Yearly Archives: 2017
Memory 5D+ at Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Thousands of years of Chinese music meets the 2017 era of stagecraft in the rhapsodic and romantic live stage production “Memory 5D+ – An...
A Magical Peter Pan at SPHS
South Pasadena High School put on a spectacular production of Peter Pan this past weekend that had the capacity crowds cheering. From the moment ...
“The Originalist”- A Fascinating Play for our Time
As the lights dim slightly in the beautiful Pasadena Playhouse, Edward Gero as Antonin Scalia, comes walking forward in full Supreme Court robe as...
Ensemble Shakespeare’s Innovative & Intimate “Lear’s Shadow”
From the moment I entered what appears to be a rehearsal room set up for a table read of a play; tables and chairs...
A Daring “Man of La Mancha” at A Noise Within
A Noise Within boldly closes out it’s “Beyond Our Wildest Dreams” 25th season with a crackling reimagining of the musical “Man Of La Mancha”....
A Poignant King Lear at A Noise Within
ANW’s superb repertory company takes on Lear as a contemplation of one family’s journey through the devastating effects of dementia. It is at once...
Sublime “Ah Wilderness!” at A Noise Within
Written by Eugene O’Neill in three weeks during the depression, “Ah Wilderness!” is a delightful reverie about the family he never had. In fact,...
