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Los Altos Stage Company

Ruthless! The Musical Comedy

May 6, 2022 by Eddie Reynolds

Ruthless! The Musical Comedy Marvin Laird (Music); Joel Paley (Lyrics and Book) Los Altos Stage Company When third-grader Tina Denmark hears of the lead role in her school’s new musical, Pippi [Longstocking] in Tahiti, she declares “I would kill for that part;” and she is actually not kidding.  The deadly ambitious pipsqueak who has trouble talking without singing or … [Read more...] about Ruthless! The Musical Comedy

Roe

March 8, 2022 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Roe Lisa Loomer Los Altos Stage Company   Almost fifty years after Justice Blackmun announced the Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision and as a new set of justices are staged in 2022 to announce new decisions that could all but reverse that landmark decision, nothing still divides this country more than Roe vs. Wade.  With many people predicting a June 2022 demise … [Read more...] about Roe

“Admissions”

September 12, 2019 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

AdmissionsJoshua HarmonLos Altos Stage CompanyMichael Champlin, Quincy Shaindlin and Kristin WalterAdmissions is Joshua Harmon’s hard-hitting, paradoxical look at admission processes at both upper-crust private secondary schools and the most-sought-after private universities.  Now in a riveting, superbly acted and directed production at Los Altos Stage Company, Admissions … [Read more...] about “Admissions”

“Next to Normal”

June 2, 2019 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Next to NormalBrian Yorkey and Tom KittLos Altos Stage CompanyJillian Toby-Cummings & Mitchell MosleyIn 2008, a rock-music-infused premiere at Washington’s Arena Stage hit and dug deep into every topic that the Great American Musical had overall been reticent to put on its stages:  lifelong mental disease, paralyzing grief, severe depression, drug abuse, the … [Read more...] about “Next to Normal”

“American Night: The Ballad of Juan José”

February 9, 2019 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

American Night: The Ballad of Juan JoséRichard MontoyaLos Altos Stage Company Adrian Torres, Carlos Diego Mendoza & Dan CardenasMaybe it was when I first heard the Mexican-American actor say “jew” for “you” or when his character talked about wanting to get into the “Jew-S-A” that I began to check out.  After all, I grew up as a kid in an era when I … [Read more...] about “American Night: The Ballad of Juan José”

“The Legend of Georgia McBride”

September 14, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

The Legend of Georgia McBrideMatthew LopezLos Altos Stage Company Michael Weiland, Jeffrey Scott Adair & Michael SaenzLos Altos Stage Company opens its season with Matthew Lopez’s 2015 rib-tickling, heart-warming comedy, The Legend of Georgia McBride -- a play brimming with multi-colored wigs, false eyelashes, and size 13 high heels.  With the kind of frivolity and … [Read more...] about “The Legend of Georgia McBride”

“Pippin”

June 3, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

PippinStephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics); Roger O. Hirson (Book)Los Altos Stage Company Dominic Dagdagan Los Altos Stage Company's Pippin is a triumphant success built on deliciously inspired direction, wildly impressive choreography, and vocal performances that never disappoint of songs well-loved by many.  This is a Pippin that speaks to our troubled times just … [Read more...] about “Pippin”

“1984”

January 30, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

1984Adapted by Michael Gene Sullivan from the Novel by George OrwellLos Alto Stage Company The Cast of 1984Los Alto Stage Company has chosen a timely, if uncomfortable-to-watch, 1984 for its current season, particularly in the harshly realistic and disturbing adaptation by Michael Gene Sullivan.  Their production proves the power of live theater and what … [Read more...] about “1984”

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June 6, 2017 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

[title of show]Jeff Bowen (Music & Lyrics); Hunter Bell (Book)Los Altos Stage Company: http://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/regional/sanjose/sj88.html.Derek DeMarco, Jocelyn Pickett, Nick Rodrigues & Caroline ClarkWhen Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell decided in 2004 to enter a brand-new musical (and not an adaptation, thank you) into the New York Musical Theatre Festival … [Read more...] about [title of show]

“Assassins”

September 9, 2016 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

AssassinsStephen Sondheim (Music & Lyrics); John Weidman (Book)Los Altos Stage Company Todd Wright, Connor Smith, Anthony Stephens, Chase Campbell, Alea Selburn, Philomena Block, Andy Cooperfauss, and Drew Benjamin JonesOne of the more controversial musicals ever to be staged, one that companies prolific in producing Stephen Sondheim works often avoid producing, is … [Read more...] about “Assassins”

“Catch 22”

April 18, 2016 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Catch 22Joseph HellerLos Altos Stage Company Bryan Moriarty, Gary Landis, and Joe AntonicelliWith brave intentions and a cast of enthusiastic actors giving it their best, Los Altos Stage Company takes on the troubled script of Catch 22, hoping to reverse it troubled history to stage a winner.  Unfortunately, Joseph Heller’s Catch 22 novel-turned-script … [Read more...] about “Catch 22”

“Middletown”

February 1, 2016 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

MiddletownWill EnoLos Altos Stage Company Kama Fletcher & Michael SallyLos Altos Stage Company's well-presented production of Will Eno's Middletown is a surreal and strange yet fascinating and endearing look at life where, like the ticks we initially hear from an unseen town clock, just passes without a lot really happening – except birth and death.  Follow the … [Read more...] about “Middletown”

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