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• Theatre Review (Pasadena, CA): The Heiress by Ruth and Augustus Goetz (Based on Henry James)

  The Heiress gets a fine production at the Pasadena Playhouse.

  Review by Robert Machray — on May 07, 2012

• Theatre Review (Burbank, CA): Dames At Sea at the Colony Theatre

  You can’t spoof a spoof and a straighter approach might have worked better, but Todd Nielsen stages the musical well.

  Review by Robert Machray — on May 07, 2012

• Theater Review (NYC): Gore Vidal's The Best Man

  Its Old vs. New in the political Broadway comedy. The same issues that were fought and argued about in the '60s are still being debated.

  Review by malexandria — on May 07, 2012

• Theater Review (NYC): "The Caretaker" by Harold Pinter at BAM

  Davies, the homeless drifter of Pinter's first major success, is a larger-than-life creation in the best sense of that adjective.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on May 06, 2012

• Theater Review (LA): Re-Animator The Musical at the Hayworth

  The hilariously ingenious musical adaptation of Stuart Gordon's 1985 cult classic film is back for a limited L.A. run.

  Review by Kurt Gardner — on May 04, 2012

• Cabaret Review (Las Vegas): Shades of Sinatra at the Clarion Hotel

  Frank Sinatra gets a great tribute from four talented singers performing 30 of his songs at the Clarion.

  Review by Robert Machray — on May 04, 2012

• Theater Review (LA): The Heiress at the Pasadena Playhouse

  Ruth and Augustus Goetz's play makes a triumphant return to the Pasadena Playhouse in a well-mounted production.

  Review by Kurt Gardner — on May 01, 2012

• Theatre Review (Long Beach): Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Volume2 by Gerard Allessandrini for Musical Theatre West

  Musical Theatre West presents its audience a bon bon called Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Volume2

  Review by Robert Machray — on Apr 29, 2012

• Theater Review (NYC): Evita

  Evita remains a triumph of musical theater and this production with its fantastic star is every bit worthy of the hype.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Apr 26, 2012

• Theatre Review (LA): Good People by David Lindsay-Abaire

  Jane Kaczmarek gives a masterful performance in the Matt Shakman-directed Good People at the Geffen Playhouse

  Review by Robert Machray — on Apr 25, 2012

• Theater Review (LA): The Lost Moon Radio All-Request Hour

  The L.A.-based comedy troupe performs a selection of fan favorites in a fast-paced, hilarious 60-minute program.

  Review by Kurt Gardner — on Apr 25, 2012

• Theatre Review (LA): Miss Saigon at La Mirada Theatre for the Perfoming Arts

  The cast of this splendid production is quite wonderful, headed by Jacqueline Nguyen, a real Vietnamese performer and the first such to play the role of Kim.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Apr 25, 2012

• Cabaret Review (LA): Judy at Carnegie Hall by Peter Mac at the French Market

  Peter Mac wows again as Judy Garland.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Apr 24, 2012

• Theatre Review (Thousand Oaks, CA): Once Upon A Mattress by Mary Rodgers

  Bets Malone shines as Winifred in Cabrillo Music Theatre's Once Upon A Mattress

  Review by Robert Machray — on Apr 23, 2012

• Theater Review (LA): Finding the Burnett Heart

  Family secrets and long-buried resentments explode in Paul Elliott's multi-generational drama at the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood.

  Review by Kurt Gardner — on Apr 23, 2012

• Theater Review (LA): Fellowship!

  The multiple-award winning musical spoof returns to Los Angeles for a run at Trepany House at the Steve Allen Theater.

  Review by Kurt Gardner — on Apr 22, 2012

• Theatre Review (Glendale CA): A New Brain by William Finn at the Alex Theatre

  Musical Theatre Guild performs William Finn's A New Brain starring Kevin McMahon.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Apr 20, 2012

• Interview: Cirque Du Soleil's Artistic Director Tara Young on The Immortal World Tour

  The Immortal World Tour, set the music of Michael Jackson, is set to be the biggest touring show of the year.

  Interview by malexandria — on Apr 19, 2012

• Theater Review (OK): They Promised Her the Moon by Laurel Ollstein

  Jerrie Cobb never made it to outer space, but a new play honors the story of this revolutionary (and Oklahoma-born) female pilot.

  Review by Laurel Savannah — on Apr 19, 2012

• Theater Review (LA): The Merchant of Venice at Theatre Banshee

  The Burbank-based company mounts a high-spirited production of Shakespeare's tragic comedy.

  Review by Kurt Gardner — on Apr 17, 2012