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Mar 1

'Deanna & Paul' at STAGEStheatre

CONNECTIONS OF THE HEART Dagney Kerr’s new play at STAGESTheatre illustrates the greatest gift is also the most terrifying By Joel Beers ...

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Mar 1

'The Paper Hangers' at STAGEStheatre

The Walls Have Ears-- and Voices In “The Paper Hangers,” Emily Brauer Rogers' female protagonist draws inspiration from the unlikeliest o...

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Feb 21

'She Kills Monsters' at STAGEStheatre

A Monster Mash-Up As he prepares to direct ‘She Kills Monsters’ at STAGEStheatre, Shinshin Yuder Tsai finds inspiration in the works of i...

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Feb 1

'All Shook Up' at Curtis Theatre

In 'All Shook Up,' a young rebel channeling Elvis shakes up a sleepy town Brea's Curtis Theatre produces a new version of the 2005 jukebo...

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Jan 25

'The Great Gatsby' at Maverick Theater

‘Great Gatsby’ speaks volumes to our times Maverick Theater’s Brian Newell finds that the 2020s have a lot in common with The Roaring ’20...

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Jan 23

'Fun Home' at Chance Theater

Fun Home puts the FUN in FUNeral. And dysFUNction. And FUNdamental rights for gays. The first Broadway musical to feature a lesbian as it...

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Jan 18

'Day After Day' at P3 Theatre Company

‘Day After Day’ celebrates the life and music of the iconic Doris Day P3 Theatre Company delivers the West Coast regional premiere of the...

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Jan 17

'Lost in Yonkers' at Costa Mesa Playhouse

Looking at ’40s ‘Yonkers’ through a 21st-century lens Costa Mesa Playhouse’s artistic director, Michael Serna, and director Wendy Ruth ag...

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Jan 3

'The Game's Afoot' at STAGEStheatre

It's not elementary, but there's no mystery why 'The Game's Afoot' works Ken Ludwig’s 2012 comedy, which weds the Sherlock Holmes genre w...

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