REVIEW: PRIMARY TRUST BY RYAN M. LUEVANO In the heart of upstate New York, where life’s rhythm often beats at a steady, familiar pace, Kenneth navigates his days working at a local bookstore and his evenings at a beloved tiki bar, sharing Mai Tais with his best friend Bert. However, when the rug is pulled […]

REVIEW: MARIOLOGY BY BIANCA FOSCHT & RYAN M. LUEVANO In a bold and imaginative exploration of faith and power dynamics, Boston Court Pasadena presents the West Coast Premiere of Mariology, a captivating play written and directed by Nancy Keystone in collaboration with the Critical Mass Performance Group. This innovative production transports audiences to a mythical […]

REVIEW: THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA BY RYAN M. LUEVANO Boston Court Pasadena has taken a bold step into the theatrical landscape with its production of Tennessee Williams’s rarely staged play, The Night of the Iguana, directed by Jessica Kubzansky. This marks the play’s first major Los Angeles staging in nearly two decades, and with […]

REVIEW: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD BY RYAN M. LUEVANO The long-awaited Los Angeles opening of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre has finally arrived. Fans of the popular Harry Potter series are thrilled and eagerly looking forward to seeing the new story unfold on stage. This […]

REVIEW: FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT BY RYAN M. LUEVANO Center Theatre Group’s world premiere of Fake It Until You Make It, by Larissa FastHorse, marks a significant milestone as she becomes the first Native American playwright featured at the Mark Taper Forum. Directed by Michael John Garcés, this co-production with Arena Stage in […]

REVIEW: THE TEMPEST BY RYAN M. LUEVANO If you like theatre and immersive experiences then you’ve likely seen the ads for The Shakespeare Center LA and After Hours Theatre Company’s premiere of The Tempest: An Immersive Experience, a fully reimagined immersive performance. A performance where “Guests will find themselves shipwrecked onto the shifting sands of […]

REVIEW: 2:22 A GHOST STORY BY RYAN M. LUEVANO Halloween maybe over, but if you’re still craving something spooky, the Ahmanson Theatre is offering the U.S. premiere of 2:22 A Ghost Story play by Danny Robins. The play seeks to answer the question: Is that ghost heard on the baby monitor at 2:22am or something else? The […]

REVIEW: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD BY RYAN M. LUEVANO A new To Kill a Mockingbird play seems well over do even when the first adaptation by Christopher Sergel only debuted in 1990. Since its first publication in 1960, the book by Harper Lee was born to unto the world as an instant classic of modern American literature. […]

REVIEW: WHO’S AFRIAD OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? BY RYAN M. LUEVANO Now playing at the Geffen Playhouse is Edward Albee’s 1963 Tony Award Winning play, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? This classic play takes place in the living room on the campus of a small New England college in 1962 in the wee hours of the morning. […]

REVIEW: PARADISE BLUE BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO The Geffen Playhouse’s latest offering takes us into a world of smoky blue notes and noir milieu set in a jazz club in 1949 Detroit. Tony Award-nominated playwright Dominique Morisseau’s play Paradise Blue takes the stage in a production that is as vivid as it is a vital piece of […]