Un ‘Common’ Characters
Mike Levy
January 24, 2002
Two garbage bags full of dead birds separate four Brooklyn buddies from their dreams in actor-playwright Matthew Klein\’s debut production, \”The Common Man.\”
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Like He Never Left
Mike Levy
October 18, 2001
The ghost of Lenny Bruce still haunts North Hollywood.
Just around the corner from the Lankershim Boulevard hobby shop where Bruce was busted for heroin in 1962, \”Lenny\’s Back\” at the American Renegade Theatre offers a thoughtful, stinging monologue from the grave.
Menkes’ ‘Divorce’
Jewish Journal Staff
April 5, 2001
Dr. John Menkes\’ \”Lady Macbeth Gets a Divorce\” at the Beverly Hills Playhouse is a witty and diverting drawing-room comedy that elicits something most sitcoms don\’t: real laughs.
Cornerstone of Diversity
Naomi Pfefferman
December 14, 2000
Welcome to the multicultural Los Angeles landscape of \”For Here or To Go?,\” a 42-character play in rhymed verse about the challenges of life in L.A., courtesy of the Cornerstone Theater Company.
‘Miracle’ in North Hollywood
Mike Levy
December 14, 2000
Much of Art Shulman\’s success comes from writing about characters and crises people can identify with.
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Tom Tugend
November 12, 1998
\”The Last Night of Ballyhoo\” arrived at the Cañon Theatre in Beverly Hills last month with impeccable credentials.
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