647 stories by "Colin Mitchell"
“I’ve found that at least once a year there is a show that is loved and lauded by public and critics alike, a play that garners awards and big box office, and yet bafflingly leav…
I did indeed miss this back in December and once again must thank Sir Gregory of the Craft for pointing me in the right direction. One of my criticisms of the evolving Theatrical Producers L…
One of the funniest monologues I have ever seen. Can’t believe I’m just finding it now. Mary Carrillo. Badminton. Athens Olympics. 2004. Go. For the history behind the ran…
The Theatrical Producers League of Los Angeles (Intimate)Â - are theiy really going to have offer that subtextual qualifier each time they introduce themselves? My Kingdom for a Sub-Diviso…
Though we had high hopes for this partnership when we announced it a year ago, alas, we were never able to quite find solid footing together and due to creative differences and divergent vis…
Monica Martin! Runner up, David Jette! Here’s Monica’s entry: This website both Bitter and Sweet Is where Lemonhead thespians meet If you put shit in the pot It gets stirred a lo…
Another online therapy session from the Huntress gets this week’s COW. As usual it’s smart, sometimes insightful, detailed, belabored, personal, vividly depicted, over-written…
Mark Hein, a frequent commenter here at the Lemon and frequenter and maker of LA theater in his own right, has started a new blog called Theatre Ghost. He’s only written a couple of po…
…from the lovely and talented Ms. Tracey Paleo over at her Gia on the Move site. Here’s a little snippet from her article after seeing the reading this past Monday: If awards …
This was delivered to me by a third party with the blessing of David to re-publish. So I am. I believe it was originally delivered to the LADCC members. Take it away David. Well this is depr…
Randall Gray’s review of his own play, Doctor, Doctor! You can read it here. Congratulations Randall! You set a new low in criticism while managing to set a new high in online entertai…
The always-involved, ever-industrious Greg Crafts has written an interesting post over at his newly established site This is My Blog (nice name Greg!). As you may have guessed by the t…
The Professor of Lemonology, Trevor Thomas, is back and writing for Stage and Cinema. Here’s hoping it’s the start of a longstanding relationship. Because this one is a classic. …
“To nonprofit theater companies in LASA, a question from a journalist: Does the disappearance of LA STAGE Times affect your desire to continue paying to be part of the service organiza…
And basically blames the Geffen’s Artistic Director, Randall Arney. What the Hoosiers? Check it: Normally an artistic director would broker a détente in such a situation or make the d…
“However " yes, there's usually a "however." This past week, as I made my rounds of new productions, I was struck yet again by one of the remarkable ironies of LA theater " too often, …
At least according to the always thorough Downer Don. For his annual “let’s check with Equity and see what the hell is REALLY going on in Los Angeles Theater” survey, Don h…
Yes, indeed, LemonHeads, the fifth year (how can it be five?) of the Fringe opens its virtual doors tomorrow for registrants. And guess what? Your favorite Editor-in-Chief will be reviving h…
It’s a day for suspension and postponement apparently. Amazingly, I actually have some insider information as to why this particular production of “The Birthday Party” at t…
Whoa. Well I guess we kind of saw this coming especially with the departure of Doug Clayton, but still, whoa. As reported by Kevin Roderick at LA Observed (LA Observed?) here’s the ski…
And here they are… 2013 LOS ANGELES DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD NOMINEES Production · A Family Thing, Chris Fields and Lauren Bass, The Echo Theater Company at Stage 52 · On…
Jason gets the double for this week’s COW. Â This review for “An Iliad” was written a week or so ago while I was in Colorado, so it still feels new to me. Again, there…
Jason wrote this over a week ago. One of his shortest reviews ever. Trust me, Jason, I understand the need for brevity in relation to this show. There are almost no words, so they have to be…
“Oh, and on a personal note. In the second act when Byron threw the fake fireplace log into the aisle by the audience, it ricocheted off the wall and hit me in the leg. YOU HIT ME WITH…
A rather creepy but mostly effective teaser trailer from The Critical Action Theatre Company’s upcoming production of “Frozen”. This week’s Friday Feature.
