298 stories by "Vanessa Cate"
Honky Tonk Laundry Reviewed by Neal Weaver Hudson Mainstage Through September 17Â RECOMMENDED Roger Bean, who wrote and directed the hit musical The Marvelous Wonderettes and its various …
The Two Gentlemen of Verona Reviewed by Gray Palmer Independent Shakespeare Co. Through September 3 RECOMMENDED Good news: The Two Gentlemen of Verona, currently at Griffith Park, is another…
The Rainbow Bridge Reviewed by Julio Martinez Ruskin Group Theatre Through September 17 High-strung and anxiety-ridden attorney Jerry (Paul Schackman) is at a veterinary clinic where comely …
Marlene Reviewed by Paul Birchall Brickhouse Theatre Through August 27 Back in my high school drama class days, one of the senior assignments was to write a solo show in which the student…
Wet: A DACAmented Journey Reviewed by Neal Weaver Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA at Atwater Village Theatre Through August 27Â RECOMMENDEDÂ We have all heard horrendous tales of the hardsh…
Trouble in MindReviewed by Katie Buenneke Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum Through September 30 At times, it seems unbelievable that playwright Alice Childress wrote Trouble in Mind in 1955.…
As You Like It Reviewed by Terry Morgan Antaeus Theatre Company Through Sept 10th One of the reasons for the continued popularity of Shakespeare's work over the centuries is how unusuall…
Ball Yards Reviewed by Neal Weaver Zephyr Theatre Through August 27 Playwright Chuck Faerber looks with a satiric, goofy and sometimes jaundiced eye at what he calls "the real American relig…
Sequence Reviewed by Paul Birchall Theatre 40 Through August 20 In playwright Arun Lakra's quick-witted, if perhaps overly cerebral piece, it isn't a rabbit's foot or a four-leaf clover that…
By Vanessa Cate
When you hear the name "Yozmit," it's not clear whether it might refer to an ancient god or perhaps a popstar ala Madonna. Yozmit is a transgender performance artist who com…
Nocturne Reviewed by Dana Martin Triptych Theatre Company at VS. Theatre Through August 13th Adam Rapp's Nocturne is a wandering examination of exceptional loss. A one-man show, it weaves it…
Rhinoceros Reviewed by Lovell Estell III Pacific Resident Theater Through September 10 RECOMMENDED It's difficult to imagine a timelier and more fitting play for the "Make America Great Agai…
So Long Boulder City Reviewed by Neal Weaver Celebration Theatre at the Lex Through August 19 This show is advertised as a one-woman show, but in this case the woman is a guy: Jimmy Fowlie (…
CatladyReviewed by Julio MartinezLoft EnsembleThrough July 29An aging and mentally challenged old lady, a.k.a. "Mother" (Lisa Anne Nicolai), is losing grasp on reality in her isolated Midwes…
Red Flags Reviewed by Bill Raden Capital W Through August 16 RECOMMENDED For its fans, the magical third dimension that elevates immersive theater over the conventionally staged drama goes b…
King of the Yees Reviewed by Katie Buenneke Kirk Douglas Theatre Through August 6 RECOMMENDED Fans of the fourth wall " that imaginary wall separating performers from their audience " should…
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Constellations Reviewed by Neal Weaver Geffen Playhouse Through July 23 RECOMMENDED This intriguing play by British playwright Nick Payne centers on an unlikely love affair between beekeeper…
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Dial "M" for Murder Reviewed by Dana Martin Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre Through August 13thBefore dialing "M" for murder, dial "W" for why. Why? Why choose this play to produce? W…
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By Vanessa Cate
Designer Gary Smoot, born April 15th, 1964 in Yakima, Washington, passed away in Seattle last May. A Memorial to honor him will be held on Sunday, June 18th at 6 p.m. at Bar…
