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Tick, Tick…BOOM Review – The Long Wait

February 20, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

One of only three produced musicals by Jonathan Larson, TICK, TICK…BOOM is an autobiographical show originally designed for one performer, a piano, and a backup band. First performed off-Broadway in 2001, six years after Larson’s […]

Garbo’s Cuban Lover Review – Silver Screen’s Secrets and Scandals

February 20, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

In the glitzy world of 1930s Hollywood populated by such glamorous mega-stars as Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich, Mercedes de Acosta was a name easily glossed over when cinematic history was recorded. And yet this […]

The Dreamer Examines his Pillow Review – The Misfits Speak Out

February 18, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Penned by renowned playwright John Patrick Shanley, THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PILLOW is one of Shanley’s early plays and ran off-Broadway in 1985. Shanley has authored 23 plays, with over 80 productions in the U.S. […]

Try/Step/Trip Review – The Body Speaks

February 16, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

A spoken-word, multi-character musical performed through the language of step dance, TRY/STEP/TRIP is an exciting and creative use of the body to tell the story. The show is the brainchild of Dahlak Brathwaite based on […]

Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord Review – The Pandemic Wars

February 16, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

When Kristina Wong formed a group called the Auntie Sewing Squad (ASS) – a collection organized through Facebook of mostly Asian women who arranged to sew masks for at-risk people, front-line workers, and vulnerable communities […]

Blood Supply: A Zombie Apocalypse Love Story Review

February 14, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Zombies, rock music, and an apocalyptic earth – topics to raise goosebumps while swaying to the beat. In her debut play, author Holly Anne Mitchell sums it all up in this powerhouse piece on loss, […]

Jenny Lind Presents P.T. Barnum Review – The Swedish Nightingale

February 14, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Written and performed by Shelley Cooper, JENNY LIND PRESENTS P.T. BARNUM makes its world premiere at the Whitefire Theatre. An official selection of Solofest 2023, this tale of the most famous opera singer of the […]

Home Front Review – This Country Will Break Your Heart

February 14, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Penned by Tony award-winning playwright Warren Leight, HOME FRONT makes its West Coast debut at the Victory Theatre Center. Inspired by the famous image of a couple kissing in Times Square on VJ Day, Leight […]

Come Get Maggie Review – Don’t Forget to Dream

February 13, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

The Rogue Machine presents its very first musical, a world premiere at the Matrix Theatre. COME GET MAGGIE is a quirky intergalactic production written by Diane Frolov with music by Susan Justin and lyrics by […]

Much Ado About Nothing Review – The Prince’s Jester Meets Lady Tongue

February 12, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Shakespeare is back at A Noise Within with MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, the Bard’s frothiest romantic comedy. Under the superb direction of Guillermo Cienfuegos, the play is one of the funniest ever, making Shakespeare’s sometimes […]