International City Theatre’s production is poignant and funny. This review was originally published in the Long Beach Post, a nonprofit news organization, on February 26, 2026. From left: Will Riddle and Erika Schindele in "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" at International City Theatre. Photo by Jordan Gohara. The first play of International City Theatre’s new season — “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” by Joe DiPietro with music by Jimmy Roberts — is an unexpec

This review was published in the Long Beach Post , a nonprofit news organization, on September 4, 2025. From left: Timylle Adams (Tina) and Nandini Minocha (Aditi) in "Masala Dabba" at International City Theatre (Photo by Jordan Gohara) In Wendy Graf’s new play “Masala Dabba,” the mother of a 14-year-old girl is estranged from her own mother, who has just flown all the way from India — and has never met her granddaughter. Add an African American husband to the mix and the res

This review was originally published in the Long Beach Post, a nonprofit news organization, on May 1, 2025. Bruce Nozick in International City Theatre’s “The Violin Maker.” Photo by Jordan Gohara. The actions of a single person can ripple outward to affect many — sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. International City Theatre’s “The Violin Maker” tells the story of how Amnon Weinstein, by intention and by chance, became a person who has uplifted thousands through h

This review was originally published in the Long Beach Post , a nonprofit news organization, on Feb. 27, 2025 From left: Madison Miyuki...