Holly Would - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A Review by Suzanne Birrell. Gerardo Ibarra (l.), Christina Lemon, Elizabeth Ferraris, Kat Brower All Photographs by Augustus Photography. Holly Would, a new comedy by fashion designer and first time writer/ director Octavio Carlin is now playing at ...

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Altman's Last Stand

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell The American Premiere of Altman's Last Stand written by Charles Dennis and now showing at the Zepher Theatre is a wonderful show with many layers. The woman I sat next to thought it was a good portrayal of the Jewish ...

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Thicker Than Water - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. Johnny Ferretti (l.), Heather Alyse Becker, Joseph Bongiovann. Photos Charlie Mount Laughter is the best medicine and there is an abundance to be had in Thicker Than Water now showing at Theatre West. This hilarious ...

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The Mountaintop - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

A review by Erin Fair Larry Bates and Danielle Truitt. Photos by I C Rapoport Katori Hall's two-person drama The Mountaintop imagines the final night of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. King (Larry Bates) alone in an innocuous motel room waits for his ...

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Watching OJ - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. Lisa Renee Pitts, Angela Bullock, Tony Pasqualini and Kelly Wolf. Photos by Hope Burleigh. There are moments in your life that define who you are and who you are going to become. Then there are moments in life that people ...

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Bed - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

A review by Erin Fair. TW Leshner and Kate Morgan Chadwick. Photos by Darrett Sanders Sheila Callaghan's one room play "Bed" displays the seductively toxic dilemmas in relationships. It shows that what initially attracts us to our significant other ...

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Dirty Dancing - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. Dirty Dancing opened last night to an enthusiastic full house at the Hollywood Pantages. A classic well-loved movie made popular stage show. The fact that the original movie was loosely based on the writer's story just ...

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Swarm Cell - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. Maritxell Carrero (Tomasina), Diana Elizabeth Jordan (Ma Joad), & Ensemble/Cast Photographer: Marjorie LeWit Greenway Court Theatre presents the world premiere of Swarm Cell that poses the question, "Are you a queen ...

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Dreamcatcher - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

A review by Erin Fair. Elizabeth Frances and Brian Tichnell Photos by Ed Krieger The play, Dreamcatcher, opens with Roy running onto the reservation to meet Opal, his girlfriend of three months. From the first instant, we see there is a shared, ...

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Inland Empress - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan Photo by Ed Krieger Somewhere about 30 minutes away from here sometime around now, there is a place where you grow up tough if you grow up at all. The women of Inland Empress have it tough. June (Monica Martin) a mother of ...

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Forever House - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. Welcome to your Forever House ¸ the perfect vintage craftsman with childhood memories, a neighborhood watch, a chance to make it your own and a commitment to something other than yourself. Jack (Michael Rubenstone) and ...

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Man's Dominion - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. My friend who is from the north east of England and who accompanies me to many plays said of Man's Dominion now playing at the Studio C Artists that it was the absolute best play she's seen since she's been here. Man's ...

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Bullets Over Broadway - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. The cast of the North American tour of the hit musical comedy BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, written by Woody Allen featuring original direction and choreography by Susan Stroman. (Photo by Matthew Murphy) Bullets Over Broadway ...

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The Winter's Tale - A Review by Suzanne Birrell

Posted By Suzanne

A review by Suzanne Birrell Cameron Rose, Emily Rose McLeod, Hayley Brown, Roman Guastaferro, Saundra Montijo I was lucky enough to catch The Winter's Tale by Shakespeare and presented by the Mine is Yours Theatre Company in their last weekend. I ...

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Front Door Open - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

Review by Erin Fair David Selby and Joanna Miles. Photo by Ed Krieger Front Door Open is a play about an agoraphobic woman named Eleanor and how it affects her surrounding family. She hasn't left her house in years and is comfortable with it due to ...

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