Category Archives: Reviews

“Avatar 2: The Way of Water” Delivers

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Sue

By CHAZ PLAGER James Cameron’s Avatar, if nothing else, is famous for being the highest grossing film of all time, grossing over $2.922 billion when it was released in 2009. Outside of those facts, people really don’t seem to remember the … Continue reading →

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“The Pale Blue Eye” Provides Thoughtful Evening

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Sue

Offering an intriguing story, Scott Cooper’s The Pale Blue Eye, staring Christian Bale, opened with a limited theatrical release on December 23, including at the Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades. It will start streaming on Netflix on January 6. Unlike … Continue reading →

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“Sweet Delilah” Provides Warm and Lovely Evening

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Sue

By LAUREL BUSBY Circling the News Contributor Fans of Steel Magnolias will likely be delighted by Theatre Palisades new play, The Sweet Delilah Swim Club. Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and James Wooten, the play centers on five Southern women, former college … Continue reading →

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Pure Joy! “Mamma Mia!” Opens at Palisades High School

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Sue

This is the kind of production that makes you glad there is live theater. This reviewer listened in awe at the tremendous voices in the Palisades High School production of “Mamma Mia” – and never stopped smiling- because it was … Continue reading →

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Theatre Palisades’ “Nunsense” Sparkles with Music and Comedy Talent

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Sue

By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor Photos by: Joy Daunis There is always something killingly funny about nuns doing just about anything beyond praying, teaching, nursing or tending to the poor. Yet, there are numerous set-ups that lead to … Continue reading →

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Deaf Theatre West Presents a Profound ‘Oedipus’ at Getty Villa

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Sue

  By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor The city is filled with cries of pain. The hearing audience can only “feel” the mood, while the deaf in attendance “hear” the citizens’ lamentation. Blight is on the land; crops wither, … Continue reading →

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Billy Crystal’s Broadway Musical Wraps Up

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Sue

By BERNICE FOX After about four-and-a-half months reliving his Mr. Saturday Night character before appreciative audiences on Broadway, Billy Crystal is understandably emotional. And funny. Crystal wistfully told Sunday’s closing night audience – actually the final performance was a matinee – that … Continue reading →

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Theatre Palisades Award Show Provides a Delightful Romp

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Sue

If a resident is ever invited to the Theatre Palisades awards show, promptly cancel all other plans, and say “Yes.” It starts with a happy hour – and everyone is happy that live theater is back. After wine, drinks and … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Trouble The Water Details Life of African-American Congressman

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Sue

BY LAUREL BUSBY Photos: IAN FLANDERS Trouble the Water explores the life of little-known hero Robert Smalls, the first African-American U.S. congressman, who commandeered a Southern ship to lead a daring sea escape during the Civil War. The world premiere … Continue reading →

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One of LA’s Bigger Conventions: Anime Expo: SOLD OUT

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Sue

(Editor’s note: When intern Chaz Plager said he was going to the Anime Expo, this editor had no idea what it was and asked if he would write about it. He agreed and said that he had first discovered anime … Continue reading →

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