Theatre Reviews (120)
Reviews for North Hollywood Theatres, Burbank Theatres and shows now playing in Los Angeles and Hollywood theatres. Theatres include: Los Angeles Valley College, J.E.T. Studios, El Portal Theatre, Actors Forum Theatre, Madrid Theatre, ZJU, and many more.
Theatre Review >> The Importance of Being Earnest
Written by Maureen Creigh
Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Ernest is a classic of the Victorian Era. The emphasis is on the brilliant dialogue, style and pace throughout. In this production the cast has managed to interpret style and pace for the most part. Ken Campbell, director, clearly understands Oscar Wilde’s wit and the comedy-farce of this play. It has been beautifully mounted in this intimate theater space. The sets and costumes are perfectly executed, evocative of the Victorian era. John Collins (John Worthing) and Christian Prentice (Algernon Moncrieff) set the pace in their opening scene. Their English accents were good and they worked well together. Perhaps a little too anxious at first. But as the play went on they settled in nicely with their style and pace
Simon Productions Presents
The West Coast premiere Production
THE BRIDGE CLUB
THE BRIDGE CLUB, a new play by veteran writer Richard Raskind and directed by Mike Sabatino has opened at Deaf West Theatre in the NoHo Arts District. Set in San Francisco on the Golden Gate Bridge, Jack, well-played by Christopher Franciosa, has just learned he has only a year to live. His body is filled with cancerous tumors, and despair has set in leaving him with the decision that life is too much to bear.
Theatre Review >> Tennessee in the Summer
Written by Thomas Waldman, Theatre Reviewer
Today, a writer can eliminate his bad sentences, paragraphs, or pages by simply striking that key called "delete." From this quick gesture, he wipes out all evidence of his authorial incompetence, and starts anew with a blank screen, a clean slate, which is one version of the American Dream.
The Colony Theatre Company Presents
DAMES AT SEA
The Colony Theatre presents its sixth and final production of its fantastic 37th season with the rollicking musical comedy DAMES AT SEA, the delightful parody of the lavish 1930’s musical extravaganzas of director Busby Berkeley. For anyone who enjoys musical comedies, loads of fantastic tap dancing, boundless energy and enthusiasm, song and dance numbers galore, then you will LOVE this wonderful show.
This story will be familiar to many people. It deals with the difficult relationship between Mother and Daughter. Told through Jane and her Mother, who in death reaches her Daughter by leaving her in charge of finishing her novel. Jane (Joanna Kalafatis) is emotionally closed and not in sync with her Mother’s feelings about life. There is a resentment that comes from Jane towards Mom (Mary Burkin ), the voice of wisdom, and she is not going to give in to Mom’s advice, who appears as a persistent ghost continually directing her how to handle her life and how to write the novel. Jane’s roommate Ali (Samantha Carro) is a perfect opposite and brought home the differences in the two girls.
Theatre Review >> Good People
Written by Thomas Waldman, Theatre Reviewer
Halfway through David Lindsay-Abaire's "Good People," currently having its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse, Margie (Jane Kaczmarek), an unemployed single mother in her late 30s, describes in a voice filled with anguish and despair her circumstances; no job, no health insurance, no opportunity. Then she veers away from the subject, forsaking what would seem like an ideal moment to lambast Congressional Republicans, Conservative Democrats, bankers, Wall Street, capitalism, or The System for her miserable plight. Although Margie remains jobless throughout, never again will she speak lines that could be the introductory paragraph of a scathing editorial.
Spend the evening enjoying the Whitefire Theater’s latest production, Slow Dance in Midtown, and you will agree that this play is not to be missed. It is full of very clever, not-so-subtle nuances that lead the audience into a world of intensity and discovery.
Theatre Review >> Kritzerland Salutes Bob Merrill
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On Sunday April 1 Kritzerland presented its monthly show, this time Take Me Along saluting composer/lyricist Bob Merrill at the all new Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal in NoHo. Bruce Kimmel hosted a lovely evening with singers Melody Hollis, Juliana Hansen, Julie Garnye, Kristopher McNeeley, Jeffrey Christopher Todd and special guest Lainie Kazan. Christy Crowl served beautifully as musical director at the piano. Shelly Markham played for Miss Kazan. As always, Kimmel told some interesting stories about the composer. As for Merrill, he composed all of his tunes on a toy xylophone and had a series of pop tunes in the 50s long before he had a Broadway success. Songs performed in the 90-minute set included these tunes as well as Broadway fare from hits like Funny Girl, Carnival and Sugar, as well as from flops Pretty Belle, Henry, Sweet Henry, based on The World of Henry Orient and Holly Golightly otherwise referred to as Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Troubies' Two Gentlemen of Chicago
CRITIC'S PICK
Two Gentlemen of Chicago
presented by the Troubadour Theatre Company under the direction of Matt Walker
@ Falcon Theatre
through April 22
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