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An L.A. Journey – The Story of Lorenzo Alfredo by Emmanuel Deleage & Lorenzo...
By Joe StrawSometimes, you just don’t know, you don’t know how you got here because people, family, are not wiling to talk, to give their accounts of what exactly happened, how they arrived in this...
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King Dick by Christian Levatino
By Joe Straw“A while ago, on a sunny afternoon, in a restaurant next to Book Soup, I saw Prince strutting his way and obliquely prowling the magazine rack outside the store. Prince was traveling in...
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Les Misérables by Victor Hugo – adapted by Jonathan Holloway
L - Sophia Lilinoe Cesario, Lonni Silverman, Angel Castellanos, Eric Myles Geller, Ellyn Stern Epcar, & George AlmondI started reading Les Misérables by Victor Hugo a few weeks ago. Yes, I did. –...
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Little Red – Book by Anthony Aguilar & Oscar T. Basulto – Music by Quetzal...
Valeria Maldonado as "Rosa", Mia Xitlali as "Little Red" By Joe StrawDear Diary,Once upon a time, in a land, not very far from here, actually south of Boyle Heights, lived a little girl (me) that...
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The Misanthrope by Moliere
Rebecca Lincoln and Christopher Salazar - Photos by Garth PillsburyBy Joe StrawMisanthrope: noun 1.) a hater of human kind – Dictionary.com2.) One who hates mankind – Urban dictionary. 3.) A person...
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Orphans by Lyle Kessler
L - Kjai Block, Bill VoorheesBy Joe Straw “F**king A**hole. God damn you!” – A voice heard from backstage before the performance last Saturday night. - Artist unknown. (If you’re saying it loud enough...
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Annie, Jr. Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin, Book by Thomas...
Photos: Andy CoonBy Joe StrawThe kids work hard while their cerebral mass tries to keep up.They work to focus. Small minds racing all over the place, hither and yon, but physically coming together as...
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Hellman v. McCarthy By Brian Richard Mori
By Joe Straw“Is he just a left-winger? Is that his problem?” – President Richard Nixon“I guess so.” – H.R. Haldeman“Is he Jewish?” – Nixon “I don’t know; doesn’t look it.” – H.R. Haldeman“We’ve...
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finding Nick by Nicholas Guest
Nicholas Guest - Photo Ed KreigerBy Joe StrawI told my 11-year-old daughter that I met an actor who was in “Frozen”. Her face turned a bright pink, her eyes got really big, her mouth formed a circular...
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A Chorus Line – Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Edward Kleban, Book by...
By Joe StrawIn the late seventies, right after finishing college in Tennessee, I came to Hollywood and found work as the doorman at the Pantages Theatre. How I got there, I’m not quite sure. One of...
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Virgin by Alyson Renaldo
Alyson Renaldo - Photo: Kristin LauBy Joe StrawThe Santa Monica Playhouse is celebrating its 50thanniversary! Wow! Presently, the theatre is an intimate house for eclectic one-person shows: Stogie...
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Chavez Ravine an L.A. Revival – by Culture Clash
L - Herbert Siguenza, Richard Montoya, Sabina Zuniga Varela, and Ric SalinasBy Joe StrawThe sea of Latino patrons were visiting this night, Friday February 27, 2015. Crossing the street, I was...
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D’ Lo: D’FunQT (defunct) by D’Lo
D' Lo - Photos by Ken SawyerBy Joe StrawLos Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center presents D’Lo D’FunQT A dedication to Queer and Trans Lives of Color written and performed...
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The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
James O'Halloran and Amanda CorreiaBy Joe StrawSometimes, I want to see actors - on a bare stage - in just a black box theatre. I hunger for the thespian to bring the place, to live in the space, to...
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The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side by Derek Ahonen
L - Adams Brooks, Heather MerthensBy Joe StrawThere was a time I couldn’t find my keys, well at least, not right away. The morning ritual of getting out the door became a long and drawn out process,...
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Generation Sex by Liza Ann Acosta, Rocio Alvarez, Arielle Julia Brown, Jasmin...
Abigail Vega (l.), Elizabeth Nungaray, Pili Valdes, Kelley Williams, Khanisha Foster - Photo Joy SequinaBy Joe StrawYipes, there are a lot of writers on this show, and all women. Good thing because I...
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