REVIEW: BREAKING THROUGH BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO The latest new musical at the Pasadena Playhouse Breaking Through, book by Kristen Guenther and music and lyrics by Cliff Downs and Katie Kahanovitz, offers an all too familiar musical story about artists navigating the murky waters of the music business. Set in the present, the musical focuses […]

REVIEW: ANTIGONE BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO A Noise Within Theatre Company brings this “tranquil” Greek tragedy to the people in their production of Antigone, based on Jean Anouilh‘s play inspired by Greek mythology and the Sophocles play of the same name from the fifth century B.C. What makes this version even more rare—it is the world […]

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: 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 […]

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 […]