*** Possibly the greatest musical ever created, West Side Story – a modern version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet set on the mean streets of New York during the turbulent fifties – is now playing at...
*** Gentle readers, this week’s review is of a new musical that cleverly merges Upton Sinclair Jr.’s novel “The Jungle” with the well-loved Dickens’ tale, in A Chicago Christmas Carol...
*** Charles Dickens”™ classic novel, Great Expectations, has been distilled, pared down and nicely adapted for the stage by Neil Bartlett in its West Coast premiere presentation at A Noise Within in Glendale...
*** On December 9th and 10th 2010, you can experience a special, multi-cultural holiday event. For several years, the Latino Theater Company has presented a holiday gift to the community, its production of “La...
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This week’s review got a “Go!” from the LA Weekly.
If you love the blues, don’t miss Sweet Mama String Bean. (scroll down to find my review.)
Happy Reading!
Review by Pauline Adamek