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Suzan-Lori Parks heads east

Pasadena Playhouse smells a rat
Well, the most positive spin we can put on this bit of theater news is that Pasadena Playhouse is diversifying its audience: During Friday night's opening performance of "The Lady With All The Answers," starring Mimi Kennedy as Ann Landers, some audience members noticed that a rat was in the house

Orange County Register

'Spring Awakening' traveled a tough road to success
The idea of 19th-century teens singing rock 'n' roll was a hard sell.

L.A. Weekly

Theater Reviews: Lovelace: A Rock Opera, U.S. Drag, How Cissy Grew
Also, Torn Between Two Bitches, Love's Old Sweet Song and more

San Francisco Examiner

Why aren't the Muppets Broadway bound?

Contra Costa Times

Review: Tri-Valley Rep delivers powerful 'Miss Saigon"
The company emphasizes human drama over technical pizazz

Review: Stunning cast saves outdated 'Little Foxes"

San Diego Union-Tribune

S.D. Rep's 'Water & Power' delivers briskly with thunder
You wouldn't want every play to take its title too seriously (imagine the potential PETA freakouts over a literal-minded “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”). But “Water & Power” embraces its name with elemental enthusiasm at San Diego Rep; near play's end, cascades of water form a curtain around the stage of the Lyceum Space, spritzing the shoes of those in the front row.

Seattle Times

Rep shortens "The Three Musketeers" run; Oregon Shakespeare Festival cuts 2009 budget

Theater Review "Henry IV" zips through historical dramas

Theater review "Love Person" speaks to the heart — in four languages

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Top talent revs up 'Becky's New Car'"Becky's New Car," Steven Dietz's latest play at ACT, really isn't about a car. It's about a working mom who stumbles into a double life, and with a cast featuring some of Seattle's best talent the comedy creates enough life for two.