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Friday, November 17, 2017

Rotterdam by Vanessa Cate

Rotterdam Skylight Theatre Reviewed by Julio Martinez Runs Through Dec 11 RECOMMENDED Alice (Miranda Wynne) has been living in Rotterdam, a Dutch port city that people pass through on …

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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Spamilton by Vanessa Cate

 Spamilton Reviewed by Lyle Zimskind Kirk Douglas Theatre Through January 7  RECOMMENDED Gerard Alessandrini has been writing and directing the Forbidden Broadway quasi-annual series …

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

King Charles III by Vanessa Cate

 King Charles III Reviewed by Katie Buenneke  Pasadena Playhouse  Through December 3 Mike Bartlett’s play King Charles III is, in many ways, a snapshot of an earlier era. Given that t…

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The Secret in the Wings by Vanessa Cate

 The Secret in the Wings Reviewed by Paul Birchall  Coeurage Theatre Company at the Historic Lankershim Arts Center  Through December 16 RECOMMENDED If your concept of a fairy tale is …

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Wake by Vanessa Cate

Wake Reviewed by Neal Weaver City Garage Theatre Through December 17 City Garage Theatre has been one of the more interesting companies in L.A., and their work has always been polished a…

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deLEARious by Vanessa Cate

 deLEARious Reviewed by Dana Martin  Open Fist Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre  Through December 16th It’s 60 A.D. through 2017 and this is the Gospel according to Shakes…

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Thursday, November 9, 2017

Macbeth x 5 by Vanessa Cate

Macbeth x 5 Reviewed by Paul Birchall Joel Asher Studios Through November 19 RECOMMENDED Hubble bubble, toil and trouble, here’s a Macbeth that’s performed crackerjack on the double! Ye…

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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

An Enemy of the Pueblo by Vanessa Cate

An Enemy of the Pueblo Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Casa 0101 Theater, Main Stage Through November 12 RECOMMENDED Based on Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 drama An Enemy of the People, playwright Jose…

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Amos: A Play with Music by Vanessa Cate

Amos: A Play with Music Reviewed by Dana Martin Bootleg Theatre at Monk Space Through November 18thRECOMMENDED Amos: A Play with Music gets under your skin like a shiver. The new play, writ…

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Yohen by Vanessa Cate

Yohen Reviewed by Neal Weaver David Henry Hwang Theater Through November 19  RECOMMENDED The title of Philip Kan Gotanda’s play, Yohen, refers to the unpredictable changes that take place…

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Uncover the Moon by Vanessa Cate

Uncover the Moon Reviewed by Lovell Estell III Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Through November 25Writer/director Susan Chambers scores a modest success with this short coming-of-age tale…

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Caught by Vanessa Cate

Caught Reviewed by Terry Morgan Think Tank Gallery Through December 10 RECOMMENDED The subject of deception and the malleability of truth couldn’t be more timely. When the highest levels o…

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Thursday, November 2, 2017

Redline by Vanessa Cate

Redline Reviewed by Paul Birchall IAMA Theatre Company Through November 19 RECOMMENDED Playwright Christian Duras’ intimate but thematically wide-ranging drama probes issues of personal gu…

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Under the Jello Mold by Vanessa Cate

Under the Jello Mold Reviewed by Dana Martin Whitefire Theatre Through November 12th Playwright and performer Jennie Fahn tells a personal tale that seems to hit too close to home: her mothe…

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The Red Dress by Vanessa Cate

The Red Dress Reviewed by Neal Weaver Odyssey Theatre Ensemble Through November 19  RECOMMENDED Playwright Tania Wisbar is the daughter of a German father and a Jewish mother, both of whom …

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Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Vanessa Cate

Les Liaisons Dangereuses Reviewed by Jenny Lower Antaeus Theatre Company Through December 10 RECOMMENDED Antaeus announced Christopher Hampton’s 1987 adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses…

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This Land by Vanessa Cate

This Land  Reviewed by Gray Palmer Company of Angels Through November 13 RECOMMENDED With This Land, now receiving a world premiere at Company of Angels, playwright Evangeline Ordaz has wri…

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Friday, October 27, 2017

The Final Girl by Vanessa Cate

The Final Girl Reviewed by Vanessa Cate The School of Night Through November 4 Christopher Johnson has written a cinematic ode to classic horror flick fare. The play lets you know immediatel…

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Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin by Vanessa Cate

Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin Reviewed by Vanessa Cate East West Players & Rogue Artists Ensemble Through November 5 It is the joining of two disparate elements that so enticed me to s…

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Sinner’s Laundry by Vanessa Cate

Sinner’s Laundry Reviewed by Jess Linde IAMA Theater Company at the Lounge Theater Hollywood Through November 19 RECOMMENDEDStarting just after a mysterious mass disappearance of all but t…

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

The Ridiculous Darkness by Vanessa Cate

The Ridiculous Darkness Reviewed by Neal Weaver Son of Semele Theatre Through November 12 RECOMMENDED German playwright Wolfram Lotz’s play (translated by Daniel Brunet) is a zany satire o…

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Hello Stranger by Vanessa Cate

Hello Stranger Reviewed by Dana Martin Theatre of NOTE Through November 18thThe Inland Empire is a strange, strange place. Located approximately 60 miles east of L.A., it’s a region that i…

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In the Heights by Vanessa Cate

In the Heights Reviewed by Katie Buenneke Musical Theatre West Through November 5 Lin-Manuel Miranda, that contemporary titan of musical theater, premiered his first show off-Broadway in 200…

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Thursday, October 19, 2017

The Daughters of the Kush by Vanessa Cate

The Daughters of the Kush Reviewed by Lovell Estell III Stella Adler Theatre Through October 29 A young white coed who aspired to join a historically black sorority mysteriously dies, prompt…

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Mrs. Warren’s Profession by Vanessa Cate

Mrs. Warren’s Profession Reviewed by Katie Buenneke A Noise Within Through November 18Though it was written in 1893, George Bernard Shaw’s play Mrs. Warren’s Profession, now playing at…

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Mr. Burns, a post-electric play by Vanessa Cate

Mr. Burns, a post-electric play  Reviewed by Terry Morgan Sacred Fools Theater Company Through November 18 RECOMMENDED After the recent Equity nonsense, wherein said organization did whatev…

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Absence Makes The Heart…/Comb Your Hair (Or You’ll Look Like A Slave) by Vanessa Cate

Absence Makes The Heart…/Comb Your Hair (Or You’ll Look Like A Slave) Reviewed by Neal Weaver Arena Stage Through October 29The two one-acts that make up this double bill come to us via …

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Afterlife: A Ghost Story by Vanessa Cate

Afterlife: A Ghost Story Reviewed by Paul Birchall Collaborative Artists Ensemble at Avery Schreiber Playhouse Through November 12 It’s been observed that grief, particularly that grief wh…

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Saturday, October 14, 2017

The Woman in Black by Vanessa Cate

The Woman in Black Reviewed by Gray Palmer Theatre Unleashed Through November 4 RECOMMENDED In a notably gothic corner of North Hollywood (zombies are nearby), Theatre Unleashed is presentin…

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Thursday, October 12, 2017

Our Town by Vanessa Cate

Our Town Reviewed by Dana Martin Deaf West at the Pasadena Playhouse Through October 22 RECOMMENDED Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer prize-winning play Our Town is an enduring American masterp…

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Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Time Alone by Vanessa Cate

Time Alone Reviewed by Neal Weaver Los Angeles Theatre Center Through October 29 RECOMMENDED Playwright Alessandro Camon, an Oscar nominee for his screenplay for The Messenger, is deeply int…

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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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