If one were to peruse the simple description of the play, The City by Clyde Fitch, it would seem to be culled from today’s headlines. READ MORE
Weathercaster Fritz Coleman Brings New Show to Hermosa Beach
by Julio Martinez | January 22, 2010
The easy-going, folksy charm that has made Coleman an LA-area television news favorite for a quarter of a century also follows him to the stage. On the Fritz, opening this weekend at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse, simply moves the former standup comic-turned newsman from one stage venue to another. READ MORE
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!
by Julio Martinez | December 1, 2009
Jay Johnson is delighted to be returning to the Colony Theatre where, in 2006, the actor/ventriloquist presented his one-person show, Jay Johnson: The Two and Only to critical acclaim prior to its Tony Award-winning New York premiere in 2007. READ MORE
Casey Smith’s Violators Is Purely Self-Honed
by Julio Martinez | November 23, 2009
Casey Smith’s late-night one-person theater piece, Violators will be Violated, probes the question: “If a mime gets humiliated, chopped in half and fed to animals in the forest, is everyone a little happier?” READ MORE
Bleeding Through Delves into LA’s Historic ‘Film Murders’
by Julio Martinez | October 30, 2009
Co-written and co-directed by Theresa Chavez and Rosa Portillo, Bleeding Through uncovers the narrative ghosts of LA’s historic Angelino Heights district where more cinematic “murders” have occurred than anywhere else in the world. READ MORE
Peter Lefcourt Has “Lunch” on Hollywood
by Julio Martinez | October 16, 2009
Peter Lefcourt’s skewering update captures 21st century Los Angeles’ replacement for sex…lunch! READ MORE
David Galligan Directs Scott Martin’s Musical on Bram Stoker
by Julio Martinez | October 7, 2009
Since his 1984 debut, staging the Leonard Bernstein opera Trouble in Tahiti at the Skylight Theatre in Hollywood, David Galligan has become one of the more acclaimed directors of musical theater and cabaret in the US. READ MORE
Director Dan Bridges Brings His Boys to Life
by Julio Martinez | September 19, 2009
Constructed as a series of sharply etched comedic vignettes that dissect the male ego, Boys’ Life follows the misadventures of three former college buddies as they make their way in the big city. READ MORE
Fielding Edlow Offers “Something-Nothing”
by Julio Martinez | September 17, 2009
Edlow’s brief description of Something-Nothing is certainly indicative of her creative process: “Set in the West Village, three lost 27 year-old narcissists are enmeshed in a web of E-mails, poetic diatribes and gallons of Jim Beam.” READ MORE
The Matchmaker Brings Interact Back into Theatre Fold
by Julio Martinez | September 11, 2009
“We are aiming to emphasize the colorful aspects of the characters,” says Director Dave Florek. “Wilder’s inherent genius as a playwright and this phenomenal ensemble is what will make our production of The Matchmaker memorable.” READ MORE
