POTTED SHERLOCK is billed as an “entertainment event” rather than an actual play. This is probably because there is no plot whatsoever. The show, written by Daniel Clarkson and Tom Clarkson, is a farce dealing with the attempt of three actors attempting (key word) to tell all Sherlock Holmes stories in 80 minutes. I have a few …
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See Bradley Cooper in ELEPHANT MAN on Broadway!
Two-time Academy Award® nominee Bradley Cooper (American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook) returns to Broadway in Bernard Pomerance’s Tony Award®-winning classic THE ELEPHANT MAN. Directed by Tony nominee Scott Ellis, THE ELEPHANT MAN is one of the hottest productions to emerge from the prestigious Williamstown Theatre Festival, where it had theatergoers lining up hours ahead of …
Palm Canyon Theatre Announces 2014 -2015 Season in Palm Springs, CA
From CINDERELLA to LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, there is truly something for everyone. In it’s 18th Season, Palm Canyon Theatre is the valley’s oldest source of live theatrical entertainment. Located in the beautiful Uptown Design District and centrally located to everything Palm Springs has to offer Get your season subscriptions now by calling the box …
CENTER THEATRE GROUP in Los Angeles sets the 2014-2015 Ahmanson Season
The 2014-2015 Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre season was recently announced by CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie. “The new season, our 48th season at the Music Center of Los Angeles,” said Ritchie, “will include from Broadway two hit musicals and a celebrated drama – the magical ‘Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,’ the mischievous ‘Matilda The Musical’ and …
OF MICE AND MEN – Broadway
OF MICE AND MEN, the long-time well-known John Steinbeck play, currently running on Broadway, is probably one of the most difficult I have sat through. Not in any way because of the production itself, but because of the construction of the dialogue. Don’t misunderstand, Steinbeck’s pen is almost perfect. It’s the harsh reality in which …
TRUE WEST – Palm Springs, CA
Sam Shepard’s TRUE WEST, like most of his works, is inspired by myths of American life and popular culture. The award-winning play originally premiered in 1980 at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco. Shepard’s plays are generally set in very ordinary, everyday circumstances, but some really bizarre things happen. Almost to the point of hilarity. …
EQUUS – Palm Springs, CA
EQUUS is a play depicting a psychiatrist’s attempt to treat a young boy who’s obsession with horses leads to his committing a horrible crime. Playwright Peter Shaffer takes us into the mind of Alan Stang, a 17-year-old whose parents have unwittingly driven him to a religious obsession with horses, and his relationship with a young …
BLITHE SPIRIT – London
One of Noël Coward’s most well-known and imaginative comedies, BLITHE SPIRIT, is currently running at London’s Geilgud Theatre. And thanks to the surprising energy from the director and ensemble, this production in no way disappoints. Director Michael Blakemore, at 85, and his star, Angela Lansbury, 88 together give Coward’s work the vitality it deserves. The …
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