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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Damaged Furniture by Vanessa Cate

Damaged Furniture Reviewed by Paul Birchall  Skora Productions at the Whitefire Theatre Through May 26 RECOMMENDED In Damaged Furniture, playwright Howard Skora stakes out that familiar,…

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Friday, March 30, 2018

Once More Unto the Breach: Rafael Goldstein Takes the Crown at A Noise Within by Vanessa Cate

by Vanessa Cate In 2012, I accepted a small part in Hamlet at Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group because I heard that Rafael Goldstein would be playing the lead. I wanted to witness h…

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

All’s Well That Ends Well by Vanessa Cate

All's Well That Ends Well Reviewed by Gray Palmer Independent Shakespeare Company Through April 22 RECOMMENDED Good news again from Independent Shakespeare Company: Their new studio the…

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Alik by Vanessa Cate

Alik Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Elysium Conservatory Theatre Through March 30  RECOMMENDED Julio Vera’s Alik dives into the background of the assassin of John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey…

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Laughter on the 23rd Floor by Vanessa Cate

Laughter on the 23rd Floor Reviewed by Lovell Estell III Garry Marshall Theatre Through April 22 RECOMMENDED Before Neil Simon became Neil Simon, he got his first break as a writer work…

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Sell/Buy/Date by Vanessa Cate

Sell/Buy/Date Reviewed by Katie Buenneke  Geffen Playhouse  Through April 15  RECOMMENDED Describing Sell/Buy/Date as “a one-woman show about people affected by the sex industry” s…

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Through the Eye of a Needle by Vanessa Cate

Through the Eye of a Needle Reviewed by Neal Weaver The Road on Lankershim Through May 13 It’s Christmas Eve in 2011. The Keen family is haunted by the memories, and the ghost, of daug…

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

The Alamo by Vanessa Cate

The Alamo Reviewed by Julio Martinez Ruskin Group Theatre Through March 31 Ian McRae’s The Alamo, premiering at Santa Monica’s Ruskin Group Theatre, is a noteworthy stage effort. Set…

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Chicanas, Cholas y Chisme VI: STAND UP! SPEAK OUT! by Vanessa Cate

Chicanas, Cholas y Chisme VI: STAND UP! SPEAK OUT! Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian CASA 0101 Theater, Main Stage Through April 15 RECOMMENDED  Produced by Josefina López, artistic direct…

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

An Undivided Heart by Vanessa Cate

An Undivided Heart Reviewed by Terry Morgan  Atwater Village Theatre  Through April 22 Any play that starts with a kid standing next to a burning typewriter holding a knife in one hand a…

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Of Government by Vanessa Cate

Of Government Reviewed by Dana Martin Son of Semele Through April 1st Do you have health care? (I have health care!) Do you have anxiety? (I have anxiety!) Do you distrust the government…

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Pigs and Chickens by Vanessa Cate

Pigs and Chickens Reviewed by Neal Weaver Atwater Village Theatre Through April 15  In the interests of full disclosure, let me say that I am not very knowledgeable about computers and …

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Crack Whore, Bulimic, Girl-Next-Door by Vanessa Cate

Crack Whore, Bulimic, Girl-Next-Door Reviewed by Paul Birchall  Road Kill Productions  Through April 7 I arrived at what I assumed was the theater for this show, pushed past the milling …

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Friday, March 16, 2018

Unemployed Elephants – A Love Story by Vanessa Cate

Unemployed Elephants—A Love Story Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian The Little Victory Theatre at The Victory Theatre Center Through April 15 RECOMMENDED Wendy Graf’s Unemployed Elephant…

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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Allegiance by Vanessa Cate

Allegiance Reviewed by Katie Buenneke  East West Players at the Aratani Theatre  Through April 1 In 21st century internet parlance, there’s a lot to unpack in East West Players’ prod…

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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Bingo Hall by Vanessa Cate

Bingo Hall Reviewed by Terry Morgan  Native Voices Through March 25  RECOMMENDED One of the nice things about being a theatregoer in Los Angeles is the diversity of theatre one is able…

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The Madres by Vanessa Cate

The Madres Reviewed by Neal Weaver Skylight Theatre Through April 29  RECOMMENDED Stephanie Alison Walker’s stirring drama is set in Buenos Aires in the 1980s, when Argentina was rul…

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Nice Fish by Vanessa Cate

Nice Fish Reviewed by Dana Martin  Interact Theatre Company at the Los Angeles Shakespeare Center  Through March 25th The water is murky and visibility low at the Los Angeles Shakespeare…

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Thursday, March 8, 2018

Talley’s Folly by Vanessa Cate

Talley’s Folly Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Bright Eyes Production at Hudson Mainstage Theatre Through March 18 RECOMMENDED The mission of Bright Eyes Productions is to shine a light …

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

A Raisin in the Sun by Vanessa Cate

A Raisin in the Sun  Reviewed by Dana Martin  A Noise Within  Through April 8th RECOMMENDED A Raisin in the Sun, a drama about an African-American family living in Chicago’s South Si…

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The Art Couple by Vanessa Cate

The Art Couple Reviewed by Lovell Estell III Sacred Fools Theater Company at the Broadwater Black Box Through March 17 RECOMMENDED Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh and Neil Simon: two ico…

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Stomach Contents by Vanessa Cate

Stomach Contents Reviewed by Neal Weaver Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Through March 25  These three one-acts by Sharon Yablon are all set in the bleak Mojave Desert, and they shar…

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Thursday, March 1, 2018

El Niño by Vanessa Cate

El Niño Reviewed by Gray Palmer Rogue Machine at The Met Theatre Through April 2 RECOMMENDED Justin Tanner, whose newest play, El Niño, just cheerfully opened at The Met in a smart pr…

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Six Characters in Search of a Play by Vanessa Cate

Six Characters in Search of a Play Reviewed by Terry Morgan  Celebration Theatre  Through March 25 RECOMMENDED There’s little that chills the blood of a theatre critic more than the t…

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Year of the Rooster by Vanessa Cate

Year of the Rooster Reviewed by Dana Martin  Theatre of NOTE  Through March 24th  RECOMMENDED Size matters, and the bigger the cock, the bigger the prize to be won. The posturing is pl…

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The Happiest Song Plays Last by Vanessa Cate

The Happiest Song Plays Last Reviewed by Katie Buenneke Latino Theatre Company Through March 19 The Happiest Song Plays Last is, as the title implies, the last play in the Elliot trilogy, …

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A Streetcar Named Desire by Vanessa Cate

A Streetcar Named Desire Reviewed by Paul Birchall  Boston Court Performing Arts Center Through March 25  RECOMMENDED Blanche may have always depended on the kindness of strangers, but…

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The School for Wives by Vanessa Cate

The School for Wives Reviewed by Neal Weaver City Garage Theatre Through April 1 RECOMMENDED  Moliere’s satiric comedy centers on Arnolphe (Bo Roberts), a man who mistrusts all women…

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Friday, February 23, 2018

Priscilla Queen of the Desert by Vanessa Cate

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One Year Later! by Vanessa Cate

One Year Later! Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Open Fist Theatre Company in Residency at Atwater Village Theatre Through March 3 RECOMMENDED Sixteen vignettes come together to create Open…

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Grail Project by Vanessa Cate

Grail Project  Reviewed by Gray Palmer Theatre Movement Bazaar at Bootleg Theater Through March 10 RECOMMENDED Director/choreographer Tina Kronis and writer Richard Alger, the duo know…

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards