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• From The Green Room: The Cocktail Hour

  In this series, an actor looks at all matters theatrical. First up: Gurney's "The Cocktail Hour."

  Opinion by Jack Goodstein — on Sep 03, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Anita Bryant Died For Your Sins by Brian Christopher Williams at the El Centro Theatre

  A terrific West Coast production of a play that's more than just another coming-out story.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Sep 03, 2009

• Theater Review (Westport, CT): That Championship Season

  A cautionary tale of five men stuck in the memory of their glory days.

  Review by CindyC — on Sep 01, 2009

• Theatre Review (San Diego): Oedipus the King, Mama! by Matt Walker and the Troubadour Theater Company

  Hilarity triumphs in Matt Walker's zany adaptation of "Oedipus Rex," with the help of Elvis Presley's music.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Aug 28, 2009

• Theatre Review (San Diego): First Wives Club at the Old Globe Theatre

  The 90's favorite headlined by Hawn, Keaton, and Midler makes a giant leap to the stage and falls flat on impact.

  Review by Stage Door Critic — on Aug 27, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): As You Like It

  Shakespeare in all his glory under the rumbling elevated trains of Long Island City.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Aug 27, 2009

• Theatre Review (San Diego): 2009 Summer Shakespeare Festival at the Old Globe Theatre

  The 2009 Festival at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre offers brilliant performances by Patrick Page in "Twelfth Night" and "Cyrano."

  Review by Robert Machray — on Aug 26, 2009

• Midsummer Mozart (LA): An all Mozart concert conducted by Nicholas McGegan at the Hollywood Bowl

  Baroque specialist Nicholas McGegan leads the LA Philharmonic in an all Mozart program at the Hollywood Bowl.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Aug 24, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): As You Like It Transports Audiences to Shakespeare's Arden Forest

  The Queens Players present a wonderful production of William Shakespeare's As You Like It at The Secret Theatre.

  Review by Kikstad — on Aug 21, 2009

• Theatre Review (San Diego): First Wives Club at the Old Globe Theatre

  Despite a cast loaded with stars and fine supporting performances, the new musical fails to ignite.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Aug 20, 2009

• Theatre Review (La Jolla, CA): Herringbone with B. D. Wong by Tom Cone at the La Jolla Playhouse

  B. D. Wong scores as the schizophrenic Herringbone in the musical by Tom Cone at the La Jolla Playhouse.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Aug 19, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Legally Blonde: The Musical at the Pantages Theatre

  The first national tour of this thoroughly entertaining, movie-inspired musical comes to L.A.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Aug 19, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): A Time to Dance by Libby Skala

  In this uplifting solo play Libby Skala channels her great-aunt, whose fascinating life could be said to have embodied the 20th century.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Aug 18, 2009

• Theater Reviews (NYC): Willy Nilly and MoM at the Fringe

  A band of suburban moms unexpectedly achieve the musical success that eluded Charles Manson.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Aug 15, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Life Could Be A Dream by Roger Bean at the Hudson Theatre

  A new doo-wop musical by the creator of The Marvelous Wonderettes.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Aug 12, 2009

• Theatre Review (Ventura, CA): The Best is Yet To Come: The Music of Cy Coleman

  David Zippel's revue of Cy Coleman's songs lacked a story, but with a wonderful cast and great creative team it was terrific nonetheless.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Aug 11, 2009

• Theater Review (Westport, CT): How The Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn

  Witty dialogue, brilliant comedic timing, and ingenious staging make this play an engaging evening of entertainment.

  Review by CindyC — on Aug 09, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Being Patient: When All You Want is the Sunrise by Kelly Samara

  This hospital one-act is anything but maudlin. It's tense, gripping, funny, and surprisingly celebratory.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Aug 07, 2009

• Theater Review (Chicago Area): The Light in the Piazza

  Perfect for a summer evening, this new production of the Broadway hit shines in Chicago's northern suburbs.

  Review by Barbara Barnett — on Aug 06, 2009

• Spotlight on SANDRep Artistic Director Ashley Straw

  An interview with Ashley Straw, the artistic director of the new theatre company SANDRep.

  Interview by Hannah Marie Ellison — on Aug 05, 2009