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Theater Review: Great Minds Creative Productions’ Get. That. Snitch.

October 3, 2015

Early on in Get. That. Snitch., a world premiere production currently playing at the Atwater Village Theatre, the narrator proclaims it is a story of “men, guns, and getting what you want.” The subtitle is “the world’s most dangerous play,” the producers offer complimentary earplugs, and there’s a warning posted about the loud sound effects and graphic content … More Theater Review: Great Minds Creative Productions’ Get. That. Snitch.

Theater Review: The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Clueless

September 19, 2015

In LA, unauthorized musical adaptations of movies and TV shows have recently become almost as popular as juice cleanses. I’ve seen a few in the past couple months, and after really enjoying both the unauthorized Cruel Intentions musical and the unauthorized O.C. musical, getting tickets for The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Clueless, the latest offering … More Theater Review: The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Clueless

Theater Review: Echo Theater Company’s American Falls

September 13, 2015

“In American Falls, a doctor can live next to a shoe salesman, and a shoe salesman can be an Indian.” This line from American Falls, which opened this weekend in its west coast premiere at the Atwater Village Theatre, helps set the scene of the small Idaho town where the story takes place. As far … More Theater Review: Echo Theater Company’s American Falls

Theater Review: Bent at the Mark Taper Forum

July 27, 2015

I have been struggling to find a way to adequately describe Center Theatre Group’s production of Bent since seeing a preview performance nearly a week ago. I can’t remember ever leaving a theater feeling so utterly devastated and, essentially, at a loss for words. None of this is a bad thing—the production is extraordinary on every … More Theater Review: Bent at the Mark Taper Forum

Theater Review: Girlfriend at the Kirk Douglas Theatre

July 20, 2015

It’s fitting that the musical Girlfriend, which opened last night at Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre, is playing Los Angeles in the summer. Summer is practically a character in the show, both driving the events and creating the perfect backdrop to take the audience back to a place of young love and longing. The show, which … More Theater Review: Girlfriend at the Kirk Douglas Theatre

Theater Review: The False Servant at Odyssey Theatre

July 13, 2015

It is always impressive when a work that is centuries old features themes that still manage to ring true today. That is definitely the case for The False Servant, a co-production of the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and the Evidence Room that opened this past weekend. The False Servant is one of over thirty comedic plays written by … More Theater Review: The False Servant at Odyssey Theatre

Theater Review: Green Grow the Lilacs at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum

July 12, 2015

I’ve always found there to be something magical about outdoor theater in the summer. Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, situated so deep into Topanga Canyon that it’s easy to forget you’re in Los Angeles, is the enchanting outdoor venue currently home to Lynn Riggs’ 1930 play Green Grow the Lilacs, which opened last night. While Green … More Theater Review: Green Grow the Lilacs at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum

Theater Review: Antaeus Theater’s Picnic

June 26, 2015

While the setting of Picnic, William Inge’s classic play that first debuted on Broadway in 1953 and opened at North Hollywood’s Antaeus Theater last night, may be literally dated, its universal themes still ring almost unnervingly true. Works that deal with innate human needs and desires can be almost timeless—whether it’s Kansas in 1952 or Los Angeles … More Theater Review: Antaeus Theater’s Picnic