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Review: Hey, Old Friends. Revisiting Wilder and Rostand Masterworks

“The Skin of Our Teeth,” A Noise Within, Pasadena, Sept. 1-29, 2024 “Cyrano de Bergerac,” Pasadena Playhouse, Sept. 4-29, 2024 September 11, 2024 | By Bruce R. Feldman In Brief: Two classic plays, both alike in celebrity, in Pasadena. One production is reverential, the other is a triumph of imagination, audacity, and poetry. The cast of "The Skin of Our Teeth" at Noise Within (Photo: Craig Schwartz) It’s September and the new Southern California theatre season is just getting

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Review: "Oklahoma!" Defied the Expectations of Its Audience, Or Did It?

“Plenty of Heart, Plenty of Hope: The Making of Oklahoma! and the Broadway Musical,” Presented by Muse/ique at The Wallis, Beverly Hills,...

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Review: Talking Tony Awards. Hello, Muddah, Hello, Faddah!

Tony Awards, CBS, June 16, 2024 A Strange Loop, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, June 5-30, 2024 June 18, 2024 | By Bruce R. Feldman...

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Review: Double Jeopardy in a Thrilling, Moving Production

“Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy,” Los Angeles Theater Center, May 9 – June 16, 2024 June 2, 2024 | By Bruce R....

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Review: You Can Pick Your Friends, But...

“Fat Ham,” Geffen Playhouse, April 4 – May 5, 2024 April 10, 2024 | By Bruce R. Feldman In Brief: A wild and crazy mashup of Hamlet and...

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Review: She's The Greatest Star!

“Funny Girl,” Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, April 2-28, 2024 April 5, 2024 | By Bruce R. Feldman In Brief: Thrilling and enormously enjoyable, this grand revival of a neglected gem from the Golden Age of Broadway musicals shines in every way. Katerina McCrimmon dazzles in the leading role. Her triumphant star turn is one for the ages. Melissa Manchester and Katerina McCrimmon in "Funny Girl." (Photo: Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade) An earthquake hit Southern California We

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