A RUFUS CONVERT During Rufus Wainwright's homey, intimate concert last night at the packed 500-seat theater at The Wallis in Beverly Hills, he chuckled that he didn't really want to do A Ruf…
L'Chaim. "To Life" indeed. There's a ton of it, not to mention humor, sorrow and wisdom in the 1964 Stein/Harnick/Bock musical triumph, Fiddler on the Roof, which opens soon at La Mirada The…
A SCREENING TO PUCKER UP FOR Following an acclaimed summertime run at London's Barbican Theatre, the cinema release of the smash-hit production KISS ME, KATEÂ brings the magic of this musi…
I'M DREAMING OF A PSYCHEDLIC CHRISTMAS Well, Halloween is here soon, but you know what's really scary " aside from Christmas items for sale at Costco before Valentine's Day? By Thanksgiving,…
GLORIA, HALLELUJAH! Unless you can see Gloria at The Chance Theater tonight or tomorrow, this may be a review of record, as it ran only two weeks after opening night, but I tell you this is …
In Symphony of Rats, a President of the United States has strange encounters of the phantasmagorical kind. Surrounded by his presidential aides, he plunges into…
Directed by Richard Israel, (Civility of Albert Cashier, Floyd Collins, 110 in the Shade), King of Pangea, the spellbinding new musical with book, music, and lyrics by Martin Storrow, …
IDIOT IS AS IDIOT DOES Unlike the jukebox musicals Mamma Mia and Escape to Margaritaville, which invented stories around the songs of ABBA and Jimmy Buffett, American Idiot " …
ONE OF THE ALL-TIME FEEL-GOOD MUSICALS COMES TO THE CARPENTER CENTER Ain't Misbehavin'Â is a sizzling celebration of Fats Waller's music " songs that he made famous in a career that ranged…
Inside a one-room apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, Oliver (Darren Criss) lives a happily quiet life listening to jazz records and caring for his favorite plant. But what else is there to…
LIVING IT UP IN HER LIVING ROOM In the shimmering galaxy of cabaret, few stars sparkle with the vivacity and brilliance of Jessica Vosk, who, at 40, is the real deal. You're talking about a …
IT'S OK TO GET SAUCED FOR STUNNING SAUCY STRIPPERS AND SPECTACULAR SAUCERS, OR MAY THE TORSO BE WITH YOU Forget about Broadway or the latest Marvel Comic movie. The fun, hip and cool burlesq…
SEEING ONCE ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH Ironically, the real-life love affair between collaborators Glen Hansard, an Irish singer-songwriter, and Markéta Irglová, a Czech songwriter, fizzled afte…
IT TICKS, IT BOOMS, IT EXPLODES! Theatre Palisades has struck gold with its astoundingly entertaining and moving production of Jonathan Larson's Tick, Tick… BOOM! Expanding the cast from t…
YOU'LL WANT TO SEE THIS CLOVER AND CLOVER AGAIN There's a wonderful new show playing at the Cinegrill Theater at the gorgeous Hollywood Roosevelt that is not so easy to shoehorn into a simpl…
TRYING TO MAKE LIFE BETTER AT ANY COSTCO Head north to the small town of Lewiston, Idaho, and you'll discover how the town got its name. One of the town's main attractions is the Lewis and C…
NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED Take a look at the highly decorated diorama just before you go upstairs to the Henry Murray Theatre for one of the most exciting world premieres you will ever se…
TRIUMPH OF THE WILL I love how the press notes for A Noise Within's stupendous revival of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth noted a quote from original director Elia Kazan: "I overh…
A MUSICAL THAT'S TOO CIVIL TO RESONATE Union soldier Jeffrey N. Davis (no relation to President of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis), is on the hunt for his best friend, Alb…
THIS BAT COMES OUT SWINGING Bat Boy: The Musical is finally returning to Los Angeles for a run at Morgan"Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica September 28 through October 13, 2024. This outrageous…
THE DOUBLE V GETS A DOUBLE D It's a shame that Carole Eglash"Kosoff's period drama The Double V is such a lackluster, overwritten, repetitive piece of didacticism. The story is one which …
Chicago's Shattered Globe Theatre has unveiled its 2024-25 season, launching in October with its 34th season opener, the Midwest premiere of Sarah Ruhl's bewitching new dark comedy, Becky…
Rubicon Theatre, Ventura County's not-for-profit professional theatre company, has just announced the schedule for the company's 26th season. Rubicon's 2024-2025 six-show season, entitled "D…
Dido of Idaho, now playing at Atwater Village, is yet more proof that Echo Theater Company really knows how to pick bold original scripts. And usually they have a heart of darkness somewhere…
In his remembrance of Stephen Sondheim, Stage and Cinema's Jason Mannino wrote, "Sondheim delved fearlessly into the human psyche and condition, creating rich, complex worlds and characters …