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Inherit the Wind Review – The Monkey Trial Revisited

November 7, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

INHERIT THE WIND has had a long and stunning career following its debut in 1955 in Dallas, Texas, followed within three months with over 800 performances on Broadway. The play was revived two times on […]

Lines in the Dust Review – Is There Equality in Education?

November 6, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

A tale based on true events and real lives, LINES IN THE DUST makes its West Coast premiere at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles in 2023. First produced in 2014 in Jersey City, New […]

The Laramie Project Review – A Real Life Murder through Interviews

November 5, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

First produced at the Denver Center for Performing Arts in February 2000, THE LARAMIE PROJECT moved to New York City before performing in Laramie, Wyoming, in November 2002. THE LARAMIE PROJECT tells the story of […]

Lewis and Tolkien Review – The Meaning of Friendship

November 1, 2023 Elaine Mura 1

Written and directed by Dean Batali, LEWIS AND TOLKIEN makes its world premiere in Los Angeles by the Actors Co-op Theatre Company. When asked what drew him to the relationship between C.S. Lewis (“The Chronicles […]

Deathtrap Review – Dying from Laughter

October 31, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

When master of suspense Ira Levin first conceived of DEATHTRAP, he probably never thought that he would end up with a bestseller and the 1968 Edgar Award for best novel. But wonders never cease, and […]

Methusalem or The Eternal Bourgeois Review – Italy Meets Germany

October 27, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

METHUSALEM has been around for quite a while following its first production at the Dramatisches Theatre in Berlin, Germany, in 1924. In fact, German Expressionist painter Georges Grosz created designs (which were not used) for […]

Baby Foot Review – One Day at a Time

October 24, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Penned by Tim Venable, BABY FOOT outlines an addict’s journey to sobriety. To quote the author, “I have been given the profound gift of sobriety for nearly twenty years. As I was writing the play, […]

She Review – The Caged Bird Sings

October 24, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

The world premiere of SHE by Antaeus-commissioned playwright Marlow Wyatt comes to the Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center in 2023. SHE is the recipient of the second annual Los Angeles New Play Project […]

Sally Spectre: The Musical Review – A Ghostly Visit for Halloween

October 23, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Get ready for Halloween with SALLY SPECTRE: THE MUSICAL. This multiple award-winning musical tells Sally’s story, a mix of murder, mayhem and the ghostly Sally, a five-year-old girl stuck alone for the past 50 years […]

Outrage Review – A Study in Moral Indignation

October 21, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Written and directed by Allen Barton, OUTRAGE makes its world premiere in 2023 at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. The play is produced by the Crimson Square Theatre Company in association with the Beverly Hills Playhouse. […]