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The King and I Review – A Rodgers and Hammerstein Blockbuster

May 15, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Based on a true story, THE KING AND I returns to the Los Angeles stage in its glory with a two and one half hour journey to Siam, a magical land we currently call Thailand. […]

The Human Comedy Review – Homer’s Journey

March 14, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

When famed author William Saroyan wrote a script for MGM in hopes of producing and directing a signature film, he never expected rejection. When his services were summarily dismissed, he went home and quickly wrote […]

Love and Information Review – The Computer Wars

March 13, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

GIGO – These words may become prophetic as playwright Caryl Churchill tries to make sense out of chaos in a world dominated by the search for facts – whether or not they are correlated with […]

The Last Sorcerer Review – Echoes of the Past

March 8, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Not an organization to do things half-way, The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents the world premiere of THE LAST SORCERER, one hundred fifty-five years in the making, Pauline Garcia Viardot created her […]

La Egoista Review – Sisters Forever

March 7, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Commissioned and developed by Live & In Color, LA EGOISTA won the 2022 National Latine Playwrights Award. Dominican-American playwright Erlina Ortiz has received multiple writing awards, with her plays ranging from topics like gentrification to […]

Let Me In Review – To Be or Not To Be

March 7, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

A dark comedy that mixes laughter with loss, LET ME IN makes its Los Angeles debut at the newly remodeled Theatre 68 in 2023. The play is written and directed by Brynn Thayer, best known […]

Sunday in the Park with George Review – Sundays with Seurat and Sondheim

March 5, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Inspired by Georges Seurat, the French pointillist painter, and Seurat’s most famous masterpiece, “Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE mixes truth and fiction as it relates […]

The Secret Garden Review – The Magic of Love

February 27, 2023 Elaine Mura 3

Get ready for the secret garden to bloom again and charm modern audiences everywhere. Following the premiere of THE SECRET GARDEN in Virginia in 1989, the well-received show debuted in 1991 on Broadway, where it […]

The Lifespan of a Fact Review – The Debate Goes On

February 27, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Based on a true story, THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT ponders a basic question for all writers: Is there a difference between the facts and the truth? Penned by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon […]

Picasso at the Lapin Agile Review – A Rollicking Debate

February 25, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Penned by Steve Martin – actor, comedian, writer, producer, musician, modest recipient of multiple awards – PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE opens at the Ruskin Theatre. Following readings at his home and a workshop in […]