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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Anita W. Harris
Jun 5, 20233 min read
‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ brings high-voltage song and dance to La Mirada
As one of its songs goes, “Strange as it seems, there’s been run of crazy dreams” in Egypt, but also in the City of La Mirada, thanks to...
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Anita W. Harris
Jun 5, 20233 min read
Riveting ‘A Soldier’s Play’ at the Ahmanson roils in race
Philadelphia-born playwright Charles Fuller’s riveting drama “A Soldier’s Play”—continuing at the Ahmanson Theatre through June 25—won a...
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Anita W. Harris
May 18, 20233 min read
Review: Smart, funny and poignant ‘The Book of Will’ at A Noise Within
Lauren Gunderson’s 2018 play “The Book of Will”—continuing at Pasadena’s A Noise Within (ANW) through June 4—dramatizes how William...
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Anita W. Harris
May 8, 20233 min read
‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ at LB Playhouse captures quirkiness—but sound is off
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is a musical first produced on Broadway in 2005 with a Tony Award-winning book by Rachel...
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Anita W. Harris
May 7, 20233 min read
‘Murder on the Links’ dazzles in world premiere at North Coast Rep
“Murder on the Links” is a 1923 Agatha Christie mystery featuring that most particular of detectives, Hercule Poirot. Brilliantly adapted...
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Anita W. Harris
May 1, 20232 min read
‘Under the Skin’ at International City Theatre probes family ties
Michael Hollinger’s play “Under the Skin”—having its West Coast premiere at International City Theatre (ICT) through May 14—takes a deep...
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Anita W. Harris
Mar 23, 20234 min read
La Jolla Playhouse’s world premiere of ‘The Outsiders’ stays gold
True to both S.E. Hinton’s seminal 1967 novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s subsequent film, La Jolla Playhouse's world premiere of “The...
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Anita W. Harris
Mar 8, 20233 min read
Fountain Theatre’s ‘The Lifespan of a Fact’ examines truth in media
Based on the 2012 book of the same name, and continuing at The Fountain Theatre in Hollywood through April 2, “The Lifespan of a Fact”...
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Anita W. Harris
Mar 3, 20233 min read
‘The Secret Garden’ blossoms ethereally at the Ahmanson
In the musical “The Secret Garden”—continuing at Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre through March 26—talented performers on an...
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Anita W. Harris
Feb 24, 20233 min read
A Noise Within’s lively ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ enriches Shakespeare
William Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” is hilariously convoluted, but so much depends on how today’s audience understands...
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Anita W. Harris
Feb 23, 20233 min read
International City Theatre's ‘tick, tick… BOOM!’ explodes with talent
If you are on the fence about seeing “tick, tick… BOOM!” at International City Theatre (ICT), go now! The talent in this show—three...
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Anita W. Harris
Feb 16, 20233 min read
'Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord' stitches pandemic masks with acerbic wit
What did you do when the pandemic hit? Comedian and performance artist Kristina Wong rallied together a group of “Aunties” on Facebook to...
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Anita W. Harris
Feb 14, 20233 min read
Breathtaking artistry of Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ returns to Hollywood Pantages
Have you ever seen something so beautiful it makes you cry? That might be your reaction to the opening pageant of animals in Disney’s...
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Anita W. Harris
Feb 9, 20233 min read
Disney musical ‘Frozen’ brings hygge to Segerstrom Center
The magic of Disney has iced the stage at Orange County’s Segerstrom Center for the hit musical “Frozen,” swirling together talented...
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Anita W. Harris
Jan 26, 20233 min read
Long Beach Playhouse serves an ace with Agatha Christie’s ‘Towards Zero’
Agatha Christie’s 1944 murder mystery “Towards Zero,” adapted for the stage by Gerald Verner in 1956, begins with an offstage tennis...
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Anita W. Harris
Jan 12, 20234 min read
Talented cast of ‘Mean Girls’ energizes the Hollywood Pantages
The musical “Mean Girls”—continuing at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through Jan. 29—brings out all the anxieties of high school...
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