That’s the good news. The bad news is that it isn’t happening until May of 2015! And the somewhat confusing news, at least for me, is, why aren’t they doing a full run? 24t…
It has come to my attention that one of the top publicists in Los Angeles, David Elzer, has recommended to his clients that they no longer offer free tickets and invitations to S…
I missed this gem from the incomparable Bill Raden from a while back cuz I was out of town. Well it’s still good. There are few writers who can say so much so well in such a short amou…
Well the first clue in answering that question is that the title of his latest piece over at Stage Raw is called On the Virtues of Mediocrity. Though there does appear to be an atte…
Firstly, it’s nice to see Chuck McNutt becoming more and more invested in the community in which he makes a living while he waits for his call from the New York Times. That’s a g…
First review I’ve read by this guy Rich Kane of the OC Weekly. After reading, you may become a fan too. IN THE HEIGHTS Rich Kane – OC Weekly Build your own dreams, or someone wil…
“Jonathan Tolins’ “Buyer & Cellar” has a few good (albeit snide) laughs in its fictional account of a struggling LA actor (Michael Urie) who’s hired by Barb…
This is happening in September, LemonHeads. Go see it and laugh for an hour or so. Guaranteed. You don’t have to know shit going in. Just go in. They won our freakin’ BLIFF for B…
More high-brow hi-jinx from the boys in SF. Here’s the lead in: Welcome to the eighth episode of BORN READY, our Shakespeare Battle Royal featuring Shakespearean director and general e…
The lovely and offensive, Ms. Jacquetta Szathmari, wanted to clang the alarum bell for her second annual Festival of the Offensive and see if any of us LA peeps wanted to get in on the offen…
Here it is. Finally! It’s a bit long, but very entertaining and informative, and if you can’t digest it all at once it’s worth checking out in segments. Many thanks to Leon…
Ernest really likes this play. And when Ernest really likes something, this happens. THE BROTHERS SIZE Ernest Kearney – Working Author In describing his play "The Brothers Size", playw…
Some interesting musings from a smart lady with a cool name. Not sure I buy it all, but it’s a good read nonetheless. Enjoy. Artistic Portrayals of Gender Policing are, Sadly, Timeless…
These guys are great and we’re hoping to make them a regular feature here at the Lemon. Here’s a little info from one of the masterminds, Rob Ready: “Theater has issues. We…
Am still in Colorado working frantically to turn my parents’ house into a new home for my brother’s family. Had an amazing road trip. Utah was especially spectacular. And the loc…
Been quite a while since I posted a Critique of the Week (COW) and figured I’d get back in the swing of things by highlighting this absolute thrashing of the latest Ahmanson regurgitat…
The final phase of a seven month operation that started in January is finally underway, as I once again take off for Colorado to help move my brother’s family into my parents’ ho…
This is what I love most about the Digital Age. That we can do things like this. The guy who starts this video, the guy on the guitar who starts this thing, I used to listen to him play on t…
Things are certainly coming to a head on this, you can check out a couple of the stories we’ve posted on the subject here and here and here. This latest addition is from Kyle Nudo and …
Apparently it was a collective effort. Everybody knows it. Oh sure they do. But they look away. They try and ignore it. If it’s mentioned in conversation they scoff and wave it away…
I guess if there was such a thing as a credo for me, a simple step by step, ABC sort of program for making good theater (there isn’t of course), at least the kind of theater I like, I …
Well it worked for the 67 shows (out of the almost 200 of 290 possible that actually received FringeMeter ratings) that received perfect 100% Sweet reviews from their peers. I guess. Dependi…
According to The Hollywood Reporter these are the 2014 top 25 training grounds for theater artists in the world. Or as I like to affectionately refer to these institutions of learning:Â�…
Fairly impressive to say the least. Here are the numbers from the Fringe presser: Hollywood Fringe Festival organizers announced today that the fifth annual festival, which closed June 29th,…