Laguna Playhouse is presenting Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years) and Wendie Malick (Just Shoot Me) in the Southern California premiere of Sitting and Talking, which was created and written speci…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:28PMWoolly Mammoth and A.C.T. have begun work on an original film of The Bushwick Starr’s acclaimed production of Animal Wisdom, created by and starring Heather Christian. Currently being fi…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:00PMCORONADO PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS HARLEM DUET Coronado Playhouse: A San Diego tradition for 75 years, is presenting Harlem Duet, the critically acclaimed play by Djanet Sears, streaming on-demand …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:16PMFORGET YOUR TROUBLES WITH THE TROUBIES The holiday season simply wouldn’t be the same without the Troubies so they’re bringing you an experience second only to being tightly packed in a …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:41PMHE’S GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING Last year, I saw an incredible theatrical production—a puppet show no less—that will stick with me for the rest of my life. Written, produced, designed, …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:30PMBEYOND SAVING The title of the Loft Ensemble’s world premiere presentation asks the question, Will You Save Them? Unfortunately the answer is, “I can’t.” While the production is not …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:08PMHARD DRIVING COCK GOES DEEP Love may be “a many-splendored thing” but as Pat Benatar sang it’s also a “battlefield.” In Mike Barlett’s Cock, making its Los Angeles premiere at Ro…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:50PMSHINING NEW LUMIERE ON A FABLED CLASSIC Gaston Leroux’s novel The Phantom of the Opera created a sensation when it was first unveiled as a serialization in the French newspaper Le Gaulois …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:17PMMORE MEAT If you are one of the many theatergoers who caught Pacific Resident Theatre’s production of Out There on Fried Meat Ridge Road (and possibly the special Christmas follow-up) duri…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:47PMA BLAZING-HOT PRODUCTION As Los Angeles heats up to scorching temperatures this week, there is a cool, refreshing theatrical breeze blowing down the pike. It may be wise to avoid the 110-in-…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:04PMTHE GHOST OF GERSHWIN: SONGS 10, BOOK 3 There is a lot to sing about in the Group Rep’s season closer The Ghost of Gershwin. It contains a bevy of freshly penned ditties by Wayland Pickard…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:40PMALL THAT CHAZZ After nearly a 25-year absence, actor Chazz Palminteri returns to the Los Angeles stage in the world premiere of Unorganized Crime, currently shooting up the joint at the Elep…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:38PMINDELICATE AND OUT OF BALANCE When Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance won the Pulitzer Prize in 1967 it was no doubt a theatrical revelation. Although it didn’t pack the emotional wallop …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:57AMA TOOTHLESS LION James Goldman’s The Lion in Winter is a brilliant study in castle intrigue laced with deceit and deception, alliances and allegiances, backstabbing and double dealing. The…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:36AMIS THERE A DIRECTOR IN THE HOUSE? There is nothing inherently humdrum about the Geffen Playhouse’s production of Ruth Draper’s Monologues but there is nothing particularly exhilarating a…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:21PMTENOR EVENTUALLY SINGS BUT NEEDS MORE NOTES Farce is difficult. You need to get your audience to suspend disbelief as mischief, mayhem and lots of slamming doors abound, and a series of unli…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:45PMDEMOLITION DERBY Sometimes at the end of a play such as The Lieutenant of Inishmore and Killer Joe, I gaze upon the total destruction of the set and think, “I’m glad I don’t have to cl…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:53PMSLOWGIRL SIMMERS In cooking it is often necessary to heat a mixture slowly bringing it to a simmer and keeping it just below the boiling point, allowing all its savory sweetness to surface. …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:46PMNOTSOGUD Everything you need to know about Ruskin Group Theatre’s current world premiere production is revealed in the title: TALHOTBLOND: everybody lies online. If you are at all tech sav…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:30PMA SHORT TAKE ON A LONG TRIP Sometimes critics get caught up in their own words and feel the need to expand upon their self-important ramblings beyond all reason. They spew forth with so mu…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:57AMLOST AT SEA To culminate a year-long centennial celebration of British composer Benjamin Britten, L.A. Opera revisits the acclaimed Francesca Zambello production of his 1951 seafaring opera …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:03PMFIVE-ALARM ACTING SETS THE STAGE ABLAZE IN FIREMEN After sixteen years of a nomadic existence, Echo Theater Company has finally found a permanent home at the Atwater Village Theater. If thei…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:59AMNO NEED TO HOP ON OVER TO THE FALCON There’s an old European superstition: In order to ward off evil spirits and bad luck the first words you utter on the first day of every month must be …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:49PMA SWELL WHODUNNIT CREATES ANOTHER MYSTERY: WHY THIS ACTRESS? Part Rear Window, part Gaslight, Night Watch is currently dialing up the suspense at Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills. Lucille Fletc…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:23PMSHANGHAIED A musical featuring three performers and 5,000 years of Chinese history in just 90 minutes sure sounded promising, but the production of China: The Whole Enchilada currently servi…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:21PMEXPECT THE UNEXPECTED For over half a century, Rachel Rosenthal has been surprising audiences with her unique take on the theatrical experience. A master of performance art, she was recently…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:02PMSTRINGS ATTACHED A worldwide pandemic has already claimed the lives of hundreds of millions of humans and the apocalypse is near. An intriguing plot line to be sure but hardly one you woul…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:57PMFEAR THE HYPHENATE If a person is lucky enough, they will discover their passion in life and be able to fine tune and truly excel at that skill. Others flounder about, trying a bit if this a…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:24PMA SWING AND A MISS Theater, like baseball, is a team sport. To reign triumphant and put a tick in the “W” box, all the players must be at the top of their game. When everyone hits a home…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:21PMDREADFUL AT ANY PRICE Back in the1800s, the Industrial revolution was in full swing in merry ole England. The working class was becoming more educated and printing was becoming more affordab…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:00PMROLE REVERSAL For its inaugural production at its new temporary home in Atwater Village, the Celebration Theatre has mounted The Homosexuals (pun intended). As one might glean from the title…
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