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Theatre 40 Brings Laughs, Warmth With L.A. Premiere Of Moving ‘Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help’

By steve.simmons0211 January 22, 2023Q&A, Theatre

By Steve Simmons - Posted at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 21, 2023 Update - The production schedule for Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help has changed. Performances Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 16-18…

‘Remembering Boyle Heights: Part 2’ At Casa 0101 Celebrates Resilience, History And Contributions of ‘L.A.’s Melting Pot’

By steve.simmons0211 December 12, 2022Theatre

By Steve Simmons - Posted at 10:16 p.m., Dec. 11, 2022 Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights community has a special history. As a melting pot of numerous races and ethnicities—Native Americans,…

ICT Brings Much-Needed Laughs With Season-Ending Farce ‘Lend Me A Tenor’

By steve.simmons0211 October 23, 2022Q&A, Theatre

These days everyone needs a laugh, says Todd Nielsen. To prove it, he’s directing the madcap comedy Lend Me A Tenor to put a cap on International City Theatre’s (ICT)…

Bart DeLorenzo Helms Richard Eyre’s ‘Extraordinary’ Adaptation of Ibsen’s ‘Ghosts’ At The Odyssey Theatre

By steve.simmons0211 September 13, 2022Q&A, Theatre

By Steve Simmons-- posted at 3:20 p.m., Sept. 13, 2020 It’s the ultimate domestic drama. Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts ticks a lot of boxes in covering controversial topics—euthanasia, class, heredity, patriarchy…

In A Noise Within’s ‘Animal Farm,’ Actor Rafael Goldstein Takes On A Tyrant In Musical Adaptation Of Orwell’s Classic

By steve.simmons0211 September 7, 2022Q&A, Theatre

By Steve Simmons - Posted at 5:55 p.m., Sept. 3, 2022 How are dictators created? Famed novelist George Orwell paints a searing picture of how tyrants rise to power in…

With Witty Modern Rhyming Couplets, Theatre 40’s ‘The Metromaniacs’ Celebrates The Joys Of Language

By steve.simmons0211 July 21, 2022Q&A, Theatre

By Steve Simmons - Posted at 11:14 a.m., Thursday, July 21 For Beverly Hills-based Theatre 40, its latest production is a celebration of language. The company's next offering is The…

Kres Merskey’s ‘Life And Times of A. Einstein’ Is A Portrait Of Devotion From The Genius’ Biggest Champion

By steve.simmons0211 June 22, 2022Theatre

By Steve Simmons - Posted 12:25 a.m., Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Albert Einstein’s secretary is coming back to Theatre West. Actress and playwright Kres Mersky is bringing her one-woman show…

Ramón de Ocampo Tackles ‘Mountain Of A Role’ As Hamlet In Antaeus Theatre’s Return To Live Performances

By steve.simmons0211 May 19, 2022Theatre

By Steve Simmons - Posted at 9:32 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2022 The Antaeus Theatre Company is returning to live in-person performances in a big way. The Glendale-based troupe, dedicated…

ICT To Present ‘Marry Me A Little,’ The Stephen Sondheim Revue Of Love And Loneliness, With A Twist

By steve.simmons0211 February 7, 2022Theatre

By Steve Simmons - posted 1:26 p.m., Feb. 7, 2022 For those hungering for a Stephen Sondheim fix, or who simply want to pay tribute to the late musical theatre…

Ann Hearn Tobolowsky Helms David Lindsay-Abiare’s Complex Look At What Makes ‘Good People’ For Theatre 40

By steve.simmons0211 December 15, 2021Theatre

By Steve Simmons - Posted 3:57 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 At Beverly Hills’ Theatre 40, Ann Hearn Tobolowsky is known as the director who steps in to save the…