TAMING THE LION looks and sounds terrific – Stage Scene LA
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 [...]
TAMING THE LION Will Meet – and Even Exceed – Your Expectations – Splash Magazines
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 [...]
TAMING THE LION March 12 – March 15, 2020
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 [...]
Accessibly Live Off-Line Review of TAMING THE LION
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 [...]
Carol’s Culture Corner Review of TAMING THE LION
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 [...]
TAMING THE LION “More Than Delivers” – QUEERGURU Review
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, [...]
“Highly Entertaining and Intriguing” – Splash Magazines Review of TAMING THE LION
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 [...]
Jewish Journal: Theater Production ‘Taming the Lion’ Tackles Old Hollywood Homophobia
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 MANOR February 6 – March 1, 2020
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 [...]
“A Not-To-Be-Missed Production” – Splash Magazines Review of THE MANOR
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 [...]
THE MANOR is “Truly Extraordinary” – CAL Review LA
CAL Review LA: THE MANOR is "truly extraordinary" One of L.A theatre’s longest running success stories, now in it’s 14th hit season, and the most unique theatrical [...]
THE MANOR is “Funny, Dramatic, and Very Moving” – The Big Magazine Review
The Big Magazine: THE MANOR is "funny, dramatic, and very moving" Beverly Hills longest running immersive play, “The Manor” by Katherine Bates returns to the historic Greystone [...]
SUNDAY DINNER January 16 – February 16, 2020
Sunday Dinner Los Angeles Premiere January 16 - February 16, 2020 Written and Directed by Tony Blake Produced by David Hunt Stafford This is Sunday Dinner: A young Catholic priest [...]
“An Evening of Suspense, Scandal, and Scenic Beauty” – The LA Beat Review of THE MANOR
The LA Beat: THE MANOR is "an evening of suspense, scandal, and scenic beauty" An ostensibly joyous wedding party opening in Medias Res; circa 1920s America; the [...]
“A Great Play That’s Fully Loaded” – Accessibly Live Off-Line Review of THE MANOR
Accessibly Live Off-Line: THE MANOR is "a great play that’s fully loaded" Theatre 40 of Beverly Hills presents for its eighteenth season, the return engagement of Katherine [...]
Broadway World Review of THE MANOR
Broadway World Review of THE MANOR Every January I look forward to attending THE MANOR, written by Kathrine Bates and presented by Theatre 40 inside the historic [...]
Los Feliz Ledger Review of SUNDAY DINNER
Los Feliz Ledger Review of SUNDAY DINNER Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills, led by Silver Lake resident David Hunt Stafford, has been producing plays for 54 years. In [...]
“As Suspenseful As It Is Entertaining” – StageSceneLA Review of SUNDAY DINNER
StageSceneLA Review - SUNDAY DINNER is "as suspenseful as it is entertaining" An abundance of secrets and lies get revealed over the course of one eventful evening [...]
SUNDAY DINNER a “Perceptive Dramedy” – Theatre Spoken Here Review
Theatre Spoken Here Review - SUNDAY DINNER a "perceptive dramedy" In my teens I lived for two years with an Italian family in Brooklyn, and this delightful [...]
Ashton Marcus Interviews the Cast and Crew of Sunday Dinner
Ashton Marcus interviews the cast and crew of Sunday Dinner
Total Theater Review of SUNDAY DINNER
Total Theater Review of SUNDAY DINNER Total Rating: *** A family meal turns into a day of reckoning in Sunday Dinner, now in a world-premiere run at [...]
“Universally Comedic Dialogue” in SUNDAY DINNER – Broadway World Review
Broadway World Review: "SUNDAY DINNER features "universally comedic dialogue" It does not matter what nationality or religion is practiced to know that when a meeting of the [...]
“A Fascinating Peek at a Family” – Splash Magazines Review of SUNDAY DINNER
Splash Magazines Review: "SUNDAY DINNER is a fascinating peek at a family" Written and directed by Tony Blake, SUNDAY DINNER has its Los Angeles debut at Theatre [...]
QUEERGURU Review of SUNDAY DINNER
QUEERGURU Review of SUNDAY DINNER Walking up to Theatre 40 which is tucked in to Beverly Hills High School to see writer and director TONY BLAKE’S Sunday [...]
“Never a Dull Moment” in SUNDAY DINNER – Showmag.com Review
Showmag.com Review - "never a dull moment" in SUNDAY DINNER Have you even known a family that was so dysfunctional that every member, interesting in themselves, come [...]