Brian Henson in "Puppet Up! – Uncensored" (Photo by Omar Gaieck) As the old saying goes, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.  In “Puppet Up! – Uncensored” — returning to Los Angeles at the Montalbán Theatre through March 1 — Brian Henson and troupe have put together an awesome assembly of puppets and made them funny, relevant and ADULT!  The troupe offers a great evening of taking random scenarios — and I mean RANDOM! — thrown out from the audience, fielded by improv a

Eddie Izzard in "The Tragedy of Hamlet" (Photo by Carol Rosegg) You may know Eddie Izzard for comedic performances, which may be why she (Izzard’s preferred pronoun, according to the director’s note ) had to make very clear at the start of her one-person show “The Tragedy of Hamlet” that it is indeed a tragedy … albeit with some funny moments. Izzard’s performing genius is on full display in this show, delivering lines for 23 characters of William Shakespeare’s play, as adapt