You would think I was Latina with all the reviews I’ve done for CASA 0101 Theatre in Boyle Heights, but I’m just a Jewish girl from the Valley. Still, I’m amazed at the work that they put forth every time I attend. Its recent production, Chicanas, Cholas, y Chisme VI: Stand Up! Speak Out! is a collection of short plays written and performed by mostly women that touch on timely … [Read more...]
Doping and Putin – Documentary Film Icarus Suddenly Takes a Turn
I attended a screening of the documentary film Icarus because we're on the list to attend screenings for Academy Award-nominated films. There was a Q & A after the screening with the star/director Bryan Fogel and producer Dan Cogan. Bryan, who is also an amateur cyclist, set out to investigate the world of doping in sports. He wanted to see how easy it was to game … [Read more...]
LA Theater Review: Beauty and the Beast – The Musical – at CASA 0101
One of the things I love about Beauty and the Beast is that its central heroine, Belle, isn’t afraid to be herself and doesn’t go with the program just because it’s what is expected of her. She’s thought of as the village weirdo because she reads books and doesn’t go gaga over big hunks like Gaston. I adored the recent Disney film even more than the original cartoon, and just … [Read more...]
The Holiday Season Surely Begins with A Christmas Carol
Imagine if we'd never heard of Charles Dickens. We wouldn't be sitting inside Rochester's packed Geva Theatre Center on a Saturday night, watching the Wilson Stage make ready for a beloved tradition, here in their fair city. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens' timeless tale of redemption for one of London's most horrid and despised characters, effectively tugs at the … [Read more...]
LA Theater: An Enemy of the Pueblo – A Play by Josefina López
The theatrical production of “An Enemy of the Pueblo” currently playing at Casa 0101 has been adapted by Josefina López* from Ibsen’s play, “An Enemy of the People.” It takes place present day in the Mexican border town of Milagros. The part of Dr. Stockmann is now a woman (Magda Del Rio,) who is a midwife and intuitive Curandera. (shaman woman) Enemy of the Pueblo - … [Read more...]
