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Matthew López’s West Coast Premiere of the Astonishing “The Inheritance”

October 21, 2022

October 21, 2022

ACT 1: The West Coast premiere of the internationally acclaimed “The Inheritance,” Matthew López’s six hour and 25 minute sprawling...

Rogers & Hammerstein Must Be Turning Over in Their Graves

September 22, 2022

September 22, 2022

Now don’t get me wrong. I encourage creativity and thinking of ways to present a classic in an unconventional manner....

“Gigi & Nate” – A Tender Family Dramedy

September 16, 2022

September 16, 2022

Nick Hamm’s “Gigi & Nate,”  is loosely based on the book by Ellen Rogers, which chronicled  the physical and mental...

“If I Forget” A Top-Notch Production Despite Directorial Overreach

August 1, 2022

August 1, 2022

With theatrical styles ranging from Naturalism, Expressionism, Theatre of the Absurd, to Modernism, Postmodernism, and Classical, in trying to identify...

“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”- An Exciting Hit at the Ruskin Group Theatre

June 9, 2022

June 9, 2022

Stanley Kramer’s 1967 iconic film, GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER, starring Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, and Sidney Poitier, received mixed...

Amateurish Production of “Man of God” on Stage at the Geffen Playhouse

June 7, 2022

June 7, 2022

Once in a while, you see a play that is so bad you ask yourself if you should even review...

Murray Mednick’s “Three Tables”- Existentialism Meets Theatre of the Absurd

May 12, 2022

May 12, 2022

Murray Mednick’s THREE TABLES is the newest work from the famous poet/playwright who spearheaded New York’s off-off-Broadway movement in the...

Film Review: “HAPPENING” A Gut-Wrenching Look at Illegal Abortions in 1963 France

April 29, 2022

April 29, 2022

The Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade on January 22, 1973 stated that restrictive state regulation on abortion is...

“TRAYF”- A Peek Into the Non-Secular Lives of Two Best Friends

April 2, 2022

April 2, 2022

On Stage at the Geffen Playhouse’s intimate Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, is TRAYF,* a very compelling and entertaining play, written...

Bryan Cranston Mesmerizes in “Power of the Sail” at the Geffen Playhouse

February 25, 2022

February 25, 2022

In view of his enormous body of work in television, film, and stage, multi-awarding winning actor Bryan Cranston should be...