Video: Review of 'The Nutcracker' at Segerstrom
Video by Anita W. Harris for LA Theatrix, with photos by Marty Sohl and footage courtesy SCFTA Public Relations Magical, mystical, and...
top of page
Anita W. Harris
Nov 27, 20234 min read
Folger Theatre reopens with feisty “The Winter’s Tale”
by Anita W. Harris What better way to open a renovated theatre than with music, champagne and cupcakes? So begins Folger Theatre’s...
29 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Nov 5, 20233 min read
Energetic ‘Turn It Out with Tiler Peck’ is not your mother’s ballet
Tiler Peck’s ballet program “Turn It Out with Tiler Peck” is finishing up its California tour this weekend to resounding applause at the...
58 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Oct 25, 20233 min read
Suspenseful ‘Deathtrap’ swerves into International City Theatre
If you’re searching for something civilized to get you into the Halloween spirit, look no further than International City Theatre’s...
44 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Oct 23, 20233 min read
Singing shines in Musical Theatre West’s 'The Sound of Music'
Music takes center stage in Musical Theatre West’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music,” continuing through Nov....
395 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Oct 22, 20233 min read
‘The Engagement Party’ sparkles at Geffen Playhouse
In Samuel Baum’s “The Engagement Party,” a festive occasion morphs into an obsessive mystery when the bride-to-be’s expensive engagement...
79 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Oct 3, 20233 min read
Chance Theater deftly stages ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’
Chance Theater’s “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” continuing through Oct. 22, offers a compelling glimpse into the...
76 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Sep 18, 20234 min read
The Geffen's ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ grapples with suicide, but emotion is lost in translation
“Every Brilliant Thing,” continuing at the Geffen Playhouse’s Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater through Oct. 15, explores the effects of a...
88 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Sep 14, 20233 min read
Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ delights at the Pantages with culturally appropriate cast
The national touring company of Disney’s “Aladdin,” performing at the Hollywood Pantages through Sept. 23, features a more ethnically...
206 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Sep 13, 20233 min read
ANW’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ gazes intently at internalized racism
Lydia R. Diamond’s adaptation “The Bluest Eye”—deftly dramatizing Toni Morrison’s novel of the same name—is gracing Pasadena’s A Noise...
76 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Sep 4, 20233 min read
International City Theatre’s riveting ‘Exit Wounds’ explores family fallout from a school shooting
How fortunate are LA audiences that International City Theatre (ICT) in Long Beach is staging the world premiere of award-winning...
78 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Aug 30, 20233 min read
Teen-girl drama meets ‘The Crucible’ in ‘Our Dear Dead Drug Lord’ at Kirk Douglas Theatre
A collaboration between Center Theatre Group and IAMA Theatre Company, Alexis Scheer’s “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” finds four young women...
40 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Aug 17, 20234 min read
‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ at the Ahmanson in just the right way
“Peter Pan Goes Wrong,” from the mischievous creators of “The Play That Goes Wrong,” uses the same formula of having everything that can...
42 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Aug 7, 20234 min read
‘Les Misérables’ breaks sound barrier at Pantages … well, almost :)
With a resounding orchestra and booming vocals eliciting an equally ardent audience response, “Les Misérables”—a story of revolution,...
60 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Jul 14, 20233 min read
‘Into the Woods’ entwines fairytales with enchanting music and humor
Like the tangled vines of Jack’s beanstalk or Rapunzel’s braided hair, “Into the Woods” weaves together several fairytales in a magical,...
35 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Jul 12, 20233 min read
Talent shines in Musical Theatre West’s ‘The Wizard of Oz’
You don’t have to go “Over the Rainbow” to experience Musical Theatre West’s (MTW) enchanting production of “The Wizard of Oz.” The...
245 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Jul 4, 20233 min read
‘Sales of a Deadman’ creates soundscape of dying capitalism
Sometimes you have to go far away to get a glimpse of home. This could be Berlin (Germany) or the afterlife, both of which are the...
97 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Jun 22, 20233 min read
MLK-inspired ‘The Mountaintop’ soars at Geffen Playhouse
Amanda Warren gives a tour-de-force performance as Camae, a hotel maid who brings coffee to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his final...
79 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Jun 15, 20233 min read
Musical ‘Six’ burns up the Segerstrom stage in an energetic, historical romp
If only all history—or rather “her-story”—could be as energetically entertaining as the musical “Six,” its “Aragon” national tour...
68 views0 comments
Anita W. Harris
Jun 14, 20233 min read
International City Theatre’s delightful ‘Into the Breeches!’ gender bends Shakespeare
It’s 1942 Long Beach. While most of the men are in Europe fighting in World War II, the women are holding down the home front while...
127 views1 comment
LA Theatrix Theatre Reviews
bottom of page