409 stories by "Lemonmeter"
SWEET This is a show that deals squarely with many of the darkest human issues as well as the unique qualities of the ancient Greek Gods. It is absolutely not a musical nor a comedy, it is a…
SWEET The battle over Oshoosi’s fate plays out with thrilling immediacy in this staging by Shirley Jo Finney, who also directed "In the Red and Brown Water" at the Fountain. She is abl…
SWEET John Perrin Flynn and Brenda Davidson's production of Penelope is so vivid that it's hard for me to imagine the play in any other presentation " even though I've recently seen another …
SWEET The reason you need to stop and buy tickets now – is it closes July 27th and the rest of this ensemble cast is remarkable. Throw in the fact that it’s beautifully designed …
SWEET And yet I thoroughly enjoyed the mood I was in after the play. Dramatic issues aside, for at least one member of the demographic at whom the Rabbit Hole-esque drama seems to aim, it's …
SWEET Despite his mannerisms, Mitchell gives an entertaining performance and the story itself, while scattered, is vividly told. Pauline Adamek – Stage Raw SWEET I'd never heard Van Mo…
SWEET Part of what makes this show such a rollicking good time is this juxtaposition of good-natured silliness with the political commentary in Valcq’s clever lyrics. Executing ludicro…
BITTERSWEET This play is full of surrogates, which has the potential to be fascinating. Where this play could grow is in the area of real. All the seedlings aren't fully cultivated. All this…
SWEET After Dominique Serrand's jaw-droppingly juicy and insanely inventive production of Molière's Tartuffe, a South Coast Rep patron was heard to say, "Well, I don't know if I can honestl…
BITTER A quartet of stellar performers, a gifted composer/musical director, and L.A.'s costume designer du jour at his most over-the-top fabulous can't, unfortunately, save the Oscar Wilde-b…
SWEET With the imaginative and skillful directorial hand of Larry Biederman and a marvelous ensemble cast, Birnbaum’s play represents one of the best theater events to grace Los Angele…
BITTER The new play Hit by Alice Tuan, currently playing Los Angeles Theatre Center, unevenly shifts from hard-hitting drama to black comedy to avant-garde theater yet never makes clear its …
BITTER If you're going to update a classic work, ask why. If its themes resonate with you, and remind you of contemporary issues, do you really need to rewrite the thing? Mightn't that class…
SWEET It is smart, suspenseful, surprising, downright sensational writing, and with DeLorenzo in the director's chair and a superb cast giving it added layers and depth, it makes for a play …
SWEET In playing children, teenagers and young adults, both Fleischer and Willcox have authenticity and honesty cemented in their every glance, every wry gesture, every word that’s sai…
SWEET But it is Molnar's ability to turn larger-than-life circumstances and situations into everyday happenings that not only touch, but illuminate and inspire that makes this play the joy t…
SWEET It is an insightful and soulful piece about three characters meshed together in the filmmaking business whose ideas of life and spiritual beliefs clash during their business stay on an…
SWEET But it's all so well done and fun that it wins the audience over and will send you toe tapping into the heat outside with a song in your heart and a smile on your face. Sandro Monetti …
BITTERSWEET In the case of “different words,” the ghost finally learns, as part of the climax, exactly how she died. Unfortunately, this is the weakest moment of an otherwise fin…
SWEET Trevor Biship's Chance Theater staging, the show's Orange County premiere, is up to the task, creating the kind of epic production that stuns upon first viewing and provokes thought an…
SWEET By embracing rather than avoiding the conventional contours of Richard Alfieri’s international hit two-hander about an imposing Florida retiree and a salty-tongued dance instruct…
BITTERSWEET The ending, though bold, is disappointing: There's the sense that D'Aquila wasn't quite sure what to do with his entertaining characters once he'd gotten them all onstage. His wr…
SWEET There were a number of Australians in the audience opening night and they were obviously, warmly familiar with Holding the Man as evidenced by their hearty laughter and proud ovations.…
BITTER But Sondheim's tricky lyrics, many of them filled with significant exposition, do indeed fly by with the speed of a witch's broom. So it's a shame that outstanding conductor Julie Lam…
SWEET Fortunately, for those who can manage to control any W.C. Fields-worthy exasperation they might be feeling as Tarzan: The Musical reaches its dramatic, emotional climax, this Los Angel…
