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Monday, June 9, 2014

Gender Bending The Importance of Being Earnest in the Hollywood Fringe Festival by Rob Stevens

Queer Classics changes the gender of Oscar Wilde's Cecily and Gwendolen and presents a speed reading version of the classic comedy in 90 laugh filled minutes.

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 12:19PM
Monday, June 2, 2014

Kritzerland at Sterling's salutes the lyrics of Dorothy Fields. by Rob Stevens

Musical theatre vets Cynthia Ferrer, Kim Huber, Kerry O'Malley and Robert Yacko are among those singing the songs of Fields.

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 09:15PM
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Los Angeles Regional Premiere of Les Miserables in La Mirada is a winner. by Rob Stevens

James Barbour and Randall Dodge head the cast of a gloriously sung production.

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 06:54PM
Thursday, May 29, 2014

James Barbour — Musical Theatre’s Go-To Man for Literary Characters by Rob Stevens

  James Barbour made his Broadway debut in 1993 in the ensemble of Cyrano—The Musical. He then replaced Michael Hayden in the revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel which w…

SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 11:14PM
Thursday, May 22, 2014

Li'l Abner gets new life at L.A. City College by Rob Stevens

The laughs were loud and the singing was great in the Bruce Kimmel directed musical. Evan Harris, Maddison Claire Parks and John Massey were perfection as Abner, Daisy Mae and Marryin' Sam.

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 04:43PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

110 in the Shade provides some cool relief for the hot spell blanketing Los Angeles. by Rob Stevens

The lightning rod chemistry between the dynamic duo of Treva Tegtmeier and Skylar Adams bring heat to this rarely performed musical.

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 01:02AM

Moliere's Tartuffe is the final production of South Coast Repertory's 50th season. by Rob Stevens

Dominique Serrand's heavy handed direction leaches the laughs out of this classic French farce.

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 12:50AM
Sunday, May 11, 2014

The Australian Theatre Company makes its Los Angeles debut with Holding the Man. by Rob Stevens

The young gay love/AIDS play doesn't seem to add much to the theatrical canon of AIDS plays except the accents.

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 06:36PM
Friday, May 9, 2014

Not Man Apart presents Ellen McLaughlin's Ajax in Iraq in Santa Monica. by Rob Stevens

McLaughlin is successful in drawing parallels between the Trojan War and the Invasion of Iraq in 2003 but her comparison of Greek warrior Ajax's downfall to the sexual harassment of women in…

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 07:18PM
Monday, May 5, 2014

Kritzerland at Sterllings Upstairs at the Federal salutes Cole Porter by Rob Stevens

A talented cast of singers brought the songs of the prolific composer to life in At Long Last, Cole Porter.

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 11:26PM

Leslie Caron and David Engel make a perfect pair in Laguna Beach. by Rob Stevens

Leslie Caron and David Engel are the dynamic duo that make Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks one of the year's special treasures.

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 11:23PM
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Neil LaBute's Fat Pig revived on Hudson Theatre's Mainstage by Rob Stevens

A full bodied woman meets a lean young stud. Is it love at first bite? Can their relationship survive the peer pressure from the beautiful people he works with? Astute writing and fine actin…

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 01:07PM
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Athletic cast for CATS in La Mirada by Rob Stevens

The La Mirada Theatre has assembled a cast of triple threats for their production of CATS. They sing, they dance, they purr.

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 02:23PM
Sunday, April 20, 2014

The Original London Cast Album of Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley’s “THE GOOD OLD BAD OLD DAYS!” – An Interesting Oddity. by Rob Stevens

In 1961 Stop the World, I Want to Get Off took London theatre by storm. The show, starring and directed by Anthony Newley, who also co-wrote the show with Leslie Bricusse, was a landmark ach…

SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 08:22PM
Friday, April 18, 2014

Caroline Aaron: Don’t come in on a horse, just come in. by Rob Stevens

Caroline Aaron made her Broadway debut in 1982 in Come Back To the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. She made her big screen debut in the film version later the same year. Since then she …

SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 01:00AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

'S WONDERFUL Five new mini Gershwin musicals by Rob Stevens

Musical Theatre West in Long Beach is presenting Ray Roderick's new Gershwin musical with five talented performers and a great on stage band.

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 08:27PM
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

These Foolish April Things starts the month off with lots of laughs. by Rob Stevens

Bruce Kimmel packed a lot of laughs and a lot of singing talent into the latest Kritzerland at Sterlings.

SOURCE: Stagehappenings at 07:04PM
Monday, April 7, 2014

Ray Roderick and Wayland Pickard: Creating Two New Gershwin Musicals by Rob Stevens

             In the next few weeks, the Los Angeles theatre scene will see two new Gershwin musicals. More than 75 years after his death, George Gershwin seems to still be pumping…

SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 01:38AM
Thursday, April 3, 2014

A psychiatrist writes a play about a psychiatric milestone. by Rob Stevens

Dr. John E. Fryer shocked the psychiatric world when he announced, as Doctor Anonymous, that he was a psychiatrist and a homosexual in 1972.

SOURCE: Stagehappenings at 11:49AM

Audience joins the cast of FLOYD COLLINS on the stage in La Mirada. by Rob Stevens

Heartbreaking and heart-lifting, FLOYD COLLINS tells the tale of the first media event tragedy of a man trapped in a cave.

SOURCE: Stagehappenings at 11:44AM
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Bruce Davison and Sharon Lawrence tackle Noël Coward together for the first time. by Rob Stevens

Bruce Davison and Sharon Lawrence are best known for their film and TV roles. Davison made his film debut in 1969 in “Last Summer,” played the lead role in the cult film “Willard,” r…

SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 11:02PM
Friday, March 7, 2014

Kritzerland salutes the shows produced and/or directed by Harold Prince by Rob Stevens

Bruce Kimmel and his Kritzerland cabaret at Sterling's at The Federal gathered a talented cast to explore songs from the 21-time Tony Award winning producer/director Harold Prince.

SOURCE: Stagehappenings at 01:15PM
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Stephanie Zimbalist in Sex & Education at The Colony in Burbank by Rob Stevens

Stephanie Zimbalist plays a teacher who spends the final hours of her career trying to reach a jock in detention.

SOURCE: Stagehappenings at 11:55AM
Friday, February 21, 2014

Anaheim's Chance Theatre presents the West Coast Premiere of Lysistrata Jones by Rob Stevens

There is a lot of energy on view as the battle of the sexes rages on and off the basketball court.

SOURCE: Stagehappenings at 07:28AM
Saturday, February 15, 2014

Stellar voices bring Death Takes A Holiday to Life by Rob Stevens

Musical Theatre Guild presented the Los Angeles Premiere to a sold out audience on February 9.

SOURCE: Stagehappenings at 10:54AM
Sunday, February 9, 2014

Light in the Piazza shines brightly at SCR by Rob Stevens

South Coast Repertory's production is well cast and beautifully staged in an intimate and touching revival of the six-time Tony Award winner.

SOURCE: Stagehappenings at 11:49AM
Friday, September 21, 2012

Reviews: Allegiance by Rob Stevens

During World War II, 120,000 Japanese Americans were forced to leave their homes in California, Washington and Oregon and enter internment camps. It's a heady subject for a musical, and one …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:41AM
Friday, May 18, 2012

Review: Nobody Loves You by Rob Stevens

This new musical spoof of reality television doesn't truly succeed.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Monday, May 14, 2012

Review: Hands on a Hardbody by Rob Stevens

This new musical at the La Jolla Playhouse, based on the documentary about an unusual Texas contest to win a truck, could easily end up on Broadway.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Monday, March 12, 2012

Review: A Room With a View by Rob Stevens

This new musical based on E.M. Forster's novel boasts an excellent cast and first-rate production, but doesn't live up to the book or the 1985 film adaptation.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:55AM
Friday, December 9, 2011

Review: Some Lovers by Rob Stevens

Burt Bachrach's promising new musical, based on The Gift of the Magi, premieres at the Old Globe.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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