REVIEW: THE BOY FROM OZ, CELEBRATION THEATRE BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO In 2004 The Boy From Oz starring Hugh Jackman ran on Broadway for 365 performances before it closed at the end of Jackman’s contract, and after he won Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor […]

BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Where can you hear the finest performers in town? Some of them Tony nominated and others Broadway bound? The answer is: at (Mostly) Musicals, the L.A. concert series/cabaret produced by Amy Francis Schott with music director Greg Nabours at the piano. On Monday April 25, 2016 (Mostly) Musicals presented a night […]

REVIEW: THE FULL MONTY, 3D THEATRICALS BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Bare asses and flabby bellies hit the big screen in 1997 when the British film, The Full Monty, directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, was released and hailed a critical success with an unexpected international commercial success, grossing over $250 million from a budget […]

REVIEW: NEXT THING YOU KNOW BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Intimate theater is thriving all over Los Angeles and the Chromolume Theatre at the Attic is one of the quintessential hot spots to take in a show with a mere fifty strangers. Currently running at the Chromolume is the West Coast premiere of Joshua Saltzman and […]

REVIEW: CHILDREN OF EDEN BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Before Wicked, Stephen Schwartz created Children of Eden, a contemporary retelling of the Biblical stories of Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel; and Noah and the flood. Cabrillo Music Theatre brings the community this epic show with a fresh and inspiring production that is sure to amuse. […]

REVIEW: DREAMGIRLS BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO The Dreamgirls phenomenon continues at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts this spring. Opening in 1981 at the Imperial Theatre, and winning six Tony Awards, this showbiz musical follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago called “The Dreams” as they navigate the murky waters […]

REVIEW: A CLASS ACT BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Musical Theatre Guild brings us an evening to remember, the life of composer-lyricist Edward Kleban as portrayed in the musical A Class Act. This quasi-autobiographical musical is based the life of Edward Kleban who died at the age of 48 in 1987 and is best known for […]

REVIEW: CLOSER THAN EVER BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO International City Theatre opens its 2016 season with the updated musical revue Closer Than Ever by Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire. The revue is a collection of songs that are presented in a continuous manner and explores a multitude of issues in the modern world. These […]

INTERVIEW: TODD NIELSEN BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO International City Theatre opens its 2016 season with the updated musical revue Closer Than Ever by Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire. The musical is an Outer Critics Circle Award winner for Best off-Broadway Musical that also netted Drama Desk nominations for lyricist Maltby and Shire. This productions is directed and choreographed by Todd Nielsen, marking Nielsen’s […]

REVIEW: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO A tale as old as the 18th century, a favorite Disney movie and Broadway’s ninth longest-running production in history—Beauty and the Beast the musical as presented by 3D Theatricals is an enchanting night at the theatre for the whole family. All the songs, characters and more […]