Speed Review

I've seen 3 shows in the last couple of weeks that I want to recommend, but like all of you, who has time for everything? Blogs, emails, phone calls,  DVD's, magazines, movies, TV shows. Not to mention that stuff you absolutely have to do - laundry, house cleaning, dog walking, hair washing. Oh  - and going to work. So I'm gonna make this short and sweet:

Right now at The Taper Theater at The Music Center in downtown L.A., is Pippin. I'd never seen Pippin before and it turns out it's a pretty great show. But this particular production is very, very special - because it's performed by the Deaf West Theater. Quite a few of the actors are deaf, and other actors talk and sing for them, and everyone in the cast signs while they perform. It's a fabulous thing to see, and you should do just that - go see it. It runs through March 15th.

At The Ahmanson Theater at The Music Center, Minsky's just opened. It's about a burlesque hall during the depression that's being threatened with closure for indecency. That scenario might ring a bell with KROQ fans. There are half naked women, which only adds to the fun. And it is a lot of fun! It runs through March 1.  

Lastly, at the Kirk Douglas theater a guy named Danny Hock is doing an amazing one-man show. The dude can transform himself just by putting on a hat or changing his coat. He's a wanna-be rapper in a club, he's a middle eastern guy selling real estate, he's a 70-year old black woman who's watching her neighborhood get taken over by a bunch of yuppies. The guy is awesome! His show runs though February 22.

Info and tickets on all three shows at www.centertheatergroup.org