The Columbine Project Reviewed by Paul Birchall Loft Ensemble Through May 20 RECOMMENDED There have been so many terrible shootings since the Columbine massacre in 2005 that I actuall…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 12:31PMSolo Must Die: A Musical Parody Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Stidley Theatricals Through May 27 Solo Must Die! — Ari and Jordan Stidham’s musical Star Wars parody — is a goofy mash…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 02:04PMNine Winning One-Acts Reviewed by Gray Palmer The Group Rep Through May 20 Nine short plays in Nine Winning One-Acts are receiving world premieres from the Group Rep in North Hollywood. …
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 01:53PMthe theatre is a blank page Reviewed by Julia Stier Ann Hamilton & SITI Company Through May 12 In UCLA’s beautiful Royce Hall, members of the SITI Company — under the direction…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 12:23PMThe Dementia Vote Reviewed by Dana Martin Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group Through May 27th The most frightening time of year approaches: election season. Nothing but sinister …
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 12:16PMWaste Land Reviewed by Paul Birchall Collaborative Artists Ensemble Through May 6 Playwright Don Nigro’s drama about the ill-fated romance between poet T.S. Eliot and his emotional…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 01:04PMDeath Before Cocktails Review by Neal Weaver Theatre 68 Through May 13 Playwright Laureen Vonnegut’s dark comedy tackles a range of issues, from life and death to sexual identity, sexu…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 08:40PMSignificant Other Reviewed by Katie Buenneke The Geffen Playhouse Through May 6 RECOMMENDED Watching Significant Other is something of a sadomasochistic experience for single people. …
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 08:32PMNative Son Reviewed by Lovell Estell III Antaeus Theatre Company Through June 3 RECOMMENDED When it was published in 1940, Richard Wright’s groundbreaking novel about the tragic undoi…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 08:25PMFor The Love Of (or, the roller derby play) Reviewed by Dana Martin Theatre of NOTE Through May 26th Roller derby, like life, is a contact sport. Every so often you get knocked down,…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 08:15PMBad Jews Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Odyssey Theatre Ensemble Through July 17 RECOMMENDED Joshua Harmon’s dark comedy Bad Jews takes place in the aftermath of a family funeral and ce…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 01:04PMThe Tragedy: A Comedy Reviewed by Gray Palmer Ammunition Theatre Company at The Pico Ongoing RECOMMENDED Playwright D.G. Watson has some of the qualities of a holy fool. In 2009, after …
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 12:53PMICE Reviewed by Dana Martin 24th Street Theatre Through June 10th RECOMMENDED Immigrants have been scorned and vilified and “undocumented” has become a dirty word. But ICE, a sli…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:26PMThe Importance of Being Earnest Reviewed by Julia Stier The Dean Productions Theatre Company Through April 28 A Shakespearean character famously asked, “What’s in a name?” — but …
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:16PMBelleville Reviewed by Neal Weaver The Pasadena Playhouse Through May 13 Amy Herzog’s play begins quietly enough. Abby (Anna Camp) and Zack (Thomas Sadoski) are a married couple living…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:01PMThe Intimacy Effect Reviewed by Dana Martin The Lounge Theatre Through May 6th RECOMMENDED It’s too close for comfort at the Lounge Theatre. The Intimacy Effect, a sophomore effort b…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 04:24PMRomeo & Juliet Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian The Vagrancy at the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles Through May 6 RECOMMENDED Most of us know the story—boy meets girl, boy and gir…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 04:18PML.O.V.E.R. Reviewed by Julio Martinez Zephyr Theatre Through May 12In L.O.V.E.R., actress Lois Robbins chronicles her libido-fueled evolution from a teenage Long Island Jewish princes…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 04:06PMWhat Happened When Reviewed by Terry Morgan Echo Theater Company Through April 26 RECOMMENDED There are generally two types of ghost stories: those with haunted characters, and thos…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 07:01PMThe Willows Reviewed by Lovell Estell III Bootleg Theater Through May 5 The play’s title refers to the funeral home operated by Mr. Black (Thomas Silcott) and his son Mark (Napleon Tav…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 06:52PMLost in the Light Review by Neal Weaver The Blue Door Through May 12 CRE (Create-Reflect-Empower) Outreach is a non-profit performing arts organization dedicated to empowering underserve…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 06:45PMDon Giovanni Reviewed by Paul Birchall Pacific Opera Project Through April 22 RECOMMENDED In the movie Theatre of Blood, a theater critic arrives at a derelict warehouse, ostensibly t…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 06:36PMA PINK CHAIR (In Place of a Fake Antique) Reviewed by Vanessa Cate The Wooster Group Through April 15thRECOMMENDED Tadeusz Kantor was a revolutionary artist and theatre director, creatin…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 08:26PMMidnight Requisition Reviewed by Paul Birchall Skypilot Theatre Company at Hollywood’s Theatre of Arts Through April 29 Death changes everything — not only for those who die but fo…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 04:49PMSaint Joan Reviewed by Katie Buenneke Bedlam at the Broad Stage Through April 15 When New York-based theater troupe Bedlam first performed their four-person version of George Bernard S…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:50AMDeathtrap Review by Neal Weaver Lonny Chapman Theatre Through May 20 RECOMMENDED Novelist and playwright Ira Levin earned himself the informal title of “dean of thriller writers “…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:39AMMacbeth Reviewed by Dana Martin Fearless Imp and CTB Productions at the McCadden Place Theatre Through April 29th There are daggers in men’s smiles at the McCadden Place Theatre this…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 05:50PMThreat Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian The Whitefire Theatre Through May 5 RECOMMENDED What kind of person becomes a mass shooter? Louis Felder’s Threat explores the question currently …
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 05:41PMAkuma-shin Reviewed by Terry Morgan The Broadwater Main Stage Through April 28 Alternate reality stories have long been popular, and there are a couple of main reasons for their appeal. …
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 12:28PMThe Night Forlorn (or, Waitin’ on Godsford) Reviewed by Neal Weaver Theatre West Through April 22 RECOMMENDED Steve Nevil’s “tumbleweed comedy” strives to be both a version of S…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 12:21PMDamaged Furniture Reviewed by Paul Birchall Skora Productions at the Whitefire Theatre Through May 26 RECOMMENDED In Damaged Furniture, playwright Howard Skora stakes out that familiar,…
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