Cristofer Gross is a free lance writer on theater and jazz
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Theater Review: Richard Dresser's The Pursuit of Happiness
This is light entertainment that works; especially for the Boomers who remember when it was taken for granted that ideals would always be with us.
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Theater Review: In the Continuum in Los Angeles
Danai Gurira and Nikkole Salter are headed for Connecticut, Philadelphia, and Chicago with a drama that succeeds on every level.
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Theater Review: A Marvelous Party: The Noël Coward Celebration
"I went to a marvelous party, I must say the fun was intense... And I couldn't have liked it more."
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Theater Review: Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher hijacks a production slot at the Geffen for a funny – if non-theatrical – seminar on celebrity.
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Theater Review: Sister Act, The Musical at the Pasadena Playhouse
For an audience-pleasing mix of '70s R&B and traditional Broadway ballads, get thee to this nunnery.
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Theater Review: August Wilson's Jitney
Claude Purdy comes full circle with August Wilson's historic ten-play cycle, at Hollywood's Lillian Theater.
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Theater Review: As You Like It at Los Angeles' A Noise Within
Thanks to in part to two impressive debuts, Shakespeare's play gets a very 'likable' staging.
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Theater Review: Ridiculous Fraud in Costa Mesa, California
Southern exposure reveals another weak link in family ties, but more good fun from Beth Henley.
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Theater Review: The Marvelous Wonderettes at the El Portal Theater, North Hollywood, California
Four women spin a score of ol' 45s into an endearing night of musical heaven.
Lynn Redgrave bases her one-woman show on a forgotten family member.
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