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2008 REVIEWS


The following productions were reviewed during 2008. At this time, as reviews are being moved from an earlier web program, reviews are available to read in pd form only. To receive a copy by email, send your request, by sending an email through the "Contact Us" button above.



9 to 5: The Musical   /  Ahmanson Theatre

Adam Baum and the Jew Movie /   Hayworth Theatre

Alexandros /  Laguna Playhouse

The American Plan /  Old Globe Theatre (Carter)

As Much as You Can / Celebration Theatre

Be Like Water   / East West Players

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson /  Kirk Douglas Theatre

Body Politic   /  Echo Theatre

Brownstone / Laguna Playhouse

Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist /  A Noise Within

Culture Clash in AmeriCCA /  South Coast Repertory (Argyros)

The Dying Gaul   / The Elephant Theatre

Don Juan   / A Noise WIthin

Don't Talk to the Actors /  Laguna Playhouse

The End of the Tour / The Road Theatre – "Lapse Dance"

For All Time / Cornerstone Theatre Company

Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune   / International City Theatre

Great Expectations   / Odyssey Theatre

Hamlet /  A Noise Within

The Heiress / South Coast Repertory

Henry IV, Pt 1 /  A Noise Within

The Hiding Place / Attic Theatre Ensemble

Imagine   / South Coast Repertory (Segerstrom)

In This Corner   / The Old Globe – "Fight Game" (January)

An Italian Straw Hat   / South Coast Repertory

Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress   / Geffen Playhouse

Joe's Garage /  Open Fist Theatre

The Lady With All the Answers /  Pasadena Playhouse

Leaving Iowa / Laguna Playhouse

The Little Dog Laughed / Kirk Douglas

Mask /  Pasadena Playhouse

Memphis /  La Jolla Playhouse

The Merry Wives of Windsor /  The Old Globe

Nevi's Mountain Dew / Towne Street Theatre (Stella Adler Theatre)

No Child   / Kirk Douglas Theatre

Orson's Shadow /  Pasadena Playhouse – "Cast a Giant . . . " (January)

Our Town / Rude Guerrilla

Post Mortem /  Insight America – "Execution Style" (January)

The Rainmaker /  A Noise Within

Red Herring /  Laguna Playhouse

Sea of Tranquility /  The Old Globe – "Loon Landing" (January)

The Seven /  La Jolla Playhouse

Some Girl(s) /  Laguna Playhouse

Someday /  Cornerstone Theatre Company

Some Kind of Love /   Hayworth Theatre

Spring Awakening /  Ahmanson Theatre

Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street /  Ahmanson Theatre

Taking Steps /  South Coast Repertory (Segerstrom)

This Beautiful City /  Kirk Douglas Theatre

Tranced /  Laguna Playhouse – "Damned if You Do" (January)

Two Unrelated Plays /  Kirk Douglas Theatre

Vanities /  Pasadena Playhouse

Voices from Okinawa /  East West Players

What They Have /  South Coast Repertory (Segerstrom)

Rearview Awards


Because Theatertimes only attends a small portion of Southern California's theater productions, this list is least indication of competitive bests. It is a very personal grouping. But, it is created with a goal of citing people and productions that might not get the main awards. Some of the reasons "winners" are here but might not be anywhere else is that they did extraordinary work within the confines of a less-than-stellar production. Or, it may be that this particular artist has done something so outside his or her usual work, that its success is magnified.