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Friday, August 15, 2014

From Pitch to Production: “The Max Factor Factor” Musical by Sheana Ochoa

A new musical comedy has come to town. The Max Factor Factor written by Adrian Bewley (Book), Joe Blodgett (Music), and Chana Wise (Lyrics) opened on August 1st at the Noho Arts Center. Set…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:52PM

Saturday, June 28, 2014

The Collaboration of Theatrical Soul Mates: Directing “The Fantasticks” at the Hollywood Fringe Festival by Sheana Ochoa

What could be fringier than reviving a 1959 Broadway fringe musical? One that claims nothing less than being the world’s longest-running musical? And who else to assume such an ambitio…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:14PM

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Untangling Prejudice in Steve Julian’s “Ribbon of Life” by Sheana Ochoa

“Ribbon of Life,” the new play by Steve Julian, has my favorite themes at its core: tolerance and family. One of the principals, Savannah surprises her family on her twenty-fifth birthda…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 08:06PM

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Gregory Crafts’ “Friends Like These” and America’s School Shootings Epidemic by Sheana Ochoa

The school shooting this week at Reynold’s High School in Oregon is the 74th shooting since Newtown. (See full list here) In the following interview with playwright Gregory Crafts,we d…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:31PM

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Throwback Fringe Comedy: Relive the Torture of Childhood in “Germaine” by Sheana Ochoa

One look at the picture above and I could identify with the family camaraderie and undoubtedly fertile soil for story that family provides. When I discovered the show was a comedy based on w…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:16PM

Saturday, June 7, 2014

You Have Problems: Fringe Veteran Aaron Kozak Has the Play for You by Sheana Ochoa

From his adolescence writing “demented short plays” to his latest fringe show “Short Plays for All Your Problems,” Fringe veteran Aaron Kozak shares his latest show’s origi…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:03PM

Sunday, June 1, 2014

The Gaiety of “Super Gay Asian Cabaret”: Q&A with Broadway Players at the Fringe by Sheana Ochoa

There’s nothing better than being entertained and enlightened, especially when you don’t realize the latter, which is what I suspect Kevin Yee and J.Elaine’s “Super G…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 09:24PM

Monday, May 26, 2014

“Hit” Tackles Ambitious LA-Themed Issues: A Q & A with Director Laurel Ollstein by Sheana Ochoa

Entering its last week, Angelinos can still catch Alice Tuan’s world premiere “Hit,” a play set in Los Angeles that the LA Weekly calls “consistently compellin…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:59PM

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The Upright Citizen’s Brigade’s Own Carmen Angelica Performs Her Solo Show for Hollywood Fringe by Sheana Ochoa

I’m thrilled to inaugurate a Q&A series for the Hollywood Fringe Festival with writer-performer Carmen Angelica whose show “Who Am I and What the Hell Am I Doing?” sold out seats a…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:41PM

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