Come From Away – World Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse

Rarely over the decades have I seen an audience leap to its feet as quickly as when the last note was sung last night at the world premiere of Come From Away. This bravura production ... Continue Reading →

Satchmo at the Waldorf – Wallis Annenberg Center For The Performing Arts

Louis Armstrong is likely the first black man that many white Americans loved back in the day. A superb one man show reveals the man behind the image. In a bravura performance, John ... Continue Reading →

LA Theater Scene May & June 2015

  MOTOWN THE MUSICAL & PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at the Pantages At the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, playing now through June 7. The glorious show puts the spotlight ... Continue Reading →

The Power of Duff – Geffen Playhouse

This provocative and intriguing production explores the question of what happens when a network news anchor begins praying at the end of each broadcast. The script by Steven Delbar ... Continue Reading →

LA Theater Scene April 2015

  NEWSIES at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre Read all about it– NEWSIES, Broadway’s exuberant headline-grabbing musical, is at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood (March ... Continue Reading →

A Merry “Wicked” Christmas season in LA

  Theater lovers in Los Angeles are having a merry Wicked Christmas with the acclaimed Broadway musical brought back for the holiday season by “Popular” demand. And to make ... Continue Reading →

Second City Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue: La Jolla Playhouse

Tis the season for some improv comedy and holiday sketches from Chicago’s venerable comedy theatre. The half dozen performers currently in residence at LJP are nimble and provide ... Continue Reading →

The Hunchback of Notre Dame – La Jolla Playhouse

It is likely that everyone goes through at least one Disney phase. It is inescapable that as a kid you would have succumbed to Disney’s pull. When you become a parent, all of that ... Continue Reading →