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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Review: 'The Addams Family' snaps yet stumbles at the Pantages by David C. Nichols

It’s hard to imagine a more peculiar mix of canny and canned than “The Addams Family,” which opened Tuesday at the Pantages Theatre. Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice and Andre…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:35PM

Monday, May 21, 2012

Elaine Stritch salutes the Stephen Sondheim canon with savvy by David C. Nichols

In her Walt Disney Concert Hall debut, the performer approaches the work of the master of musical theater with moxie and veneration.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:00AM

Friday, May 18, 2012

Review: 'The Children' an inspired take on Medea myth by David C. Nichols

“To mortal man, how great a scourge is love,” is one of countless ingenious lines that adorn “The Children” at the Theatre @ Boston Court. Michael Elyanow’s stu…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:41PM

Review: An erratic 'A Little Night Music' by East West Players by David C. Nichols

The Stephen Sondheim musical gets a cross-cultural staging at David Henry Hwang Theater.Perpetual anticipation is good for the soul, but it's bad for the art of "A Little Night Music" at the…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:00AM

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Review: 'Copy' at Theatre of NOTE is a daffy original by David C. Nichols

It’s doubtful that locals will see anything quite like “Copy” at Theatre of NOTE anytime soon. Padraic Duffy’s precocious absurdist exercise is, for much of its lengt…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:30PM

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Review: Political, personal foibles propel 'The Fix' at ICT by David C. Nichols

It's understandable that International City Theatre would want to snag the West Coast premiere of "The Fix" in this election year. John Dempsey and Dana P. Rowe's 1997 musical about the back…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:25PM

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Review: 'The Pianist of Willesden Lane' a resonant tale of survival by David C. Nichols

In “The Pianist of Willesden Lane,” keyboard virtuoso Mona Golabek essentially channels her mother, pianist Lisa Jura, and strikes musical and emotional notes that transcend tech…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:50PM

Review: 'The Imaginary Life of the Street Sweeper, August G.' by David C. Nichols

Noble social intent accompanies “The Imaginary Life of the Street Sweeper, August G.” at Casa 0101. In its American premiere, Armand Gatti’s surreal fantasia about revoluti…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:33PM

Friday, March 16, 2012

Cabaret review: Andrea Marcovicci at the Gardenia by David C. Nichols

The golden age of the supper club is reborn at the Gardenia, where Andrea Marcovicci is currently holding court in "Smile."The golden age of the supper club is reborn at the Gardenia, where …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:08PM

Friday, February 17, 2012

Theater review: 'California Dreamin'' at the MET Theatre by David C. Nichols

Although still gelling, Jill Charlotte Thomas' surreal fantasia shows considerable promise in its MET Theatre premiere.Although still gelling, Jill Charlotte Thomas' surreal fantasia shows c…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:50PM

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Theater review: 'The Water's Edge' at the Lankershim Arts Center by David C. Nichols

"Beware of Greeks bearing gifts," says one of the angrily bewildered characters in "The Water's Edge" at the Road Theatre. Talk about understatement."Beware of Greeks bearing gifts," says on…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:12PM

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Theater review: 'As I Like It' at Macha Theatre by David C. Nichols

The self-described "visionary poet, photographer, Genlux Magazine fashion editor and trendsetter" Amanda Eliasch turns her relatively interesting life into a notably ordinary performance pie…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:06PM

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