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• Theater Review (Westport, CT): tick...tick...BOOM! by Jonathan Larson

  Jonathan Larson contemplates life before Rent.

  Review by CindyC — on Jun 29, 2009

• 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.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jun 24, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Coming Home by Athol Fugard at the Fountain Theatre

  Fugard's lyrical sequel to Valley Song gets a moving production.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jun 23, 2009

• 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.

  Review by David Trennery — on Jun 23, 2009

• 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.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jun 23, 2009

• 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.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Jun 23, 2009

• 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.

  Review by Art Ravels — on Jun 22, 2009

• 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.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jun 21, 2009

• Concert Review (LA): Shoshana Bean: Shoshana Sings Streisand at The Ford Amphitheatre

  Shoshana Bean wows Hollywood in concert with Streisand material and her own.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jun 19, 2009

• 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.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jun 19, 2009

• 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.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jun 18, 2009

• 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.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jun 16, 2009

• 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.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jun 16, 2009

• 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.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jun 13, 2009

• 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.

  Review by David Trennery — on Jun 13, 2009

• 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.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jun 13, 2009

• Theatre Review (London): As You Like It at the Globe Theatre

  Everybody is in love with somebody in the forest of Arden.

  Review by David Trennery — on Jun 10, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): The Apple Tree at The Crown City Theatre

  A mostly successful revival of the rarely performed Bock and Harnick musical triptych.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jun 10, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side

  It may look like Utopia, but there's always a sugar daddy.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Jun 09, 2009

• Opera Review (London): Lulu at The Royal Opera House

  Berg’s Lulu has an eventful career: three husbands, lesbian lover, menagerie of murderous admirers, death by Jack the Ripper...

  Review by David Trennery — on Jun 08, 2009