298 stories by "Vanessa Cate"
Bacchae Reviewed by Vanessa Cate SITI Company Through September 29 Dionysus has to be one of the coolest gods out there, especially for theatre die-hards. As the only surviving…
Cry It Out Reviewed by Terry Morgan Echo Theater Company Through August 19  RECOMMENDED  Caring for an infant is an important part of life, yet its difficulties are rare…
Their Finest Hour: Churchill and Murrow Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Write Act Repertory Through July 22 Perhaps one of the best known historical figures of the 20th century, Win…
A Midsummer Night's Dream Reviewed by Gray Palmer Independent Shakespeare Company Through September 2 Though many fine qualities of Independent Shakespeare Company's approach are…
Our Very Own Carlin McCullough Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian The Geffen Playhouse Through July 29 RECOMMENDED Growing pains are the main theme of Amanda Peet's Our Very Own Car…
Pump Boys and Dinettes Reviewed by Julia Stier Sierra Madre Playhouse Through July 29 The Sierra Madre Playhouse is serving up a slice of life on Highway 57 with Pump Boys and Din…
Dead Boys Reviewed by Neal Weaver Celebration Theatre Company  Through July 31 RECOMMENDED Matthew Scott Montgomery's play is not nearly as grim as its title suggests. Bene…
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Reviewed by Angie Hoover City Garage Theater Through August 12 There are jokes in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, but you wouldn't know it if y…
Faustus Reviewed by Dana Martin Archway Theatre Company at Woodbury University Library Through July 14th Archway Theatre Company bravely makes a deal with the devil by staging�…
We Need This Musical To Stop Us From Killing Ourselves Reviewed by Lovell Estell III Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre Through July 14 RECOMMENDED Halfway into Glasgow Lyman and …
The Death and Life of Mary Jo Kopechne Reviewed by Iris Mann Odyssey Theatre Through August 12 On July 18, 1969, Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy attended a party on Chappaquiddick…
The Blade of Jealousy Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Henry Ong Through August 25 Henry Ong's The Blade of Jealousy " a reimagining of Spanish playwright Tirso de Molina's Celosa de…
Sweet Charity Reviewed by Katie Buenneke Reprise 2.0 Through July 1  If you didn't know any better, it would be easy to forget that Sweet Charity, now playing at UCLA, is a…
The Crucible Reviewed by Angie Hoover Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum Through August 19 Originally written as an allegory for the McCarthy hearings in the 1950s, Arthur Miller's…
The Humans Reviewed by Dana Martin Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre Through July 29th Family has an uncanny ability to reveal one's flaws" and usually over dinner. …
Rumors Reviewed by Neal Weaver The Group Rep Through July 29 RECOMMENDED Prolific playwright Neil Simon made his name with a long and successful series of character- driven co…
Slaughter City Reviewed by Terry Morgan Coeurage Theatre Company Through July 14  The plight of the blue-collar worker and the struggle of union versus management is undeniabl…
Savage Love Reviewed by Julia Stier Charlene Westbrook Closed Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin's play Savage Love is an evocative, experimental piece of theatre. Unusual and mel…
Millennial Pink Reviewed by Julia Stier Olivia Brooks & Sarah Suits Obenauf (Hollywood Fringe Festival) Closed Millennial Pink, by Sarah Suits Obenauf, is a collection …
Henry IV Reviewed by Vanessa Cate The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles Through July 1 So, you're considering putting down the money and making the three-plus hour commitment t…
Laertes Loves Hamlet Loves Ophelia Reviewed by Julia Stier Lucid Dramatics Through June 22 In Laertes Loves Hamlet Loves Ophelia " a modernized take on Hamlet playing this m…
The Study Reviewed by Angie Hoover Make Believe Stage Productions (Hollywood Fringe Festival) Through June 23 The Study, directed by Jared Tyrel Pixler and written by David Evan …
Gloria Reviewed by Vanessa Cate Lounge Theatre (Hollywood Fringe Festival) Through June 21 New Zealand writer/performer Amy Waller brings the story of her nana to life in her on…
Play On! A Musical Romp with Shakespeare's Heroines Reviewed by Julia Stier Laura Jo Trexler (Hollywood Fringe Festival) Through June 24 "If music be the food of love… PLAY ON!"…
House of Tales Reviewed by Angie Hoover Make Believe Stage Productions (Hollywood Fringe Festival)Through June 23 House of Tales, written and directed by Changting Lu with an ensemble …
