THEATER REVIEWS

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1/30/2012
Theater Reviews: Clybourne Park; Expecting to Fly
Clybourne ParkMark Taper Forum | 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A. | Through Feb. 26 | Tickets $20-70 | centertheatregroup.org For all our heightened consciousness regarding issues of race in contemporary society, this highly polished, Broadway-bound production of Bruce Norris’ scabrously funny 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama exposes our crippling inability ...
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1/12/2012
Theater Reviews: Fruit Fly; Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins
Fruit FlyCelebration Theatre | 7051B Santa Monica Blvd., L.A. | Through Feb. 18 | Tickets $34 | celebrationtheatre.com After focusing on his unconventional career path in his last solo show, My Trip Down the Pink Carpet, Leslie Jordan—best known as Karen Walker’s deliciously bitchy nemesis on Will & Grace—devotes ...
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12/29/2011
Waiting in the Wings: 2012 Theater Preview
As the applause dies down on 2011, we thought it would be fun to see what’s coming to Southland stages in 2012. Some of our finest companies haven’t yet made announcements about their programming, but here is a sampling of new plays, old plays, big splashy musicals and intimate solo ...
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12/15/2011
Top 10 in '11
Looking back at Frontiers’ theater coverage this past year brought smiles to my face as I remembered fantastic productions that had crept to the corners of my mind. From flashy New York imports to homegrown jewels that will go on to live elsewhere, here are 10 terrific shows that brightened ...
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12/6/2011
Theater Reviews: As Is; For the Record: John Hughes Holiday Road
As IsThe New American Theatre | 1157 N. McCadden Place, Hlywd | Through Dec. 18 | Tickets $34.50 | newamericantheatre.com Voted Time magazine’s Play of the Year in 1985, William M. Hoffman’s As Is—the award-winning play about the AIDS crisis—is an interesting look back at a time so many ...
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11/15/2011
Theater Reviews: Bring It On; Who's Your Daddy?
Bring It OnAhmanson Theatre | 135 N. Grand Ave., Downtown L.A. | Through Dec. 10 | Tickets $20-120 | centertheatregroup.org While it isn’t completely effective, the latest “movie turned into stage musical,” Bring It On: The Musical, is a fun and infectious show that had its world premiere at ...
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11/9/2011
Theater Reviews: Next Fall; Vigil
Next Fall Geffen Playhouse | 108886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood | Through Dec. 4 | Tickets $45-70 | geffenplayhouse.com The entwining complexities of a gay relationship are intriguingly explored in Geoffrey Nauffts’ play Next Fall. Told mainly in a series of flashbacks that examine the complicated relationship of a gay ...
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10/27/2011
Theater Reviews: Come Fly Away; Peace in Our Time
Come Fly AwayPantages Theatre | 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hlywd | Through Nov. 6 | Tickets $25-105 | broadwayla.org The infectious jukebox musical Come Fly Away arrives at the Pantages in a swift 80-minute package that leaps off the stage in a twirl of effervescent thrill. Set to the tunes ...
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10/11/2011
Theater Reviews: I Love Lucy: Live On Stage; I've Never Been So Happy
I Love Lucy: Live On Stage Greenway Court Theatre | 544 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. | Extended through Feb. 26 | Tickets $34 | ilovelucylive.com With great reverence and good old-fashioned charm, the Greenway Theatre lovingly recreates episodes from America’s favorite TV show and most beloved redhead, Lucille Ball. In ...
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9/23/2011
Theater Reviews: Falsettos; Poor Behavior
Falsettos Third Street Theatre | 8115 W. Third St., WeHo | Extended through Oct. 30 | Tickets $28 | showclix.com A few decades ago I saw a production of Falsettos in Hartford, Conn. As a newly out gay man I was thrilled at being able to see a story that ...
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