#LosAngelestheatre

[thatjessiwills]

𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚗 𝚊 𝚂𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚢 🎶🎨🖼️ Had an AMAZING time at the @pasadenaplayhouse opening of Sunday in the Park with George! Check out this beautiful production if you get the chance! #sundayintheparkwithgeorge #sondheim #musicaltheatre #pasadenaplayhouse #losangelestheatre #latheater #redcarpet #gettyimages #wildroseandsparrow #openingnight #theaterkids (at Pasadena Playhouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co8U-hyPIrI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ladyandtheranch]

Debonair debauchery at Black Swan by @cinespia. // #blackswan #psychologicalthriller #movie #cinespia #losangelestheatre #friends #cliftonsrepublic #party #fancy #goodtimes (at Los Angeles Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmXP-OxyzMc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mistons]

The Monica Theatre (1940), 7734 Santa Monica Blvd

Photos: Monica Theater (1965), Pussycat Theater (1973). Eric Lynxwiler / losangelestheatres

[clarkgregguniversity]

This Thursday, @clarkgregg returns to theater to be directed by the famous #DavidMamet in @christopherboyplay @broadwaycom caught up with Clark to discuss his return and his return in theater and the possibility of it going to NYC. Article link is in bio!!! #clarkgregg #losangeles #losangelestheatre @odysseytheatre @atlantictheater The amazing photos in article/this post are from @pam_susemiehl https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Zd4pAFyfL/?igshid=1vjuya04535ba

[joeldcastro]

Just finished my 20th performance as Beast...not even half way done!!! Thanks to my amazing cast and dedicated production team. Looking forward to the rest of the run. Beauty and the Beast playing now through April 19. Fri-Sun at the Cupcake Theater at the Hollywood Majestic. I'm performing all dates except March 20, 21 and 22, and April 4 and 5. Get tickets soon, we are selling out. Use promo code "BEAST" #beautyandthebeast #socaltheater #losangelestheatre #hollywood #cupcaketheater #hollywoodmajestic #beautyandthebeastmusical #beast #beastmode #dreamrole #20performances #20 #theatre #musicaltheatre #taleasoldastime #songasoldasrhyme #breakthespell (at Cupcake Theater) https://www.instagram.com/p/B877FqDp0si/?igshid=90khnw2xfz6o

[brothermarc7theatre]

“For the Love of a Glove” show #814

Julien Nitzberg’s eccentric musical fable, For the Love of a Glove, attempts to bring to stage a look at how Michael Jackson’s alleged child molestation crimes may have been begun. Set in a wacky, visually-lacking world of puppets, a bedroom, and zany construction and color, something reminiscent of a Seussical, the Musical set gone awry, For the Love of a Glove isn’t bad enough to be good nor bad enough to bad. What’s left is a mostly-committed, mostly-talented cast whose gifts don’t elevate Mr. Nitzberg’s script and direction, but rather expose its glaring weaknesses and flaws.

What could have been a really fun exploration of the inner-workings of Michael Jackson’s psyche is more of situation where puppets, multiple concepts, and a decent score by Nicole Morier, Drew Erickson, and Max Townsley collide and muddy up any sort of thru line journey. This is one of the first musicals I have ever sat back and wondered, “was the rhyme in the second line thought of first and so the preceding line was forced to rhyme with it, or vice versa?” The majority of the lyrics are groan-worthy, at best, even when delivered with a pristine gusto by a cast who might as well commit to the show while they’re doing it; to be fair, the music itself has a lot of good doo-wop and pop sounds. However, where the show truly misses the mark is in its puppeteering. Ron Binion’s lead puppet artistry is quite good, from puppet-izing the Jackson 5, and the subsequent gloves who come to earth to feed on their blood. Unfortunately, in nearly all of the performances, the actor handling the puppet was much more engaging than the puppet itself. This creates a disjointed focus for the audience when we’re already trying to wrap our minds around this musical.

(Eric B. Anthony (Michael Jackson); Photo credit: Julien Nitzberg)

Eric B. Anthony’s performance as Michael is quite stellar, from vocals to acting to dancing. It’s a shame he has to stand behind a puppet for all of Act One, because his Act Two standalone performance literally is above-and-beyond the rest. His soft-palette gets quite the workout as he speaks and sings like the higher-pitched Michael for at least 90% of the show, but executes this vocal demand with aplomb. Jerry Minor’s performance as Thrihl-Lha, Michael’s glove alien, is perhaps the dullest, most phoned-in, walk-through-a-part performance I have ever seen. His vocal chops and Michael-esque speaking voice make sense, but he never makes the effort worthwhile. His comic timing is more begging rather than humorously engaging. Andrew Ableson’s performance as Vikh-Tah, glove sibling to Thrihl-Lha and leader of the glove-alien family, delivers a great performance, complete with exaggerated dialect and stellar vocals throughout his solo turns. He leads the energy on stage, in voice and movement, along with Mr. Anthony quite well.

(Jerry Minor (Thrihl-Lha); Photo credit: Julien Nitzberg)

Ogie Banks and Suzanne Nichols do well as the Jackson parents, especially in Ms. Nichols’ Act One solo where she delivers a strict warning to Michael and Jermaine about a certain self-satisfying sexual act that a proper Jehovah’s Witness would never commit. Mr. Banks has the song-and-dance charisma that is a step above caricature, but he calibrates it in a way that never loses steam. Daniel Mills delivers a standout performance as Berry Gordy, the Michael Jackson manager who eventually “Pat Boone’s” him with the actual Pat Boone. Mr. Mills has a delectable baritone that makes even the crudest lyrics about his anatomy ones worth listening to because he sells it so damn well.

Bryan Anthony’s choreography leaves much to be desired, mainly because not one group number is executed as a unit. There are moments of visual excellence, namely when the glove-ography takes precedence, but even those are never performed with uniformity or precision. Mr. Nitzberg’s direction doesn’t do much to help the book, leaving the very purpose of a musical like this un-approached. At no point during the two-act musical do the lines, lyrics, or direction justify Jackson’s alleged actions nor do they spoof it enough to allow the audience to laugh it off, or even experience a more thought-provoking commentary on how the music or religious industries could be cause for producing people like Jackson. There are a couple of heavy-hitting sermon-type monologues sprinkled in each act, but those serve more as cocktail-infused rants at a party where thirty people were invited but only seven showed up and the host is pissed at the non-attending twenty-three but preaches to the seven who actually showed up. I showed up, and this is what I got? I wish I had even a little love for this glove, but such is not the case.

[phantomprojects]

Our new season postcards!! Which one are you most excited about?!! Leave it in the comments! • . . . . . #newtheatreseason #phantomprojects #theatregroup #nonprofit #theatre #educationaltheatre #pagetostage #lathtr #losangelestheatre #awrinkleintime #thediaryofannefrank #play #centeroftheuniverae #youngartistproject #theatrelife (at Phantom Projects Theatre Group) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbqE2mJZ2d/?igshid=eepiuaain4ty

[msbernadetteb-blog]

Musical theatre Monday 💃🏻🎤🎼🎭 #anytimeannie #42ndstreet #musical #musicaltheatre #musicaltheater #tapdancer #redhead #dancer #singer #actor #actress #performer #soLA #losangelestheatre #haveyousmiledtoday #bernadettebentley https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp0EratAfa4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=to7oojbbz555

[cocolafousfous]

SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY! Tomorrow's The Pansy Craze Peep Show! I am so excited to be a part of the @pansycrazepeepshow! Come see a night of a night of talented performers including yours truly! I am so excited to bring to the stage my very first Acro chair performance. Swipe to see a little taste what's to come! $5 Cover Show Starts at 9 pm! . . . #losangeles #DTLA #losangelesburlesque #burlesque #cabaret #pansycrazepeepshow #bangbangroom #weekendplans #hollywood #koreatown #actionshot #acrochair #acrobalance #acrobat #circuslove #cirque #losangelestheatre #circusfreak #circus (at BANG BANG ROOM) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsRvAInglW9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1of6aq8683noe

[michaelrocchio]

#dtla #downtownlosangeles #applestore #towertheater #losangelestheatre #broadway #backalley #lafd #4thofjuly #2021 #losangeles (at Downtown Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRG1E8YNdlR/?utm_medium=tumblr

[paperdoll6]

#signgeeks #vintagestuff #vintagesign #neonlights #neonsign #pulloverandshoot #neon #neons #signcollective #everything_signage #americana #thisisamericana #signporn #lowbrowneon #keepitup #keepitlit #gas_food_lodging #wow_america #rous_roadsigns #signofgrime #ig_signage #sign_chicks #signhunters #ipulledoverforthis #vintage_signages #losangeles #losangelesneon #losangelestheatre #losangelessigns #losfeliz #la #laneon #lasigns (at Los Feliz 3 Theater)

[kayprism]

Hey I won't be there but this is one of the most powerful and creative plays I have ever seen in Los Angeles. @rickerbyhinds is a force!! And the cast is brilliant!! It is popular internationally as well. $5 is a steal! #twohander #losangelestheatre #hiphoptheatre #blacklivesmatter #myiesha #sayhername #riversidecalifornia #lemeirtpark (at Friends of the Vision Theatre)

[clarkgregguniversity]

Don’t miss you last opportunity to witness the return of @clarkgregg to theater in @christopherboyplay - This play from #DavidMamet opens up this Thursday at @odysseytheatre in Los Angeles. With 9 total Sell outs out of 11 showing. Your chance is running out to witness this amazing play. Feb 15 at 3 pm - 3 total seats remaining Feb 19 at 8 pm - 14 total seats remaining. #losangeles @rebeccapidgeon @pam_susemiehl @williamhmacy #christopherboycommunion #clarkgregg #williamhmacy #rebeccapidgeon #losangelestheatre #odysseytheatre #odysseytheatreensemble (at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8W4ozPlYjT/?igshid=1pkre6vqjr3lj

[sglove25]

#Repost @deniseochoa ・・・ Sarah. 4.21.18. #losangelestheatre #losangelestheater #this15me @justsarahgph @vivaartistsagency @hairbybrentsales #makeupbydenisego #makeupbydeniseochoa #sarahgeronimo