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Thursday, December 1, 2016

Gardel’s Tango by Steven Morris

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The Latina Christmas Special by Steven Morris

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

A Nice Family Christmas by Steven Morris

A Nice Family ChristmasReviewed by Neal WeaverThe Lonny Chapman TheatreThrough December 18 Playwright Phil Olson seems to have been of two minds about what sort of play he wanted to write �…

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In the Balance by Steven Morris

In the BalanceReviewed by Paul Birchall Collaborative Artists Ensemble at Studio/Stage Through December 11Playwright A. David Redish’s odd drama is a weird mix of Blithe Spirit and Who’s…

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Séance of Sin by Steven Morris

Séance of SinReviewed by Vanessa Cate Zip Productions Through December 1st RECOMMENDEDExceptions notwithstanding, burlesque as a art form has largely deteriorated over the years. You’ll b…

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Steven Morris

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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

The Consul, the Tramp and America’s Sweetheart by Steven Morris

The Consul, the Tramp and America’s Sweetheart Reviewed by Lyle Zimskind Theatre 40 Through December 18 RECOMMENDED On Saturday morning our President-Elect angrily demanded that a theater …

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When Jazz Had the Blues by Steven Morris

When Jazz Had the Blues Reviewed by Neal Weaver Matrix Theatre Through December 18 RECOMMENDED Pianist/composer/arranger Billy Strayhorn (Frank Lawson) grew up in a family dominated by his …

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Monday, November 21, 2016

Words That Dare Not Be Spoken by Steven Morris

"You may ask, as Tevye put it, what right does a critic or commentator have to prescribe or exhort on behalf of what perhaps ought to be regarded as an internal conflict between actors and t…

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

The Second Woman by Steven Morris

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A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes by Steven Morris

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Waiting for Grace by Steven Morris

Waiting for Grace Reviewed by Julio Martinez Odyssey TheatreThrough December 11 Sharon Sharth’s loosely autobiographical play about the seriocomic journey of an attractive middle-aged actr…

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

The Super Variety Match Bonus Round! by Steven Morris

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How To Love a Republican by Steven Morris

How To Love a RepublicanReviewed by Paul Birchall Santa Monica Playhouse Through December 18 You almost have to feel sorry for the ensemble in playwright Jerry Mayer’s so-called political …

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Letters to Eve by Steven Morris

Letters to Eve Reviewed by Neal Weaver Miles Memorial Playhouse Through November 20 Some years ago, I had the good fortune to direct a play about the unjust and unconstitutional      in…

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A Touch of the Poet by Steven Morris

A Touch of the Poet Reviewed by Terry Morgan Pacific Resident Theatre Through December 18th  Dramatically, antiheroes are more interesting to write about and portray than standard heroes be…

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Friday, November 11, 2016

Mariela in the Desert by Steven Morris

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It’s Time by Steven Morris

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What Now? The Arts in the Era of Trump by Steven Morris

"Because when the world seems upside down and inside out, when reliable sources are no longer reliable, when reason starts to sound like babble, and babble like reason, when the Russian Duma…

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Hedwig and the Angry Inch by Steven Morris

Hedwig and the Angry InchReviewed by Terry Morgan Hollywood Pantages Theatre Through November 27thRECOMMENDEDWhen a tale that features a botched sex-change operation, plenty of blow job refe…

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Macbeth by Steven Morris

MacbethReviewed by Neal WeaverThe Shakespeare Center of Los AngelesThrough November 20When Mrs. Patrick Campbell was rehearsing for her debut in the role of Hamlet’s Ophelia, her mentor, G…

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Hansel & Gretel Bluegrass by Steven Morris

Hansel & Gretel BluegrassReviewed by Lovell Estell III24th Street TheatreThrough December 11 RECOMMENDEDIt’s truly puzzling that many of the world’s most celebrated children’s stor…

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Urinetown by Steven Morris

UrinetownReviewed by Paul Birchall Coeurage Theatre Company at the Historic Lankershim Arts Center Through December 3 RECOMMENDED It is a terrible thing for a theater critic to admit, but I�…

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Friday, November 4, 2016

An Invasion of Decency! by Steven Morris

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Unbound by Steven Morris

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Getting Inside The Actors Studio by Steven Morris

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Vicuña by Steven Morris

Vicuña Reviewed by Neal Weaver Kirk Douglas Theatre Through November 20 RECOMMENDEDPlaywright Jon Robin Baitz has always tended to treat his subject matter obliquely and to view it from a s…

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The Cross-Over by Steven Morris

The Cross-Over Reviewed by Paul Birchall Actors Forum Theater Through November 19 This strange play by Eugene H. Butler boasts a number of offbeat quirky ideas, but they are hampered by lack…

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Other People’s Money by Steven Morris

Other People’s MoneyReviewed by Julio MartinezInterAct Theatre Company at Pico PlayhouseThrough November 20RECOMMENDEDOther People’s Money, Jerry Sterner’s 1989 examination of a Wall S…

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Thursday, October 27, 2016

Vonnegut USA by Steven Morris

Vonnegut USA Reviewed by Deborah KlugmanThe Next Arena at Atwater Village TheatreThrough November 20 Kurt Vonnegut was a prolific writer, perhaps best known for his anti-war Slaughterhouse F…

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Wicked Lit by Steven Morris

Wicked LitReviewed by Vanessa Cate Unbound Productions Through November 12RECOMMENDEDWicked Lit has made quite a name for itself over the past several years. At a time when both immersive t…

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