Every now and then you come across a show that so thoroughly woos the audience right from the start that they can’t hold their applause until the end but clap right the way through. Stoneface is such…
by Brian Sonia-Wallace~ Horror, by nature, is a theatrical genre because to be effective it must acknowledge its audience and enter a relationship with them. This relationship is frequently missing from LA theatre, and its presence is…
by Brian Sonia-Wallace~ Let me be blunt: I liked this play. You should go see this play. It is very good. I didn’t think I would like it. I admit that from the advertising I…
by Joel Elkins~ Broadway musicals tend to be lavish, professionally produced and out of many people’s price range. Enjoying such an experience in LA will typically set back the average theatergoer $80 or more for…
by Tracey Paleo ~ Tsunami Relief and All That Jazz A moonlight serenade turns into a visitation from the angel of death, times three. It’s not often that a play creates a kind of intimacy…
Hog Riot! at Theatre of Arts @ Arena Stage by Danny Rangel~ It’s not altogether surprising that a cast made up of teenagers and tweens wouldn’t hold much water in this year’s Fringe. Perhaps one…
by Vana Dabney~ 100 Saints You Should Know, tremendously directed by Lindsay Allbaugh, and solidly written by Kate Fodor, explores the loaded and already well-covered topic of the Catholic’s church’s stance on homosexuality. But, luckily,…
Editor’s Note: LA Theatre Review is proud to begin its 2011 Hollywood Fringe coverage with a tease of some of the shows that are previewing before the official opening of the actual festival next Thursday, June…
by Joel Elkins~ I hate getting sick. When I’m sick, much of what I like to do is out of the question and the rest is rendered severely less enjoyable. It was in this mood…
by Sylvia Blush ~ In an instant this seemingly quirky tale about a young man who believes he was abducted by aliens is turned by the obvious revelation that his recurring dreams are not what…