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At The Pasadena Playhouse, David Lee Finally Gets His Chance To Direct Sondheim’s ‘A Little Night Music’

By steve.simmons0211 April 19, 2023Q&A, Theatre

Director David Lee “has had an appointment” with Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music for 50 years. Now he’s finally getting the chance to helm his own production when the…

‘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…

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…

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…

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…