MEAN GIRLS

posted on June 27th, 2026 at 12:01 PM by Steven Stanley


No one can top Wisteria Theater these days when it comes to downscaling big-stage/big-budget Broadway musicals to intimate proportions while maintaining maximum entertainment value. Case in point, their fetch and fabulous take on Mean Girls The Musical.
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posted in Musical, North Hollywood, Now Playing, Theater Review, WOW!

MAMMA MIA!

posted on June 25th, 2026 at 10:41 AM by Steven Stanley


Mamma Mia!, the jukebox musical that started it all, has returned to the Ahmanson Theatre, its 25th-Anniversary Tour treating the Broadway mega-smash’s mega-multitude of fans to not only two dozen of ABBA’s Greatest Hits but a much-needed feel-good night or matinee of musical theater enchantment.
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posted in Los Angeles, Musical, National Tour, Now Playing, Theater Review, WOW!

THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE

posted on June 23rd, 2026 at 11:23 AM by Steven Stanley


Ophelia’s Jump Productions celebrates Pride Month with a feel-good intimate stage revival of Matthew Lopez’s 2015 off-Broadway crowd-pleaser The Legend Of Georgia McBride.
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posted in Comedy, San Gabriel Valley, Theater Review, WOW!

THE UNOFFICIAL ‘MEET THE ROBINSONS’ MUSICAL PARODY

posted on June 21st, 2026 at 3:22 PM by Steven Stanley


Unofficial Musical Parodies don’t get any more inventive than Annika Hoseth’s delightful take on the 2007 animated Walt Disney smash Meet The Robinsons, now completing its crowd-pleasing run at the Broadwater Mainstage.
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posted in Hollywood/West Hollywood, Musical Spoof, Theater Review, World Premiere, WOW!

ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS

posted on June 19th, 2026 at 11:08 AM by Steven Stanley


Generations clash to laughter-and-thought-provoking effect in the sensational Los Angeles Premiere of Pearl Cleage’s Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous, now dazzling and delighting audiences at the Geffen Playhouse.
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posted in Classic Play, Now Playing, Theater Review, West Side/Beverly HIlls, WOW!

CROSSING DELANCEY

posted on June 16th, 2026 at 10:46 AM by Steven Stanley


Romcom lovers in search of romantic comedy bliss need look no further than Beverly Hills’ Theatre 40, where Susan Sandler’s Crossing Delancey is nearing the end of its captivating sold-out run.
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THE FIRST GENTLEMAN

posted on June 15th, 2026 at 12:41 PM by Steven Stanley

There are some terrific songs and performances in Torrance Theatre Company’s The First Gentleman, but the musical itself feels like it’s getting its World Premiere about 20 years too late.
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posted in Musical, South Bay, Theater Review, World Premiere

MELANCHOLY PLAY

posted on June 13th, 2026 at 5:02 PM by Steven Stanley


Quirkiness and whimsy meet operatic grandiosity meet Sarah Ruhl’s unique take on love and life at Hollywood’s Madnani Theatre in Melancholy Play, a terrific talent showcase for some of LA’s brightest young theatrical stars and as effervescent a comedic treat as any Ruhl lover could wish for.
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