I really love theatre that boldly goes where no ensemble has gone before. In the past William A. Reilly and Gary Lamb of Crown City Theatre Company have proven that they are capable of pushing the envelope with firm resolve. Whenever speaking of the best of L.A. stage,
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 life and work of Charles Bukowski, the alcoholic poet laureate of L.A.’s downtown alleys; who had a face that looked like
For the Hollywood Fringe 2016, I employ a rating scale that should be familiar to my readers. For newcomers, I've inserted the scale below. GOLD: These are the “Oh my God!” shows. Leave your rich dying aunt’s bedside, cancel the conference on world peace at the U.N.,
Well, the ninth of June, the official kick off for Hollywood Fringe 2016, is quickly approaching. Like some huge lumbering forest troll who will stride right over me and not even notice that glob of mashed playwright between its toes. I can best describe the sensation
“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 producers of a certain series creates an entirely “new” episode by cannibalizing past ones. Sometimes you’ll find them featured as a series’
Okay, a quick side bar. My mother came to Los Angeles in the early '50s as a single parent. She was a raven haired beauty, and my mom, how to phrase this
