SEX WITH STRANGERS - McCadden Place Theatre
Reviewed by Chris Cassone - cc@chriscassone.comTouted as one of the most produced plays of the decade, Red Jasper Entertainment's production of Sex with Strangers was unknown to this reviewer, and just...
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FOOTLOOSE - Colony Theatre
Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Footlooseis an iconic tale, where wishes come true after a long period of living in the shadow of tragedy and grief over a loss of a loved one, and where dancing and singing...
View ArticleChicago at the Pantages in Hollywood By Amanda Callas
Chicago at the Pantages in HollywoodBy Amanda Callas Chicago is a slinky, sensual, genderqueer, minimal production of the smash hit 1975 classic musical at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The mood...
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Chicago at the Pantages in Hollywood
Chicago at the Pantages in HollywoodBy Amanda Callas Chicago is a slinky, sensual, genderqueer, minimal production of the smash hit 1975 classic musical at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The mood...
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SKINNY PUPPY - Belasco Theater DTLA December 12 2023
Industrial Music Pioneers Skinny Puppy Sell Out Four Shows in DTLABy Dana Benson Topdown999@gmail.comIn early December 2023, the influential industrial rock band Skinny Puppy completed their...
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CHICAGO - The Pantages Hollywood - Amanda Callas Review
Reviewed by Amanda Callas Chicago is a slinky, sensual, genderqueer, minimal production of the smash hit 1975 classic musical at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The mood of the show is sexy,...
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A FROGGY BECOMES - Open Fist at Atwater Village Theatre
An Open Fist Theatre ProductionReviewed by Chris Cassone cc@chriscassone.comTeenage angst is coming earlier and earlier for the youth. Mine started around fourteen and peaked when I got my driving...
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THE BESPOKE OVERCOAT - Pacific Resident Theatre Company
Reviewed by Michael EdwardsPacific Resident Theatre's production of Academy Award Winning Wolf Mankowitz' play THE BESPOKE OVERCOAT (also an Academy Award Winning Short) is truly a successful...
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CHICAGO - Hollywood Pantages - Chris Cassone Review
Reviewed by Chris Cassone (cc@chriscassone.com)March 6, 2024 - in pouring rain"Roxie. You got nothing to worry about. It's all a circus, kid. A three-ring circus.This trial - the whole world - all show...
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BIRTHDAY PARTY: A THEATRICAL CATASTROPHE - Rogue Machine at The Matrix Theatre
Reviewed by Michael EdwardsNick Ullett is a joy to take in on the stage in Rogue Machine's production of The Birthday Party - A Theatrical Catastrophe. The production is a rich hour of classic by the...
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CINDERELLA - Theatre West Storybook Theatre
CINDERELLA - A musical for children and their families at Theatre WestReviewed by Amalisha HuEckWhat a fun show with lots of interesting choices! A wicked stepmother, who is not so wicked (Barbara...
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TWELFTH NIGHT - Actors Co-op Theatre
Actors Co-op David Schall Theater April 7, 2024Reviewed by Chris Cassone cc@chriscassone.com "Some are born great. Some achieve greatness and Some have greatness thrust upon them." -...
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MONSTERS OF THE AMERICAN CINEMA - Rogue Machine at the Matrix Theatre
Reviewed by Michael EdwardsMonsters of the American Cinema is a beautiful surprise. A well-acted two person play written by Eugene O'Neill Award Finalist, Christian St. Croix and directed by Rogue...
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THE PILLOWMAN - Broadwater Main Stage
The Pillowmanby Martin McDonaghReviewed by Amalisha HuEck As every fairy tale begins with, 'Once upon the time...'The Pillowman story also begins as a fairy tale. How ironic, when in fact most of the...
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FAT HAM - The Geffen Playhouse (Westwood)
Reviewed by Michael EdwardsThe Geffen Playhouse's production of James I James' 2022 Pulitzer Prize winning, and 4-time Tony Award nominated comedy Fat Ham directed by Sideeq Heard, is a treat not to be...
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BLACK CROWES - Greek Theater Opening Night
"The Black Crowes" Greek Theater April 13, 2024by Claudio VernightWith showtime temperatures bottoming out at 49 degrees, the crowd for the Black Crowes came bundled up. But come they did, heating up...
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OPHELIA - Odyssey Theatre
Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck Great opening! A woman comes on the stage and the first word we hear is a call for "Line"... and with shaking voice and hands anxiously waits for it for a moment. One feels...
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KING HEDLEY II - The Noise Within at Pasadena Playhouse
Reviewed by Michael EdwardsThe Noise Within production of August Wilson's King Hedley II is simply stunning. From its staging to its set design to the dramatic excellence displayed by each and every...
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KING HEDLEY II - A Noise Within Theatre - Pasadena
Reviewed by Michael EdwardsA Noise Within production of August Wilson's King Hedley II is simply stunning. From its staging to its set design to the dramatic excellence displayed by each and every...
View ArticleL. RON HUBBARD'S WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS OF THE FUTURE EVENT
By Harrison HeldThe Writers & Illustrators of the Future Awards were presented at the luxurious Taglyan Complex in Hollywood nicely hosted by Gunhill Jacobs. The big winners were writer Jack Nash...
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