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Cristofer Gross is a free lance writer on theater and jazz
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Theater Review: Charles Randolph-Wright’s Cuttin' Up at the Pasadena Playhouse
Despite a title that threatens some kind of urban 'Hee-Haw,' Charles Randolph-Wright's adaptation of Craig Marberry's book is serious entertainment.
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Theater Review: Julia Cho's The Piano Teacher in Costa Mesa, California
A brilliant new play reveals the dark side of storytelling as it celebrates the playwright's craft.
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Theater Review: Jeffrey Hatcher's A Picasso at the Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles
Of genius and genocide in Jeffrey Hatcher’s genial cat-meets-mouse, cat-loses-mouse, mouse-paints-cat into a corner drama.
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Theater Review: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles
The Kathleen Turner-Bill Irwin production arrives in Los Angeles after hit runs in London and New York.
Jon Tenney, Alicia Silverstone and Greg Germann remind L.A. theatergoers why Mamet is worthwhile and Hollywood worrisome.
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Theater Review: Jessica Hagedorn's Dogeaters at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles
Hagedorn's stage adaptation of her novel is a rare opportunity for a large Asian-American cast to portray the Philippines under Marcos.
Writer-performer Marissa Chibas evokes her extraordinary past.
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Theater Review: Greg Kotis' Pig Farm - South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California
From the author of Urinetown, Pig Farm is a stylish production of the new comedy that brings a balanced message of regulatory excess.
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Theater Review: Jason Robert Brown's 13 Premieres in L.A.
A musical about pre-teen angst takes another step back in the material development of this gifted American composer.
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Theater Review: Don't Look Back at the Unknown Theatre, L.A.
Kenneth Patchen loved jazz but wrote poetry. In 1958 he encouraged America to listen to – and face – the music.
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