Man, Woman, Psyche and a Rock REVIEW: Up Here BY Ryan M. Luevano The La Jolla Playhouse is the home for the new musical Up Here written by the brilliant power couple in show business, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Just when you think the classic boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl, boy-gets-girl-back musical plot is passé, Up Here […]

REVIEW: Sex, Love and Yoga By Ryan M. Luévano Sex therapy’s in session at the MACHA Theatre in West Hollywood where the new musical Sex, Love & Yoga (SLY) is being produced. This musical mixes Kundalini yoga with sex therapy to touch upon various sexual issues that affect many people. The main character of the […]

Sexual-Spiritual Healer: Dr. Stephanie Torres BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO What do you get if you mix Kundalini yoga and sexology? What you get is Dr. Stephanie Torres, Holistic Sexologist, who uses a body, mind, and spirit approach to healthy sexuality. And if you mix Dr. Torres with musical theater, then what you get is a […]

REVIEW: Tarzan, 3D Theatricals By Ryan M. Luévano If the opening night performance of 3D Theatricals production of Tarzan in Redondo Beach proves anything, it’s that when it comes to 3D: it’s always theater worth driving for. This production of Disney’s Tarzan marks the regional premiere for Southern California bringing the audience into the African jungle where […]

REVIEW: ADAM & EVE AND STEVE By RYAN M. LUÉVANO With an abundance of new black box musicals sprouting up all over Los Angeles, attending one of these productions is certainly a shot in the dark. You never know if what you’re about to see is brilliant or lousy—of course that’s also part of the […]

The Wrecking Ball Stops Here! By RYAN M LUÉVANO Behind every fading marquee, lone box office, empty stage and dusty lifeless lobby is Escott O. Norton—designer, executive director of the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation (LAHTF) and founder of the Friends of the Rialto, who’s fascination for historic theatres has transformed into relentless stewardship for […]

REVIEW: Road Show, Musical Theatre Guild By RYAN M. LUÉVANO Musicals in 25 hours! Musical Theatre Guild’s closed their 19th season with a rousing production of Stephen Sondheim’s heavily revised musical Road Show at the Moss Theater in Santa Monica. The musical, based on the story of the brothers Wilson and Addison Mizer’s search for […]

REVIEW: Waterfall, The Pasadena Playhouse By RYAN M. LUÉVANO The Pasadena Playhouse launches a world premiere of the new musical Waterfall, book and lyrics by Tony winner Richard Maltby, Jr. and music by Academy Award and two-time Grammy winner David Shire. An adaptation of sorts stemming from the Thai musical Behind the Painting (2008) which […]

REVIEW: THREE PENNY OPERA, A NOISE WITHIN THEATER By RYAN M. LUÉVANO The Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill 1928 classic The Threepenny Opera makes it’s way to A Noise Within Theater in Pasadena, a production that permeates with high theater values and purpose. “Money rules the world!,” “Show us the legs that men admire,” from […]

REVIEW: SIDE SHOW, 3D THEATRICALS By RYAN M. LUÉVANO The musical Side Show returns to the west coast after its second Broadway run, bringing the freaks to the Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton CA, where 3D Theatricals has mounted its tent for this production. The true story of conjoined twins, Daisy and Violet Hilton comes to […]