2,046 stories from Bitter Lemons
SWEET Before I Forget is an intimate encounter with one of the most affable, talented and mesmerizing icons of the screen. Georgia Umano and Gerald Everett Jones – LA Splash SWEET With…
SWEET Opening night… Mr. Bradbury himself honored us with a pre-show chat, and was as always funny, informative, and thoroughly charming! A rowdy and hilariously heartwarming Irish case of…
SWEET In light of the serious subject matter, the play is unexpectedly playful, and Rivera emphasizes the piece's comic elements at every welcome opportunity. Yet under the deceptive lighthe…
SWEET Jon Lawrence Rivera, Salamone’s frequent collaborator, directs with a matter-of-fact virtuosity that extends from the rich humor of everyday family interactions to the operatic p…
SWEET A female chorus recites in unison Sophocles’ meditations on the action, sometimes performing to Taylor Fisher’s choreography of arms flung from torsos simultaneously, or th…
SWEET Astutely directed by Simon Levy and performed by a brilliant ensemble, this House has the symbolism and lyricism expected of Williams with the addition of a few surprising features. Do…
BITTER Their tireless efforts cannot give Wellman’s perversely abstruse writing — think Ronald Firbank’s old thesaurus, hijacked by Allen Ginsberg while waiting for Godot w…
SWEET Well, director Stephanie A. Coltrin and her crew quelled all qualms by presenting a delightful rendition at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. Even with some unevenness in the p…
BITTER In the aggregate, however, the production is a puzzling misfire. Director Stephen Rothman rightly honors the commedia tradition, but the archetypes seldom spring to full life. Pacing …
BITTER The content of "In Mother Words" is painstakingly diverse, but by striving to cover the bases, the production comes off as thin and long. There's probably a decent half-hour of mildly…
The season-subscription-buying generation is slowly disappearing. The young'uns of today are more impulsive. The larger theaters are becoming increasingly dependent on grant funds that are q…
Was rocked into a glorious frenzy last night by Psittacus Productions’ Cyclops: A Rock Opera at the Son of Semele space. A tremendous show and definitely a not-too-distant and mo…
TU presents Fringe Award winner The Birthday Boys Theatre Unleashed launches its edgy and ambitious 2011 season with the acclaimed dramedy from Aaron Kozak, winner of top honors at …
NEXT FALL Tony Frankel – Stage and Cinema FALL FLAT My extreme reluctance to recommend Next Fall should not necessarily deter you from seeing it. Stay with me here. Geoffrey Nauffts' T…
BITTER The Geffen Playhouse production has assembled a top-notch cast and secured a fine director, but the show’s mundane recitation of facts and misplaced focus on Curie’s love …
EQUITY (state contract) or NON-EQUITY: Equity Waiver 99 Seat Plan Rate of pay: For entertainment union actors $9/show for the first 4 weeks, $12 afterwards. No pay for non-union members PROD…
Katselas Theatre Company in association with Arts Division presents ALIMENTO (Spanish, meaning nourishment) ONE ACTS ON HUNGER/NUTRITION Friday, November 18th and Saturday, November 19th …
SWEET No better compliment can be made to a work than to say it provoked. And Cho's work certainly provoked much thought. KC – Wide Lantern SWEET The play's preciousness can diminish i…
SWEET Nonetheless, this fearless, palpably sincere revival warrants respect and admiration, just as the writing’s enduring power merits attendance. David C. Nichols – Backstage B…
BITTER Never have I been so aware of calories burned onstage before. But who goes to a musical to vicariously sweat? "Bring It On" has interminable pep but leaves more discerning theatergoer…
Producer Bella Luna debuted her unique piece of serial theater mixed with variety arts at the heart of Hollywood's Theatre Row this past October to an enthusiastic crowd. The Red Light Revue…
BITTER The Geffen Playhouse production has assembled a top-notch cast and secured a fine director, but the show’s mundane recitation of facts and misplaced focus on Curie’s love …
VIGIL Karen Weinstein – Culture Vulture What a waste of Olympia Dukakis. Mute about 95 percent of the time she is on stage " which is just about the entire two hours " Dukakis (Grace) …
NEXT FALL Tony Frankel – Stage and Cinema FALL FLAT My extreme reluctance to recommend Next Fall should not necessarily deter you from seeing it. Stay with me here. Geoffrey Nauffts' T…
“Ali is a one-man play that boasts grace and style that presents ‘The Greatest’ in his glory.”- LA Sentinel. On Friday, December 2, 2011 comedian and master impressio…
