REVIEW: THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY BY RYAN M. LUEVANO L.A. welcomes The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey written by and starring James Lecesne, the writer of the Academy Award-winning film Trevor. This critically acclaimed off-Broadway hit is a fictional mystery based on his young adult novel, Absolute Brightness, surrounding the disappearance and death of Leonard […]

REVIEW: THE MANOR BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Have you ever noticed the giant mansion that extends westward and upwards into the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains? That’s Greystone Mansion: a 55-room Tudor-style estate on Loma Vista Drive. Built in 1928 by oil tycoon Edward Doheny, Sr., as a wedding gift for his son Ned. […]

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: 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 […]