BE A GOOD LITTLE WIDOW at the Noho Arts Center
Photo by Andrew Pagana Les Spindle – Edge on the Net Gracefully segueing from what initially seems like a breezy romantic comedy to a thoughtful and heart-wrenching portrait of grief, family dynamics,...
View ArticleTHE GUARDSMAN at the Noho Arts Center
Photo by Ed Krieger Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnar’s The Guardsman has been viewed in this country mostly as a theatrical confection, an entertaining comedy about a...
View ArticleTHE MAX FACTOR FACTOR at the Noho Arts Center
Deborah Klugman – LA Weekly Hollywood has a long history of hypocrisy when it comes to gay celebrities, so a musical that sheds light on their closeting is a production one wants to praise – if only...
View ArticleSCARY MUSICAL AT THE NoHo Arts Center
Photo by Michael Lamont Les Spindle – Edge on the Net Picture the myriad sequels and copycat films that were spawned by “Scary Movie,” which itself seemed inspired by “Airplane!” the granddaddy of all...
View ArticleSERIAL KILLER, BARBIE at the NoHo Arts Center
Les Spindle – Edge on the Net This fall, a string of new musicals that spoof horror films was kicked off with “Scary Musical, The Musical” and “Scream!” Those productions are now joined by ”Serial...
View ArticleBETRAYAL at Noho Arts Center
Photo by Esteban Pulido Harold Pinter’s Betrayal may revolve around an adulterous triangle, but the tone and language of the play are as restrained, as understated and as famously precise as anything...
View ArticleADAM & EVE AND STEVE: A MUSICAL at the Noho Arts Center
Source: Jessica Tunstad Les Spindle – Edge on the Net As if on cue, following the recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Marriage Equality, and Wayne Moore’s exuberant musical spoof “Adam &...
View ArticleSISSYBOY at Noho Arts Center
James Garcia Photography Les Spindle – Frontiers L.A. In the debut of his solo vehicle, multi-talented James Mellon gives a crash course on his remarkable life, blending fascinating anecdotes and...
View ArticleSPIES ARE FOREVER at the NoHo Arts Center
Photo by Katherine Leon Neal Weaver – Stage Raw This slick little musical is a spoof of the James Bond movies, with emphasis on their snazzy-jazzy opening credits. The book is by Tin Can Brothers, a...
View ArticleBILL AND DR. BOB at the Noho Arts Center
Photo by Isabel Wagner Lovell Estell III – Stage Raw Ask anyone whether they’ve heard of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) and you’ll probably get a quick “yes,” along with an annoyed “what a stupid...
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