

Drama Review: Finding the Freedom to Be Yourself
“Level Up,” Latino Theatre Co., Los Angeles, Mar. 26 – May 3, 2026 Apr. 12, 2026 | By Bruce R. Feldman In Brief: A teen-themed drama about sexual identity, family, and the immersive fantasy world young Desi concocts to cope with a vortex of adolescent emotions. The ideas in Gabriel Rivas Gómez’s text aren’t new, but the cast is winning, and the production is first rate. Mathias Brinda, Xol Gonzalez, Khalif J. Gillett in Level Up (Photo: Jenny Graham) In Level Up , two b


Drama Review: The Latino Experience Then and Now
Latino Theatre Company, “The Little King of Norwalk,” Sept. 25 – Nov 2, 2025, “Mascogos,” Oct. 2 – Nov. 9, 2025, Los Angeles Theater Center Nov. 3, 2025 | By Bruce R. Feldman In Brief: A topical comedy and a time-shifting historical drama, both inspired by actual events, illuminate little known aspects of the Latino experience in America. Randy Vasquez, Ruth Livier, Richard Azurdia and J. Ed Araiza in The Little King of Norwalk (Photo: Grettel Cortes Photography) In th


Review: Dreaming Of A Better Life
"Just Like Us," Latino Theater Company, April 10 – May 18, 2025 April 20, 2025 | By Bruce R. Feldman In Brief: This impassioned,...