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• Theatre Review (NYC): SEED

  This uptown tale is a MUST SEE(D) for audiences all over. It's that good, important, and relevant.

  Review by skh_stellar_one — on Sep 23, 2011

• Cabaret Review (LA): Sibling Rivalry by Cristina and Matthew Ballestero at Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's

  The Ballestero siblings, Cristina and Matthew, present their act at Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Sep 22, 2011

• Theatre Review (LA): The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity by Kristoffer Diaz at the Geffen Playhouse

  This pro wrestling play is peopled, not surprisingly, by over-the-top characters.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Sep 20, 2011

• Theatre Review (LA): Cabaret by Kander and Ebb for Reprise Theatre Company

  Reprise and Marcia Migrom Dodge deliver a Cabaret to be remembered.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Sep 18, 2011

• Theater Review (LA): Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

  This attempt at restaging the classic revue is torpedoed by technical problems, miscasting and an unnecessary backstory.

  Review by Kurt Gardner — on Sep 18, 2011

• Theatre Review (LA): Jolson at the Winter Garden at the El Portal Theatre

  For some nostalgia and a darn good time catch Mike Burstyn as Al Jolson.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Sep 16, 2011

• Theatre Review (LA): Falsettoes by William Finn at the Third Street Theatre

  Richard Israel directs a splendid revival of William Finn's dated but still powerful AIDS musical.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Sep 16, 2011

• Theatre Review (LA): Laurel and Hardy by Tom McGrath at the Falcon Theatre

  As a huge Laurel and Hardy fan, I went with great trepidation, but I ended up thoroughly engaged.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Sep 12, 2011

• Theater Review (LA): Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

  Bert V. Royal's spin on the Peanuts characters is revived in an energetic, entertaining production.

  Review by Kurt Gardner — on Sep 05, 2011

• Theatre Review (LA): Day Drinkers by Justin Tanner at the Odyssey Theatre

  Justin Tanner delivers yet another tale of hilarity this time involving Day Drinkers.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Sep 01, 2011

• Theatre Review (LA): Passion by Sondheim and Lapine at the Met Theatre- Mainstage

  Doma Theatre Company attempts Sondheim's Passion with mixed results.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Sep 01, 2011

• Cabaret Review (LA): Heart of a Man by David Fairchild at Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's

  David Fairchild tries out his cabaret act at Sterling's Upstairs.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Sep 01, 2011

• Theatre Review (Glendale): Beau Jest by James Sherman at Glendale Centre Theatre

  Glendale Centre Theatre revives audience-friendly Beau Jest by James Sherman.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Aug 31, 2011

• Theater Review (LA): Passion

  Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 1994 production is revived in a musically satisfying, minimalist production by the DOMA Theatre Co.

  Review by Kurt Gardner — on Aug 28, 2011

• Theatre Review (LA): Classicsfest 2011 by Antaeus Company at the Deaf West Theatre

  After an upheaval, the 20-year-old Antaeus Company pulls off a splendid festival of Shakespeare, Shaw, Wilder, Williams and much more.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Aug 24, 2011

• Theater Review (LA): Treat Yourself Like Cary Grant

  A young attorney hopes to exonerate a Death Row inmate who thinks he's Cary Grant in this uneven production.

  Review by Kurt Gardner — on Aug 21, 2011

• Theatre Review (LA): The Trouble With Words by Gregory Nabours at the Actors Circle Theatre

  A wonderful song cycle by Gregory Nabours, directed by Patrick Pearson and produced by the Coeurage Theatre Company, is performed in Hollywood.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Aug 16, 2011

• Theatre Review (La Jolla): Peer Gynt by Ibsen Adapted by David Schweizer at La Jolla Playhouse

  David Schweizer brought his pared-down version of Ibsen's epic to the La Jolla Playhouse.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Aug 10, 2011

• Theater Review (NYC): The Classical Theatre of Harlem's Henry V

  This production returns Shakespeare to the people, where it belongs.

  Review by skh_stellar_one — on Aug 08, 2011

• Theater Review (NYC): The Pillow Book by Anna Moench

  This powerful new work, inspired by the thousand-year-old Japanese literary classic, is well worth seeing – and getting a bit perplexed about.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Aug 08, 2011