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Theater Review (NYC): Perfect Wedding by Robin Hawdon
No one does bedroom farce like the British.
Theatre Review (LA): Big by Weidman, Shire and Maltby at the El Centro Theatre
Nationwide the musical hasn't fared as well as the Tom Hanks movie, but this production is a success.
This new musical is a mixed bag, with good performances but some lame lyrics and a dubious message about how to treat bipolar patients.
Theatre Review (LA): Farragut North by Beau Willimon at the Geffen Playhouse
Chris Pine (the new Captain Kirk) and Sex and the City's Chris Noth star in a taut political thriller.
Theater Review (Westport, CT): tick...tick...BOOM! by Jonathan Larson
Jonathan Larson contemplates life before Rent.
Theatre Review (LA): An Evening With Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin at the Ahmanson Theatre
The two mega-stars, brilliant in contrasting ways, settle in for a nine-performance run.
Theatre Review (LA): Coming Home by Athol Fugard at the Fountain Theatre
Fugard's lyrical sequel to Valley Song gets a moving production.
Theatre Review (London): The Bridge Project, Season 1: The Winter's Tale and The Cherry Orchard
It can be tough, in these difficult days, to sympathise with actors when they talk about how hard and frightening their work is.
Theatre Review (San Diego): Unusual Acts of Devotion by Terrence McNally at the La Jolla Playhouse.
McNally's new play features a wonderful cast, including Doris Roberts and Richard Thomas, all on a Greenwich Village rooftop.
Theater Review (NYC): Telethon by Kristin Newbom
Watching this play is like listening to a brilliant piece of music executed with precision and filled with surprises.
Theater Review (NYC): Twelfth Night with Anne Hathaway at Shakespeare in the Park
This lively traditional production of Shakespeare's great comedy is a delight.
Theatre Review (LA): Cabaret at the Met Theatre
Judy Norton directs a striking production of Kander and Ebb's classic musical in a 99-seat theatre.
Concert Review (LA): Shoshana Bean: Shoshana Sings Streisand at The Ford Amphitheatre
Shoshana Bean wows Hollywood in concert with Streisand material and her own.
Theatre Review (LA): Little Black Veil by David LeBarron with Music by Abby Travis at The Ruby Theatre at The Complex
A drag show for two lost friends.
Concert/Cabaret Review (LA): The Secret Of Life by Chita Rivera at Disney Hall
Chita Rivera, in great form, brought her cabaret act to the large format of Disney Hall.
Theatre Review (LA): Fellowship! The Musical Parody of The Fellowship of the Ring at The Falcon Theatre
Though the cast features Mad TV veterans, this Tolkien parody is no more than intermittently funny.
Theatre Review (San Diego): Cornelia by Mark Victor Olsen at The Old Globe Theatre
This new play about the George Wallaces of Alabama is a fascinating period soap opera.
Theatre Review (LA): Dame Edna: "My First Last Tour" by Barry Humphries and Andrew Ross at the Ahmanson Theatre
Dame Edna rides again, but this time it's different.
Theatre Review (London): All's Well That Ends Well at the National Theatre
It's one of Shakespeare’s so-called problem plays: it ends with a wedding but it’s hardly a comedy.
Cabaret Review (LA): "A Fine Romance" by Damiano and Engel at Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's
One of LA's more famous restaurants featured song, laughter, and some tears.
