HARRISON HELD'S SceneAroundTown - May 29, 2025

Posted By Harrison Held

The Royal Society of St. George California Branch recently held their celebration and awards gala at the beautiful Hollywood Museum located in the historic former Max Factor Building... It was a pleasure to meet Scotsman Alex J. Sinclair who flew in ...

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LITTLE WOMEN BALLET - Heritage Square Museum

Posted By Amalisha HuEck

Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck The playwright Louisa May Alcott born in 1832 is an American novelist, short story writer, and poet. She was raised in New England and had a lack to grow up among many well-known intellectuals of the day, including Margaret ...

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HIDE & HIDE - Skylight Theatre Company

Posted By Amalisha HuEck

Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck The American Dream is one of the main reasons why people come to America in such numbers; some with boats, some with busses. Some are fortunate enough to create a better life, but some go through difficulties and ugliness ...

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THE WINTER'S TALE - Skylight Theatre Company

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The Winter's Tale - Skylight Theatre Company Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck A story of overwhelming jealousy, suspicion, betrayal, loyalty, friendship, and loss is magnificently expressed in this tragicomedy of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, ...

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FOSTERED - Pacific Resident Theatre

Posted By Amalisha HuEck

Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Fostered was born in the time of darkness when playwright Chaya Doswell needed to laugh the most. Bringing the elements of her own life, the story is told through the humor of messy relationships, and by exposing everyone's ...

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WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT - Fountain Theatre

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Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck As I was looking at the stage, painted half white and half red with a table in the middle and two glasses filled with water, a vial next to them of a possible poison, the indication right from the start was that we would be ...

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WRITE OF SPRING (2025) - Write Act Repertory @ the Brickhouse Theatre

Posted By Amalisha HuEck

Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Producing Artistic Director John Lant with Write Act Repertory presents the World Premiere of another series of Original One-Act Plays Cracking Open Art written by Carla Cackowski, Susan C. Hunter, Mitch Metivier, Thomas J. ...

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Harrison Held's SceneAroundTown: Bonnie & Clyde The Musical

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I attended opening night of the new Bonnie & Clyde The Musical and it was fantastic!The stage adaptation is a wild ride... an emotional roller coaster... with top notch singing and performances by all.... Bad boy Clyde is wonderfully portrayed by ...

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Tuesdays With Morrie - Casa 0101 Theatre

Posted By Amalisha HuEck

Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck It is the 25th Anniversary Season Celebration at CASA 0101 Theater in East LA, where one can see another strong production put up by Josefina López (Founding Artistic Director) and Emmanuel Deleage (Producer and Executive ...

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TASTY LITTLE RABBIT - MOVING ARTS THEATRE

Posted By Amalisha HuEck

Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck In1890s a photographer Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden was persecuted for his photographs of the locals on the Sicilian coast, because of its unique and forbidden activities in the village of Taormina, where the influential men ...

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THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Actors Co-Op David Schall Theatre

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Reviewed by Chris Cassone cc@chriscassone.com Music and Book by James Valcq Lyrics and Book by Fred Alley Based on the film by Lee David "The Spitfire Grill" - A Beacon of Hope "A Beacon of Hope." That's what all the publicity materials said. But ...

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CORKTOWN '39 - Rogue Machine at The Matrix Theatre

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Reviewed by Chris Cassone cc@chriscassone.com Corktown '39 A Riveting Irish-American Tragedy Just east of Fairfax on Melrose, the Matrix Theatre is hosting something extraordinary-and you'd be wise to run, not walk, to grab tickets before Corktown ...

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L.Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of The Future

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HARRISON HELD'S SceneAroundTown

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Actor/Director Anson William's play Crazy Mama opening night was a huge success! Beautiful talented Linda Purl turns in a tour de force award worthy performance playing over fifteen different characters under Anson's great direction. The riveting and ...

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Hellas: Ancient Theatre in its Present Best at the Broadwater Mainstage in LA

Posted By Amalisha HuEck

Review by Amalisha HuEck We have an incredible show in town. It should have every single performance completely SOLD OUT, in my humble opinion. This show is NOT to be missed, especially for world history buffs and classic theatre lovers. 'Hellas' is ...

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BHFF '25: A GLAMOROUS CELEBRATION OF CINEMA

Posted By Adam Fisher

BHFF '25: A GLAMOROUS CELEBRATION OF CINEMA Written by Adam Fisher The 2025 Beverly Hills Film Festival (BHFF) was nothing short of spectacular-a dazzling celebration of independent cinema, global storytelling, and Hollywood glamour that captivated ...

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LOST CELLPHONE WEEKEND - Write Act Repertory at the Brickhouse Theatre

Posted By Amalisha HuEck

LOST CELLPHONE WEEKEND at the Brickhouse Theatre Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Addiction to cell phones has truly changed how we communicate in our personal and work lives today. Somehow, those little gadgets became an extension of us, like we grew a ...

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BUDDIES - SkyPilot Theatre

Posted By Chris Cassone

Review by Chris Cassone cc@chriscassone.com Can modern day men be friends? I mean, close, really good friends? Can they, ahem, love each other without the "G" word bandied about? Most importantly, can they break up, grieve and then make up with the ...

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HARRISON HELD'S SceneAroundTown...Hollywood!

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HARRISON HELD'S SceneAroundTown...Hollywood! The Black History Month opening celebration for This Joint Is Jumpin' was fantastic! It's a wonderful celebration of Black entertainers from Film, TV & Song! Donelle Dadigan & staff at the ...

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HUGHIE - Two Roads Theatre (Studio City)

Posted By Amalisha HuEck

Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck If you want to fill the theatre space with the legends, our true thespians in Los Angeles, produce one of the plays by Eugene O'Neill, an American dramaturg and the only playwright who won four Pulitzer's prizes for Drama, ...

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