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To hell (and back?) in 'Tootsie' and 'Hadestown'
Plus "A Heated Discussion," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," "A Doll's House Part 2," "Masao and the Bronze Nightingale," "Jane Austen Unscripted"
Don Shirley
May 2
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To hell (and back?) in 'Tootsie' and 'Hadestown'
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Coming 'Clean' in Cancún and Costa Mesa, examinándose en los 'Espejos'
Plus 'Anna in the Tropics,' 'Ann' and four productions in smaller theaters
Don Shirley
Apr 4
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Coming 'Clean' in Cancún and Costa Mesa, examinándose en los 'Espejos'
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Things fall apart. Is that bad or good?
Cookies crumble in 'Lehman,' 'Alma,' 'The Play You Want', 'Hooded,' 'Trayf', 'Apartment Living,' but 'On the Other Hand'...
Don Shirley
Mar 18
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Things fall apart. Is that bad or good?
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The 'Hang Mike Pence' mob should make an entrance in Sondheim's boldest musical
Assessing 'Assassins' from East West and two other Sondheims. 'Slave Play' and 'Power of Sail" examine the residue of slavery. A Noise Within's 'All's…
Don Shirley
Feb 23
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The 'Hang Mike Pence' mob should make an entrance in Sondheim's boldest musical
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The re-awakening of LA theater resumes, in the wake of Omicron
How Omicron affected LA productions -- or not, in one case. Let's talk about 'Jamie,' 'Singing Revolution' and 'The How and the Why.'
Don Shirley
Feb 2
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The re-awakening of LA theater resumes, in the wake of Omicron
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Let's see Sondheim's shows in LA as regularly as Shakespeare's...or "A Christmas Carol"
A Sondheim theater company? My favorite of three dueling 'Christmas Carol's. Troubies' 'Santa Claus is Comin' to Motown.' 'Love Actually Live.' 'The…
Don Shirley
Dec 13, 2021
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Let's see Sondheim's shows in LA as regularly as Shakespeare's...or "A Christmas Carol"
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Comebacks for Pasadena Playhouse and St. Clare. A big boom backs boomers into a bind.
'Head Over Heels.' 'Poor Clare.' 'The Children.' 'The Serpent.' 'A Hit Dog Will Holler.' '@Playaz.'
Don Shirley
Nov 19, 2021
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Comebacks for Pasadena Playhouse and St. Clare. A big boom backs boomers into a bind.
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Fumbles at two flagships. A frustrating finale for a lustrous 'Fair Lady'.
A sudden overhaul of CTG's mostly-male plans. South Coast Rep barely re-opens. What's missing from the Dolby version of Bartlett Sher's revival of 'My…
Don Shirley
Oct 21, 2021
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Fumbles at two flagships. A frustrating finale for a lustrous 'Fair Lady'.
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Troubies Streak Through Greek Week
"Lizastrata," "An Iliad," "The Enigmatist," "Our Man in Santiago"
Don Shirley
Sep 29, 2021
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Troubies Streak Through Greek Week
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The Miranda decision -- how to refresh 'Hamilton' for its tenth birthday
Hamilton owned slaves? CTG's "32 Acres". Antaeus and Chalk use audio to dramatize LA neighborhoods. ICT's 'Closely Related Keys.'
Don Shirley
Sep 8, 2021
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The Miranda decision -- how to refresh 'Hamilton' for its tenth birthday
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A tempest before 'The Tempest'. A tale of two towns.
Vandals attack ISC. Fillmore as Grover's Corners. Audiences, take your bows.
Don Shirley
Aug 20, 2021
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Outdoor outings. The drama of waiting.
South Coast Rep's 'American Mariachi' and 'Charlie Brown' at Mission San Juan Capistrano, 'Waiting' in Atwater, 'Edges' in Anaheim
Don Shirley
Jul 28, 2021
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Outdoor outings. The drama of waiting.
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