Thursday, August 22, 2013
LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN (CHALK REP): 100% – SWEET SWEET Such care was taken to ensure that each actor stood out, not only in performance, but in costume as well, and this was an integral p…
SOURCE: Footlights at 04:00PMSHREK THE MUSICAL (3D THEATRICALS): 100% – SWEET SWEET 3-D Theatricals follows its phenomenal revival of Jason Robert Brown’s deep, dark, fact-based Parade with its polar opposite, the b…
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:58PMREBECCA’S GAMBLE: 100% – SWEET SWEET The compelling thing about this thoughtfully written script is that it explores in detail some topical scientific, ethical and legal subjects that ar…
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:56PMWRAP YOUR HEART AROUND IT: 100% – SWEET SWEET Michael Kearns’ direction and Paul Carrol Binkley’s musical direction are good, but it’s Rink who transforms the show into a true wonder…
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:53PMSUBURBAN SHOWGIRL (NOHO ARTS CENTER): 90% – SWEET SWEET She is truly a standout performer, perfectly conveying the trials and tribulations of love, loss, longing for the perfect, if even p…
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:50PMTuesday, August 20, 2013
Impro Theatre will be kicking off the Falcon Theatre 2013-2014 Season with their unique Twilight Zone UnScripted! Impro creates completely improvised, full-length plays in the styles of the …
SOURCE: Footlights at 04:31PMFriday, August 16, 2013
The World Premiere of the hilarious comedy by Samuel Brett Williams opens at the Lillian Theatre July 19th. http://elephanttheatre.org/
SOURCE: Footlights at 01:49PMTuesday, August 13, 2013
Getting Real I never fail to be excited about going to see a show. It doesn’t matter if I know the play, or if it’s a piece that’s brand new to me. My guess is that it’s my anticipat…
SOURCE: Footlights at 07:09PMDakin Matthews Dakin Matthews deeply understands the actor, although his journey has been anything but traditional. “I never intended on being an actor. I fell into it by way of teachi…
SOURCE: Footlights at 07:04PMSaturday, August 10, 2013
Every summer, like a relative with too much luggage, it arrives on our doorstep: the New York International Fringe Festival, the ungainly cousin to the Edinburgh original. By the time Fringe…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 01:12AMWednesday, July 31, 2013
Unbound Productions Co-Artistic Director Jeff G. Rack tells us about his vision for the staging of “The Tell-Tale Heart,” adapted by Paul Millet from the original story by Edgar …
SOURCE: Footlights at 06:41PMTuesday, July 30, 2013
REVELATION: 90% – SWEET SWEET It’s all errant nonsense, of course, but there’s a Science Fiction component to all Religion, so why not on stage? And at 85 minutes on that large lovely …
SOURCE: Footlights at 04:14PMWHORE’S BATH: 100% – SWEET SWEET This cast revealed some powerful acting chops and made Whore’s Bath as fascinating, revolting and beautiful as the best of our sweetest nightmares. Imp…
SOURCE: Footlights at 04:00PMEL GRANDE DE COCA-COLA (RUSKIN GROUP): 94% – SWEET SWEET This tireless cast of five performs every act to the hilt with quick changes and accents and seldom is heard a true English word an…
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:56PMThursday, July 25, 2013
http://hbowl.com/Chicago – The Hollywood Bowl’s annual staged musical that one-of-a-kind, brilliantly sexy tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz – that’s right, …
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:25PMTHE ROYAL FAMILY (THEATRICUM BOTANICUM): 95% – SWEET SWEET Well directed by Susan Angelo, this enduring production will keep you laughing and the beautiful setting will lull you into f…
SOURCE: Footlights at 02:59PMSTEEL MAGNOLIAS (LITTLE FISH THEATRE): 100% – SWEET SWEET Although the main storyline involves Shelby, her mother, and Shelby’s medical battles, the underlying group-friendship among…
SOURCE: Footlights at 02:18PMTHE BABY: 100% – SWEET SWEET No one would call this cheeseball material anything more than trivial, but Spurgeon’s often hilarious production boasts crisp comic timing and a delicious ca…
SOURCE: Footlights at 02:10PMTuesday, July 23, 2013
The mayor of New Orleans proposed celebrating Hurricane Katrina’s first anniversary with a fireworks display and comedy hour which were canceled due to public outrage. Could he have meant …
SOURCE: Footlights at 04:50PMSWEET KARMA: 94% – SWEET SWEET This is a beautifully written play about an interesting subject, social injustice and an interesting yet flawed human being. Robert Machray – Stagehappenin…
SOURCE: Footlights at 02:12PMTuesday, July 16, 2013
REVOLVER: 92% – SWEET SWEET The always-consistent Celebration Theatre successfully mounts the world premiere of Chris Phillips’ “revolver,” a stunning collection of intense vignettes…
SOURCE: Footlights at 04:27PMMonday, July 15, 2013
Minerva, the Roman goddess and queen of the muses, inspires songwriters and lyrics to write songs that help America evolve into a great country. This live musical pays homages to the creat…
SOURCE: Footlights at 06:44PMOne Night in Miami, at the Rogue Machine is a certified hit, the show has been extended through August 18.
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:42PMWednesday, July 10, 2013
Get a sneak peak of DOMA Theatre Company’s production of NINE the Musical, one of Los Angeles’s most anticipated musical events of the summer. Show opens Friday July 12th and run…
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:23PMMonday, July 8, 2013
In the final episode of FringeTV’s coverage of the 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival, we see what actually happens on Strike Day, Pam tries to wake up James, we eat at the Munchie Machine…
SOURCE: Footlights at 04:00PMFriday, June 28, 2013
June 24, 2013, can be marked as a sad day for Los Angeles. The Reprise Theatre Company shuttered their doors and have left the building. In their sixteen year stint at locally producing Musi…
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:36PMThursday, June 27, 2013
Producers League When I first came to Los Angeles, the Equity-Waiver plan was just being put in place. If you aren’t familiar with the history, it allowed for professional actors, those be…
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:52PMDefining the Temples There is an interesting correlation reflecting the inverse health of the economy and the health of the intimate theatre community in Los Angeles. Mass media is all abuzz…
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:29PMTuesday, June 25, 2013
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) (SANTA MONICA REP): 90% – SWEET SWEET You’ll have to see it to appreciate how they do it at breakneck speed. It’s the answer to…
SOURCE: Footlights at 05:07PMWE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT…: 90% – SWEET SWEET If you revel in fine actors’ pushing the envelope of what performance can do, or have an interest in investigating important historical expe…
SOURCE: Footlights at 05:03PMONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…: 100% – SWEET SWEET Nonetheless, the vivid humor, ironic reversals and the larger implications hold us, right through to the bittersweet fade-out. Director Ca…
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