Stage Scene LA: TAMING THE LION looks and sounds terrific 1930s Hollywood lives again at Theatre 40 in Taming The Lion, Jack Rushen’s absorbing, entertaining, enlightening look back at Top 5 Box Office draw [...]
Splash Magazines: TAMING THE LION will meet – and even exceed – your expectations Was it only in March 2020 that live theater shut its door across the US? Just as Theatre [...]
Taming the Lion World Premiere Winner of the Julie Harris Playwright Award Competition March 12 - April 12, 2020 Written by Jack Rushen Directed by Melanie MacQueen Produced by David Hunt Stafford This is Taming [...]
Accessibly Live Off-Line Review of TAMING THE LION Theatre 40 of Beverly Hills presents the world premier of Jack Rushen’s TAMING THE LION, the backstory of a conflict between a movie star and the studio [...]
Carol's Culture Corner Review of TAMING THE LION A World Premiere of a new play, “TAMING THE LION” written by Jack Rushen opened at Theatre 40… and what an interesting play this is. [...]
QUEERGURU: TAMING THE LION "more than delivers" JACK RUSHEN’S ‘Taming The Lion’ is the true story of of the contentious relationship between movie mogul LOUIS B. MAYER, and the first openly gay [...]
Splash Magazines: TAMING THE LION is "highly entertaining and intriguing" Playwright Jack Rushen did a superb job of digging into Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s history – most especially the history surrounding Louis B. Mayer’s autocratic [...]
Jewish Journal: Theater Production ‘Taming the Lion’ Tackles Old Hollywood Homophobia Although he’s largely forgotten today, actor William Haines was one of Hollywood’s top leading men of the silent and early talkie [...]
THE MANOR Back for a record 18th "sell-out" year! Feb 6 - March 1, 2020 A Play by Kathrine Bates Directed by Martin Thompson Original Production Directed by Beverly Olevin Produced by David Hunt Stafford [...]
Splash Magazines: THE MANOR is "a not-to-be-missed production" Written by Katherine Bates, THE MANOR returns to the Greystone Mansion for its eagerly anticipated annual visit. A Beverly Hills institution, the play – [...]