WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT - Fountain Theatre

Posted By Amalisha HuEck

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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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

Posted By Chris Cassone

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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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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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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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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ADANZA - Show Me Your Dreams - Eastwood Performing Arts Center

Posted By Chris Cassone & Amalisha HuEck

Reviewed by Chris Cassone cc@chriscassone.com "Adanza" means dance in Spanish, journey in Italian and according to their promotional material, a musical circus, with the addition of juggling, unicycles, breakdancing, flipping, animation, bubbles, ...

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UNRECONCILED - Moving Arts Theater Company

Posted By Amalisha HuEck

Review by Amalisha HuEck Jay Sefton in Unreconciled - Photo Credit: Andrew Greto This solo play co-written by Jay Sefton and Mark Basquill and performed by Jay Sefton is a true representation of an actor's courage to go beyond his rage to bring out a ...

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ONE JEWISH BOY - Echo Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theater

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Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck This is a story of one Jewish boy who fell in love with a mixed-race woman from the very moment he saw her. Despite enchanting moments of love, marriage and sharing a baby boy, the excitement of remaining together ...

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DRAT! THE CAT! - The Group Rep Theatre at Lonny Chapman Theatre (North Hollywood)

Posted By Chris Cassone

Reviewed by Chris Cassone cc @chriscassone.com Ira Levin, author of this 1965 revival, warned up and coming writers never to insert two exclamation points in a title. His perky-quirky Victorian musical comedy closed after eight performances. He ...

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FEAST- The Count's Den, DTLA

Posted By Amalisha HuEck

Review by Amalisha HuEck After the challenge of finding 'The Count's Den," a hidden space in downtown Los Angeles, with an enchanting and mysterious atmosphere. As soon as you walk through the door, you are transformed into some different time and ...

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