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Review: ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ at A Noise Within
Foreground, from left: Kasey Mahaffy (Henshall) and Trisha Miller (Dolly) with ensemble cast of "One Man, Two Guvnors" at A Noise Within...
Anita W. Harris
Sep 113 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: Stellar ‘Jane Eyre’ at A Noise Within
Jeanne Syquia (Jane) in A Noise Within's "Jane Eyre" (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Whether or not you are a fan of Charlotte Brontë’s 1847...
Anita W. Harris
Apr 173 min read


Review: ‘Macbeth’ mesmerizes at A Noise Within
From left: Julanne Chidi Hill (Lady Macbeth) and Kamal Bolden (Macbeth) in A Noise Within's "Macbeth" (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Imagine...
Anita W. Harris
Feb 273 min read


ANW’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ brings Dickens to vivid life
With its haunting sets, vivid costuming and energetic performances, A Noise Within’s (ANW) annual production of “A Christmas Carol”...
Anita W. Harris
Dec 12, 20243 min read


Review: August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” at A Noise Within
The title of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Piano Lesson” – one of his cycle of plays on African American life in the 20th...
Anita W. Harris
Oct 30, 20244 min read


ANW’s zany ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ succeeds in breaking the rules
“The Skin of Our Teeth”—continuing through Sept. 29—is a weird play excellently executed by A Noise Within (ANW) with compelling acting...
Anita W. Harris
Sep 11, 20244 min read


ANW’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ keeps it minimal and melancholic
Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s musical dark-comedy “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” has continued to enthrall...
Anita W. Harris
Feb 27, 20243 min read


ANW’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ gazes intently at internalized racism
Lydia R. Diamond’s adaptation “The Bluest Eye”—deftly dramatizing Toni Morrison’s novel of the same name—is gracing Pasadena’s A Noise...
Anita W. Harris
Sep 13, 20233 min read


Review: Smart, funny and poignant ‘The Book of Will’ at A Noise Within
Lauren Gunderson’s 2018 play “The Book of Will”—continuing at Pasadena’s A Noise Within (ANW) through June 4—dramatizes how William...
Anita W. Harris
May 18, 20233 min read


A Noise Within’s lively ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ enriches Shakespeare
William Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” is hilariously convoluted, but so much depends on how today’s audience understands...
Anita W. Harris
Feb 24, 20233 min read


A Noise Within’s heartwarming 'A Christmas Carol' brings Dickens’ tale to life
“Bah humbug”—a phrase long associated with anti-Christmas spirit—stems from Charles Dickens’ classic 1843 novel, “A Christmas Carol.”...
Anita W. Harris
Dec 13, 20223 min read


A Noise Within’s ‘Animal Farm’ brings Orwell’s cautionary tale to visceral life
Review of A Noise Within's Animal Farm by Anita W. Harris for LA Theatrix
Anita W. Harris
Sep 6, 20223 min read


A Noise Within’s ‘Metamorphoses’ transports us to the mythic realm
Review of "Metamorphoses" at A Noise Within by Anita W. Harris for LA Theatrix
Anita W. Harris
May 18, 20223 min read
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