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Troubadours get no- no- notorious with ‘Duran DurAntony & Cleopatra’
The Troubadour Theater Company doesn't miss a beat with its latest music-meets-classic story mashup, “Duran DurAntony & Cleopatra,”...
Anita W. Harris
Jun 11, 20243 min read


Review: Melancholic beauty of ‘Girl from the North Country’ at the Pantages
Sharaé Moultrie (Marianne Laine) in "Girl from the North Country" at Hollywood Pantages (Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade) It’s a...
Anita W. Harris
May 20, 20244 min read


Charmed magic of an American dream in ‘The Hope Theory’ at Geffen Playhouse
The world premiere of “The Hope Theory” – extended at Geffen Playhouse through July 14 – makes an American immigrant tale magical....
Anita W. Harris
May 7, 20243 min read


‘Stalin’s Master Class’ of cultural oppression at Odyssey Theatre
Though billed as a comedy, the Odyssey Theatre’s “Stalin’s Master Class” by David Pownall is more like a lively character portrait of...
Anita W. Harris
Apr 30, 20243 min read


Fountain Theatre’s verbatim ‘Fatherland’ portrays Jan. 6 from the inside
With an election coming up and possible presidential pardon for those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 – or a possible former...
Anita W. Harris
Apr 19, 20243 min read


‘Fat Ham’ at Geffen Playhouse flips Shakespeare’s script
From left: Marcel Spears (Juicy) and Nikki Crawford (Tedra) in Geffen Playhouse's "Fat Ham" (Photo by Jeff Lorch) If you Vitamixed the...
Anita W. Harris
Apr 10, 20244 min read


‘Message in a Bottle’ stuns at the Hollywood Pantages
On the surface, “Message in a Bottle” seems an unlikely combination of the music of Sting with Kate Prince’s high-energy choreography....
Anita W. Harris
Feb 10, 20243 min read


Transcendent tragedy: Matthew Bourne’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’ at the Ahmanson
Making its North American debut at the Ahmanson Theatre through Feb. 25, choreographer Matthew Bourne’s “Romeo + Juliet” resets...
Anita W. Harris
Feb 3, 20243 min read


Women run wild in Geffen Playhouse’s ‘POTUS’
From left to right: Celeste Den (Jean) and Shannon Cochran (Harriet) in "POTUS" at Geffen Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch). About an hour before curtain at the Geffen Playhouse last Friday night, Vice President Kamala Harris was purported to be dining around the corner in Westwood, escorted by a police motorcade flashing red and blue to a restaurant on Glendon Ave. barricaded by large SUVs. Coincidence? Though the vice president was not immediately visible at the Geffen Play
Anita W. Harris
Jan 29, 20244 min read


The Geffen's ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ grapples with suicide, but emotion is lost in translation
“Every Brilliant Thing,” continuing at the Geffen Playhouse’s Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater through Oct. 15, explores the effects of a...
Anita W. Harris
Sep 18, 20234 min read


Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ delights at the Pantages with culturally appropriate cast
The national touring company of Disney’s “Aladdin,” performing at the Hollywood Pantages through Sept. 23, features a more ethnically...
Anita W. Harris
Sep 14, 20233 min read


Teen-girl drama meets ‘The Crucible’ in ‘Our Dear Dead Drug Lord’ at Kirk Douglas Theatre
A collaboration between Center Theatre Group and IAMA Theatre Company, Alexis Scheer’s “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” finds four young women...
Anita W. Harris
Aug 30, 20233 min read


‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ at the Ahmanson in just the right way
From left: Nancy Zamit and Greg Tannahill in “Peter Pan Goes Wrong” at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Photo by Jeremy Daniel)...
Anita W. Harris
Aug 17, 20234 min read


‘Les Misérables’ breaks sound barrier at Pantages … well, almost :)
With a resounding orchestra and booming vocals eliciting an equally ardent audience response, “Les Misérables”—a story of revolution,...
Anita W. Harris
Aug 7, 20234 min read


‘Into the Woods’ entwines fairytales with enchanting music and humor
Like the tangled vines of Jack’s beanstalk or Rapunzel’s braided hair, “Into the Woods” weaves together several fairytales in a magical,...
Anita W. Harris
Jul 14, 20233 min read


Riveting ‘A Soldier’s Play’ at the Ahmanson roils in race
Philadelphia-born playwright Charles Fuller’s riveting drama “A Soldier’s Play”—continuing at the Ahmanson Theatre through June 25—won a...
Anita W. Harris
Jun 5, 20233 min read


Fountain Theatre’s ‘The Lifespan of a Fact’ examines truth in media
Based on the 2012 book of the same name, and continuing at The Fountain Theatre in Hollywood through April 2, “The Lifespan of a Fact”...
Anita W. Harris
Mar 8, 20233 min read


‘The Secret Garden’ blossoms ethereally at the Ahmanson
In the musical “The Secret Garden”—continuing at Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre through March 26—talented performers on an...
Anita W. Harris
Mar 3, 20233 min read


'Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord' stitches pandemic masks with acerbic wit
What did you do when the pandemic hit? Comedian and performance artist Kristina Wong rallied together a group of “Aunties” on Facebook to...
Anita W. Harris
Feb 16, 20233 min read


Breathtaking artistry of Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ returns to Hollywood Pantages
Have you ever seen something so beautiful it makes you cry? That might be your reaction to the opening pageant of animals in Disney’s...
Anita W. Harris
Feb 14, 20233 min read
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