by tony reverditto
DESIGN FOR LIVING Three-way anyone? Noel Coward blew the socks
off convention in 1932 by writing this comedic play about the complicated relationship between characters, Gilda, Otto and Leo. Gilda is an interior designer, living with Otto who is a painter, Leo who was previously attached to Otto is an author and Er- nest Friedman, an art dealer, is friend of all three (no, he really is just a friend!). So let me see if I can explain the sequence of relationships: First we begin with Otto + Leo, then Gilda + Otto, then Leo + Gilda, then Otto hates Leo + Gilda who decide to live together anyway, even after each profess their love for Otto. Otto returns and it’s Gilda + Otto while Leo is away and now Leo hates them both (deep breath). Gilda grows sick of both Otto and Leo and leaves with Er- nest whom she marries, Otto and Leo enter the pic- ture again and it’s Otto + Leo + Gilda once more and Ernest hates all three. Confused? Head over to the Celebration Theatre at 7051 Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles and see the production beginning on Friday, July 13. For tickets and information call 323.957.1884 or go to
celebrationtheatre.com.
WARHORSE Warhorse has been seen by almost two million people worldwide and is the winner of five 2011 Tony
Awards including Best Play. Michael Morpurgo’s novel War Horse is also the inspiration for Steven Spiel- berg’s feature film of the same name. Joey is caught in enemy crossfire and ends up serving both sides of the war before landing in no man’s land. Albert, not old enough to enlist, embarks on a treacherous mission to find his horse and bring him home. At the heart of the show are life-sized puppets, which bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage. The show runs through Sunday, July 29 at The Ahmanson Theatre, 135 North Grand Avenue in Los Angeles. For tickets and more information call, 213.972.4444 or go to
centertheatregroup.org.
D IS FOR DOG Rogue Artists Ensemble brings back last year’s
darkly comic sci-fi hit. The innovative interconnec- tion of puppetry, live actors, original music and video projection transports audiences from the absurd to the terrifying and everywhere in-between using iconic imagery from early television, with elements of horror and sci-fi. In the seemingly innocent home of the Rogers family, life is like a 1950s sitcom—Mr. and Mrs. Rogers and their two darling children, Dick and Jane, must face their history and identity before it’s too late. (PG-13 for thematic material). Runs through Saturday, August 4 at Hudson Mainstage, 6539 Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles. For tickets or information call 213.596.9468 or go to
rogueartists.org.
JEKYLL & HYDE: The Musical In this Tony Award-nominated musical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale, bi-polar disorder is taken to a whole new level. Doctor Jekyll is a kind, prominent and educated man who believes that there are two parts to each human: The Good Self is civilized and always tries to be the best at all the times, and the Bad Self indulges in animalistic urges that are normally repressed. Dr. Jekyll creates a potion whose result is the separation of the two. Only when he takes it does he become the cruel Mr. Hyde, yet Hyde eventually begins medicat- ing himself in order to take control of Jekyll. The remarkable music of Frank Wildhorn is featured, including “Someone Like You,” “This Is The Mo- ment” and “Once Upon A Dream.” Runs Friday, July 6 through Sunday, July 29 at DOMA Theatre Co. @ The MET Theatre, 1089 N. Oxford Avenue in Los Angeles. For tickets and informa- tion call, 323.802.4990 or
domatheatre.com.
MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: CAPS & GOWNS Back we go, to the hallowed halls of that hotbed
of teen angst, duck-tails, Aqua-Net and drama taller than your mama’s beehive, Springfield High School. It’s finally time for our four poodle-skirted girls with big dreams to graduate and as usual they are prep- ping with more drama than Doris Day in a Hitchcock film! Come learn about their lives and grab a glimpse into their futures, as the girls perform classic ‘50s and ‘60s songs such as “River Deep, Mountain High,” “Dedicated To The One I Love,” “Rockin’Robin” and over 20 other classic hits! The Marvelous Wonderettes will stay with you as long as those first loved songs have—it’s a musical trip down memory lane! The show runs Tuesday, July 3 through Sunday, August 12 at The Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach. For tickets and information call 949.497.2787 or go to
lagunaplayhouse.com.
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