A Little Night Music @ Pasadena Playhouse – Review

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Desiree Armfeldt, a renowned actress, is growing weary of her life on the road. A chance encounter with an old flame sets in motion a series of romantic misadventures that culminate in a madcap weekend in the country where passions erupt, jealousies flare, and hilarity triumphs over all. Recipient of three Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Little Night Music is a sumptuous, sexy, laugh-out-loud masterpiece that will leave you thoroughly enchanted. Taken from the website.

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Masterpiece! LA Theatre Bites Recommended!  April 25 – May 28, 2023.

Interview with Unrivaled Director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck @ Boston Court Pasadena

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Unrivaled is a co-production between Boston Court and Playwrights’ Arena’

11th-century Ladies-in-Waiting Murasaki Shikibu and Sei Shonagon are, to this day, two of Japan’s most beloved writers. They also kind of hated each other.  This play is about friendship, heartbreak, and what it means to be a female artist. Perhaps most of all, it’s about how no matter how much things change, the more they stay the same… even after a thousand years. Taken from the website.

MAR 16 – APR 23,2023

Freestyle Love Supreme @ Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena – Review

Before Hamilton, before In the Heights, there was Freestyle Love Supreme, a 2020 Special Tony Award Recipient. Now – direct from Broadway – the hip-hop musical phenomenon from Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Anthony Veneziale arrives at Pasadena Playhouse! Using cues from the audience, the cast takes you on a hip-hop comedy ride where no two performances are the same. Taken from the website.

Above Average!
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7.7 Overall
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Set & Design8
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July 12 – Aug 7 , 2022

Metamorphoses @ A Noise Within in Pasadena – Review

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Primal storytelling and modern sensibility collide in a sensual re-envisioning of Greek myths, as gods and mortals alike endure love, loss, and transformation—all while immersed in a pool of water on stage. Taken from the website

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8.3 Overall
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May 8–June 5, 2022

An Iliad @ A Noise Within – Review

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The lone witness of an ancient and ravaged Trojan battlefield weaves a tale of tragedy and triumph, with an enduring love for every victim of war. The Poet, an eternal being tasked with a passionate examination of deadly conflict, grapples with grief and dualities of victory and loss, power and fragility, heroism and hubris in an unforgettable modern take on Homer’s classic. Taken from the website

Average Show!
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7.4 Overall
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September 12 – October 3,2021

Noise Now Presents: Sonnets for an Old Century @ A Noise Within in Pasadena – Review

Through a sophisticated and theatrical audio odyssey, Sonnets for an Old Century invites you to stroll through the beaches of Puerto Rico, waft through the windows of a quiet Seattle neighborhood, and take flight from a mythical tower high above the sea. Oscar-nominated writer José Rivera weaves a tapestry of poetic, magical meditations in this highly produced sonic journey exploring yearning, connection, and community. Taken from the website.

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8.3 Overall
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The Father @ Pasadena Playhouse – Review


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André was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter, Anne, and her husband, Antoine. Or was André an engineer, whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his pajamas, and he can’t find his watch. He is starting to wonder if he’s losing control. Taken from the website. 

Exceptional Show!
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9.1 Overall
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Story9.5
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February 5 — March 1,2020

East West Players Presents: The Great Leap @ Pasadena Playhouse – Review

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As two men from different cultures reunite and find themselves at a crossroads – one man struggling to keep his career alive and an old friend flourishing in a career he never wanted – a young Chinese-American gets lost in the Tiananmen Square Protest and finds himself at the accidental center of international attention.  All three men must face their past and struggle to find their own personal victories.  Taken from the website. 

VERY GOOD SHOW!
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8.4 Overall
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November 6 – December 1,2019

FRANKENSTEIN @ A Noise Within in Pasadena – Review


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This electrifying tale of a creature cast away by his creator into a hostile world—only to wind his way back in a dangerous game of destruction—has captivated audiences for over 200 years. The gothic story comes to life with Nick Dear’s adaptation of the chilling fable by Mary Shelley, animating the themes of social rejection, intellectual hubris, and the nascency of good and evil. Taken from the website.

August 11 – September 8,2019

Masterpiece
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10 Overall
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Tiny Beautiful Things @ Pasadena Playhouse – Review

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Nia Vardalos reprises the role she originated in her stage adaptation of acclaimed author Cheryl Strayed’s​ New YorkTimes​ Bestseller of the same name. Conceived by Vardalos (writer/actor of ​My Big Fat Greek Wedding​), Thomas Kail (Director of ​Hamilton​) and Marshall Heyman (Journalist, WallStreet Journal​), this uniquely uplifting​ New York Times​ Critics’ Pick is about reaching when you’re stuck, healing when you’re broken and finding the courage to take on the questions which have no answers. The Playhouse brings you The Public Theater’s production of this touching new play. Taken from the website

 April 10 — May 5, 2019

 

Above Average!
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7.7 Overall
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Set & Design9
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