Posts Tagged ‘joel elkins’
THE UNEXPECTED MAN: 67% Sweet – UPDATED
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I wish I could say that the play’s culmination is worth the investment of the slow buildup or that the enjoyment of art, as life, is in the journey, [...]
SEASCAPE WITH SHARKS AND DANCER: 100% Sweet
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Meet Ben and Tracy, the hero and heroine of Seascape With Shark And Dancer, Don Nigro’s unconventional romance, now playing at Studio/Stage. First-rate performances by Matthew Hannon and Christine [...]
STAGE DOOR: 67% Sweet – UPDATED
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So what’s missing here? Not all the actors are up to the challenges of this production’s style, nor any acting style. Too bad this sinks our complete enjoyment here. [...]
THAT PERFECT MOMENT: 73% Sweet
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Rave reviews prompted producer Racquel Lehrman to bring back That Perfect Moment following its October-November run at the NoHo Arts Center. The return engagement (at Burbank’s Little Victory Theatre) is [...]
NIBBLER: 0% Bitter
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Although the idea is interesting, the script leaves it unsatisfyingly underdeveloped. The dialogue seems awfully and needlessly contrived, the direction is clumsy and the acting, with one notable exception, [...]
Critique of the Week
HALF OF PLENTY
by Joel Elkins – LA Theatre Review
Let’s see … Young couple, wacky neighbors, senile parent, absurd situations. Yep, all the ingredients for madcap comedy and Half of Plenty [...]
“Half of Plenty”: 67% Bittersweet – UPDATED
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These are the Tindall’s, and these are the Zook’s. Confused? You won’t be when you find out the main reason for seeing this comedic gem. Mandan, best known for his [...]
“FUBAR”: 67% Sweet
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Despite the accomplishments and lengthy resumés of the playwright, director and cast, the play’s characters, relationships and scenarios just don’t sing, leaving the audience with a cocktail of ideas and [...]
