David Henry Hwang’s Politics of Laughter by Joel Beers Three distinct time periods occupy the world of “Yellow Face,” David Henry Hwang’s...

Finding the heartbeat in Martin McDonagh’s 1996 dark comedy By Joel Beers What the audience sees in Irish-playwright-turned-Hollywood-sup...

An Intimate Reimagining Of A Groundbreaking Musical Theater Classic By Shannon Cudd It is hard to overestimate the power of “Rent” in...

Come to the Cab…and See What’s on the Slab by Dana Hammer My first experience with “Rocky Horror” was at a house party when I was a kid....

Bringing SpongeBob to life on stage in Laguna Beach By Eric Marchese Live theater, as we all know, can wondrously transport us to a world...

Budding theatre company sets the time-honored classic in a unique outdoor space By Libby Nicolay Oscar Wilde’s Victorian-era classic The...

Wayward Artist taking patrons on a trip to ‘Avenue Q’ By Eric Marchese When Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx and Jeff Whitty created “Avenue Q,”...

A SoCal spin on Jonathan Larson’s cult-classic By Libby Nicolay “We’re living in America At the end of the millennium” At the time, New...

ACTC’s patrons will circle the globe in ’80 Days’ By Eric Marchese If you’ve seen “The Amazing Race” but are unfamiliar with “Around the...

The Revolution Has (Finally) Been Feminized By Joel Beers Uproarious comedy isn’t the first thing that springs to mind when thinking of...

Revisit the wizarding world with this charming ‘Potter’ parody By Libby Nicolay Most of the world these days only needs to hear the words...

A Fresh Truthful Take On An Old Campy Classic By Shannon Cudd Little Shop of Horrors is a modern musical classic with a book and lyrics...

A sincere homage to the original (’50s) boy bands By Eric Marchese Is there a jukebox musical more popular than “Forever Plaid”? If so,...

“The Killer Angels: Revisiting a past that feels closer than ever By Joel Beers Those familiar with the Maverick Theater in Fullerton can...

Chance’s new one-woman play tells a true story of teenage courage and resilience By Libby Nicolay Up next in Chance Theater’s exciting...

Don’t Miss This SoCal Premiere Full of Community, Love, and Grit By Shannon Cudd The beloved story of a young woman named Laura Ingalls...

Return to Grovers Corners for the Ultimate Experience in Comfort Theater By Dana Hammer Many stage plays pride themselves on being edgy —...

Childhood Isn’t Magical — Except When it Is Childhood. It’s a time that many of us idealize. We remember a time when we didn’t have to...

Director Casey Garritano aims to create a ‘big-time show’ in an intimate space. By Eric Marchese Even the casual Southern California...

Inspired by the remarkable life of a 12th Century visionary, this ambitious musical is decidedly contemporary By Joel Beers It took Anna...