SWEET If Beyoncé isn’t already at the Pantages taking notes, she should be. No choreographer alive knows more about getting pop songs on their feet than Twyla Tharp — and just a…
We are an extraordinary species. Our ability to transcend fear and seemingly defy the laws of gravity is sometimes beyond belief. And yet so very typically “human”. Exhibit A. En…
SWEET Miller's words deserve a stunning showcase with a firm-handed director, excellent actors, and good all-around production values. Miller's "All My Sons" gets exactly that in The Matrix …
SWEET Southern Comforts contains gentle laughs, romance, and fine performances as it looks at a second chance for love between two mature adults. Wistful and sweetly romantic, the play thoug…
SWEET Loosely — and I mean loosely — stitching together a libretto from captions found on I Can Has Cheezburger, the wildly addictive website featuring (mostly) felines, silly po…
SWEET At base, this is as much a short story in dramatic guise as a fully realized play, and mainly Dickson’s ability and Sands’ taste elevate it beyond the showcase contours it …
Based on a famous Filipino short story, The Romance of Magno Rubio tells the tale of a love struck migrant worker in 1930s California. Using clever word play, rhymes, rhythms, and Philippine…
A Good Review is like Good Sex. You feel affirmed, happy, thrilled, all is right with the world and you can conquer any challenge with your belief in all that is wonderful. Conversely, a Bad…
What’s theater? Or theatre, if your pretension requires a foreign spelling? (I use American orthography because I live in America. And no, regardless of what your guru tell…
Over the Moon Productions is staffing up for their next project, Spring Awakening. The show is aiming to begin rehearsals in early December for a 12 show/One month run in late February…
SWEET Given the scenery-chewing options that Shanley presents, the nuance they achieve and bathos they avoid is endearing and impressive. It elevates the text, and designates “Danny…
SWEET With a sure hand, playwright Virginia Grise creates a highly theatrical present-day barrio that houses the characters of one story but uses explosive language and poetic movement to re…
Zombie Joe's Underground proudly presents the premiere of Robert Riemer’s passionate new thriller about a ferocious Latin man's hot-tempered quest to possess the love of a beautiful bl…
Dear Sister, Â I am a theatre director here in Los Angeles and I am huge Elia Kazan fan. According to his autobiography he said it was sometimes his duty to sleep with the lead actress in …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: David Elzer 818/508-1754 [email protected] GUS THE DOG PRODUCTIONS IS THRILLED TO PRESENT A WORLD PREMIERE PLAY! ESTHER'S MOUSTACHE Written and Directed …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Revised October 11, 2011 PRESS CONTACT: Judith Borne (310) 305-7888 or [email protected] Rogue Machine pushes opening to October 23rd for the  WEST COAST PR…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Double Trouble Tour Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Raise Capital for Grassroots Self-produced Theatre Tour. Two Solo Shows Give the Unnoticed Dregs of Society th…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2011 PRESS CONTACT: Joelle Arqueros (917) 667-4011 Mad World Productions presents The World Premiere of Thanks For Coming and Thanks For Waiting (What happe…
Come on LemonHeads! We want to know your thoughts on the latest Bitter Lemons Interactive Poll. Our latest focuses on the plight of small productions and how they deal with small audiences. …
SWEET The beauty of McFadden's and her professional crew's efforts for this production and the other shows I've seen at the Atwater Village Theatre is that they spend the energy and truly in…
SWEET None of this cathartic compassion would be possible without Cains' distinct and dignified writing but also the devastatingly tender performance by Patrick J. Adams, whose veins seemed …
From the One Ronnie show. I see things like this, satire and such, and it always reminds me how much better the English are at it than we are. Shame, SNL, shame!
For those of you who have not yet seen Zombie Joe’s “Urban Death” in NoHo my first question is, “Why not?” As you’re fumbling for an answer let me lighten…
These guys are always a hoot. Latest video entitled “Couples Costumes” just in time for Halloween. And filmmaker Dave McKeever should break out the butter. Why? Because he’…
Diavolo Dance Theater, a premiere dance company based in Los Angeles, is seeking new dancers for our touring company. Performers must have a strong background in modern dance, contact improv…