Interview with Writer/Actor Fred Blanco in Little Big Stage Productions : A Christmas Carol @ Whitmore Lindley Theatre Center in North Hollywood. Dec 1 - Dec 9 2018. www.latheatrebites.com
7.1 out of 10 - Average Show!! www.latheatrebites.com Nov 10 - Dec 2nd 2018 Much like an episode of Dr. Who, this fantasy musical breathes light into the dark side of the universe of death, loss, and those who struggle with suicide. So strap in and take a Dickensian sprint across the universe with Link our isolated soul as he falls in love with Lady Death and her never ending knowledge of the cosmos.
8.3 out of 10 - A VERY GOOD SHOW!!! www.latheatrebites.comt is fall in the midwest, Curt a cop who wants to be a park ranger, is the lead officer in taking down a Naughty but Nice ‘massage parlor.’ The combined efforts of Curt and bumbling partner Doug fail at doing what appears to be an easy job. As the play unfolds we watch Curt and Sandy, a young masseuse from Naughty but Nice strive to identify themselves as something more than their history has dictated.
8.8 out of 10 - A GREAT SHOW!!! OCT 30 – DEC 9, 2018 Mark Taper Forum Downtown Los Angeles www.latheatrebites.com The Yamaguchis and the Montaños are two immigrant families struggling to provide a future for their American-born children after the Great Depression on the farmland they share. But as their oldest children fall in love—secretly—the attack on Pearl Harbor throws these Mexican and Japanese American families into uncertainty and turmoil.
Interview with Lisa Dring and Chelsea Sutton the writers and creators of the Kaidan Project. http://latheatrebites.com/interview-with-the-creators-of-the-kaidan-project-lisa-dring-and-chelsea-sutton/
8 out of 10 - A GOOD SHOW!!! September 14 – October 7, 2018 www.latheatrebites.com A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN is a musical journey celebrating Janis and her biggest musical influences—icons like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone and Bessie Smith, who inspired one of rock & roll’s greatest legends.
8.7 out 10 - A GREAT SHOW! September 5 — September 30 www.latheatrebites.com An attorney on the rise and his very pregnant wife couldn’t feel more welcomed by their new neighbors. But when a friendly disagreement about the lay of the land escalates into a backyard brawl, cultures collide and mudslinging ensues…literally.
6.5 out of 10 - Okay! July 26 - August 23, 2018 www.latheatrebites.com On a snowy night in a rural farmhouse, three siblings huddle together in the dark with a flashlight, while the audience (unseen by them) gathers closely around.
8.6 out of 10 - A GREAT SHOW!!!! June 29 - July 29, 2018 www.latheatrebites.com Correction: Misspelled Name : Rachel Oliveros Catalano Adapted from Daniel Wallace’s novel and Tim Burton’s acclaimed film, and featuring spine-tinglingly beautiful music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa (The Addams Family and The Wild Party), Big Fish is a fantastical musical that illustrates the larger-than-life anecdotes of Edward Bloom, a man nearing the end of his life. This fact has compelled his grown son Will to em...
7.9 out of 10 - Above Average www.latheatrebites.com THE STUDY takes place during a psychological clinical test of the flight-or-fight response set in a college lecture hall. The audience’s reactions and answers determine the outcome of each performance; in this immersive, audience-interactive, video game and theatre-inspired piece. Created by Jared Tyrel Pixler and David Evan Stolworthy, the creators of THE VIDEO GAMES, which ran for nearly three years. THE STUDY has a cast of eleven characters...
9.2 out of 10 - Exceptional Show!!! www.latheatrebites.com June 22nd Each brother has their own plans for their parents’ estate as well as their own secret they have been hiding. The lifelong misunderstandings, resentments, and secrets come to surface jeopardizing the fragile family’s survival in the living room of their parents’ home.
7.2 out of 10 - An Average Show!!!! www.latheatrebites.com June 15 - 23, 2018 The City of Happymont is your typical small but growing city, and while the Happymont City Council tries to keep order and get business done, the Public, or at least those who participate in Public Comment, takes up the Council’s time with Conspiracy theories, rants, and musical numbers. The council tries to get rid of Public Comment but the Public won’t give it up without a fight. It all boils down to one man who has ...
Interview with Dan Sugimoto writer of White People Drinking. Playing June 22, 2018. A bored billionaire and his wife hold a charade of a dinner party. When their guests arrive, they take their coats and strip away societal constructs, what remains is…all too human. www.latheatrebites.com http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/5232?tab=tickets
9 out of 10 - An Exceptional Show!!! June 16 - 24, 2018 www.latheatrebites.com Emotional support pandas, group therapy in a porta-potty, and other anxious adventures await. Both hilarious and moving, this story follows a girl with OCD through the struggles and triumphs of treatment, the quirky shenanigans of growing up anxious, and comedic growing pains that accompany meaningful change.
8.2 out of 10 - A Good Show!!!! June 15th - June 22,2018 www.latheatrebites.com In this immersive, intimate virtual reality theatre experience, audiences peer inside the memories of a recently broken-up couple and attempt to figure out “what went wrong” with their relationship. But nothing is ever quite as easy as it seems, especially when the human mind and heart are involved… Welcome to Closure Inc., a brand new start-up with an age-old goal: Helping failed couples figure out where their relat...
6.2 out of 10 - Okay, but it needs work. www.latheatrebites.com SHATTERED GLASS is a multi-media stage play chronicling the story of a woman named Shairi who disentangles herself from a toxic relationship in order to rediscover, in her words, “the smile of that girl in those pictures they say is me.” Shairi embodies the messages of our time – #timesup, #metoo, #timeisnow, #nomore. Demonstrating the healing power of the arts through spoken word, dramatization, live music, and visual art, SHATTERE...
6.9 out of 10 - Okay show!!! www.latheatrebites.com What do King Kong, the Fringe and annoying cellphones have in common? They’re all real important in three comedy scenes from Lloyd J. Schwartz (Brady Bunch, Gilligan’s Island). http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/5379?tab=tickets
7.6 out of 10 - Above Average www.latheatrebites.com June 10 - June 17, 2018 Six years after Jonathan massacred thirteen students he is giving his first interview. Rachel, an up and coming journalist, is given the opportunity of a lifetime to interview him. When the two meet Rachel discovers that Jonathan is not what the media made him out to be. Starring Jordan Klomp and Gemma Alfaro. http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/5273
7.4 out of 10 - An Average Show www.latheatrebites.com There’s more to strength than meets the eye. For childhood best friends Tiffany and Molly, life’s all about the art, the cheap wine, and the endless string of dead-end jobs on the road to chasing their dreams. Suddenly, an unexpected turn of events reshapes their reality and tests their bond in ways neither of them expects. Together, the two must forge a new path and redefine what it means to be STRONG. http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/project...
7 out of 10 - An Average Show!!!! www.latheatrebites.com Steve Chang takes you on an introspective journey to find meaning in life by means of ayahuasca, hookers, and gay conversion camp. Spoiler alert: it’s a complete waste of time. A stand up comedy / storytelling solo show. http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/4957
