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ends August 29 in Los Angeles

A concert version of the musical
by Tim Rice and the dudes from
ABBA?  Are you serious?  Yes!!!

Chess in Concert

reviewed for Stage and Cinema
by Tony Frankel

ends August 15 in Orange County

Is it worth the drive to Orange
County to see an Equity Waiver
production of this musical?
Read the review and fill up
the gas tank.

The Who's Tommy

reviewed for Stage and Cinema
by Tony Frankel

ends August 15 in Los Angeles

If you long for the days of
Borsht Belt humor - or if
you missed out on it
completely - then you
can have it again (or
for the first time) with

Young Frankenstein

reviewed for Stage and Cinema
by Tony Frankel

ends August 8 in Los Angeles

What do Los Angeles audiences
want?  Something different than
what the authors intended, it
often seems.  Harvey Perr reviews
the recently closed The Good
Woman of Setzuan as well as

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

reviewed for Stage and Cinema
by Harvey Perr

ends August 15 in Los Angeles

Justin Tanner's newest and
20th play has the requisite
nutty flavor and reliable sense
of humor and moments of
delight, yet still feels
ultimately disappointing

Procreation
by Justin Tanner

reviewed for Stage and Cinema
by Harvey Perr

ends August 8 Off Broadway in New York

A new musical comedy
about those two irascible
rapscallions who messed
it all up for the rest of us

Falling For Eve

reviewed for Stage and Cinema
by Cindy Pierre

now playing in Los Angeles with no end in sight

Everything there is to know, or
to be reminded, about being Jewish
is covered in the return of the comedy
that guaranteed its success by
using the syllable "Jew" in the title

Jewtopia

reviewed for Stage and Cinema
by Tony Frankel

ends August 8 in Los Angeles

You might have missed Stoop
Stories in July, but now you
have until August 8 to see
playwright Dael Orlandersmith's

Bones

reviewed for Stage and Cinema
by Harvey Perr

now playing nationwide

Paul Rudd and Steve Carell
star in a tepid remake of a
French comedy

Dinner for Schmucks

reviewed for Stage and Cinema
by Kevin Bowen

ends August 22 in Los Angeles

Q:  This play about all of
those heroes, right?
A: No! Why does everyone
keep making that mistake?
This play is absolutely

Not About Heroes

reviewed for Stage and Cinema
by Tony Frankel

now available on DVD

Before gay marriage
and before AIDS, the issue was
simply coming out of the closet.
In this classic documentary,
26 brave people helped to open
the closet door a little more.

Word Is Out:
Stories of Some of Our Lives
30th Anniversary Edition

reviewed for Stage and Cinema
by Harvey Perr

ends August 22 in Los Angeles

What is the ethereal
connection between
the ages of 40 and 15?
The revelations are
sung for you in

40 Is The New 15

reviewed for Stage and Cinema
by Tony Frankel

recently played in Los Angeles

You can have your cruise ship
schmaltzy Flamenco dancing
or, if you prefer, you can have
it in its purest form with

Maria Bermudez Flamenco

reviewed for Stage and Cinema
by Tony Frankel