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Bel Hernandez
May 5, 20123 min read
Adaptation of Cyrano Adds Poetic Dimension With ASL
Review by Senior Theater Critic Dale Reynolds This new production, an adaptation by Stephen Sachs of Edmund Rostand’s 1897 über-romantic...


Bel Hernandez
Apr 27, 20123 min read
The Surreal Reality of “August G”
Latino theatre is continuing its climb out of the narrowness of the barrio, and is steadily achieving recognition by more than just the...

Bel Hernandez
Apr 23, 20121 min read
Rick Najera & the ICU
On March 3rd, Najera was critically injured in an accident and suffered head trauma that left him two weeks in the ICU. With the generous...


Bel Hernandez
Apr 23, 20122 min read
“Girl Most Likely To” Disturbingly Funny
The Girl (Mandela Bellamy) defends the Boy's (Tobit Raphael) right to dress as a girl against the Teacher (Nicholas Downs) Through May...


Bel Hernandez
Apr 19, 20122 min read
Ofelia Medina Stars in World Premiere of “Charity” at LATC
Ms. Medina portrays the matriarch of the Garcia family, born at the end of the Nineteenth Century, before the Mexican Revolution. She...


Bel Hernandez
Apr 19, 20121 min read
“The Vault Bankrupt” Last Performances
In The Vault we trust. Stock markets are crashing, pantheons of commerce have crumbled, and nations are begging….begging for more. More...


Bel Hernandez
Apr 15, 20124 min read
Julia Rodriguez Elliot’s Noise Within: Classical Theater Now in Pasadena
By Dale Reynolds One of the most successful classical theatre companies in Southern California moved this year to Pasadena, in a...


Bel Hernandez
Apr 5, 20122 min read
“Café Vida” by Lisa Loomer at Los Angeles Theatre Center, April 26 – May 20, 2012
Café Vida is a unique collaboration between Cornerstone Theater, an acknowledged leader in community-engaged theater; Homeboy Industries,...


Bel Hernandez
Apr 4, 20123 min read
Cast is Set for “Los Otros” at The Mark Taper Forum
Michele Pawk and Julio Monge to Star In World Premiere Musical Los Angeles, CA — The cast has been set for the world premiere of the...


Bel Hernandez
Mar 31, 20122 min read
Lincoln, an American Story for Actor and Symphony Orchestra
Reviewed by Dale Reynolds Making history come alive for an audience – whether in the visual arts, books, dance, plays, or films – is...


Bel Hernandez
Mar 31, 20121 min read
“Pedro Infante and The Triumphant Mother in Law” Premieres April 20,2012
Los Angeles, CA – The Bilingual Foundation of the Arts presents the world premiere of Pedro Infante and The Triumphant Mother in Law,...


Bel Hernandez
Mar 29, 20123 min read
“Café Vida” Opens April 26,2012 at Los Angeles Theater Center
Los Angeles, CA — Cornerstone Theater Company kicks off The Hunger Cycle with the world premiere of Café Vida, written by Lisa Loomer,...


Bel Hernandez
Mar 27, 20123 min read
Waiting For Godot at the Taper
Samuel Beckett’s most famous and enduring play asks more questions than it answers. Is it a religious play, which takes the biblical...


Bel Hernandez
Mar 27, 20122 min read
Two Gentlemen of Chicago: Theatre of the Populace
Theater Review by Dale Reynolds Katie Nunez and Lisa Valenzuela as the maids Falcon Theater – Runs through April 22nd Shakespeare’s early...


Bel Hernandez
Mar 22, 20124 min read
The East of Broadway Spring Season 2012 at Los Angeles Theatre Center
Opening Next week! Thursday, March 29th! Written and performed by The Vault Ensemble Directed by Aaron Garcia & Fidel Gomez Produced by...


Bel Hernandez
Mar 19, 20122 min read
“American Night” The Ballad of Juan José
Culture Clash are at it again, this time mightier than ever. Never seen them? The three talented thinkers that make up CC – Richard...


Bel Hernandez
Mar 15, 20122 min read
Native Voices at the Autry
Two one-man plays by Robert Owens-Greygrass Review by Dale Reynolds Spread out over two evenings, Robert Owens-Greygrass, a storyteller...


Bel Hernandez
Feb 27, 20122 min read
El Nogalar
An intriguing, but peculiar and under-written, play is Tanya Saracho’s El Nogalar, making its West Coast premiere at the Fountain...


Bel Hernandez
Feb 7, 20121 min read
Placido Domingo & Anna Maria Martinez Star in L.A. Opera’s Production of “Simon Boc
Placido Domingo By Cris Franco The unrivaled divo Placido Domingo joins voices with Puerto Rican soprano super-star Anna Maria Martinez...
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