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Review: 2025 Festival of Arts Pageant of the Masters
This summer’s Festival of Arts annual “Pageant of the Masters” has begun, casting real people into works of art in a series of tableaux...
Shannyn Page
5 days ago3 min read


Review: Inspirational ‘Dead Fat Corpse’ at Hollywood Fringe Festival
“Dead Fat Corpse,” written by Barbara Lee Bragg and directed by Debra DeLiso, completed its Hollywood Fringe Festival run at the Hudson...
Dondre Tuck
Jul 22 min read


Review: Thoughtful ‘Dolores’ at Hollywood Fringe Festival
Davonna Dehay (Dolores) in "Dolores" at Hollywood Fringe Festival (Photo by Nicole Souza) Having just completed its Hollywood Fringe...
Dondre Tuck
Jul 22 min read


Review: Tour-de-force ‘Reservoir Dolls’ at Hollywood Fringe Festival
Lani Harms in "Reservoir Dolls" at Hollywood Fringe Festival (photo by Andrew Levy) Written by Lani Harms and directed by Laurie Magers,...
Dondre Tuck
Jul 12 min read


Review: ‘The Reservoir’ at Geffen Playhouse explores alcoholism and Alzheimer’s
From left: Lee Wilkof (Shrimpy), Liz Larsen (Beverly), Carolyn Mignini (Irene), Geoffrey Wade (Hank) and Jake Horowitz (Josh) in "The...
Anita W. Harris
Jun 284 min read


Review: ‘Earth, Wind & Car Fire’ at Hollywood Fringe Festival
Janora McDuffie in "Earth, Wind & Car Fire" at Hollywood Fringe Festival (Photo by Richard Clark of Broadway Photo Video) In “Earth, Wind...
Dondre Tuck
Jun 252 min read


Review: Smart and funny ‘So Baby’ at Hollywood Fringe Festival
From left: Ciara Cain (Jordyn) and Emily Hope Turner (Miri) in "So Baby" at Hollywood Fringe Festival (Photo by Zheng Qu) Written by...
Dondre Tuck
Jun 252 min read


Review: Compelling ‘Black Bastard’ at Santa Monica Playhouse
Jon Gentry in "Black Bastard" at Santa Monica Playhouse (Photo courtesy Jon Gentry) “Black Bastard” is a compelling one-man show written...
Dondre Tuck
Jun 182 min read


Review: Moving ‘Wilhelmina’ at Hollywood Fringe Festival
From left: Tanner Hake and Cheyenne Washington in "Wilhelmina" at Hollywood Fringe Festival (Photo by Griffin Scillian) Written by...
Dondre Tuck
Jun 183 min read


Review: Hilarious “El Mago Loco” at Hollywood Fringe Festival
Linzy Beltran in "El Mago Loco" at Hollywood Fringe Festival (Photo by Jill Petracek) At the end of a recent performance of “El Mago...
Anthony Gutierrez
Jun 112 min read


Review: Imaginative ‘Lear Redux’ at Odyssey Theatre
From left: Andres Velez, Jack Stehlin, Emily Yetter, Jade Sealey and Ahkei Togun in "Lear Redux" at Odyssey Theatre (Photo by John...
Anita W. Harris
May 293 min read


Review: Chance Theater's ‘The Chinese Lady’
Michelle Krusiec (Afong Moy) in "The Chinese Lady" at Chance Theater (Photo by Doug Catiller) Written by Lloyd Suh based on a true story,...
Anita W. Harris
May 274 min read


Review: ‘Love’s End’ (‘Clôture de l’amour’) at Odyssey Theatre is the ultimate he said/she said
From left: Beejan Land and Ann Sonneville in "Love's End" ("Clôture de l’amour") at the Odyssey Theatre (Photo by Cooper Bates) Having...
Anita W. Harris
May 224 min read


Review: ‘Life of Pi’ shines brightly at the Ahmanson
From left: Taha Mandviwala, Anna Leigh Gortner, Shiloh Goodin and Toussaint Jeanlouis in "Life of Pi" at the Ahmanson Theatre (Photo by...
Anita W. Harris
May 193 min read


Review: Dynamic acting buoys Alex Lyras's “Aristotle/Alexander”
From top: Nicholas Clary (Alexander) and Andrew Byron (Aristotle) in Alex Lyras's "Aristotle/Alexander" at Company of Angels (Photo...
Anita W. Harris
May 153 min read


Review: ‘A Man of No Importance’ soars at A Noise Within
From left: David Nevell (Carney) and Kasey Mahaffy (Alfie) in "A Man of No Importance" at A Noise Within (Photo by Craig Schwartz)...
Anita W. Harris
May 154 min read


Review: ‘Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley’ makes riveting history at Ebony Repertory Theatre
From left: Teagle F. Bougere (James Baldwin) and Eric T. Miller (William F. Buckley, Jr.) in "Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley" at Ebony...
Anita W. Harris
May 65 min read


Theater review: In the story of restored instruments left behind amid the Holocaust, ‘The Violin Maker’ strikes a hopeful note
This review was originally published in the Long Beach Post, a nonprofit news organization, on May 1, 2025. Bruce Nozick in...
Anita W. Harris
May 14 min read


Review: Dynamic “Furlough’s Paradise” explodes with emotion
DeWanda Wise (Sade) in "Furlough's Paradise" at Geffen Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch) Stories about African American women often explore...
Anita W. Harris
Apr 294 min read


Review: Emotionally immersive ‘Last Night at Mikell’s’ at Robey Theatre Company
From left: James T. Lawson II (David Baldwin), Julio Hanson (James Baldwin), Raquel Rosser (Maya Angelou) and Nick Gillie (Miles Davis)...
Anita W. Harris
Apr 173 min read
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