Photos: A THIRD WAY at Actor's Express
by Blair Ingenthron
- Oct 6, 2024
Actor’s Express is completing its 36th season with the world premiere of A Third Way by Atlanta playwright Lee Osorio in association with the Del Shores Foundation. See photos from the production here!
Photos: First Look at Ensemble Theatre Company's THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
by Blair Ingenthron
- Apr 6, 2024
Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara has released production photos from the much-anticipated production of Troy Blendell, Chris Butler and Leo Marks starring in The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power and directed by Oánh Nguyễn. Check them out here!
Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Desert Theatreworks
by Charlie Thomas
- Mar 11, 2024
For folks of “a certain age” (which I am not telling if I do or do not fall into that category), prolific songwriter and performing artist Carole King provided what could be the official soundtrack to their adolescence. For those who have not quite crossed that age threshold, you would be surprised how well her music has endured and firmly taken its place in the American songbook, speaking to multiple generations with songs of hope, love and all that comes after.
Review: Neil Simon's PLAZA SUITE Brings Laughter and Pathos at Desert Theatreworks
by Charlie Thomas
- Feb 12, 2024
Several things rush to mind in the thoughts of the prolific theatre-goer when a Neil Simon production is promised: smart & funny being chiefly amongst them. Both are on tap at Desert Theatreworks in their current production of Simon’s “Plaza Suite”. A collection of three vignette scenes connected only by locale, Room 719 of Manhattan’s once opulent Plaza Hotel, and the ramifications of love (gaining it, losing it and being frankly terrified by it).