Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including a Gripping Drama About the Reverberations of a Death by Steven Leigh Morris

Collectively, our theater critics were in a very good mood this week, offering recommendations to the majority of shows reviewed: Complete at the Matrix, Echo Theatre Company's A Family Thin…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 1:38pm on February 28, 2013☆⚑

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including Two Naked People in a Cage by Steven Leigh Morris

Charles A. Duncombe's new play Caged at Santa Monica's City Garage is a rumination of the oddities of our species via the exhibition of two naked souls in a museum cage. It's also this week'…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 6:11pm on February 21, 2013☆⚑

L.A. Weekly Theater Awards 2013: The Nominees by Steven Leigh Morris

See past recipients: *2012 *2011 (winners) *2011 (nominees) *2010 (winners) *2010 (nominees) *2009 (winners) *2009 (nominees) *2008 (winners) *2008 (nominees) Start looking for your postapo…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 8:00pm on February 20, 2013☆⚑

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including a Mesmerizing Child's-Eye View of Grief, Walking the Tightrope by Steven Leigh Morris

Child-like views delighted our critics this week, with Mike Kenney's Walking the Tightrope at the 24th Street Theatre taking Pick of the Week, and a nod to Albie Selznick's magic show Smoke …

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 11:00am on February 14, 2013☆⚑

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including Family Strife and Sexual Taboos in Machu Picchu, Texas by Steven Leigh Morris

Family trauma drama Machu Picchu, Texas (pictured above) grabs our Pick of the Week this week. Good reviews also for Noel Coward's Fallen Angels at the Pasadena Playhouse and David Hen…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 1:30pm on February 7, 2013☆⚑

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including a Play About the Peanuts Characters All Grown Up by Steven Leigh Morris

Absolutely Filthy, Brendan Hunt's riff on the Peanuts cartoon series, is this week's Pick of the Week. For all the latest New Reviews, and complete theater listings, see below. Two head-tr…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 12:54pm on February 1, 2013☆⚑

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including Jane Kaczmarek in The Snake Can by Steven Leigh Morris

Kathryn Graf's new comedy about women slipping into middle-age, The Snake Can, is this week's pick of the week. Also a nod for Cathy Rigby reprising her decades-long performance in Peter Pan…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 12:00pm on January 24, 2013☆⚑

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including Dostoevsky's Notes From Underground by Steven Leigh Morris

Nods this week for Laguna Playhouse's production of Neil Simon's Chapter Two and Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground at Zombie Joe's Underground in North Hollywood. For the latest new review…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 11:00am on January 17, 2013☆⚑

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including a Solo Show About Pioneering Actress Hattie McDaniel by Steven Leigh Morris

Our critic Lovell Estell was entranced by Vickilyn Reynolds' performance in a show based on the life of Hattie McDaniel, Hattie -- What I Need You To Know. For all the latest New Theate…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 5:37pm on January 10, 2013☆⚑

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including Sherlock's Last Case by Steven Leigh Morris

No new reviews this week, but these will return at the same time next week, as the new theater season gets underway. See below for complete listings of shows to see this week.In this week's&…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 12:00pm on January 3, 2013☆⚑

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including A Snow White Christmas at Pasadena Playhouse by Steven Leigh Morris

The holidays are a lean time for live theater productions. This week, we have three New Theater Reviews. You can find them and region-wide theater listings below. This week's Stage Feature…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 12:00pm on December 27, 2012☆⚑

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including In the Heights in Boyle Heights by Steven Leigh Morris

A strong production of In the Heights at Boyle Heights' Casa 0101 is this week's Pick of the Week. For all the latest New Theater Reviews, see below.It's a dirty job but everybody has to do …

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 12:00pm on December 20, 2012☆⚑

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including a Jewish Christmas Play by Steven Leigh Morris

We give nods this week for Donald Margulies' Coney Island Christmas at the Geffen, Anything Goes at the Ahmanson, Rise playing mid-week at Elephant Stage, A Mulholland Christmas Carol back a…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 7:49pm on December 6, 2012☆⚑

Earthbound Is a Rare Sci-Fi Musical That Actually Works, says Bill Raden; Plus all the Holiday Weekend's New Theater Reviews by Steven Leigh Morris

Critic Bill Raden was struck by both a new sci-fi musical Earthbound, this week's Pick of the Week, as well as by the intensity of a production of Stephen Belber's Tape, set in a motel roo…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 7:06pm on July 4, 2012☆⚑

Alan Alda's Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, Christmas 4 Bukowski, and other new reviews. . . by Steven Leigh Morris

Alan Alda's "Radiance. . . " at the Geffen Playhouse​ Alan Adla's play, Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie is this week's Pick of the Week, running alongside a recommended review

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 5:54pm on November 16, 2011☆⚑