Spring News Roundup: Paul Birchall's Got It Covered
". . . Another plaintiff in the AEA lawsuit, Michael A. Shepperd, was just elected to the union's National Council " yes the same Council that overturned a 2/3 referendum of local membership…
". . . Another plaintiff in the AEA lawsuit, Michael A. Shepperd, was just elected to the union's National Council " yes the same Council that overturned a 2/3 referendum of local membership…
≈ [Almost Equal To] Reviewed by Paul Birchall City Garage Theatre Through July 2 In addition to challenging the Stage Raw copy editing department with a title that uses one of those…
Les Blancs Reviewed by Terry Morgan Rogue Machine in the Met Theatre Through July 3rd RECOMMENDED It's kind of amazing that a major play by Lorraine Hansberry is just having its Los Angeles …
I Carry Your HeartReviewed by Neal WeaverBootleg TheaterThrough June 10 RECOMMENDEDThe title of Georgette Kelly's play is both literal and figurative. On the literal level, it's about a hear…
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Next to Normal Reviewed by MartÃn HernándezEast West Players at the David Henry Hwang TheaterThrough June 11 RECOMMENDED A stellar cast, a rousing rock score (music by Tom Kitt, book a…
Cemetery Man and Don't You Ever Call Me Anything But MotherReviewed by Paul Birchall Open Fist Theatre Company Through May 30RECOMMENDEDThe second in a set of two one-person plays, John O'Ke…
The LyonsReviewed by Lovell Estell IIIThe Road Theatre on LankershimThrough July 1RECOMMENDED Nicky Silver's mordant comedy revisits the familiar generative terrain of the dysfunctional fami…
Separate TablesReviewed by Neal WeaverTheatre 40Through June 18 In the 1940s and 50s, British playwright Terrence Rattigan was considered an important playwright, scoring successes in both E…
Emmitt & AvaReviewed by Katie BuennekeEdgemar Center for the ArtsThrough June 18 There must be something cathartic for playwrights when they write prickly family dramas. The genre has ex…
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"Mednick is perhaps L.A.'S most entrenched playwright, having resided in Southern California since 1975 and writing singularly poetical-spiritual works saturated in wry, existential and some…
Species Native to CaliforniaReviewed by Gray PalmerIAMA Theatre Co. at Atwater Village TheatreThrough June 11 RECOMMENDEDPrompted by Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Dorothy Fortenberry's new p…
The Sweetheart Deal Reviewed by MartÃn Hernández The Latino Theater Company at the Los Angeles Theatre Center Through June 4 RECOMMENDED As a veteran of El Teatro Campesino, th…
The Designated MournerReviewed by Terry Morgan REDCAT at The Roy and Edna Disney/CALARTS Theatre Through May 21st Sometimes a play finds its moment long after its premiere and initial exposu…
Lucky StiffReview by Neal WeaverActors Co-OpThrough June 18 RECOMMENDEDIt's hard to imagine a more far-fetched plot than the one that animates this zany musical by Lynn Ahren (book and lyric…
"Hence, the almost anti-celebratory opening number, Stephen Foster's "Hard Times (Come Again No More)" beautifully rendered by the Stewarts, and joined by a chorus (Monica Greene, Gregory Gu…
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Fefu and Her FriendsReviewed by Julio MartinezHollyhock HouseThrough May 28 RECOMMENDED Hollyhock House was originally constructed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1921 to be not only the residence …
Yes, VirginiaReviewed by Paul Birchall Studio C Through May 14Back in 2014, Stan Zimmerman and Christian McLaughlin, co-writers of this rather sweet comedy, were behind one of the Hollywood …
Hello AgainReviewed by Neal WeaverChromolume Theatre at the AtticThrough May 28 This long one-act by Michael John LaChiusa (The Wild Party) is a musical update of Arthur Schnitzler's 1900 pl…
Of Mice and MenReviewed by Lovell Estell IIIThe Belfry Stage at the Crown TheaterThrough May 13 No American writer chronicled the unpleasant reality of the Depression era with more clarity a…
The Gary Plays - PART 3: DaddyO Dies Well & Charles' StoryReviewed by Martin HernandezThe Open Fist Theatre Company at the Atwater Village Theatre Through June 4 Playwright …
"A Wake and Sing" is being hosted by French Stewart and Vanessa Stewart, who will sing, dance, and present almost all of the awards, but they won't be alone. The post The Third Annual Stage…