Why didn’t we think of this before?! People love lists, right? In 2025, I saw 20 theatrical works in the LBC and/or by Long Beach-based companies, and more often than not I came away at least reasonably satisfied. But there were five clear standouts. So, ... See more
From having seen more than half of Long Beach Playhouse’s 13 prior stagings of A Christmas Carol , I would have been comfortable in advance of this year’s iteration predicting that you would see a faithful rendering of the Charles Dickens classic, with an... See more
More than half of the Garage Theatre’s 25 seasons have closed with an installment of co-founder Jamie Sweet’s five-part “melodrama” cycle (think Looney Tunes rather than strict adherence to genre) about the do-good employees of the Pike (i.e., the former ... See more
It was late September, and the liquidation process had begun at Ethikli. Slated to close October 31 , founder Katy Impellizzeri realized she needed to move the date forward a week to fully vacate the premises by the end of the month. Prices were reduced 2... See more
If you’re not a fan of Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill: The Musical may be a bad fit — yes because of all those hit songs you didn’t much like the first time around, but also because the sensibilities of Diablo Cody’s book are in keeping with the ma... See more