We’ve covered Zombie Joe’s Underground Theater in North Hollywood a lot in the past, so this isn’t a full review — it’s just a fast reminder that they’re one of the weirdest, most innovative dark theater troupes anywhere, and you’ll be sure to have an unforgettable time if you see […] Read more
Few things are more reviled in the world of internet journalism than the listicle. Neither list nor article, this horror shambles through the world as an outcast, neither fish nor fowl (foul?), and readers can only hope to derive use from it in a fast, informative way. Coincidentally, what you’re […] Read more
It was definitely a different year for Wicked Lit. The show, now running at the Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery, is a perfect confection of macabre theater for any Halloween season. But after the years it’s been running, some would argue that it could get a little stale—that the novelty […] Read more
We’ve seen a bunch of great shows at Hollywood’s Steve Allen Theater — everything from Jeffrey Combs’ heartwrenching performance as Edgar Allan Poe to the grisly hilarity of the REANIMATOR musical; Rob Zabrecky’s magic and so much more. But now it’s time to say goodbye to this great venue, which […] Read more
I want to tell you that my dog ate my homework, but it was actually my computer… I had a longer review of Unbound Production’s current immersive theater show, Mystery Lit: Holmes, Sherlock and the Consulting Detective at the Los Angeles County Arboretum’s Train Station, and it was supposed to […] Read more
Let’s get the unpleasantries out of the way first: Lunatics and Actors, a Four Clowns production running now through May 28 at The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, is hampered by a diffuse, unfocused script that is altogether too lightweight for its own good. (And given that this is a […] Read more
As my friend and I drove away from Zombie Joe’s latest presentation, “Blood Alley,” he asked me, “How do you review a show like that?” My answer: “Like you do any theater piece: Consider how well the actors inhabited their roles, how much the stagecraft affected you, and how well […] Read more
Zombie Joe… that’s a name to conjure with, for underground theater fans in the LA area. Maybe the productions at Zombie Joe’s Underground Theater don’t have Pantages-level budgets, and they might not get the kind of notice that avant-garde shows get when they’re staged downtown by trust fund kids… but […] Read more
Old-time radio has had a dedicated cult of followers for about 90 years now, and live recreations of old-time radio productions have been knocking around the stage for quite a while. Right now, L.A.’s still got a few troupes doing OTR and reader’s theater—but none of them are (or really, […] Read more
So this is not your reviewer’s first experience at Wicked Lit in mysterious Altadena, California, but it may just be the best—and that’s saying quite a lot. Previous years have been real delights, with surprises such as a howlingly funny wraparound story involving Franz Mesmer and a truly harrowing telling […] Read more
