Curtain Call

After Two-Year Hiatus, soundpedro Bounces Back to Angels Gate

In many ways, 2020 and 2021 will forever be defined by absence, by the lack of all that would have…

3 years ago

“if nobody does remarkable things”: An Issue Play with Typical Flaws

In the not-too-distant future, when NYC cockroaches have adapted to climate change by taking flight and Saharan dust regularly coats…

3 years ago

“A Doll’s House, Part 2” Retreads Broken Ground on the Way to Nowhere New

At the end of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, Nora leaves her husband and children, putting selfhood above wife-and-motherly “duties.”…

3 years ago

Dated as It May Be, LB Playhouse Delivers a Respectable “You Can’t Take It With You”

In 1936, comedy generally lacked in subtlety and nuance, socialist ideas weren’t necessarily anathema to mainstream America, and dating your…

3 years ago

The Mind as Safe Prison in “The Private Lives of Imaginary Friends”

Things have been bad for 36-year-old Rory. He’s still living with his parents, he hasn’t had a job in more…

4 years ago

Theatre Review — “The Andrews Brothers” Slapstick Fare for Fans of WWII-Era Pop

The Andrews brothers are 4F, meaning they can't directly join the fight against the Axis powers. But they've signed up…

4 years ago

Thanks to Community, the Garage Theatre Emerges from Its COVID Cocoon

The Garage Theatre team was psyched for 2020. It was a milestone year, the big TWO-OH, a time to celebrate…

4 years ago

Warner Grand Theater At 91 Years Undergoes Renovations

SAN PEDRO — The Warner Grand Theater turns 91 this year. The historic movie palace opened Jan. 20, 1931 in…

4 years ago

“Macbeth” a Damned Spot on Both Coen’s and Shakespeare’s Legacies

Disappointed as I am that the Coen brothers have parted ways as a filmmaking team, I’m sure they have straightforward…

4 years ago

LB Playhouse Keeps It Simple With “A Christmas Carol”

Before A Christmas Story, before the classic claymation of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, even before It's a Wonderful Life, Charles…

4 years ago