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Theater Review: AN OCTOROON (The Fountain Theater in L.A.)
THE PLAY’S THE THING It’s no wonder that Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ brilliant adaptation of Dion Boucicault’s 1895 suspenseful melodrama The Octoroon is eight times better and more exciting than any other offering on America’s stages. It speaks to the current conversation of race in America while presenting a rather unknown actual nineteenth-century play that is rife…
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Virtual Theater Review: BECOMING DR. RUTH (starring Tovah Feldshuh from North Coast Rep in San Diego)
TO TELL THE RUTH Talk about becoming a hit. Playwright Mark St. Germain (Camping with Henry and Tom, Freud’s Last Session) has done it again. He loves to take us into the lives of renowned true-life personalities, offering us biographical insights into the development of their thinking and way of being, from The Collyer Brothers…
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Virtual Theater: Cris Franco’s 57 CHEVY (San Diego REP)
HOW BROWN WAS MY VALLEY? Following the successful streamed productions of A Weekend with Pablo Picasso and JQA, San Diego REP is offering a filmed version of Cris Franco’s play 57 Chevy, directed by Herbert Siguenza and Sam Woodhouse. I have seen and loved Franco’s rib-tickling one-man memory play live with Ric Salinas when it…
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Film: RED CARPET EVENT FOR ‘CRACKA’ (Cinelounge Sunset)
RED CARPET EVENT FOR CRACKA AT CINELOUNGE SUNSET ON JUNE 17 Cinelounge Sunset in Los Angeles is having a Red Carpet event this Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 7pm with a screening of Cracka at 7:30pm. Confirmed to appear are the film’s director Dale Resteghini; P. Frank Williams, Emmy ® and 8-time NAACP Image Award-winning producer;…
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Dance: THE PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY (The Music Center in L.A. | Abraham’s“ “Only the Lonely” & Taylor’s”Promethean Fire”)
THE MUSIC CENTER WELCOMES BACK PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY Los Angeles’s Music Center has a hit on its hands with its DANCE AT DUSK outdoor performance series. First, we had amazing tap dance with a live jazz combo, then American Ballet Theater, and this week is the great Paul Taylor Dance Company. Five in-person performances (June…
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Opera Review: DON PROCOPIO (Pacific Opera Project in L.A.)
SILLY PROCOPIO LEFT ME IN OSTRITCHES Well, last Sunday night, courtesy of Pacific Opera Project’s presentation of Don Procopio, I had my first foray to a live production since the pandemic put a pause on live performances (and as long as I’m alliterating, we packed a pleasant picnic perfect for piggery). While I had attended…
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Audio Theater: THE MURDER ON THE LINKS (L.A. Theatre Works; starring Alfred Molina and Simon Helberg)
L.A. Theatre Works has commissioned a new audio theater adaptation of the classic Agatha Christie “whodunit” The Murder on the Links. The all-star cast includes Alfred Molina (as Christie’s most famous detective, Hercule Poirot), Simon Helberg, Adhir Kalyan, Joanne Whalley, Kevin Daniels, Edita Brychta, Darren Richardson, Jocelyn Towne and Matthew Wolf. Written by the BBC’s Kate McAll, who previously adapted the novels Frankenstein, Daniel Deronda and A Room with a View for…
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Theater Season Announcement: LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (“Welcome Home” 2021/2022)
McCoy Rigby Entertainment are bringing Broadway shows and events back to The La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Their newly announced season will feature: WEST COAST PREMIERE CLUE September 24 – October 17, 2021 Based on the screenplay by JONATHAN LYNN Written by SANDY RUSTIN Additional Material by HUNTER FOSTER and ERIC PRICE Based on the Paramount…
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Virtual Theater Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS (ICT, Long Beach)
HIGH FIVE Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years is contextually brilliant: it is a two-character musical that starts at the end of a five year relationship for the woman, but at the beginning for the man. Her songs go backward in time and his forward. In the middle of the 85 minute, intermissionless show, they…
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Virtual Theater Review: SOMEONE ELSE’S HOUSE (Geffen)
I WANT TO SEE MORE DEAD PEOPLE Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? Jared Mezzocchi (Russian Troll Farm, my favorite theater stream of the COVID era) brings an Amityville Horror-esque, true-life tale right to your living room, courtesy of The Geffen Playhouse, which is streaming Someone Else’s House with a limited number of participants (40…
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Los Angeles Theater: 54th SEASON AT THE AHMANSON THEATRE (Center Theatre Group)
CENTER THEATRE GROUP’S 54th SEASON AT THE AHMANSON THEATRE TO BEGIN NOVEMBER 30, 2021 Ahmanson Theatre Will Have Been Dark For 20 Months While it’s a shame that Diane Paulus’s new revision of 1776 will have to visit the Ahmanson another season, things look to go into full swing in November, which begins the seven-production…
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Virtual Theater: ALICE IN WONDERLAND (A Noise Within)
WHAT A WONDER [Editor’s Note: Just after we published Marc Wheeler’s glowing review of A Noise Within’s production of Alice in Wonderland, the theater had to go dark due to COVID. Fortunately, the amazing cast and crew reunited recently to professionally film the production specifically for high-definition streaming, which begins May 27, 2021. We are…
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Virtual Theater: URSULA (Latino Theater Co; Cara Mía Theatre)
URSULA Written, Directed & Performed by Frida Espinosa-Mí¼ller Watch On-demand for FREE starting May 20 at 6:30 PM PST / 8:30 PM CT ends on June 6, 2021 Ursula tells the story of seven-year-old Nadia, who becomes separated from her mother after seeking asylum at the border. As Nadia waits for her asylum to be processed,…
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Opera: DON PROCOPIO (Pacific Opera Project, Los Angeles)
Pacific Opera Project (POP) announces its next installment of revolutionary, pandemic-safe productions, the west coast premiere of Georges Bizet’s rarely performed comedic opera Don Procopio, performed live outdoors at the Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles. The three, socially-distanced performances – Friday, June 4, 2021 at 8:00pm; Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 8:00pm; and Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 8:00pm – will be sung…
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Theater: NORTH COAST REP’S 40TH SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT (Solano Beach near San Diego)
Two West Coast premieres, one Southern California premiere and one World Premiere highlight an engaging, eclectic 2021-2022 seven-play series at North Coast Repertory Theatre, now celebrating its 40th season. Among the offerings are a Tony Award-winning masterpiece, a poignant love story, a critical event in American history, an unexpected friendship, and three unforgettable, charming musicals….
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Virtual Theater: UNMASKED: A THEATRICAL CELEBRATION OF BLACK WOMEN’S LIBERATION (Wallis, Black Rebirth Collective)
Beverly Hills’ The Wallis and Black Rebirth Collective are presenting a co-production of UNMASKED: A Theatrical Celebration of Black Women’s Liberation — filmed in The Wallis’s Lovelace Studio Theater — premiering on Saturday, June 19, 2021 (Juneteenth) and available for on demand streaming through Friday, July 2. Tickets for the evening of four plays (total…
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Film / Extras: THE MOST ANTICIPATED FILM PREMIERES IN LOS ANGELES THEATERS, 2021
THE MOST ANTICIPATED FILM PREMIERES IN LOS ANGELES THEATERS, 2021 Description: All movie admirers miss their Saturday tradition to watch a new film in a theater, so they cannot wait to get a chance to get back on track with that. The pandemic has turned the world upside down and forced people to reject many…
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Virtual Theater Review: REYKJAVíK (The Road Theatre Company)
WHAT THE HULDUFí“LK? Playwright Steve Yockey is at it again. His latest play contains the same ingredients as his previous ones: The supernatural; a mystical eerie hotel; shapeshifters; actors playing more than one seemingly unrelated character; murder; a vacationer; superbly chilling moments; paranormal regions; a spectral visitation; family members reunited after tragedy; gay sex; blood;…
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Theater Review: THE STORY OF MY LIFE (Chance Theater)
A STORY WELL TOLD BY CHANCE THEATER The Story of My Life is a warm, intimate and sweet two-character musical about Alvin Kelby and his childhood friend, Thomas Weaver. A flop in its New York debut, the 2009 show — which tugs at the heartstrings far more than the intellect — has been a regional…
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Theater: LOUIS SLOTIN SONATA (Circle X Theatre Co. on Zoom)
Circle X Theatre Co. in association will present two free Zoom readings of Louis Slotin Sonata by Paul Mullin, directed by John Langs. The commemorative readings will take place on Friday May 21, which is the 75th anniversary of Louis Slotin’s criticality accident at Los Alamos. The readings will take place at 7pm EST (with…
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