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Block Party and “Rotterdam” at the Kirk Douglas

Posted by Christine Deitner | 5th Apr 2019 | LGBTQ Theatre, Los Angeles, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

The Center Theatre Group’s second Block Party show at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Century City is...

Lyric Hyperion Brings The Spirit Of Gaulier To Silver Lake

Posted by Colin McIsaac | 4th Apr 2019 | Interview, Los Angeles, United States of America

Phil Burgers is an award-winning comedy writer and performer who has moved from clowning in France...

Brian Friel’s “Faith Healer” At The Odyssey Theatre

Posted by Christine Deitner | 30th Mar 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America

It is the Odyssey Theatre’s 50th Anniversary Season and in honor of this wonderful accomplishment the company starts off with an intimate and powerful bang with Brian Friel’s “Faith Healer” as directed by Ron Sossi, the company’s artistic director. In the program notes Mr. Sossi points out that though the theatre launched in 1969 and the play didn’t appear on the scene until the late 1970s, the play seems a “most apt prelude to the[ir] retrospective” season due to its innovative role in developing what we now know as the ‘monologue play’. It was also the first play the company performed when they opened their new/current space 30 years prior on S. Sepulveda Blvd in Los Angeles.

Theatre Unleashed: Lauren Gunderson’s “Ada and the Engine” – A Must-See in Koreatown

Posted by Christine Deitner | 28th Mar 2019 | Los Angeles, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Science, United States of America

es, it’s possible if not likely the play has simply conjured up all of this complexity of feeling and that nothing ever existed between Ada and Babbage beyond their shared vision. Yes, I know, there have been multiple instances over time where Ada’s contribution to the invention of the first computing machine has been questioned and tested and even dismissed.None of that matters, for the romantic liaison that Gunderson has crafted and Powers has brought to life delivers one of the loveliest and mature romantic moments I’ve seen on stage.

“The Bourgeois Gentlemen” at the City Garage Theatre, Santa Monica CA

Posted by Christine Deitner | 24th Mar 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America

The City Garage once again shows its audiences in Santa Monica, CA how much Moliere’s work is both relevant and necessary with their revival of “The Bourgeois Gentleman”. Originally produced by the company in 2008 with a new English translation from the show’s director Frédérique Michel and the producer/production designer Charles A. Duncombe, the play centers on a wealthy merchant with dreams of becoming a member of the aristocracy.

“For The Love Of , Or, The Roller Derby Play”: Block Party 2019 Off To A Strong Start At The Kirk Douglas

Posted by Christine Deitner | 19th Mar 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America

It is Block Party time again at the Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver...

“America Adjacent” At The Skylight Theatre Is Worth Consideration…

Posted by Christine Deitner | 28th Feb 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

If this sounds stark, that’s only because a simple paragraph of explanation cannot possibly do the script justice. Los Angeles based playwright Boni B. Alvarez is himself a son of Filipino immigrant parents and he has tapped into his roots to craft multi-dimensional characters that deliver surprising levels of humor in spite of the fact that they are essentially prisoners. The humor reveals the humanity and depth of these characters in ways that draw you close to them no matter how far removed you might feel from their situation.

Matthew Bourne’s “Cinderella”–A Breathtaking Fairytale At War

Posted by Christine Deitner | 13th Feb 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, Theatre and Dance, United States of America

When he first created his Cinderella in 1997, Matthew Bourne couldn’t have predicted any...

“Ms. Smith Goes To Washington”-The Fountain Theatre At Los Angeles City Hall

Posted by Christine Deitner | 6th Feb 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

On Thursday, January 24th a lucky group of citizens in Los Angeles was treated to a unique...

“Paradise” at Odyssey Theatre – STEM and The Teenage Brain

Posted by Christine Deitner | 2nd Feb 2019 | Los Angeles, Theatre and Religion, Theatre and Science, United States of America

Odyssey Theatre presents us with another thought-provoking play in Paradise by Laura Maria...

Complexity Abounds In Antaeus Theatre Company’s “The Cripple Of Inishmaan”-Glendale, CA

Posted by Christine Deitner | 30th Jan 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, Theatre and Art, United States of America

Situated on their two-year-old permanent home on Broadway in Glendale, CA, Antaeus Theatre Company...

(LA)Phil/The Industry Flexes Fluxus With Cage’s “Europeras”

Posted by Lauren Deutsch | 19th Nov 2018 | Festivals, Los Angeles, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

John Cage’s Europera 1 and Europera 2, (aka Europeras 1 & 2) was presented by The...

Invertigo Dance Theatre Company: A Conversation With Laura Karlin And Sofia Klass

Posted by Elisa Rocha | 18th Nov 2018 | Interview, Los Angeles, Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Disability, United States of America

Invertigo Dance Theatre is a provocative and passionate dance company based in Los Angeles. Laura...

Brecht Comes Home To Santa Monica With City Garage’s “Arturo Ui”

Posted by Christine Deitner | 12th Jul 2018 | Los Angeles, Review, Translation, United States of America

There are plays that feel timeless because they strike familiar chords and speak to something at...

“Ameryka”- Critical Mass And Block Party 2018

Posted by Christine Deitner | 5th May 2018 | Los Angeles, Playwriting, Poland, Polish Theatre Abroad, Review

In 2017, Los Angeles’ Center Theatre Group launched a new, and frankly exciting, idea known as...

Molière’s “The School For Wives” At The City Garage Theatre, Santa Monica

Posted by Christine Deitner | 8th Mar 2018 | Adaptation, Los Angeles, Review

Los Angeles can be a tricky theatre city to pin down. Though we do have a theatre district it is...

“Water By The Spoonful” At The Mark Taper Forum

Posted by Christine Deitner | 21st Feb 2018 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America

From the moment the play begins, it doesn’t take long for anyone to understand why playwright...

“Bright Star” Shines It’s Light on The Ahmanson, Los Angeles

Posted by Christine Deitner | 28th Oct 2017 | Los Angeles, Musical Theatre, Review, United States of America

With the opening of Bright Star at The Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center in Downtown Los...

“The Dance Of Death” At The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

Posted by Christine Deitner | 26th Oct 2017 | Adaptation, Los Angeles, Review, United States of America

Trapped in an atmosphere rife with the air of past punishment and with no concrete tasks to take up their time, Alice [Lizzy Kimball] and The Captain [Darrell Larson] play cards, say they will allow themselves one drink then pour three or more over the course of an evening, and argue with an off-stage cook about a dinner that never arrives. They wonder whether they should take on another lover and recall how the last threesome went. If this doesn’t sound like Strindberg to you, you’ve been missing out for not only is the play as sexually explicit as one could get in its time, it is also brutally funny and Ms. Kimball and Mr. Larson know exactly how to use both elements to their most effective ends as they engage in a slowly building battle for supremacy over the other.