Revisiting Middle Age
REVISITING MIDDLE AGE This is pretty much what you get when you pair off two middle age women whose friendship goes back to their college days in “Revisiting Wildfire”, the …
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Explosion at the Pantages
EXPLOSION AT THE PANTAGES This theatre was just about to come apart at the seams with the opening of ‘Burn the Floor’ over the weekend. There was plenty of energy …
Explosion at the Pantages Read MoreDangerous Times in Berlin
DANGEROUS TIMES INBERLIN Dangerous times indeed especially if you were Jewish in 1931 pre Nazi Berlin. This is certainly amplified at every turn in a new production of ‘Cabaret’, which …
Dangerous Times in Berlin Read MoreBuckets of Blood
BUCKETS OF BLOOD Faint hearts need not apply. This should be the byline when promoting ‘Re-Animator: The Musical’, the current offering at theSteveAllenTheaterinHollywood. The production has been held over, allowing …
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THOSE WITHOUT A COUNTRY WILL SPEAK A staged reading of “Being Harold Pinter” was recently presented at theLos AngelesTheatreCenter, downtownL.A., headlined by the actors James Cromwell and Ed Harris, with …
Those Without a Country Will Speak Read MoreJANE FONDA VERSES THE VETS
\ JANE FONDA VERSES THE VETS Currently at theEdgemarCenterfor the Arts, the production, “Jane Fonda in the Court of Public Opinion”, is attracting a wide assortment of patrons as most …
JANE FONDA VERSES THE VETS Read MoreGeorge Bailey Comes to the Sierra Madre
GEORGE BAILEY COMES TO SIERRA MADRE If you want to know who I’m talking about, it’s George Bailey, the husband in “It’s a Wonderful Life”, the Frank Capra movie of …
George Bailey Comes to the Sierra Madre Read MoreThe Union Station Caper…….Macha Theatre
THEUNIONSTATION CAPER There is a new paean to the detective films of the forties at the Macha Theatre in West Hollywood It’s entitled ‘Sidetracked’ which abounds in tongue-in- check …
The Union Station Caper…….Macha Theatre Read More‘Cages’ at the Stella Adler
Cages’ at the Stella Adler Theatre Prison life is never a walk in the park. Knowing that your freedom of movement or choice is truncated can have a deleterious effect …
‘Cages’ at the Stella Adler Read MoreThe Heiress at the Pasadena Playhouse
THE HEIRESS AT THEPASADENAPLAYHOUSE There have been two successful reincarnations of classic films from 40’sHollywoodfrom screen to stage recently. A short while ago, ‘Laura’, made in 1944, has opened to …
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