Friday, March 14, 2025
WIT, WONDER AND WILD CHIMPS Embarking on a theatrical safari at the Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST), I stumbled upon a wildly witty gem tonight that rivals the most exhilarating of jungle adve…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:22PMSaturday, March 8, 2025
A MENAGERIE GONE MAD–IN THE BEST WAY Boston Court has never been a company to play it safe, and John Anthony Loffredo‘s world premiere of Frou-Frou: A Menagerie of Sorts is no exception.…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 12:37PMOPEN FIST’S BAT BOY SINKS ITS TEETH IN — AND DOESN’T LET GO Bat Boy: The Musical has returned to Los Angeles with a vengeance. This outrageous comedy/horror Off-Broadway musical, whic…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 12:37PMMonday, March 3, 2025
The Nocturne Theatre’s West Side Story proves that “professional community theatre” can still hit you in the gut like a Broadway-caliber production. With a book by Arthur Laurents, mus…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 11:03AMSunday, March 2, 2025
THE MUSICAL FINN SWIMS TO TOWN HALL AFTER A STORMY SEA OF KENNEDY CENTER PIRATES TOSSED IT OVERBOARD The show they tried to sink is coming back stronger than ever. Finn, the vibrant family m…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:21PMI COULD’VE LOVED YOU BECAUSE Chromolume Theatre’s production of I Love You Because at the Zephyr Theatre tries to charm, but struggles under the weight of a broad acting style and a perp…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:21PMThursday, February 27, 2025
RUMINATING ON RUMINANTS As a way to heal from recent tragedies, Alice (Erin Pineda), a big-city photographer, visits June (Virginia Newcomb), a reclusive artist on a small farm in Alabaster,…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:19AMWednesday, February 26, 2025
GET READY TO ENBOY YOURSELF Jersey Boys has been around long enough that you might assume it’s just another jukebox musical, cranking out hits for an easy nostalgia trip. But that’s neve…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:11PMTHE SHOW WITH A BEAT TO A PULP INT. CINEVITA – NIGHT You walk in, and boom! You’re hit with this electric vibe, like stepping into a Tarantino flick—one minute, you’re feeling cool, …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 12:38PMWHAT PRODUCTION, FRIENDS, IS THIS? After a ship wreck, Viola and her twin, Sebastian, land on different shores, each fearing the other has perished (consider them separated at surf). And by …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 07:59AMFURFECT Peter Pan never grew up. Likewise Alice in Wonderland, the Hardy Boys, Freddy the Pig, Nancy Drew, or Huck Finn. It’s a pity that people do: Why must grown-ups leave behind innocen…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 05:05AMSunday, February 23, 2025
WHAT A RELIEF: OKLAHOMA! IS OK WITH VOPA The real stars of Oklahoma!, presented for two weekends only by Valley Opera and Performing Arts (VOPA) at the El Portal Theatre, are—no surprise�…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:37AMThursday, February 20, 2025
ONE COULD GO ON AND ON, EVEN THOUGH IT’S A LITTLE OFF Ah, Noises Off, the ever-reliable theatrical farce that’s been delighting us for decades with its impeccable timing, pratfalls, and,…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 01:12PMSunday, February 16, 2025
SONDHEIM MERRILY ROLLS ALONG, BUT OLD FRIENDS DOESN’T ALWAYS BOUNCE When a show is billed as a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, expectations are sky-high. His music isn’t just a collection o…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 01:28PMWednesday, February 12, 2025
MY HEART BELONGS TO THE NY POPS The New York Pops’ Let’s Misbehave: The Songs of Cole Porter was filled with many of Porter’s best-known songs: “Night and Day,” “I Love Paris,”…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 07:50AMSaturday, February 8, 2025
STILL A WICKED GOOD TIME The stage musical Wicked is is now Broadway’s fourth longest-running show—surpassing Cats; productions continue to sprout up globally in many languages; and last…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 12:58PMFriday, January 31, 2025
A deal with the devil; eternal youth, for the ultimate price. The Picture of Dorian Gray is coming to Broadway’s Music Box Theatre for a strictly limited engagement 14-week engagement fo…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:19PMMonday, January 27, 2025
A LUSH, ROMANTIC JOURNEY THROUGH LOVE AND TRANSFORMATION Since Adam Karsten‘s arrival as Artistic Director at CV Rep, the quality and consistency of the theater’s productions have improv…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:26AMTuesday, January 21, 2025
NYC PREMIERE OF RENÉ MARQUÉS’ LOS SOLES TRUNCOS René Marqués‘ seminal work, Los Soles Truncos, stands as a cornerstone of Puerto Rican classical theater. Written in 1958, the play is…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:22PMYOUR MEMORY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME With its gripping ensembles, intense partner work and evocative movement, Los Angeles Ballet’s Memoryhouse tells personal and collective stories of los…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:17AMSunday, January 19, 2025
RATS AND POLITICS TOGETHER? WHO EVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING! In the wildly entertaining and mind-bending Symphony of Rats, which I had the pleasure of experiencing at REDCAT in Los Angeles la…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 04:37PMARTHUR MILLER’S CLASSIC DONE TO DEATH AT THE COLONY THEATRE What cachet Arthur Miller’s 1949 classic Death of a Salesman has in terms of power and artistry, nuance, subtlety and insight,…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:40AMSunday, January 12, 2025
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) will be presenting the North American premiere of the new musical 42 Balloons. From the multi-award-winning producers Kevin McCollum (Oh, Mary!, Rent), …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:35AMSTEP INTO HOLLYWOOD’S MUSICAL LEGACY Beverly Hills is about to become the epicenter of cinematic symphony. On Saturday, January 18, 2025, the Scott Dunn Orchestra makes its grand debut at …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:35AMTuesday, January 7, 2025
A LETTER TO SANTA Dear Santa: Well, what a year 2024 was. With the way things are going, I decided to count my blessings. So I’m writing to thank you for that pair of tickets to see Santas…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:29AMSunday, January 5, 2025
The holidays have faded into memory, and the bitter chill of winter days have settled in. But fear not — when the frost bites, the theatre offers warmth, and somewhere out there, a play is…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:52AMSaturday, January 4, 2025
“You not only have a right to be an individual. You have a responsibility.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Laguna Playhouse has announced that Mary Roosevelt, a direct descendant of Eleanor Roose…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:23PMSaturday, December 14, 2024
YOU’LL GET A KICK OUT OF THIS Oh, no, no, no. A musical in concert of this magnitude hardly ever happens in L.A., and Anything Goes in Concert at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium is shaping u…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 07:59PMSaturday, November 30, 2024
Last year at this time, I saw the family-friendly and totally entertaining Dog Man: The Musical at the Kirk Douglas Theatre presented by TheaterWorksUSA in which comic book hero Dog Man, wit…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:12PMThursday, November 28, 2024
A FUSION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, MATHEMATICAL GENIUS AND FAIRY TALES CaltechLive’s Opening Doors is a themed series of dance, music, and theater events on campus that showcase artists …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:51PMWednesday, November 20, 2024
WHAT’S YOUR STORY? In the “It’s Not the Story, It’s in How You Tell It” Department, an incredible number of shows I saw in the last month have incredible tales to tell, but falter …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:59AM 
