Anita W. HarrisFeb 273 min readPasadenaANW’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ keeps it minimal and melancholicStephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s musical dark-comedy “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” has continued to enthrall...
Anita W. HarrisMay 18, 20233 min readPasadenaReview: Smart, funny and poignant ‘The Book of Will’ at A Noise WithinLauren Gunderson’s 2018 play “The Book of Will”—continuing at Pasadena’s A Noise Within (ANW) through June 4—dramatizes how William...
Anita W. HarrisDec 13, 20223 min readPasadenaA Noise Within’s heartwarming 'A Christmas Carol' brings Dickens’ tale to life“Bah humbug”—a phrase long associated with anti-Christmas spirit—stems from Charles Dickens’ classic 1843 novel, “A Christmas Carol.”...
Anita W. HarrisSep 6, 20223 min readPasadenaA Noise Within’s ‘Animal Farm’ brings Orwell’s cautionary tale to visceral lifeReview of A Noise Within's Animal Farm by Anita W. Harris for LA Theatrix