Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Pauline Adamek, editor and head critic of ArtsBeatLA and critic for Stage Raw, recently published an open letter to Los Angeles Theater folk concerning the re-branding of our artistic commun…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:05PMMonday, December 1, 2014
Yes, it’s true, one of our favorite Los Angeles Theater companies, Lost Moon Radio, is heading to New York to take a big old giant bite outta that apple, but before they do, you can ca…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:03PMThursday, November 27, 2014
Enci and I would like to send out some big thanks to all you LemonHeads out there. Thanks for reading, thanks for engaging and thanks for being a part of Los Angeles Theater. Now go eat some…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:01PMWednesday, November 26, 2014
The latest podcast episode from the Bad Boys by the Bay known as Born Ready. Here’s the link for the show. And here’s the latest blurb: Welcome to episode 22! Our guests this wee…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:14PMWhat exactly am I talking about? The current production of Joe Orton’s seminal What the Butler Saw currently playing at the Mark Taper Forum. Anthony Byrnes at KCRW wants to know ̶…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:48PMTuesday, November 25, 2014
Thanks to Doug Cooney – one of the authors of the article – for sending this my way. It’s a pretty cool exploration at TYA Today on the subject of theater criticism and it…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:26PMMonday, November 24, 2014
It all seemed so exciting when we kinda sorta broke the news here at the Lemon (the first inkling actually appeared in the LA Weekly) back in October, that Punchdrunk was creating a ̶…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:18PM“This is my first time seeing theatre and I think I’m done.” Don’t let this happen to you. Or me. Please. Happy Monday, LemonHeads!
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:56PMFriday, November 21, 2014
And his subject matter? None other than the genius folk over at Impro Theatre. Me likey. Here’s Jason on the magic: Above all, Impro’s work has taught me to demand more from the thea…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:31PMTuesday, November 18, 2014
Dunno. And frankly, it was not on my radar, as I’m hardly a Los Angeles Arts Historian, but it sure as fuck was on Daniel Faigin’s radar and he was none too pleased by the snubbi…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:42PMHoward Seth Cohen of Thomas Hampton Reviews fame contacted me recently concerning a recent Chicago Tribune article. In the article Chris Jones discussed the minimum wage and how it affects o…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:05PMMonday, November 17, 2014
BITTER In spite of its focus on physical abnormalities, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a very pretty show. It sounds nice, and it’s pleasing to look at, but that’s about it. It d…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 08:22PMIf you feel so inclined, then go here and let the popularity party commence. No disrespect to the nominees of course – not their fault they were nominated – but I find these part…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:40PMAnother excellent guest contribution, this one is from Jeni Incontro on the as-yet-untapped opportunities of live-streaming live theater. There was an excellent article at the LA Weekly on…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:43PMFour Clowns and CSULB Theatre Arts Reimagine Audience Engagement Thru Social Media in Ubu The Sh*t By Sara Waugh LA-based touring clown troupe Four Clowns, in collaboration with the CSULB T…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:16PMJohn Flynn, Artistic Director of Rogue Machine, asked if he might step up to the Bitter Lemons podium and offer some of his own thoughts on the 99 Seat Debate. We said it would be our privil…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:50PMThursday, November 13, 2014
This from Thomas Powers in the London Review of Books (yes, a critic) on the method of a man who is arguably the greatest American playwright ever: “Properly fortified he faced the page. H…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 08:59PMAnthony Byrnes thinks so. This, from his somewhat disorienting diatribe this week at KCRW: So what can LA theaters and audiences learn from the rise of the imports and the slow transformatio…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 08:47PMWednesday, November 12, 2014
The Bad Boys from the Bay are back. Here’s their latest episode, with blurb below. You can go here to download the podcast. Enjoy! It’s our 20th episode! And for this milestone we …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:37PMMonday, November 10, 2014
Some pleasantries from the last couple weeks that you might want to catch, or not… Arguendo: This baby just had a very short run at REDCAT and is now closed. But as usual those folks f…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 09:04PMA little selfless self promotion on a Monday (hey what’s a blog for if not to…): my play THE FOURTH ESTATE – which has had readings at Rogue Machine and the Road Theatre &#…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:14PMFirst of all, Happy Veterans Day (it’s tomorrow) to all those who are still here and especially those who aren’t. Like my father, Major General John Henderson Mitchell. I am most…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:18PMSunday, November 9, 2014
Bob Verini blowing the trumpet for the new wave of immersive theater here in LA. Watch out! It’s a-comin’… WICKED LIT 2014 Bob Verini – ArtsInLA Immersive, site-spec…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:00AMTuesday, November 4, 2014
Yup. The Boys by the Bay decided to completely trash their reputation and put me on their latest show. Plus some other meaningless stuff… Here’s the blurb on the show below and y…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:02PMMonday, November 3, 2014
That’s right, once again swiping from BigCheap Theatre. This from Carey Dunn with a unique take on the whole 99 Seat Plan/LA Theater debate: I believe Charles Shaw wine is not good. I…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:37PMCongrats to all the players – er – winners. Intimately yours (or largely), Colin (presented). 2014 OVATION AWARD WINNERS Best Season: Fountain Theatre Outstanding Play (Large The…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:28PMSunday, November 2, 2014
The lone wolf in the wilderness on this one. Tony the Frank. And his bile is well deserved. Brutal honesty in all its glory. A OR B? Tony Frankel – Stage and Cinema SLIDING BORES A or …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 11:00AMJoel Beers once again gets some love this week – dude is on fire – but with a tweak. What you see next are two reviews by Joel of the same play, “Zealot,” currently …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:00AMSaturday, November 1, 2014
“Note regarding talk of the 99-Seat Plan improvements, this production employs 19 actors. Four are in the actors/stage manager’s union, Equity. These are the very actors who prop up …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:00AMTim Cummings and Jenny O’Hara. Two of my favorite people and a couple of my favorite Los Angeles actors for so many reasons. I am madly in love with this shot. It somehow sums up LA Th…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:24AMFriday, October 31, 2014
This is a big deal. I’m basically a hibernating member of EST/’LA, been associated with them since back in the early 90′s in NYC and here in LA since the late 90′s, a…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 11:14PM 
