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

Posted By Amalisha HuEck

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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THESE SHINING LIVES - Actors-Co-op at Crossley Theatre

Posted By Chis Cassone

March 14, 2025 Reviewed by Chris Cassone ccassone@chriscassone.com When you know the basic plot going in to see a play such as this, one can have difficulty with the joyful opening scenes. You know these characters are doomed so how can you identify ...

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CABARET - Jaxx Theatricals

Posted By Chris Cassone

March 15, 2025 Opening Night Reviewed by Chris Cassone cc@chriscassone.com What it isn't: a sweet restaging reminiscent of Liza in her bowler with all of her precocious, youthful naivete. For sure, this isn't a production where you can watch without ...

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TWO SMALL BODIES - GGC Theatre

Posted By Amalisha HuEck

Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck We have a disappearance of two little children here, a possible murder or kidnapping that remains an unsolved mystery by the very end. In this two actor play, a constant exchange of being a lead or being an effect of the ...

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ONE FOR MY BABY - El Portal Theatre (North Hollywood)

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

Reviewed by Nyla Arslanian In the program, the directors note their intention for their production of"the ultimate objective is nothing more than to leave audiences dazzled, a bit breathless, bathed in the glow of great music and exciting ...

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BAT BOY - Open Fist Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre

Posted By Chris Cassone

Reviewed by Chris Cassone cc@chriscassone.com Lil' Abner meets The Elephant Man by way of Oedipus Rex on Casitas Avenue. The irony here is that our Bat Boy, in his final throes of understanding himself, blurts out for all to hear, "I am an animal." ...

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WOMEN ON THE VERGE - Casa 0101 Theatre

Posted By Michael Edwards

Reviewed by Michael Edwards Kicking off its 25th year in Boyle Heights, the ever unapologetically authentic Angeleno theatre company, Casa 0101, premieres four wonderful one act plays all under the title, Mujeres on the Verge or Women on the Verge. ...

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