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Anita W. Harris
May 7, 20243 min read
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, 20243 min read
‘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, 20243 min read
‘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, 20244 min read
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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Anita W. Harris
Apr 19, 20244 min read
Musical Theatre West’s ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ rocks the Carpenter Center
This review was published in the Long Beach Watchdog on April 22, 2024. On a cold Dec. 4, 1956, four now legendary musicians happened to...
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Anita W. Harris
Apr 19, 20243 min read
Fountain Theatre’s verbatim ‘Fatherland’ portrays Jan. 6 from the inside
With an election coming up and possible presidential pardon for those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 – or a possible former...
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Anita W. Harris
Apr 14, 20244 min read
Wartime ‘Macbeth’ smolders at Shakespeare Theatre Company
Director Simon Godwin’s smoldering wartime version of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” featuring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma,...
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Anita W. Harris
Apr 10, 20243 min read
‘Fat Ham’ at Geffen Playhouse flips Shakespeare’s script
If you Vitamixed the existential pages of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” with a crockpot of Southern barbecue sauce, you might end up...
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Anita W. Harris
Mar 12, 20243 min read
Narrative-driven ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ entrances at Shakespeare Theatre Company
Three men telling a family story spanning three generations over the course of three hours and two intermissions doesn’t sound like a...
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Anita W. Harris
Mar 6, 20244 min read
Long Beach Playhouse’s ‘Ben Hur’ is charming chuckle-fest
This review was published in the Long Beach Post's "Hi-lo" culture section on March 10, 2024. You may recall snippets of Williams Wyler’s...
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Anita W. Harris
Feb 22, 20243 min read
Brilliant acting buoys ‘Marilyn, Mom, & Me’ at International City Theatre
This review was published in the Long Beach Post's "Hi-lo" culture section on Feb. 25, 2024. Luke Yankee’s autobiographical drama...
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Anita W. Harris
Feb 18, 20243 min read
Dancing sparkles in Musical Theatre West’s '42nd Street'
This review was published in the Long Beach Post's "Hi-lo" culture section on Feb. 18, 2024. If you are a fan of Broadway musicals, look...
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Anita W. Harris
Feb 10, 20243 min read
‘Message in a Bottle’ stuns at the Hollywood Pantages
On the surface, “Message in a Bottle” seems an unlikely combination of the music of Sting with Kate Prince’s high-energy choreography....
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Anita W. Harris
Feb 7, 20243 min read
Long Beach Opera’s ‘Isola’ resurrects isolation emotions
Though it seems like the pandemic is now in our collective rearview mirror, trauma may still be lurking in the back seat. Long Beach...
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Anita W. Harris
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Puppetry rules in Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ at Segerstrom
Disney’s “The Lion King” musical—based on the 1994 animated film—has roared into Segerstrom Center for the Arts, continuing its run...
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Anita W. Harris
Feb 4, 20243 min read
Sierra Madre Playhouse's 100th year begins with hilarious 'Confessions of a Prairie B*tch'
This article was originally published in Mountain Views News, vol. 18, no. 5, Feb. 3, 2024, p. 8 Alison Arngrim’s one-woman show...
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Anita W. Harris
Feb 3, 20243 min read
Transcendent tragedy: Matthew Bourne’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’ at the Ahmanson
Making its North American debut at the Ahmanson Theatre through Feb. 25, choreographer Matthew Bourne’s “Romeo + Juliet” resets...
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Anita W. Harris
Jan 29, 20243 min read
Women run wild in Geffen Playhouse’s ‘POTUS’
About an hour before curtain at the Geffen Playhouse last Friday night, Vice President Kamala Harris was purported to be dining around...
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Anita W. Harris
Jan 2, 20243 min read
The Bard grooves with The Beatles in Shakespeare Theatre Company’s ‘As You Like It’
Sometimes you see a show that begs the question, “Why can’t all Shakespeare be like this?” Shakespeare Theatre Company’s staging of “As...
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Anita W. Harris
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Video: Review of 'The Nutcracker' at Segerstrom
Video by Anita W. Harris for LA Theatrix, with photos by Marty Sohl and footage courtesy SCFTA Public Relations Magical, mystical, and...
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