Review: A Diverting Trip down "Whittier Boulevard"
"Whittier Boulevard," Los Angeles Theatre Center, Sept. 14 - Oct. 20, 2024 Sept. 27, 2024 | By Bruce R. Feldman In Brief: A hilarious yet telling journey into the soul, culture, history, and humor of Chicano Los Angeles. It's terrific! Zilah Mendoza and Evelina Fernandez in the Latino Theater Co.'s "Whittier Boulevard." (Photo: Grettel Cortes Photography) It’s 2042 and Los Angeles has become a Trumpian hellscape. The police are watching everyone. It’s a crime to live past 75.
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
Review: A Familiar Story, A Lesson, An Impressive Production
"The Brothers Size," Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at Geffen Playhouse, August 22 - September 8, 2024 August 30, 2024 | By Bruce R....
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,...
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....
Review: A Fine Staging of August Wilson's "King Headley II"
“King Hedley II,” A Noise Within, Pasadena, March 31 – April 28, 2024 Apr. 27, 2024 | By Bruce R. Feldman In Brief: A rewarding...
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...
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
Review: A Funny Thing Happened to Alex Edelman at a White Supremacists Meeting
Alex Edelman’s “Just for Us,” Mark Taper Forum, Nov. 10 – 26, 2023 Nov. 14, 2023 | By Bruce R. Feldman In Brief: After the Mark Taper...
