REVIEW: "Pippin" — Kentwood Players, Westchester
“...Think about the sun, Pippin. Think about her golden glance. How she lights the world up — Well, now it's your chance!” "Pippin," an...
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May 20, 2019
REVIEW: "And Then There Were None"- Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Santa Monica
“…Oh, yes. I've no doubt in my own mind that we have been invited here by a madman—probably a dangerous homicidal lunatic.” Ten strangers...
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May 16, 2019
REVIEW: "Curtains" - Alchemy Theatre Company @ Costa Mesa Playhouse
"…You think getting away with murder is hard? Try writing a Broadway musical!” "We're a special kind of people known as show people,"...
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Apr 23, 2019
REVIEW: Lewis Black's "One Slight Hitch," - STAGEStheatre, Fullerton
Delia: “This isn’t going to be a wedding, Doc...It’s going to be a catered inquisition.” Lewis Black has to be one of the most manic...
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Apr 9, 2019
REVIEW: "South Pacific" - JD Theatricals @ Attic Community Theatre
Bloody Mary : (giving a shrunken head to Lt. Cable) “You like I give you, free!” Luther Billis : “Free? You never gave me anything free!”...
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Apr 6, 2019
REVIEW: "Sunday in the Park with George" - Kentwood Players at Westchester Playhouse
"...The sardonic surprise is not that George hardly noticed his baby, but that he had found time to father her at all..." Sondheim's...
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Apr 3, 2019
REVIEW: "Floyd Collins" - Newport Theatre Arts Center, Newport Beach
“...The failure of the jack attempt at one o’clock Wednesday morning was a crushing blow for Floyd Collins. Throughout his long ordeal...
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Apr 1, 2019
REVIEW: "Little Shop of Horrors" - Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Santa Monica
"I've given you sunshine, I've given you rain…Looks like you're not happy, 'less I open a vein!" FEEEED ME SEYMOUR!! If you’re looking...
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Mar 19, 2019
REVIEW: "Maple and Vine," - STAGEStheatre, Fullerton
"...Living In Ozzie and Harriet’s Closet" Had enough with the 24-hour news cycles, the email scams, the bottomed out job, traffic jams...
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Mar 1, 2019
REVIEW: The Secret Garden - Rose Center Theater, Westminster
"...A truly haunting show, quite literally, in all respects. Directed with stylish flair and class, Rose Center Theater, Westminster,...
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Feb 1, 2019
REVIEW: Murder on the Nile - STAGEStheatre, Fullerton
"...This thrilling ride will have you on the edge of your seat right up until the final shattering climax!" Agatha Christie has been...
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Jan 26, 2019
REVIEW: The Gin Game, - Newport Theatre Arts Center. Directed by Kathy Paladino
“…It’s a stark, marvelous drama about the battle of the sexes and how those battles don’t diminish with the effluxion of time.” “Is there...
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Jan 23, 2019
REVIEW: "Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps" - Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Santa Monica
"... A Brilliant, Blinding Madcap Romp!" This Friday evening, the esteemed Morgan-Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica is putting on quite a...
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Jan 20, 2019
REVIEW: Our Town - Kentwood Players @ Westchester Playhouse
"...A rare play that embraces both the sentimentality and existential terrors of daily life" The small town of Grover’s Corners, New...
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Jan 17, 2019
REVIEW: The Lion In Winter - JD Theatricals @ The Attic Community Theatre
"... a blood match with much bellowing, betrayals among blood kin, drawn knives over mudslinging, and revenge" The return of James...
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Dec 18, 2018
REVIEW: It's a Wonderful Life - A Live Radio Play -- STAGEStheatre, Fullerton
"...If you adore the original, you’ll love this perfectly sweet stage production!" Turn back the clock to the 1940s and set your dial for...
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Dec 2, 2018
REVIEW: The Amorous Ambassador - Newport Theatre Arts Center, Newport Beach
"... highly improbable, totally exaggerated, exorbitant slapstick buffoonery – but, ohhhh, so much fun!!" For a fun night out at the...
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Oct 13, 2018
REVIEW: “The Secret in the Wings” – STAGEStheatre, Fullerton
“It’s … a meticulously cut gem of theatrical craft, reminding us that, indeed, fairy tales aren’t just for children after all.” Once upon...
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Sep 30, 2018
REVIEW: “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” – J D Theatricals & The Attic Community Theatre
“Cowards die many times before their deaths…The valiant never taste of death but once.” - Shakespeare You can almost feel the prairie...
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Sep 25, 2018
REVIEW: "She Loves Me" - Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Santa Monica
..."one of the most delightful musicals of the 20th century!" "She Loves Me," now playing at Santa Monica’s Morgan-Wixson Theatre through...
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