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New Play at Theatricum Pops the Myth of the Latino Vote
By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor It’s not often when you see a play about an election that doesn’t involve backroom drama, a candidate’s demons, or the breathless election-night count. No, Bernard Cubria is interested in the so-called myth...
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Theatre Palisades Hosts TP Awards Ceremony
It is perhaps one of happiest and loveliest award ceremonies in Los Angeles, and Theatre Palisades once again it did not disappoint with its 2024 TP Award Show on August 11. The evening started with a delicious catered dinner that...
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“Ride the Cyclone” Highly Entertaining
Ride the Cyclone is an entertaining and engrossing musical that will be performed this weekend at Pierson Playhouse by the newly formed Theatre Palisades Teen (TPTeen) group. “Okay, this is insane, how are we going to do this?” said Scarlett...
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Noel Coward’s “Design” on Odyssey Stage
By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor It wasn’t until 1939 before Noel Coward’s Design for Living hit the London stage, despite having opened on Broadway seven years before. The London critics thought the play too risqué. Coward wrote...
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“Grease” a Must See
Instead of spending another boring evening scrolling through streaming services, how about having some real fun? Grease, performed by Theatre Palisades Youth, is exceptional. . . .and fun . . ..and cute . . . and filled with enthusiasm ....
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“A View from the Bridge” Takes this Theater a Notch Up
Terrific. Terrific acting. Terrific direction. Terrific production. If you plan to see live theater this year, Theatre Palisades’ production of A View from the Bridge, which opened on March 29, is a must. Many might have attended prior shows at...
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“Singin’ in the Rain” Plays at Revere
Time to support local youth who are engaging in worthwhile pursuits. Not only is it easy to do, but attending this show promises to be hugely entertaining. For the next two weekends, more than 40 Paul Revere Middle School students...
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Enough with Politics Go See “9 to 5”
This reviewer has had enough of nonstop reporting on politics. It is impossible to escape because it is on local, national, news sites, on social media and even relatives are garrulous. Take a three-hour escape and go see Palisades Charter...
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New adventures for Eugene Levy in Season 2 of “The Reluctant Traveler”
By BERNICE FOX The second season of The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy isn’t what Levy imagined it would be. Pacific Palisades’ most recent honorary mayor says he was told the new season would be “Europe, north to south. I mean, I...
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It’s All Heart: Les Miserable Plays this Week
Les Miserable, which explores themes from abuse to poverty to revolution, seems like an unlikely choice for a youth theater show. But, Theatre Palisades Youth and Teen Director Lara Ganz, takes this musical and her 53 actors, and makes it...