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

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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

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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

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(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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Blue Man Group at the Pantages Theatre

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Speechless New Tour (Courtesy of Blue Man Group) By Valeria Milano Hollywood, CA On opening night of Blue Man Group Speechless at the Pantages Theatre, a modern-day Las Vegas showstopper burst out at an iconic Hollywood landmark. With a touch of ...

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Review of 100 Planes

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By Harrison Held 100 Planes is an intriguing new drama worth watching, making it's West Coast Premiere at The Broadwater Black Box located on Hollywood's Theatre Row. The powerful story takes place in 1997 on an American Airbase in Germany. The ...

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The Long Gravel Road

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By Harrison Held The Long Gravel Road is a re-imagining of the Parsifal myth set in the present... A hermit turns into a beast while fetching the morning paper and fetching the morning paper is definitely much more than it seems in this endearing, ...

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Les Miserables at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre

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By Samantha Halbreich The Cast of Les Miserables Photo by Matthew Murphy In an age of hashtags and purple prose, the term "epic" frequently gets overused. But make no mistake, there is no word that more accurately applies to the current National ...

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Daniel's Husband - An Intimate Review | The Fountain Theatre

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By Bill Garry Whenever I review a show, I bring a guest for an added, personal perspective on the subject matter. For example, a friend with a severe speaking difficulty accompanied me to a show about a couple dealing with the deaf/hearing divide. ...

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All My Sons at Lounge Theatre

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By Patricia Garcia It is always interesting to see how creative people can be with small theater spaces, especially when producing classical works that come with very specific stage directions, such as Arthur Miller's All My Sons. Here, in Gary Lee ...

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