Thursday, May 24, 2012
A weeklong road trip through the Santa Ynez Valley wine country drives two middle-aged buddies to unexpected tests of both their varietal and moral palates in “Sideways: The Play.&rdqu…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:29PMThursday, May 10, 2012
The demonic potential in even the most innocuous-looking child’s doll should come as no surprise to parents who've felt its eerie supernatural impact on their wallets. But, far more si…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:19PMThursday, April 19, 2012
Buoyed by a ship-shape cast, the Colony Theatre Company’s “Dames at Sea” revival broadsides the 1930s movie musicals of Busby Berkeley with tongue firmly in cheek. It&rsquo…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:20PMThursday, April 12, 2012
Philip Brandes reviews the political satire "Early and Often" at the Open Fist Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00PMWednesday, March 28, 2012
Philip Brandes reviews Cheri Steinkellner's new Tin Pan Alley-themed jukebox musical, "Hello! My Baby" at the Rubicon Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:15PMWednesday, March 21, 2012
Maniacal laughter echoing through the opening sound montage doesn't pose much spoiler risk, given that the name of the monologue is "Diary of a Madman."Maniacal laughter echoing through the …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:51PMPhilip Brandes reviews "Diary of a Madman" at Actors Circle Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:22PMThursday, March 15, 2012
Philip Brandes reviews Mike Schlitt's comic monologue "Jesus Ride" at Son of Semele Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:30PMThursday, March 1, 2012
Besides wringing ample hilarity from the breezy plot, Johnson s staging manages a bit of substance.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:39PMPhilip Brandes reviews Ken Ludwig's backstage farce, "Moon Over Buffalo," at Open Fist Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00PMTuesday, February 21, 2012
Amid the endless polarized chaos and bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, is there any space between protecting human rights and supporting terrorists? Amid the endless polarized chaos and bloodshed…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:53PMPhilip Brandes reviews Valerie Dillman's drama "Sarah's War," based on the life and death of American peace activist Rachel Corrie.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:30PMFriday, February 17, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Philip Brandes reviews David Ives' ‘New Jerusalem...’ at Pico Playhouse, presented by West Coast Jewish Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:45PMThursday, January 26, 2012
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble's revival nails the savagery in Orton's assault on the (literal) straitjacket of middle-class morality.Odyssey Theatre Ensemble's revival nails the savagery in Orton…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:12PMPhilip Brandes reviews Joe Orton's black comedy "What the Butler Saw" at the Odyssey Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00PMTuesday, January 17, 2012
Philip Brandes reviews Vanessa Cate's original retro-noir thriller "Absolute Black" at Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:06PMTuesday, December 20, 2011
Long-buried sins surface with disastrous consequence in Kerr Seth Lordygan,s "Askance," a serious-minded but overreaching new piece presented by his Eclectic Company Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:05PMPhilip Brandes reviews "Askance" at Eclectic Company Theatre
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:09PMThursday, December 15, 2011
Philip Brandes reviews the Stefan Haves/Actors' Gang variety show "Atomic Holiday Free-Fall" featuring Cirque du Soleil performers.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:30PMMonday, November 28, 2011
Philip Brandes reviews "I Love Lucy Live on Stage" at the Greenway Court Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:03PMWednesday, November 23, 2011
Philip Brandes reviews the New American Theatre revival of William M. Hoffman’s "As Is" at the McCadden Place Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:56PMThursday, November 10, 2011
Philip Brandes reviews Laurel Ollstein’s comedy, “Esther’s Moustache,” at the Studio/Stage Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:54PMThursday, October 27, 2011
Philip Brandes reviews Julian Sands' staging of Stephan Wyatt’s satirical monologue 'The Standard Bearer' at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:05PMFriday, October 21, 2011
Philip Brandes reviews Sophie Treadwell's prophetic 1928 drama "Machinal" at the Open Fist Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00AMTuesday, October 4, 2011
Philip Brandes reviews the William Finn-James Lapine musical "Falsettos" at Third Street Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:00PMThursday, September 29, 2011
Philip Brandes reviews Edward Albee's "Seascape" at Theatre West
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:00PMWednesday, September 14, 2011
Philip Brandes reviews "‘The Stories of Isaac Leib Peretz" at the Complex.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:37PMTuesday, August 30, 2011
Philip Brandes reviews 'Steel Magnolias' at Ventura's Rubicon Theatre.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:14PMThursday, August 18, 2011
Philip Brandes reviews Naomi Claire Wallace’s comedy, "Madman William" at The Lounge Theatre
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:45PMThursday, August 4, 2011
Philip Brandes reviews the comic Sherlock Holmes adventure "Watson" at Sacred Fools Theater.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:05PM 
