Santa's Circus by Steven Morris

(Photo courtesy of Cirque Factory) Reviewed by Amanda L. Andrei Cirque Factory at the Montalban Theatre Through December 23 Beneath the season's tinsel and icing, there's something precariou…

A Christmas Story by Steven Morris

The ensemble (Photo by Mandy Penn) Reviewed by Socks Whitmore Ahmanson Theatre Through December 31 RECOMMENDED It's another snowless winter in sunny Los Angeles, and in spite of the rising g…

Corie Cable Kidder's Holiday Spectacular by Steven Morris

Dave Valentino, Cori Cable Kidder, Mike Flick (Photo by Berrie Tsang) Reviewed by F. Kathleen Foley Sierra Madre Playhouse Through December 23 RECOMMENDED As a recent interview in The Atlant…

The Secret Garden, The Musical by Steven Morris

Laura M. Hathaway, Elizabeth Last, Sarah Pierce (Photo courtesy of Chance Theater)  Reviewed by Madison Mellon Chance Theater Thru Dec. 23  RECOMMENDED  Chance Theater's produ…

A Christmas Carol by Steven Morris

The Ensemble (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Reviewed by Julyza CommodoreA Noise WithinThru December 24th RECOMMENDED Unless you've been orbiting Jupiter, you'll know that Charles Dickens's perenn…

Bob's Holiday Office Party by Steven Morris

L-R: Front Chloe Taylor, Rob Elk, Andrea Hutchman; Rear: Pat Towne, Johanna McKay, Judy Heneghan, Mark Fite, Joe Keyes, and Peter Breitmayer at door. (Photo by Louisa Gauerke) Re…

"Bob's Holiday Office Party" Turns 26 by Steven Morris

L-R: Front Chloe Taylor, Rob Elk, Andrea Hutchman; Rear: Pat Towne, Johanna McKay, Judy Heneghan, Mark Fite, Joe Keyes, and Peter Breitmayer at door. (Photo by Louisa Gauerke) A …

The Art of Connection: Michael Kearns's "It Must Be Him" by Steven Morris

By G. Bruce Smith Photo by Theresa Kennedy There's something rather touching about what is revealed when interviewing Michael Kearns, the pioneering gay HIV-positive actor/playwright/activ…

Santasia " A Holiday Comedy by Steven Morris

Omar Heywood and Tara Jean O'Brien (Photo by Brandon Loeser) Reviewed by Martá½·n Hernández Whitefire Theatre Through December 23 RECOMMENDED Producers, co-directors, writers, and brot…

It's a Wonderful Life " On Air by Steven Morris

Kathleen Silverman and Jen Ridgway (Jon Neftali Photography) Reviewed by G. Bruce Smith Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center Through Dec. 23 The set-up for It's a Wonderful Life " On Air is prom…

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder by Steven Morris

Lauryn Muraida, Charles Keppler and Ashlee Elizabeth Reviewed by F. Kathleen Foley Westchester Playhouse Through December 9 RECOMMENDED The phrase "community theater" evokes a certain aura …

Sealed Orders  by Steven Morris

Jenny Buchanan and Kelly Franett (Photo courtesy of Ophelia's Jump) Reviewed by Steven Leigh Morris Ophelia's Jump Through Dec. 10 Jean Collinsworth's fantastical and fastidiously researc…

Unassisted Living by Steven Morris

Fritz Coleman (Photo by Christopher Knell) Reviewed by Deborah Klugman El Portal Theatre Through March 24 RECOMMENDED "For 40 years, I was nothing more than Vanna White with maps," crack…

Corina: From Lapdance to Sundance by Steven Morris

Gabriela Bañuelos and Leslie Montoya (Photo by Rudy Torres) Reviewed by F. Kathleen Foley Casa 0101 Through December 17 Confessional autobiographical plays presuppose that the protagon…

All's Well That Ends Well by Steven Morris

Tiago Santos, Time Winters, Sean Faye (Photo by Jesse Saler) Reviewed by Martá½·n Hernández The Broadwater Black Box Through December 3 RECOMMENDED Many of William Shakespeare's wo…

Three Views on AI, and Its Impact on the Arts by Steven Morris

If we turn the arts over to AI, what is it that makes us human? By Julia Stier   This essay is provided in partnership with The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company, which commissioned Stage…

The Half-Light by Steven Morris

Stephanie Erb, Ivy Khan, Abigail Stewart and Grinnell Morris (Photo by Eric Keitel) Reviewed by Iris Mann Theatre 40 Through December 17 RECOMMENDED In The Half-Light, playwright Monica W…

Methusalem by Steven Morris

Scott Harris, Kaili Hollister, Jolene Hjerleid (Photo courtesy of The Actors' Gang) Reviewed by Madison Mellon The Actors' Gang Thru Dec. 14 We live in a chaotic socioeconomic climate, wh…

RADICAL or, are you gonna miss me? by Steven Morris

Kim Griffin and Elizabeth Ramos (photo by Makela Yepez) Reviewed by Deborah Klugman IAMA Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre Through December 10 RECOMMENDED In their new play RADICA…

A Family Business by Steven Morris

Julie Pearl and Bruce Nozick (Photo by David Haverty) The Hudson Mainstage Theatre Reviewed by Taylor Kass Through December 31 Whether it's the holidays or not, getting the family together…

Insulted. Belarus. by Steven Morris

Courtney Brechemin and Randall Wulff (Photo by Paul M. Rubenstein) Reviewed by G. Bruce Smith City Garage Through Dec. 17 RECOMMENDED It is tempting to see the English-language premiere of I…

"Outrage" and Its Discontents by Steven Morris

Allen Barton's play, and its connection to the cancelling of a new play at Santa Monica College By Steven Leigh Morris Whitney Nielsen in Allen Barton's "Outrage" (Photo by Maria Proios) A…

Screwball Comedy  by Steven Morris

David Hunt Stafford, Lane Compton and Kate Whitney in Norm Foster's Screwball Comedy at Theatre 40. (Photo by Ed Krieger) Screwball Comedy  Reviewed by Iris Mann  Th…

The Narcissist Next Door  by Steven Morris

Kincaid Walker, Luca Malacrino, and Michael Nardelli in The Narcissist Next Door at the Complex for the Hollywood Fringe Festival. The Narcissist Next Door  Reviewed by…

Indecent: Reflections on Paula Vogel's Play at the Ahmanson by Steven Morris

June 28, 2019 INDECENT Paula Vogel's play comes to the Ahmanson from Broadway By Stephen Fife Indecent, the play by Paula Vogel and directed by Rebecca Taichman, recently opened at t…

Gardens, Theater and Social Justice after the Pandemic by Steven Morris

Gardens, Theater and Social Justice after the Pandemic "Let Us Cultivate Our Garden" By Steven Leigh Morris The Best of All Possible Worlds …

King of the Yees by Steven Morris

Death and Other Girly Things by Steven Morris

Beachcomber by Steven Morris

Nancy Lantis, Sanya Arnold and Jorge Luis Aguila (Photo courtesy of Eclipse Theatre LA) Reviewed by Steven Leigh Morris Eclipse Theatre at The Main (Santa Clarita) Through Nov. 26 There's …

The Talented Tenth by Steven Morris

The Talented Tenth Reviewed by Martá½·n Hernández The Robey Theatre Company at The Los Angeles Theatre Center Through December 10 "The Negro race, like all races, is going to be saved …

MAMA MAMA CAN'T YOU SEE by Steven Morris

Stan Mayer and ensemble (Photo by Meredith Adelaide) Reviewed by Julia Stier Coin & Ghost Through December 10 An apt show to watch the night before Veterans Day, as I did, Mama Mama Can…