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Around the Town
Review by David Silvers
“LOVE IN BLOOM”
BROADWAY BOUND – GREAT PLAY
If
you have never been to the Santa Monica Playhouse, “Love in Bloom‘ is a
great reason to go. Evelyn Rudie and Chris De Carlo have put together a
musical comedy that runs fast and makes you laugh. With their
well-coordinated cast, you are taken you to a fantasy that is timeless.
Enjoy this theatrical accomplishment that previews in our own backyard.
www.santamonicaplayhouse.com
BY: STEVE ZALL AND SID FISH
With all of the rain we have had recently, you should have no problem finding four-leaf clovers and having enough green for St. Patrick’s Day, but don’t overlook the new crop of shows that have popped up too, including:
“Sidhe” ridden with debt from the deaths of her father and sister, a bar owner illegally rents the flat above her bar to a couple on the run, and consoles her grief-stricken brother-in-law cop who drowns his sorrows in booze, until they both become entangled in the horrifying events of the renters past lives and their link to something supernatural, which ultimately gives them the strength to let go of their sorrows and move on with their lives. Written by Ann Noble and directed by Darin Anthony, it runs through March 20 at the Road Theatre in North Hollywood. For tickets call 866.811.4111 or visit www.roadtheatre.org.
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“Backwards in High Heels: The Ginger Musical” a new musical biography of Ginger Rogers that combines dance numbers with a powerful story that reveals her as an actress, singer, and one of the first Hollywood women to demand equal pay. Book and music by Christopher McGovern and directed by Caryn Desai, it runs through March 21 at the INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRE in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center in Long Beach. For tickets call 562-436-4610 or visit www.InternationalCityTheatre.org.
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“Bagels” two seniors spend the night together after meeting on the Internet, but all they did was sleep, which has put them at odds the next morning, but while he is just annoyed, she is hiding an embarrassing secret involving the Internet, until another woman from a prior liaison unexpectedly drops in on them. Written and directed by Art Shulman, it runs through March 28 at the Secret Rose Theatre in North Hollywood. For tickets call 818-782-4254 or visit www.secretrose.com.
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“Kiss Me Kate” taking its inspiration from Shakespeare this musical recounts the backstage and onstage antics of two feuding romantic couples during a touring production of “The Taming of the Shrew.” Music by Cole Porter, it runs through April 3 at the Glendale Centre Theatre in Glendale. For tickets call 818-244-8481 or visit www.glendalecentrethreatre.com.
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“Don Juan Dispenso” is about a sexual predator in his mid-twenties who chooses his victims from all classes and age groups until his acts of cruel seduction, physical abuse and rape eventually confine him in a Spanish prison, where he remains for years until his release, but his rehabilitation is questionable. Written and directed by Tony Tanner, it runs through April 4 at The Missing Piece Theatre in Burbank. For tickets call 800-838-3006 or visit www.brownpapertickets.com.
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“Hot Pants, Cold Feet” skewers modern wedding madness, from the awkward proposal to the cheesy wedding band audition, with something for everyone who has been, or wants to be, married, as well as those want to stay single. Written by Will Matthews and Cassandra Smith and directed by Leonora Gershman Pitts, it runs March 2 through April 20 at I. O. West in Hollywood. For tickets call 323-962-7560 or visit www.matthewsandsmith.com.
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“A Giant Arc in the Skypace of Directions” about the impossibility of miracles and the loss of wonder in a world where society has crumbled due to the absence of time because there are only two clocks left and neither runs right, so all concepts of minutes, days, years, and age have been abandoned. In this world we find a woman who believes that having a child will save the world, a priest who no longer can believe in any kind of God, an inventor whose genius is thwarted by his naiveté, a blind woman who sees much more than she appears to and a warrior who is haunted by the past. Written by Michael Vukadinovich and directed by Efrain Schunior, it runs March 4 through March 27 at The Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica. For tickets call 213-674-6682 or visit www.powerhousetheatre.com. |
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“Cuba and His Teddy Bear” a drug dealer on the Lower East Side of New York is also a single dad, and tries to do as well as he can for his son, who has some aptitude for creative writing, but he starts using heroin and associating with the wrong people. Written by Reinaldo Povod and directed by Charles Reed, it runs March 5 through April 4 at The Actors Collective Theatre in Hollywood. For tickets call 323-463-4639.
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“Old Glory” A mystery unfolds in this deeply provocative dramatic entertainment that explores a glimpse of war and the magnitude of loss that can result from it. Written by Brett Neveu and directed by Carri Sullens, it runs March 5 through April 25 at the Victory Theatre Center in Burbank. For tickets call 818-841-5421 or visit www.thevictorytheatrecenter.com.
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“Influence” There is a stink of corruption in the offices of World Bank, the world's premier development agency, as a young, idealistic Midwesterner falls under the influence of the bank’s powerful new director. Written by Shem Bitterman and directed by Steve Zuckerman, it runs March 6 through April 4 at the Skylight Theatre in Los Angeles. For tickets call 310-358-9936 or visit www.katselastheatre.org.
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“Cats” is a musical fantasy based on T. S. Elliot’s "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" in which human-sized cats can not only speak, but dance and sing as well, as they explain what makes their particular breed so special. Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and directed by Trevor Nunn, it runs March 9 through March 21 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. For tickets call 800-982-2787 or visit www.broadwayla.org.
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“DA” a Londoner returns to his hometown in Ireland to bury his adoptive father and settle his affairs, but instead is haunted by his father’s ghost, his mother’s ghost, the ghosts of his younger self and younger versions of his best pal and his first employer. Written by Hugh Leonard and directed by Bill Mesnik, it runs March 12 through April 17 at the Sierra Madre Playhouse in Sierra Madre. For tickets call 626-355-4318 or visit www.sierramadreplayhouse.org.
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“In A Garden” construction of a summerhouse for the garden of a Culture Minister designed by American architect Andrew Hackett cannot begin until the elderly, easily distracted minister gives his approval. Written by Howard Korder and directed by David Warren, it runs March 12 through March 28 at the Julianne Argyros Stage at the South Coast Repertory Theatre in Costa Mesa. For tickets call 714-708-5555 or visit www.scr.org.
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“Li’l Abner” the annual Sadie Hawkins Day race means another opportunity for girls to catch a husband, but it’s interrupted by a federal bureaucrat’s announcement that Dogpatch has been deemed the most unnecessary town in the USA, and so it will be the testing ground for an atomic bomb unless the town can prove otherwise. Written by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank and directed by Victoria Miller, it runs March 12 through April 17 at the Westchester Playhouse in Westchester. For tickets call 310-645-5156 or visit www.kentwoodplayers.org.
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“Dialogue Between a Prostitute and Her Client” a client who likes to fantasize when he engages in sex discovers a prostitute who with an intellect who is capable of some fantasizing of her own, revealing her fantasies which are the keys to her fragility and vulnerability. Written by Dacia Maraini and directed by Mark Kemble, it runs March 13 through April 18 at the Fremont Centre Theatre in South Pasadena. For tickets call 866-811-4111 or visit www.FremontCentreTheatre.com.
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“Extropia” in a future world with no inconsistencies or imperfections among people where timeliness plus efficiency equals productivity, a man who is otherwise normal discovers he can hear too well causing everyday sounds to come together, falling into cacophonous, magnificent order in his head. Directed by Kelleia Sheerin, it runs March 14 through April 18 at The King King theatre in Hollywood. For tickets call 323-960-7721 or visit www.plays411.com/extropia.
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"Through the Night” a one-man show featuring Daniel Beaty portraying six African-American men at different stages of their lives as well as the people who love them, highlighting the tragedy, beauty and humor that affects everyone. Written by Daniel Beaty and directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, it runs March 17 through April 4 at the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater in Westwood. For tickets call 310-208-5454 or visit www.geffenplayhouse.com.
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“The Psychic” a desperate writer, who cant pay his rent puts a sign in his apartment window advertising psychic readings for 25 dollars, which draws the interest of a beautiful wife and her shady husband, his mistress, a gangster and a detective. Written by Sam Bobrick and directed by Susan Morgenstern, it runs March 26 through April 18 at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank. For tickets call 818-955-8101 or visit www.FalconTheatre.com
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“Lascivious Something” On a secluded Greek island, an American ex-patriot pursues his passions: wine making and his breathtaking young bride until, on the eve of his first tasting, an old lover reappears, and with her, a wild and violent past. Written by Sheila Callaghan and directed by Paul Willis, it runs March 27 through May 1 at [Inside] the Ford theatre in Hollywood. For tickets call 323-461-3673 or visit www.FordTheatres.org
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“Loyalties”
Set at the height of America’s war on terror, this play explores what
happens when two couples’ long-term relationship loyalties are called
into question as their sons enlist in the military. Written by Tony
Pasqualini and directed by David Gautreaux, it runs January 16 through
March 28 at the Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice. For tickets call
310-822-8392 or visit www.PacificResidentTheatre.com
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“Titus Andronicus”
when the commander of an army returns home with what’s left of his
troops expecting rewards and praise, but instead is disgraced and
assaulted as is his family, he decides to take revenge. Written by
William Shakespeare and directed by Thomas Craig Elliott, it runs
February 5 through March 13 at Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood. For
tickets call 323-856-8611 or visit www.theatreofnote.com |
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“Digging Up Dad”
a man with a troubled childhood investigates his past and the
mysterious circumstances surrounding his father’s death which seem to
indicate Mob involvement learns that he has to go deeper to find the
truth, and come to terms with the unexpected results. Written by Cris
D’Annunzio and directed by Mike Myers, it runs February 12 through
March 20 at the Ruskin Group Theatre in Santa Monica. For tickets call
310-397-3244 or visit www.ruskingrouptheatre.com
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“The Price”
two brothers must dispose of their dead parents’ property, one works as
a policeman because he sacrificed his education and a career as a
scientist to care for their invalid father, while the other is a
surgeon who ignored his responsibilities to his family to concentrate
on medicine and personal success, and their confrontation leads them to
examine the price that each of them has had to pay. Written by Arthur
Miller and directed by Stu Berg, it runs February 12 through March 21
at Theatre West in Los Angeles. For tickets call 323-851-7977 or visit www.theatrewest.org.
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“The Unexpected Man” a
world famous author and a woman who is carrying his latest novel sit
opposite each other in a train compartment on a journey from Paris to
Frankfurt, but is afraid to read it in front of him, and as each
ponders their situation, they bring up past events and philosophies.
Written by Yasmina Reza and directed by David Robinson, it runs
February 19 through March 28 at Lounge Theatre 2 in Hollywood. For
tickets call 323-960- 7785 or visit www.plays411.com/unexpectedman |
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“BROADS! The Musical” sisters
residing at a retirement village in South Florida, team up with fellow
seniors to put on an annual variety show in the clubhouse, but when one
of them delivers some unexpected news right in the middle of their act,
the performance begins to unravel. Written by Jennie Fahn and directed
by Jules Aaron, it runs February 19 through April 4 at the El Portal
Forum Theatre in North Hollywood. For tickets call 818-508-4200 or
visit www.broadsthemusical.com
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“The Ballad of Emmett Till”
a jazz/gospel/folk singers integration of past, present, fact and
legend turns the story of the murder of a 14-year old boy in 1955 whose
death sparked the nascent civil rights movement, into a soaring work of
music and poetry. Written by Ifa Bayeza and directed by Shirley Jo
Finney, it runs February 20 through March 20 at The Fountain Theatre in
Los Angeles. For tickets call 323-663-1525 or visit www.FountainTheatre.com |
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So stop looking over the four-leaf clover that you’ve overlooked before, then take all the family to see a show and, you’ll all get a thrill for sure!
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There’s
a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day, so
forget those troubles and those sorrows, take a friend out tonight to
see a play!
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Reviewed By David Silvers |
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