Thursday, May 29, 2008

ATW NewsClips - California Print

Los Angeles Times

Laguna Playhouse to reveal 'Alexandros'
The Miami-set play centers around dark family secrets, a dog and the day Nixon...

Los Angeles Daily News

Stage Preview: 'A Chorus Line'
You never forget your time on the "Line," especially if you were one of the pioneers

Orange County Register - Theater by Paul Hodgins Blog

‘Taking Steps’ missteps at South Coast Repertory

Back Stage

The Legendary Times of Bulgakov reviewed by Brad Schreiber
ARTEL took the persecution of Russian playwright-novelist Mikhail Bulgakov ('The Master and Margarita') and rendered it devoid of context and visceral power.

Manuscript reviewed by Eric Marchese
The San Juan Capistrano-based black-box theatre troupe, shuttering soon, could have selected a much stronger piece to go out on than Paul Grellong's 2005 thriller.

Hedda Gabler reviewed by Dany Margolies
It's not that two directors always spoil the soup. Trying not to prejudge, one hopes each has brought his considerable proven talents to the metaphoric table. Alas, each did not.

Tooth and Nail reviewed by Les Spindle
Director Lindsay Allbaugh's frenetic staging of Acosta's boisterously hilarious but insufficiently focused play offers intermittent fun.

Where's My Money reviewed by Jeff Favre
Shanley's storytelling may be flawed here, but as always it's inventive and thought-provoking.

The Good Hours reviewed by Melinda Schupmann
Encapsulating heartbreak into 90 minutes takes skill and a certain kind of courage, and playwright Todd Cunningham is mostly successful in his cathartic drama about his fiancée's death.

Chad Jones' Theater Dogs Blog

Box-office boom
Some good news from box offices both national and local today. First the local.

San Jose Mercury News

Trying to love below sea level
Couples grapple with modern relationships in Magic Theatre's 'Octopus'

Contra Costa Times

Masquers' 'Full Monty' musical packed with adult entertainment

Summer theater: From horror to high-tone
'Evil Dead' musical, 'Sacagawea' world premiere; Broadway musicals and lots of Shakespeare are on tap

San Francisco Weekly

SF Playhouse's Bug gets under your skin
At the top of the second half of Tracy Letts' 1996 play, Bug, Peter, a troubled young man who claims to have escaped from an Army hospital, squats...

Also Playing
7 Sins. Halfway through James Judd's entertaining 75-minute solo show, it dawns on you: Who the hell is this guy and why am I laughing so hard?...

San Francisco Guardian

Mixed doubles
Yves Jacques talks Robert Lepage and The Andersen Project

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