cast of five vocally gifted singers to harmoniously perform the collection of Stephen Sondheim songs strung together in the revue Putting It Together.
BWW Reviews: Shannon Holt - The Ideal Center of THE VORTEX
As the axis of this spinning vortex, Noel Coward's The Vortex, the talented Shannon Holt dominates as Florence.
BWW Reviews: TAKARAZUKA!!! - Another Fine Production for East West Players' Successful Resume!
Susan Soon He Stanton has woven insights to Japanese philosophy amidst sharp, witty lines in her two-hour, three-dimensional character-driven drama, directed by Leslie Ishii in a smooth, flowing pace.
BWW Reviews: Pantages Shows Off KINKY BOOTS
Following in the footsteps of La Cage Aux Folles, Billy Elliott and Priscilla Queen of the Desert, all foreign films turned into Broadway musicals, Kinky Boots, the 2013 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, brings its spirited message of 'Just Be Who You Wanna Be' to the Pantages in its West Coast premi
BWW Reviews: The Illyrian Players Take on OTHELLO
This isn't the first time the Illyrian Players have taken on Shakespeare.
BWW Reviews: THE PENIS CHRONICLES - 8 Monologues in Search of a Play
A troupe of 8 talented actors perform essentially 8 separate monologues during this 90-minute show, Tom Yewell's THE PENIS CHRONICLES
BWW Reviews: THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT - THE SMELL OF THE CROWD Provides Solid Showcase for Budding Star Medlock!
Greasepaint's best and most recognizable songs ('Who Can I Turn To?' 'The Joker') receive strong vocal performances, backed by fully-realized acting from the charismatic Alec Medlock
BWW Reviews: South Coast Rep Presents World Premiere of ZEALOT
In the world premiere production of playwright (and creator of NBC's Smash) Theresa Rebeck's ZEALOT---now performing at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa through November 16---Mecca, Saudi Arabia serves as the setting for a volatile tug-of-war that erupts at the start of the 'Hajj,' the holy city'
BWW Reviews: RE-ANIMATOR THE MUSICAL Develops a Cult Following at the Steve Allen Theater in Hollywood
Get ready all you "Rocky Horror" fans! There's a new show in town that is begging for you to join in the fun, just as long as you don't mind being splattered with blood, breaking pencils, or waving pompoms.
BWW Reviews: West Coast Premiere BIG FISH Reels Us In Big Time
Based on Daniel Wallace's 1998 novel and Tim Burton's 2003 film of the same name, Big Fish, with a few minor changes in plot, becomes quite an imaginative musical.
BWW Reviews: Whitmore Eclectic's Production of 'NIGHT, MOTHER Absolutely Stuns!
Everyone in the audience, including the men, ended up sobbing by the end of this, in real time, eavesdropping of a mother and daughter's last conversation, otherwise better known as Marsha Norman's Pulitzer Prize winning 'night, Mother.
BWW Reviews: Coeurage Theatre Gets Gutsy with CANNIBAL! The Musical
Long before Trey Parker and Matt Stone became famous and transformed the world of entertainment with their hit television series South Park and Broadway phenomenon The Book of Mormon, they were two unknown college student with big dreams.
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Mötley Crüe at Shoreline Amphitheatre Shoreline Amphitheatre (9/24-9/24) |
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5 Star Theatricals presents Les Miserables Fred Kavli Theatre- B of A Performing Arts Center,Thousand Oaks (10/09-10/18) |
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Beetlejuice JR Conejo Players Theatre (9/25-10/04) |
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C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters Bank of America Performing Arts Center (8/08-8/08) |
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GFour Productions presents Menopause the Musical® Fred Kavli Theatre- B of A Performing Arts Center,Thousand Oaks (9/30-9/30) |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame Conejo Players Theatre (11/06-11/29) |
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Fellowship for Performing Arts presents The Screwtape Letters Fred Kavli Theatre- B of A Performing Arts Center,Thousand Oaks (8/08-8/08) |
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5 Star Theatricals presents The Wizard of Oz Fred Kavli Theatre- B of A Performing Arts Center,Thousand Oaks (7/10-7/19) |
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Steel Magnolias Conejo Players Theatre (8/07-8/29) |
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An Evening with Mike Masse: Epic Acoustic Classic Rock - November 13 Janet and Ray Scherr Forum Theatre (11/13-11/13) |