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Theater Review: THE BESPOKE OVERCOAT (Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice)
FOR THEATERGOERS DESIRING A COAT OF LOVE, THIS SHOW IS BESPOKEN FOR Sometimes friends or even co-workers can become more like family than your relatives. Such is the case in Wolf Mankowitz’s The Bespoke Overcoat, inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s famous short story “The Overcoat“ about a long-suffering, poor warehouse clerk who seeks to obtain a…
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Theater Review: THREE (Playwrights Arena and the Los Angeles LGBT Center at The Davidson/Valentini Theatre)
A FASCINATING DIVERSE UPDATE TO CHEKHOV’S THREE SISTERS In 1900, Anton Chekhov wrote the play Three Sisters, centering around siblings both very similar and remarkably different who grew up in Moscow but now reside out on a country while longing to return to the more exciting lives they led in the big city. Told over…
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Theater Review: STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills)
YOU MIGHT WANNA MISS THIS TRAIN Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 psychological film noir thriller Strangers on a Train, which he directed and produced to mixed reviews, was based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. But since then, the film has been regarded much more favorably; and in 2021 was selected for preservation…
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Interview: ANN HEARN TOBOLOWSKY (Director of MERCURY at Road Theatre Company)
ANN HEARN TOBOLOWSKY RAISES THE TEMPERATURE ON LOS ANGELES THEATER I have been following the work of extraordinary director Ann Hearn Tobolowsky at Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills for quite some time, including The Half Light, Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Silent Sky, Good People, As Good As Gold, Bus Stop, Holy Days, Driving Miss Daisy, and Another Part of…
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Theater Review: AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ (Laguna Playhouse)
THE JOINT IS, INDEED, JUMPIN’ The musical revue Ain’t Misbehavin’ is a sizzling celebration of Fats Waller’s music ’” songs that he made famous in a career that ranged from uptown clubs to downtown Tin Pan Alley to Hollywood and concert stages around the world. This delightful revue evokes the humor and infectious energy of…
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Theater Interview: CHELSEA SUTTON (Rogue Artists Ensemble Associate Artistic Director on “Carousel of Fools” at Santa Monica Pier on January 25, 2024)
Playwright, fiction writer, director, and immersive experience creator for weird, fantastical artistic ventures Chelsea Sutton has always had a very unique sense of humor. Hearing of her involvement presenting Rogue Artists Ensemble’s upcoming benefit at the Santa Monica Carousel and Pier, Stage and Cinema‘s Shari Barrett decided to speak with her about her vision for the…
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Theater Review: THE RUB (Anzu Lawson)
A HIDDEN HOLLYWOOD CAREER AS A MASSEUSE FOR CELEBRITIES For years, Anzu Lawson’s managers and friends had been urging her to write about her own life after performing as Yoko Ono and writing Dear Yoko, one of several of her own original plays and musicals. And though she had been pitching The Rub as a…
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Interview: DAVID SERERO (director of “Tovah,” a documentary about Tovah Feldshuh)
by Shari Barrett | August 31, 2026
in Film, Interviews, Los AngelesMusic Preview: PACIFIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA BENEFIT CONCERT (October 10, 2026 | L.A.)
by pwsadmin | August 30, 2026
in Los Angeles, MusicTheater Review: ADOLESCENT SALVATION (Theater Wit / Chicago)
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in Chicago, TheaterDance Preview: GLORYA KAUFMAN PRESENTS DANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER 2026–27 (L.A.)
by pwsadmin | August 28, 2026
in Dance, Los AngelesTheater Preview: KAIJU (The Road Theatre Company & BroadStage / Los Angeles)
by pwsadmin | August 28, 2026
in Los Angeles, TheaterDance Preview: DRACULA, A DARK SHADOW (State Street Ballet / Santa Barbara)
by Gregory Bernard | August 28, 2026
in Dance, Los Angeles, RegionalTheater Review: BEING PIAF (Odyssey Theatre Ensemble / Los Angeles)
by Ernest Kearney | August 27, 2026
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