This review dates back to January 22, 2007. Root Beer Bandits is an utterly delightful play for kids that was staged at the Falcon Theater in 2007, and directed by Joseph Leo Bwarie. Book & Lyrics by Lori Marshall...
Category - Musical
Pauline Adamek
“Something Rotten!” at the Ahmanson
A lively, fun and almost frenetically-paced musical comedy, Something Rotten! comes to LA fresh from a hugely successful run on Broadway. Last year the show gained ten Tony nominations including Best Musical. Music and...
“Hamilton” at the Pantages through December
When a touring Broadway show finally comes to town, coasting on a tidal wave of hype and critical acclaim, it’s difficult to make a clear-headed assessment of its value. Following its fêted move from the East...
“The Bodyguard” at Pantages
Now playing at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood and it’s the closest thing you’ll get to hearing the late, great pop star Whitney Houston sing live. All up, this is a fantastically entertaining show. The pace is snappy...
“Man of La Mancha” at A Noise Within
A Noise Within has created a faithful, stunningly designed Man of La Mancha, a 1964 loose musical adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote. The adaptation frames Cervantes’s sprawling novel as a play-within-a...
Ash Revell