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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…

Playwright Marilyn Anderson Satirizes Hollywood’s Sexism, Ageism And More In ‘As Good As Gold’ At Theatre 40

By steve.simmons0211 September 25, 2021Theatre

By Steve Simmons - Posted at 7:50 p.m., Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 UPDATE--As Good As Gold closed at Theatre 40 as of Oct. 3. A broken pipe on the second…

Beloved ‘Fiddler’ Hero Finally Sees His American Dream In World Premiere Of Tom Dugan’s ‘Tevye In New York!’

By steve.simmons0211 June 27, 2021Theatre

Tom Dugan in the world premiere of Tevye in New York! now playing at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Photo by Lawrence K. Ho By Steve Simmons…

Music, Magic And More In West Coast Jewish Theatre’s Virtual ‘Follies,’ Now Available On Demand Through July 31

By steve.simmons0211 May 15, 2021Theatre

Members of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony and Choir. Photo courtesy West Coast Jewish Theatre By Steve Simmons - posted 6:52 p.m., May 14, 2021; updated May 27, 2021; updated…

ICT Serves Up Satisfying Virtual Presentation Of Wendy MacLeod’s Witty And Touching ‘Slow Food’

By steve.simmons0211 May 6, 2021Theatre

From left, Stu James, Perry Ojeda and Meredith Thomas in "Slow Food." Photo by Mike Bradecich By Steve Simmons - Published at 7 p.m., May 5, 2021 For theatergoers craving…