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Theater Review: THIS (Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City)
WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT? At the top of Melissa James Gibson’s This, five urbanite thirty-somethings take part in an innocent parlor game that inadvertently goes awry for one of them: an unsuspecting woman just before the anniversary of her husband’s death. Not only does the scene become the best 10-minute play ever written, but the…
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Theater Review: MOBY DICK REHEARSED (Lyric Theatre in Los Angeles)
A SHOWCASE FOR ORSON WELLES PROVES DIFFICULT TO REVIVE Whitmore Eclectic, a non-profit theatre company now in its second season, brings us a presentation of the tricky Moby Dick Rehearsed, Orson Welles’ 1955 theatrical adaptation of Herman Melville’s famous story. In this version, a Nineteenth Century theatre company must adjust to the fact that they…
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LA Theater Review: NAZI HUNTER – SIMON WIESENTHAL (Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills)
NEVER FORGET Writer/performer Tom Dugan’s solo show Nazi Hunter – Simon Wiesenthal capitalizes on the strengths of the famous Nazi hunter – his resilience, tenacity and humor – but largely overlooks his checkered results and disputed claims that he flushed out nearly 1,100 war criminals. Dugan has crafted a show in which the retiring Wiesenthal…
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Orange County Theater Review: PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS: ONLY MAKE BELIEVE (Irvine Bowl in Laguna Beach)
THE FANTASY FIZZLES Since 1933, Pageant of the Masters has been a Southern California must-see for tourists and locals alike. The professionalism with which they stage tableaux vivants (living pictures) is unsurpassed – a remarkable achievement given that 500 volunteers are necessary to create their incredible productions. Supported by a 35-piece orchestra, terrific writing, superlative artisans,…
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Theater Review: 1776 (Glendale Centre Theatre)
A LIBERTY BELL OF A SHOW STILL RINGS TRUE Strength. Courage. Character. Fortitude. These are traits that have inspired Americans, both in our leaders and in folklore. The 1968 musical 1776, now receiving a splendid production at Glendale Centre Theatre, is chock-full of the spirit that audiences need to experience in uncertain economic and political…
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Theater Review: FLEETWOOD MACBETH (Troubadour Theater Company at the Falcon Theatre, Burbank)
THE SAME OLD RHYME I herewith invite you to check out The Troubies (especially those who may call yourselves Newbies). Though their antics are puerile You’ll smile for a while With this assortment of talented boobies. First they take Shakespeare and give him a whack By adding pop music (for this, Fleetwood Mac). Then they…
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LA Theater Review: I’M JUST WILD ABOUT HARRY (Crown City Theatre Company in North Hollywood)
MARK ME DOWN AS MILD ABOUT HARRY What’s a critic to do when he desperately wishes to support Los Angeles theatre, but also desires to hold theatre to a higher level? During the intermission of I’m Just Wild About Harry at Crown City Theatre, one patron’s comment summed up this critic’s complex condition perfectly: “You…
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Movie Review: THE CHANGE-UP (nationwide)
TWO GUYS WHO LOOK ALIKE SWITCH BODIES This summer, we’ve reached a crisis point in the American comedy: why can’t Jason Bateman get promoted or laid? The summer comedies are stocked with middle-aged men who dream of having sex but never do. That’s a healthy sign for marriage, I suppose. But if you’re a married…
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Orange County Theater Review: JERRY SPRINGER: THE OPERA (Chance Theater)
SING TO THE HAND A literally damning critique of American popular culture, Jerry Springer: The Opera soars in the Chance Theater’s Southern California premiere. An opera this critical could have only originated across the Atlantic. British duo Stewart Lee (book and lyrics) and Richard Thomas (book, lyrics, and music) incisively lambast our culture’s quest for…
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Movie Review: THE GUARD (limited release)
IN THE HEAT OF THE IRISH NIGHT What is a veteran Irish policeman to do? There he is, tending to his rounds of bar fights and domestic disturbances. Stealing drugs off car wreck victims. Indulging in lovely imported visitors from “the agency.” Thinking nothing of selling the IRA back their lost-and-found weapons. In The Guard,…
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Movie Review: CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. (nationwide)
IS BETTER QUALITY THE SAME AS HIGH QUALITY? I like marriage. I do. At least in theory. I am unmarried, myself. But my parents are married. My friends are married. It seems like a good deal. So why is it that more and more, I find myself rooting against marriages when I watch them on…
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Los Angeles Theater Review: LIVE NUDE GROUNDLINGS (The Groundlings Theatre)
I’M IN THE NUDE FOR LOVE The main reason that the Groundlings company remains L.A.’s number one improv training and performance space is their emphasis on character work. When actors come to the Groundlings, they begin a series of classes in which proven methods are used to teach improvisational and sketch writing technique, ultimately creating…
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Theater Review: CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY
THANKS FOR THE MEMOIRS If there were an award for “The Best Idea for a Theatrical Entertainment,” the winner surely would be Celebrity Autobiography, in which celebrities read the actual memoirs of other celebrities. Because the celebrities on hand read from scripts or directly from the books themselves, the evening lacks an inherent theatricality and…
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Los Angeles Theater Review: BLOOD WEDDING (Odyssey Theatre)
LOW PLATELETS In his vision of a new translation of Frederico Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding, director Jon Lawrence Rivera offers a diverse cast and updates the original 1933 setting in Spain to 1952 in Central California. But neither decision has helped to shed new light on either the playwright or his play about a bride…
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Los Angeles Theater Review: IT MUST BE HIM (Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica)
COMING OUT THROUGH SKETCH COMEDY It Must Be Him is in desperate need of a laugh track. Although penned by former writer of The Carol Burnett Show Kenny Solms, this semi-autobiographical romantic comedy rarely soars to those hilarious heights an audience member might expect from such a promising creative team. Louie Wexler (David Pevsner) is…
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LA Theater Review: THE EXPERT AT THE CARD TABLE (The Broad Stage in Santa Monica)
A TERRIFIC STORY AND EVEN BETTER MAGIC SHOW; BUT THE TRICK IS BEING ABLE TO SEE IT Suave and debonair Guy Hollingworth is not only a full-time British barrister (specializing in intellectual property law) but a card conjuror of renown. When a friend had to back out of an appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe, Hollingworth…
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LA Theater Review: THE WORD BEGINS (Rogue Machine)
TALKING ABOUT A BETTER WORLD Violence cuts across the walls in The Word Begins; sirens blare as iconic images of bloodshed and warfare, political figures and propaganda are projected larger than life onto the graffiti-covered set. The media continually broadcasts this reminder: we are at war. But onstage at Rogue Machine Theatre, writer/performers Steve Connell…
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LA Theater Review: SEX AND EDUCATION (Victory Theatre Center’s Big Victory in Burbank)
WHEN GOOD ENOUGH IS NOT ENOUGH The Los Angeles Times needs to be a player on the world stage and therefore assigns Critic-at-Large Charles McNulty to review plays in NYC and London. While this may exasperate the local theatre community (which desperately needs and deserves coverage), McNulty’s reviews and recent commentary on the ladies of…
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Movie Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (nationwide)
LIVING (AND FIGHTING CRIME) IN THE PAST Henry Ford did not invent the automobile. But he likely invented modern life. He then used his fortune to build Greenfield Village, a park dedicated to the preservation of the horse and buggy world he had nudged to the past. The further we go with technology, the more…
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LA Theater Reviews, Commentaries, Rants, etc: THE 2ND ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2011
HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEWS 2011 [Editor’s Note: Our (either) amazing or insane (you decide) theater correspondent Tony Frankel saw somewhere in the area of 40 Fringe shows during its ten-day festival; we’re pretty sure no one else exceeded that. Although the Fringe is now over, some of the shows that were featured have kept going…
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