Two different one-man shows covering two completely different topics have something in common: excellence in performance and craftsmanship.
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Hollywood Fringe Fest Theater Review: ‘Sin: A Pop Opera’ and ‘Annabella’
A modern "Faust" and a musical fairy tale fail to live up to their full potential in their Fringe debuts.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘True West’ by Sam Shepard
Shepard's tragicomedy is brought to explosive life in AtticRep's gripping production.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Mad Movies with the L.A. Connection’ by Mike White
The history of the cult '80s TV series is chronicled in an entertaining and illuminating new book.
Read More »IFFF: The Kid-Safe Hollywood Film Festival
Not everything that comes out of Hollywood is full of sex, violence, and drugs. That is especially true of the recent International Family Film Festival (IFFF).
Read More »Book Review: ‘Tinseltown’ by William J. Mann
A look back into the history of Hollywood takes us into a more sinister and shady backdrop of murder.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘Dorian’s Descent’
Oscar Wilde’s cautionary tale from 1890 is adapted for the musical stage in an overlong and repetitive production.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘Fat Pig’ by Neil LaBute
LaBute's examination of relationships and body image receives a solid revival at the Hudson Mainstage Theater in Hollywood.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘Doctor Anonymous’ by Guy Fredrick Glass
The true story of a psychiatrist’s struggle with his sexuality at the dawn of the Gay Pride movement is dramatized in an earnest but uneven production.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘Lend Me a Tenor’ at Actors Co-op
A game cast, a terrific production and capable direction enrich the Actors Co-op’s revival of Ken Ludwig’s award-winning 1989 farce.
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