By Ernest Kearney – There was a mob on stage for this one, performing fourteen skits that mostly missed the mark with me.
Thank goodness, we’re almost through the lull in Hamilton news. After the multi-week coverage of its record number of Tony nominations and many wins,
A Mexican Trilogy: An American Story, a multi-award winning work by Evelina Fernández is fiercely ambitious, thoroughly and intelligently mounted on a slick two
It amazes me what a higgledy-piggledy of sources have served as inspiration for musicals. Little Shops of Horror, Cats, Sunset Boulevard are three examples of
Four Chords and a Gun at the Bootleg Theater, which relates the stories of when The Ramones worked with Phil Spector on recording their
At the top of where the Angel’s Flight Trolley once deposited its riders (and hopefully will again one day), nestled between a pair of
At 100% full on energy the entire night, Garth Brooks IS the ultimate entertainer. From the moment he takes the stage, this man is
BUMPERSTICKER: THE MUSICAL Gary Stockdale and Spencer Green make musicals that are truly great fun. This was true of Bukowsical, a songfest based on the
A USEFUL LIFE IN C MAJOR David Wheatley has four degrees in music and composition. He has an impressive background in stage musicals, has scored film
HOW TO BE A VIRGIN (IN 12 MORALLY AMBIGUOUS STEPS) At the outset of Carla Neuss’ smart and very witty play we are shown a
Well, here we are at about the mid way point in the Fringe. So far 31 shows seen and 23 reviewed. For all things
A HORSE WITH A VIEW Last year Christopher Piehler delighted audiences with Reserve Champion, an autobiographical tale of how as a young boy he fell
Wow. That’s about the most apropos comment across the board on Squeeze My Cans, Cathy Schenkelberg’s riveting, heart wrenching and ultimately redeeming tale of her
Office Beat: A Tap Dance Comedy playing now at 2016's Hollywood Fringe: A review
Hollywood Fringe, Week One —Part IV The main stays of any Fringe are the solo performances; one-man shows, one-woman, one-whatever shows. There are a whole
Frankly, I wasn’t planning on writing this review. I saw the show, and well
There are a number of events and venues here in L.A. which I maintain are under appreciated. I’m talking about places and performances unique
The year 2015 is slipping away into history, and more importantly into memory. We are oblivious to the value of memory in our youth. Is
As casual as can be, Julia Migenes strolls on the nearly bare stage at the Odyssey Ensemble Theatre. The only other presence is that
“Clip Show” A clip show is primarily a creature inhabiting the realm of television. Basically it denotes a particular episode, sometimes called cheaters, in which the
If that be the fashion of your dreams then I say hold on to those dreams