Fringe Festival Reviews

Posted By Harrison Held

SCHMALTZY & PRINCIE by Harrison Held Diary of a Not-So-Great Daddy's Girl Written & performed by MaryLee Herrmann Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson Production stills by Kenneth Wajda Zephyr Theatre 7456 Melrose Avenue SCHMALTZY & PRINCE by ...

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Untitled Baby Play

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

From the intricately sequenced first act as the audience is privy to the email exchange between the six friends as they attempt to plan a baby shower, you know that you're in for an interesting theatre experience. Cindy Lin's set design provides the ...

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CLASSIC COUPLES COUNSELING By Nyla Arslanian

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

Constance Mellors (l.), Joe Nassi, Barbara Mallory The live theatre experience is a mixed bag ranging from the most serious with plays delving into the darkest corners of human nature to the comedy of Neil Simon. Theatregoers delight in seeing the ...

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APARTMENT LIVING By Nyla Arslanian

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

Gabriel Leyva (as Alex) and Charrell Mack (as Cassandra) Playwrights' Arena and Skylight Theatre join forces to present the world premiere of APARTMENT LIVING set in Los Angeles during the pandemic with a cast of actors as diverse as our city. ...

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DETAINED - World Premiere

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

I always look forward to productions at The Fountain Theatre as I've come to expect to be taken some place I've never been before. They provide theatre that strives to take the audience on a journey of discovery. That was surely the case as the ...

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The Singing Revolution - A Musical

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By Nyla Arslanian Following the rousing opening number "Lift It Up," fine voices, and choreography, The Singing Revolution took off for Estonia, a little known nation formerly included in the Soviet Union. This small Baltic country of 1.3 million was ...

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This Wonderful Life - Review

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by Nyla Arslanian The only comment I can make about Rogue Machine Theatre's production of This Wonderful Life at the Matrix Theatre is that it is just WONDERFUL. This reviewer must confess that although I was familiar with the classic film It's a ...

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Salvage Extends at Hudson Theatre's Mainstage

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

Salvage Extends at Hudson Theatre's Mainstage By Nyla Arslanian While I wouldn't dub Salvage a musical, aptly subtitled "a play with music" is an accurate description. What transpires in this 90-minute play is a heartfelt story of hopes and ...

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The Children at The Fountain Theatre

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

Lily Knight and Ron Bottita in The Children at The Fountain Theatre Photo by Jenny Graham By Nyla Arslanian The Children opens at The Fountain Theatre Perhaps we've just taken it for granted for so long-that exquisite experience of what we call ...

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My Fair Lady at the Hollywood Pantages

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

(center) Sam Simahk as Freddy Eynsford-Hill, Shereen Ahmed as Eliza Doolittle, Kevin Pariseau as Colonel Pickering and Leslie Alexander as Mrs. Higgins in Lerner & Loewe's MY FAIR LADY Photo by © Joan Marcus By Nyla Arslanian My Fair Lady held ...

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Hamilton at the Hollywood Pantages

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

Jamael Westman and the company of Hamilton Photo by Joan Marcus By Nyla Arslanian What could be better after more than a year and a half of no musical theatre or the joy of entering the always a spectacular treat Pantages Theatre lobby, than a ...

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Hello World! at the Wonderful Write Act Repertory

Posted By Harrison Held

By Harrison Held Photos Courtesy Write Act Repertory Wonderful Write Act Repertory is back on track with their first evening of entertaining & energetic one acts since the pandemic began! Hello World! An Evening of Short Plays To Save Theatre is ...

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Underneath the Freeways of Los Angeles from the Echo Theatre Company

Posted By Bill Garry

By Bill Garry When I first heard about Underneath the Freeways of Los Angeles, an interactive murder-mystery at the Echo Theatre Company, I imagined one of those frothy entertainments that pop up at dinner theatres: colorful red herrings, chummy ...

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The Double V | The Matrix Theatre

Posted By Harrison Held

The Double V is an excellent new play written by Carole Eglash -Kosoff and directed by Michael Arabian now playing at The Matrix Theatre on Melrose. The production is based on a true story that changed the course of history and the accomplished cast ...

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Jesus Christ Superstar

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

By Nyla Arslanian All Photo Credits: Evan Zimmerman, MurphyMade You could call me a 50-year fan of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's work. It was the Jesus Christ Superstar album that introduced me to their music. And it was the music, first and ...

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