CLASSIC STORY ENCHANTS Sonoma Arts Live captures the challenges of four sisters growing up in the late 1800s in this adaptation by Allan Knee, based on the classic novel written by Louisa Ma…
AUDRA MCDONALD GIVES US A POWERFUL MAMA ROSE BUT IS IT A SUITABLE INTERPRETATION? Gypsy is a great show. Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim wrote a justly iconic score, and Arthur Laurents' boo…
SMALLTOWN ROOTS, BIGTOWN PERFORMER Personable Kristin Chenoweth " the original Glinda in the Broadway musical Wicked " was a delight last night in L.A. This is Kristen as a regular gal from …
HOLIDAY CHEESE The Transcendence Theatre Company is based out of Sonoma County and is known for putting on live theater productions usually in the summer, often in actual wineries. They have…
39 STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION Adapted by Patrick Barlow from John Buchan's novel and Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film, The 39 Steps is a comedic thriller blending spy drama, physical comedy, a…
THERE'S A LESSON HERE: EVEN WITHOUT THE BIG PARTY, THE MESSAGE RINGS CLEAR Charles Dickens' beloved A Christmas Carol is among the holiday season's most welcome recurring theater productions…
TAP INTO JOY AT A.R.T. I felt the first chills early in Diary of a Tap Dancer. It was during an ensemble number set in the Bronx and the birth of hip hop " I got that feeling in my solar ple…
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS LIVES HAPPILY EVER AFTER Almost two hundred years ago, Hans Christian Andersen penned a quaint story about a lonesome prince in search of a woman who can prove to his mo…
YOU'LL GET A KICK OUT OF THIS Oh, no, no, no. A musical in concert of this magnitude hardly ever happens in L.A., and Anything Goes in Concert at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium is shaping up …
Karen, a young woman, is offered the chance to rescue her impoverished family from its dire straits if she agrees to become the companion of an enchanted bear for a year. Within the body of …
A TRIUMPHANT SAGA OF A VIENNESE FAMILY Shakespeare Theatre Company, in association with Huntington in Boston, is presenting at Harman Hall an epic, haunting play about loss and survival. Gra…
FEAST ON THIS! For the second year, Front Porch Arts Collective offers its Holiday Feast of staged readings of scripts from the holiday episodes of Black sitcoms of the 1970s, '80s, and '90s…
A.C.T. ASKS US TO PONDER "WHY NOT" " BUT AFTER THIS UPDATED CAROL YOU'LL BE SCREAMING "WHY?!" Last holiday season, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) announced that, after over 40 years,…
Accompanied by the rockin' 4-piece Troubadorchestra led by music director Ryan Whyman, the always-entertaining, hip and sassy Troubadour Theater Company (The Troubies) is generating tons of …
DEATH IS ALIVE AND BETTER THAN WELL Ken Ludwig's stage adaptation of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile premiered to a packed house at Arena Stage, with the playwright himself attendi…
WITH ROTIMI AGBABIAKA KILLING IT AS PIRATE CAPTAIN HOOK, IT'S NO WONDER WHY THIS PETER PAN IS SUCH A TREASURE This holiday season, The Presidio Theater presents the fourth incarnation of Pan…
PICTURE IT: MIAMI, 1985, AGAIN, BUT WITH SINGING When Bea Arthur initially gave a firm "No" to participating in the 80s sit-com The Golden Girls, she nearly denied millions of soon-to-be loy…
A CABARET IN THE HEART OF THE CASTRO Cabaret is a masterpiece of American musical theater that has been presented in a vast variety of musical and physical shapes and sizes since its premier…
THESE CREATURES ARE DEFINITELY STIRRING UP HOLIDAY SPIRT AT LAMPLIGHTERS Ken Ludwig's story begins with a homey Uncle Brierly (Christopher T. Miller) wanting to read to us the famous poem th…
MORIARTY MARVELOUSLY MIMICS MENGERS Virtually every Hollywood star has an agent but one of the only agents who was known by name is Sue Mengers, the Dragon Lady of movie casting in the 60s, …
AN AMUSING ROMANTIC ROMP ALL 'SPRUCED' UP With Christmas just around the corner, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley offers up a light-hearted, romantic comedy Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley th…
YOU'RE NOT JUST IN GOOD COMPANY; THIS IS THE GREATEST COMPANY YOU'LL EVER SEE Mention the name Stephen Sondheim to a musical theatre devotee and first they will bow their head for a moment o…
Wavering graphics of kaleidoscopic greenery paint the Park Avenue Armory, transforming the space into a trippy, mystifying woodland. Kyle Abraham, choreographer and dancer in Dear Lord, Make…
ANASTHESIA A sold-out opening night audience Dec. 6 was likely entranced with the lovely costumes, fine acting, solid choreography and strong vocal performances in Anastasia at Hillbarn Thea…
The entertainment industry is no stranger to innovation, and live performances are at the forefront of this digital revolution. From virtual stages to AI-driven production designs, technolog…