Riveting ‘Memnon’ at Getty Villa evokes Greek tragedy with modern feel
The Classical Theatre of Harlem ’s (CTH) new “Memnon”—continuing at the Getty Villa ’s outdoor amphitheater through Sept. 28—ingeniously...
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Anita W. Harris
- Sep 2
- 4 min
International City Theatre’s “The Double V” brings Black American history to life
Before “The Double V” story begins, one of the actors steps forward as a Cal State Long Beach grad student to say how his grandfather...
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Anita W. Harris
- Sep 2
- 3 min
‘The Brothers Size’ at Geffen Playhouse blends myth with gritty reality
Though Geffen Playhouse’s new artistic director Tarell Alvin McCraney wrote “The Brothers Size” 20 years ago, the play resonates just as...
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Anita W. Harris
- Aug 30
- 3 min
‘The Comedy of Errors’ at Shakespeare’s Globe delights doubly
If you find yourself in London within the next couple of months, treat yourself to the doubly delightful confection “The Comedy of...
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Anita W. Harris
- Aug 30
- 4 min
Partially signed ‘Antony & Cleopatra’ intrigues at Shakespeare’s Globe
Though “Antony & Cleopatra” at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is delivered in two languages – spoken English and British Sign Language (BSL)...
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Anita W. Harris
- Aug 16
- 3 min
Updated ‘Peter Pan’ twinkles delightfully at Segerstrom
American playwright and choreographer Larissa FastHorse has added magic fairy dust to the “Peter Pan” musical in its recent Broadway...
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Anita W. Harris
- Aug 15
- 4 min
Gender-swapped ‘Company’ dazzles at the Pantages
The 2022 Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s 1971 “Company” soars at the Hollywood Pantages through Aug. 18....
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Anita W. Harris
- Jul 22
- 4 min
Musical Theatre West’s ‘Newsies’ leaps into headlines
The young and talented cast of Musical Theatre West’s (MTW) “Disney’s Newsies” – a feisty, fun musical with a Marxist message – makes...
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Anita W. Harris
- Jun 25
- 3 min
‘A Strange Loop’ at the Ahmanson is strangely loopy
Following its Tony Award-winning success on Broadway in 2022, and a 2020 Pulitzer Prize for writer Michael R. Jackson, the musical “A...
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Anita W. Harris
- Jun 18
- 3 min
International City Theatre’s ‘The Outsider’ plays up the farce of politics
This review was also published in the Long Beach Watchdog on June 25, 2024. It seems likely that whomever we elect to our highest office...
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Anita W. Harris
- Jun 11
- 3 min
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,”...
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Anita W. Harris
- Jun 4
- 3 min
STC’s operatic ‘The Matchbox Magic Flute’ enchants with humor
Shakespeare Theatre Company’s (STC) “The Matchbox Magic Flute” – continuing at STC's Klein Theatre through June 16 – makes opera...
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Anita W. Harris
- May 31
- 4 min
Theatre review: How ‘Funny Girl’ is like ‘Barbie’ and why it matters
The 2022 Broadway revival of “Funny Girl” – its touring production continuing at Segerstrom Center for the Arts through June 9 – has...
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Anita W. Harris
- May 21
- 3 min
Immigrant mom clashes with American daughter in Chance Theater’s dynamic 'Alma'
In Benjamin Benne's “Alma” – a gem of a play extended at Chance Theater through May 31 – a mother who immigrated from Mexico 17 years...
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Anita W. Harris
- May 20
- 3 min
Review: Melancholic beauty of ‘Girl from the North Country’ at the Pantages
It’s a dark Minnesota winter in 1934, during the Depression. Several souls shelter in a guesthouse around Thanksgiving, their deep...
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Anita W. Harris
- May 9
- 3 min
‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ at ICT gets personal and political, with spunk
This review was published in the Long Beach Watchdog on May 13, 2024. In this pivotal election year, it may be especially important to...
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Anita W. Harris
- May 7
- 3 min
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....
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Anita W. Harris
- May 1
- 3 min
‘The Body’s Midnight’ at Boston Court illuminates blank spaces of the mind
“The Body’s Midnight” by Tira Palmquist — having its world premiere through May 26 at Boston Court Pasadena (BCP), co-produced with IAMA...
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Anita W. Harris
- Apr 30
- 3 min
‘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...
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Anita W. Harris
- Apr 24
- 4 min
Chance Theater’s ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’: beautiful acting of a savior story
In her 2012 book “Tiny Beautiful Things,” Cheryl Strayed recounts giving online advice to anonymous letter writers under the pseudonym...
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