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THE BEST OF SHOWS ON BETTER LEMONS IN 2019
Better Lemons had a fantastic year and we couldn't have done it without the fantastic critics, publicists, and audience members who share their love of Los Angeles theater, by posting on Better Lemons and sharing their favorite shows and their reviews on social media.
We are especially grateful for all the Registered Critics who took their time this past year to rate shows they have reviewed to be included in our LemonMeter.
There were 1200 productions registered on Better Lemons in 2019! Out of those registered shows, over 600 received at least one review from a Critic and 201 were reviewed by Audience members. Out of these shows, we selected the winners that were most favored by Critics and/or Audiences.
Here is a list with all the Better Lemons SWEET productions of 2019:
The Better Lemons DoubleSWEET #LemonMeter Choice Awards for 2019
are going to the following productions:
(33 shows out of 1200 productions received
a DoubleSWEET #LemonMeter rating
from audience and critics)
TALES FROM THE POWDER ROOM at the Whitefire Theatre
41 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
3 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
IF WE RUN at the Lounge Theatre
32 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
3 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
RAISED BY WOLVES at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre
32 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
3 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
TO DAD WITH LOVE: A TRIBUTE TO BUDDY EBSEN at Theatre West
30 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
14 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
FERTILE: A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE EXPECTATION OF PROCREATION currently at the Whitefire Theatre
27 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
8 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
HOLLYWOODN'T at the Santa Monica Playhouse
20 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
3 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
THE BULLY PROBLEM at the Arena Theatre - Theatre of Arts
17 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
9 Critics reviews - 94% Sweet
THE NARCISSIST NEXT DOOR at the Complex Theatre
15 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
4 Critics reviews - 75% Sweet
THE ELEPHANT MAN at the El Portal Theatre
14 Audience reviews - 96% Sweet
7 Critics reviews - 93% Sweet
MONO/POLY at the Odyssey Theatre
14 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
5 Critics reviews - 90% Sweet
MASTERS OF THE DARK REALM at the Actors Workout Studio
14 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
4 Critics reviews - 88% Sweet
BUNNY THE ELF LIVE! currently at the Stages in Fullerton
14 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
3 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
CRACK WHORE, BULIMIC, GIRL-NEXT-DOOR at the Complex Theatre
14 Audience reviews - 96% Sweet
3 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
A BIT MUCH at the Lounge Theatre
12 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
3 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
(IM)PERFEKT at the Santa Monica Playhouse
11 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
5 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
BLACKBOXING at the Complex Theatre
10 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
5 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
MIL GRUS at the McCadden Place Theatre
10 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
5 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
TRANSFERENCE at The Broadwater
9 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
6 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
SCRAPS at the Matrix Theatre
8 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
15 Critics reviews - 87% Sweet
SUPPORTIVE WHITE PARENTS at The Broadwater
8 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
4 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
NEIL SIMON'S MUSICAL FOOLS by the Open Fist Theatre Company
7 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
13 Critics reviews - 92% Sweet
ROMEO AND JULIET IN HELL at the Actors Workout Studio
7 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
8 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
FALLEN SAINTS: SALEM at the Actors Workout Studio
7 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
7 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
SAVING CAIN at the Hudson Theatres
6 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
5 Critics reviews - 90% Sweet
THE LAST CROISSANT at The Broadwater
5 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
6 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
TREYA'S LAST DANCE at the Hudson Theatres
4 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
10 Critics reviews - 95% Sweet
OLIVIA WILDE DOES NOT SURVIVE THE APOCALYPSE at the Complex Theatre
4 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
6 Critics reviews - 92% Sweet
CLARISSANT at the Atwater Village Theatre
4 Audience reviews - 88% Sweet
4 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
CIRQUE DU GISELLE at the Assistance League Theater
4 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
4 Critics reviews - 88% Sweet
BATTER UP: MY BRAIN ON BASEBALL at studio/stage
4 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
4 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
JOAN AND WHAT DID THEY SAY - AN EVENING OF ONE ACTS at Theatre Unlimited (T.U. Studios)
4 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
3 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
TREASON at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre
4 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
3 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
45 MILLIGRAMS at The Broadwater
3 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
3 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
The Better Lemons Audience #LemonMeter Choice Awards for 2019
are going to the following productions:
(32 shows out of 1200 productions received
a minimum of 10 audience reviews
and have received a SWEET #LemonMeter rating by the Audience)
TALES FROM THE POWDER ROOM at the Whitefire Theatre
41 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
IF WE RUN at the Lounge Theatre
32 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
RAISED BY WOLVES at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre
32 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
TO DAD WITH LOVE: A TRIBUTE TO BUDDY EBSEN at Theatre West
30 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
FERTILE: A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE EXPECTATION OF PROCREATION currently at the Whitefire Theatre
27 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
AN EXCUSE TO BEHAVE BADLY at the Lounge Theatre
22 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
HOLLYWOODN'T at the Santa Monica Playhouse
20 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
THE BULLY PROBLEM at the Arena Theatre - Theatre of Arts
17 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
TELENOVELA at the Actors Workout Studio
16 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
AMERICAN STRANGER THE MUSICAL at Studio C
16 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
THE NARCISSIST NEXT DOOR at the Complex Theatre
15 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
MONO/POLY at the Odyssey Theatre
14 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
MASTERS OF THE DARK REALM at the Actors Workout Studio
14 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
BUNNY THE ELF LIVE! currently at the Stages in Fullerton
14 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
CRACK WHORE, BULIMIC, GIRL-NEXT-DOOR Complex Theatre
14 Audience reviews - 96% Sweet
THE ELEPHANT MAN at the El Portal Theatre
14 Audience reviews - 96% Sweet
MANDY PICKS A HUSBAND at the Actors Company
13 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
A BIT MUCH at the Lounge Theatre
12 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
ASK A BLACK WOMAN at Studio C
12 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre
12 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
BIRTHDAY at the Actors Company
12 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
(IM)PERFEKT at the Santa Monica Playhouse
11 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
LEAVING PRINCE CHARMING at the Lounge Theatre
11 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
ENERJOYCE...EVOLUTION OF A PISCES BABY BOOMER at the Santa Monica Playhouse
11 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
YES. NO. MAYBE. at the Complex Theatre
11 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
BECOMING PEACE: A ONE WOMAN DRAMEDY ABOUT POWER, CULTURE, VIOLENCE AND NONVIOLENCE at the Lounge Theatre
10 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
CAT SH!T CRAZY...FROM HOT MESS TO HOT MAMA IN FOUR SIMPLE CATS at the Whitefire Theatre
10 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
OCTOPI WALL STREET at the New American Theatre
10 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
EMBRACE LOVE FREE at the Santa Monica Playhouse
10 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
BLACKBOXING at the Santa Monica Playhouse
10 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
MIL GRUS at the McCadden Place Theatre
10 Audience reviews - 100% Sweet
The Better Lemons Critics #LemonMeter Choice Awards for 2019
are going to the following productions:
(92 shows out of 1200 productions received
a minimum of 10 critic reviews
and have received a SWEET #LemonMeter rating by the Critics)
DANIEL'S HUSBAND at The Fountain Theatre
26 Critics reviews - 96% Sweet
WITCH at the Geffen Playhouse
21 Critics reviews - 93% Sweet
HANDJOB by the Echo Theater Company
21 Critics reviews - 79% Sweet
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at the Ahmanson Theatre
21 Critics reviews - 76% Sweet
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN by the Antaeus Theatre Company
20 Critics reviews - 90% Sweet
SKINTIGHT at the Geffen Playhouse
19 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE by the Antaeus Theatre Company
19 Critics reviews - 97% Sweet
BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY at The Fountain Theatre
19 Critics reviews - 79% Sweet
LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS at the Ahmanson Theatre
18 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE at the Ahmanson Theatre
18 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
1776 THE MUSICAL at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
18 Critics reviews - 94% Sweet
BRONCO BILLY - THE MUSICAL at the Skylight Theatre Company
18 Critics reviews - 92% Sweet
AN INSPECTOR CALLS at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
18 Critics reviews - 81% Sweet
DEADLY at the Sacred Fools Theater Company
18 Critics reviews - 75% Sweet
ON BECKETT at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
17 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
HELLO DOLLY at the Pantages Theatre
17 Critics reviews - 97% Sweet
READY STEADY YETI GO at the Rogue Machine Theatre
17 Critics reviews - 82% Sweet
TOO MUCH SUN at the Odyssey Theatre
17 Critics reviews - 82% Sweet
SALVAGE at the Lounge Theatre
16 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
LOOT at the Odyssey Theatre
16 Critics reviews - 91% Sweet
ANNE, A NEW PLAY at the Museum of Tolerance
16 Critics reviews - 88% Sweet
MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES at the Geffen Playhouse
16 Critics reviews - 84% Sweet
NICK DEAR'S FRANKENSTEIN at A Noise Within
16 Critics reviews - 78% Sweet
RAGTIME: THE MUSICAL at the Pasadena Playhouse
15 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
INDECENT at the Ahmanson Theatre
15 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
15 Critics reviews - 97% Sweet
DANA H. at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
15 Critics reviews - 97% Sweet
EIGHT NIGHTS by the Antaeus Theatre Company
15 Critics reviews - 93% Sweet
FALSETTOS at the Ahmanson Theatre
15 Critics reviews - 90% Sweet
A KID LIKE JAKE by the IAMA Theatre Company
15 Critics reviews - 90% Sweet
LACKAWANNA BLUES at the Mark Taper Forum
15 Critics reviews - 90% Sweet
HYPE MAN at The Fountain Theatre
15 Critics reviews - 90% Sweet
SCRAPS at the Matrix Theatre
15 critics reviews - 87% Sweet
OTHELLO at A Noise Within
15 Critics reviews - 80% Sweet
PARADISE at the Matrix Theatre
15 Critics reviews - 77% Sweet
LINDA VISTA at the Mark Taper Forum
15 Critics reviews - 77% Sweet
AUGUST WILSON'S JITNEY at the Mark Taper Forum
14 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
TO DAD WITH LOVE: A TRIBUTE TO BUDDY EBSEN at Theatre West
14 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH at Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
14 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
DIANA OF DOBSON'S by the Antaeus Theatre Company
14 Critics reviews - 93% Sweet
MOBY DICK - REHEARSED at Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
14 Critics reviews - 89% Sweet
THE SOLID LIFE OF SUGAR WATER by Deaf West Theatre
14 Critics reviews - 89% Sweet
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at the Pasadena Playhouse
14 Critics reviews - 75% Sweet
TWO TRAINS RUNNING AT MATRIX at the Matrix Theatre
13 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
IN CIRCLES at the Odyssey Theatre
13 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
TWELFTH NIGHT at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
13 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
RAGTIME at the Chance Theater
13 Critics reviews - 96% Sweet
NEIL SIMON'S MUSICAL FOOLS by the Open Fist Theatre Company
13 Critics reviews - 92% Sweet
WITNESS UGANDA at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
13 Critics reviews - 92% Sweet
THE JOY WHEEL at the Ruskin Group Theatre
13 Critics reviews - 88% Sweet
THE WOLVES by the Echo Theater Company
13 Critics reviews - 88% Sweet
FAITH HEALER at the Odyssey Theatre
13 Critics reviews - 88% Sweet
THE NICETIES at the Geffen Playhouse
13 Critics reviews - 88% Sweet
ARGONAUTIKA at A Noise Within
13 Critics reviews - 88% Sweet
THE PRODUCERS at the Celebration Theatre @ The Lex
13 Critics reviews - 88% Sweet
FEFU AND HER FRIENDS at the Odyssey Theatre
13 Critics reviews - 88% Sweet
LIGHTS OUT: NAT "KING" COLE at the Geffen Playhouse
13 Critics reviews - 85% Sweet
GRUMPY OLD MEN: THE MUSICAL at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
13 Critics reviews - 77% Sweet
HAPPY DAYS at the Mark Taper Forum
12 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
CANYON at theLos Angeles Theatre Center
12 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
THE VANDAL at the Chance Theater
12 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
DEATH OF A SALESMAN at the Ruskin Group Theatre
12 Critics reviews - 96% Sweet
NANCY F***ING REAGAN at the Secret Rose Theatre
12 Critics reviews - 88% Sweet
AMERICA ADJACENT at theSkylight Theatre Company
12 Critics reviews - 83% Sweet
DEFENDERS at The Broadwater
12 Critics reviews - 79% Sweet
ANASTASIA at the Pantages Theatre
12 Critics reviews - 75% Sweet
JULIUS WEEZER at the El Portal Theatre
11 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
ANDY WARHOL’S TOMATO at the Pacific Resident Theatre
11 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
BURIED CHILD at A Noise Within
11 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
11 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
HERSHEY FELDER: A PARIS LOVE STORY at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
11 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
ANNA IN THE TROPICS by the Open Fist Theatre Company
11 Critics reviews - 95% Sweet
THE GLASS MENAGERIE at A Noise Within
11 Critics reviews - 95% Sweet
AT THE TABLE at The Road Theatre Company
11 Critics reviews - 91% Sweet
MISS LILLY GETS BONED at the Rogue Machine Theatre
11 Critics reviews - 91% Sweet
SISTERS IN LAW at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
11 Critics reviews - 91% Sweet
THE GREAT LEAP at the Pasadena Playhouse
11 Critics reviews - 91% Sweet
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Odyssey Theatre
11 Critics reviews - 86% Sweet
M. BUTTERFLY at the South Coast Repertory
11 Critics reviews - 77% Sweet
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER by The Group Rep/Lonny Chapman Theatre
10 Critics reviews - 100% Sweet
TREYA'S LAST DANCE at the Hudson Theatres
10 Critics reviews - 95% Sweet
DAMES AT SEA by the Sierra Madre Playhouse
10 Critics reviews - 95% Sweet
NEVER IS NOW at the Skylight Theatre Company
10 Critics reviews - 95% Sweet
THE NEW ONE at the Ahmanson Theatre
10 Critics reviews - 95% Sweet
FRIENDS WITH GUNS at The Road Theatre Company
10 Critics reviews - 90% Sweet
ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL by 5 Star Theatricals
10 Critics reviews - 90% Sweet
DISNEY'S FROZEN at the Pantages Theatre
10 Critics reviews - 90% Sweet
THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE by the 24th STreet Theatre
10 Critics reviews - 85% Sweet
SPECIAL at the Theatre of Note
10 Critics reviews - 85% Sweet
SWEENEY TODD - THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at the South Coast Repertory
10 Critics reviews - 85% Sweet
FIFTEEN MEN IN A SMOKE-FILLED ROOM at Theatre 40
10 Critics reviews - 85% Sweet
LOOSE KNIT by The Group Rep/Lonny Chapman Theatre
10 Critics reviews - 80% Sweet
Now Registered on the Better Lemons Calendar – September 2 - 8, 2019
Theatrical shows and Staged Readings NOW registered on the Better Lemons calendar!
For more shows visit our Calendar. For shows with a LemonMeter rating, visit our LemonMeter page.
Marilyn Monroe: The Last Interview
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"Marilyn Monroe: The Last Interview" (the raw truth of a hollywood legend), is a solo show written and performed by Kelly Mullis based on Marilyn Monroe's final interview with Richard Merryman for Life Magazine in 1962, which explores the life, loves, https://t.co/n2x60zzKbo pic.twitter.com/SF1OTO3VdU
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 4, 2019
Love in Bloom
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American Radio Network names it “Critics’ Pick of the Year!” It’s the feel-good musical comedy hit of the decade, the bawdy, bold, bodacious Rudie-DeCarlo tribute to the wenches and rogues of the Bard – a “captivating” (stagehappenings. https://t.co/NyKhO4NEL5 pic.twitter.com/frrQntZNHo
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 4, 2019
The Edgar Allan Show
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The Edgar Allan Show September 27 – October 19
Two Roads Theatre (Studio City)Ari Stidham (“Scorpion” Series Regular CBS) presents The Edgar Allan Show, a comedic celebration of Edgar Allan Poe’s Master Works just in time for Halloween. https://t.co/7Af2eGUzMp pic.twitter.com/E4svgTyqaP
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 4, 2019
The Mystery Of Irma Vep - A Penny Dreadful
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Actors Co-op’s Season Opener (Hollywood)
Enter into the longer nights of autumn with Charles Ludlam’s The Mystery of Irma Vep - A Penny Dreadful, directed by Carla Cackowski, a hilarious fright fest, complete with a cast of monsters and an Egyptian https://t.co/9Q6WrWD1H2 pic.twitter.com/uFn9y8YxJt
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 4, 2019
Night of the Living Dead
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The Group Rep presents George A. Romero’s “The Night of the Living Dead,” adapted for the stage by Gus Krieger, directed by Drina Durazo. https://t.co/YBplL2Mbmd pic.twitter.com/OqEnshGbWC
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 4, 2019
Little Women
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Christian Lebano has written his own stage adaptation of Little Women specifically for this production. It combines a cast of established professionals in the adult roles, with emerging young performing artists from California School of the Arts - San https://t.co/ryAdrDCKK1 pic.twitter.com/cm8yKkOVbQ
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 4, 2019
Tyrus
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September 18: “Tyrus” (Color. 2013, USA, 73 minutes, not rated) Writer/Director Pamela Tom presents the surprising life and career of pioneering Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong (1910-2016), who overcomes a life of poverty, racism, and discrimination https://t.co/W9wMNjkNN9 pic.twitter.com/pkjv5YjI2a
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 4, 2019
Pit of Goblins
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A madcap multi-media solo show about Wayne, an optimistic serial killer who, in order to avoid capture by a local sheriff, must feed his victims to a pit of goblins in the woods.
Tickets: https://t.co/ZRjLIiguIE
Instagram/Twitter: @PitOfGoblins
Facebook https://t.co/gjssN5wvL2 pic.twitter.com/NOBiHzLdLa
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 5, 2019
Representative Misbehavior
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Neo Ensemble Theatre presents the world premiere of "Representative Misbehavior" by Tom Walla, directed by Flint Esquerra. In this new political farce, State Representative Steven Chase is stunned when he learns that he is suddenly his party’s nominee https://t.co/t5JyHImEPm pic.twitter.com/qgbuC5JQak
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 9, 2019
I Dig Rock and Roll Music
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I DIG ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
A Celebration of Folk Rock Then and Now
Conceived by Ovation Winner James O’Neil, Lifetime Grammy Winner
George Grove and Tony Nominee/LADCC Winner Dan WheetmanRubicon Theatre Company presents an updated encore run of la https://t.co/1dsBnYZvhI pic.twitter.com/iu3nhphNK9
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 9, 2019
Poker at the Pantages
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Play your cards right and go all in for a once in a lifetime experience. Reserve a table, reserve a seat, but definitely mark your calendars for an incredible Texas Hold’em Charity Poker Tournament on Saturday, September 21st in the lobby of the historic https://t.co/kDtxCisrZm pic.twitter.com/RTSz1QX6jK
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 9, 2019
A Kid Like Jake
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Daniel Pearle’s acclaimed play about a mother and father trying to do right by their son is a study of intimacy and parenthood, and the fantasies that accompany both. https://t.co/uHLGAw0tkn pic.twitter.com/h1CHpcRIMG
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 9, 2019
Never Ever Land
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Theatre Unleashed presents Never Ever Land, the world premiere play by former child star and accomplished writer and director Rider Strong. Young Tim Gable’s family accused the world’s most famous singer of sex crimes in 1993. https://t.co/nfBr6BxbpI pic.twitter.com/qW5tJKqwet
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 9, 2019
Red Thread
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Atlas Obscura presents Red Thread, a theatrical exploration of the concepts of chance and chaos with performer and award-winning magician Siegfried Tieber. https://t.co/MbrDNlmBFF pic.twitter.com/2BCEPOZWxX
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 9, 2019
Second Saturday Series
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The Second Saturday Series on September 14 will feature the Trojan Brass. The concert will be at the Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave, Glendale. The concert begins at 5 PM. https://t.co/2Am0wla6lM pic.twitter.com/RuPA3xxd5b
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) September 9, 2019
Now Registered on the Better Lemons Calendar – June 26 - July 2, 2019
Theatrical shows registered on the Better Lemons calendar, including Hollywood Fringe Festival Encore! Producers and Best of Broadwater Award recipients.
For more shows visit our Calendar. For shows with a LemonMeter rating, visit our LemonMeter page.
Dancing at Lughnasa
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Dancing at Lughnasa https://t.co/VNFF9TKHIN pic.twitter.com/PKInkUgys4
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) June 26, 2019
A Wrinkle in Time
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A Wrinkle in Time https://t.co/q9gWKLbDQS pic.twitter.com/KTvyO7cedM
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) June 26, 2019
Diary of Anne Frank
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The Diary of Anne Frank https://t.co/4zvLAYsEm8 pic.twitter.com/RmyOr1OtOo
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) June 26, 2019
The Center of the Universe
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The Center of the Universe https://t.co/oXqvMkeJqq pic.twitter.com/sMI67EeBYo
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) June 26, 2019
The Young Artist Project
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The Young Artist Project https://t.co/jp8EnIPyO0 pic.twitter.com/nn3Wq2mE66
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) June 26, 2019
The Nerd, by Larry Shue
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The Nerd, by Larry Shue https://t.co/QwLrADorK0 pic.twitter.com/udoMC9bFDB
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) June 26, 2019
Goldfish
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Goldfish https://t.co/Q46xkJNDIz pic.twitter.com/Aom09dirN3
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) June 26, 2019
The Direction Home
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The Direction Home https://t.co/vtv8VbseTW pic.twitter.com/aD5BAoPnIO
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) June 28, 2019
King Lear
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King Lear https://t.co/l9m6k9H4B5 pic.twitter.com/hEqYU6Vurk
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) June 28, 2019
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DIRTY TRICKS w/ The New Bad Boys of Magic
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DIRTY TRICKS w/ The New Bad Boys of Magic https://t.co/EOgYam2zrX pic.twitter.com/I9N4pCXc2L
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) June 28, 2019
The Ruffian on the Stair
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The Ruffian on the Stair https://t.co/FqSX3E3zIk pic.twitter.com/EdhoReo5r1
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) June 28, 2019
Bakersfield Mist
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Bakersfield Mist https://t.co/ENrZQL3GZ5 pic.twitter.com/u0Mk5SOPIg
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) June 29, 2019
Billie Holiday: Front and Center
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Billie Holiday: Front and Center https://t.co/Lrv3t1QHtw pic.twitter.com/FHf0HfzstP
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) June 29, 2019
Renovations for Six
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Renovations for Six https://t.co/KPsmOK5ySl pic.twitter.com/S0wPdPkJzk
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) July 1, 2019
URBAN DEATH for kidz
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URBAN DEATH for kidz https://t.co/SRuR7ocyWf pic.twitter.com/L2yj1khLox
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) July 2, 2019
Naked Came the Neighbor
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Naked Came the Neighbor https://t.co/TxehymK0XP pic.twitter.com/BIvaYuUkKv
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) July 2, 2019
Good Boys
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Good Boys https://t.co/CSYDNqx1AL pic.twitter.com/i0HdIXoh3L
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) July 2, 2019
An American Saga Revival - Gunshot Medley: Part I
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An American Saga Revival - Gunshot Medley: Part I https://t.co/biDkK0Hcfg pic.twitter.com/IwaROyEPf1
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) July 2, 2019
The Same Room
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Best of Broadwater Extensions Award-winning "The Same Room" has new dates this week! @thebroadwaterla @seescottgolden #lathtr #HFF19 #lemonmeter https://t.co/iTnstjZntc pic.twitter.com/Ny3Ary0J24
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) July 2, 2019
Yes. No. Maybe
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Encore! Award-winning "Yes. No. Maybe" has new show dates! @complexhwood @rksuttle #lathtr #HFF19 #lemonmeter https://t.co/L8kcXlMy2u pic.twitter.com/PbZceXtZGi
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) July 2, 2019
Raised by Wolves
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"Raised by Wolves" has new show dates! WINNER! ENCORE PRODUCER’S AWARD TheTVolution’s PLATINUM AWARD!!! @marlawhitney #stephaniefeurystudios #lathtr #HFF19 #lemonmeter https://t.co/enWhX4aTXX pic.twitter.com/NYWfaPMPA7
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) July 2, 2019
Stitching Stardust
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Stitching Stardust https://t.co/Dctt7Ytv3p pic.twitter.com/phq5lX7TyA
— Better Lemons (@BetterLemons) July 2, 2019
FERTILE: A Conversation About the Expectation of Procreation
"WINNER Producers' Encore Award & NOMINEE Best Solo Performance 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival!
Jenny has a plan. A plan to get pregnant. Everyone says, time is running out - she just turned 35, after all. So, when those pesky urine tests keep coming back negative, Jenny decides to take action to fix the problem. That's when she runs into real problems - and real questions about fertility AND motherhood. As Jenny faces the world of “mom options” – egg freezing, in-vitro, adoption, and more – the conversation about the expectation heats up. Taking into account a whirlwind of outside opinions from her friends, her doctors, a beloved neighbor – and even God – Jenny must ultimately look within to discover what motherhood means to her, what it means to be Fertile."
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"FERTILE: A Conversation About the Expectation of Procreation" has new show dates! WINNER Producers' Encore Award & NOMINEE Best Solo Performance 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival! @saysheather @loungethtr #lathtr #HFF19 #lemonmeter https://t.co/v9HGuEY2nE pic.twitter.com/9aAMHG0jrS
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Siren Call
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Encore! Award-winning "Siren Call" has new show dates! @jolacora @mccaddentheatre #lathtr #HFF19 #lemonmeter https://t.co/p4f5oOhbFM pic.twitter.com/qYu9WFhTaK
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Jamba Juice: The Musical
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Encore! Award-winning "Jamba Juice: The Musical" has new show dates! @theaterasylum Studio C @spencerfrankeberger @jambamusical #lathtr #HFF19 #lemonmeter https://t.co/UkrFaIPcvX pic.twitter.com/j7YO7mH0Dz
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LOVE, MADNESS, AND SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN
"'Love, Madness and Somewhere in Between' is a no holds barred glimpse into a mystical journey filled with love, pain, insanity, and redemption. Scattered along the way is a sprinkling of ironic comic commentary that can only come from a true survivor. “Jimmy” is not so much a hero but more a human being traversing an abusive childhood, a descent into alcoholism and finally plunging into a world of fantastical personifications which dwell amidst humanity's darkest sins. Will closure, forgiveness, and healing come in the unlikely form of the “angel warriors” – patients on the pediatric cancer ward of Children's Hospital? Does Pure Love, in fact, transform and redeem, or are some lives beyond salvation? The show had its world premiere at Theatre West on January 27th, 2019. It ran 6 performances at Hollywood Fringe 2019 and won the Encore! Producers' Award. The show has been extended for three more performances."
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HOLLYWOODN'T
"Lisa Verlo performs HOLLYWOODN'T a solo show and personal journey across Hollywood's unsettling sexual landscape, directed by and developed with Jessica Lynn Johnson. A musical memoir told with candor and insight into the life of an actress before women dared to speak up. With original songs co-written with Frank Simes, Musical Director for The Who, Lisa Verlo brings humor and a light heart to a heavy subject. Creative visuals and video projections add to the multimedia recounting of her experiences on the casting couches of LA. Hollywoodn't was featured, on Wednesday, February 13, as part of SOLOFEST 2019 at the Whitefire Theatre, the largest solo theatre festival on the West Coast."
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Encore! Award-winning "HOLLYWOODN'T" has new show dates! @loungethtr Lisa Verlo performs HOLLYWOODN'T a solo show & personal journey across Hollywood's unsettling sexual landscape. @rocknrollinmom @meganfordmilller @soaringsoloLLC #lathtr #lemonmeter https://t.co/m3bvcMokxQ pic.twitter.com/EhlRUhHAbe
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Mandy Picks A Husband
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Encore! Award-winning "Mandy Picks A Husband" has new show dates at The Actors Company! @amandabroomell @mandypicks #lathtr #HFF19 #lemonmet https://t.co/4RzO5zlZxB pic.twitter.com/aEMahApajy
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Blackboxing
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Encore! Award-winning "Blackboxing" has new show dates! @complexhwood @mattritchey @frogbert96 @jimborockerguy - Travis, a neophyte actor, thinks he's all ready for his one-man show. His Stage Manager Jim thinks otherwise. #lathtr #HFF19 #lemonmeter https://t.co/zL9h5MH842 pic.twitter.com/nFcEIcmGSM
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A Bit Much
"While on a first date, Stacy's date innocently asks her if she wants red or white wine. This “trick” question immediately sets off a tsunami of Stacy's insecurities, fueled by a history of being shot down after speaking her mind. In the instant it takes to answer that “red or white?” question, Stacy takes us on a hilarious journey of her failed relationships with men, starting in the fifth grade, when she beat her first boyfriend at wall ball during recess. After that he broke up with her. So begins an unintentionally competitive pattern with men that whenever Stacy wins at life, she loses at love. With both sides of Stacy's psyche weighing in like a comical Greek chorus, Stacy tries to figure out what men really want in a women before she answers that all important first date question, 'Would you like red or white wine?'"
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Encore! Award-winning "A Bit Much" has new show dates! @loungethtr @stacywritenow @soaringsolollc @meganfordmiller #lathtr #HFF19 #lemonmeter https://t.co/ZYC4BWiYst pic.twitter.com/XBhwsaxjjh
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HOLLYWOODN'T
"Lisa Verlo performs HOLLYWOODN'T a solo show and personal journey across Hollywood's unsettling sexual landscape, directed by and developed with Jessica Lynn Johnson. A musical memoir told with candor and insight into the life of an actress before women dared to speak up. With original songs co-written with Frank Simes, Musical Director for The Who, Lisa Verlo brings humor and a light heart to a heavy subject. Creative visuals and video projections add to the multimedia recounting of her experiences on the casting couches of LA. Hollywoodn't was featured, on Wednesday February 13, as part of SOLOFEST 2019 at the Whitefire Theatre, the largest solo theatre festival on the West Coast."
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Encore! Award-winning "HOLLYWOODN'T" has new show dates! @loungethtr Lisa Verlo performs HOLLYWOODN'T a solo show & personal journey across Hollywood's unsettling sexual landscape. @rocknrollinmom @meganfordmilller @soaringsoloLLC #lathtr #lemonmeter https://t.co/m3bvcMokxQ pic.twitter.com/EhlRUhHAbe
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Voices from the Fringe: Writer/Performer Ross John Gosla
Returning to this year’s Fringe after his 2017 Producer’s Encore! Award-winning Desert Warrior: A Benghazi Story is writer/performer Ross John Gosla. He is premiering his new solo show, Sexual Misadventures of a Straight White Male: A Privilege Story.
Ross spoke with Better Lemons about the new piece and what he’s been involved with since we saw him last.
Better Lemons: What have you been up to since the 2017 Fringe?
Ross John Gosla: Wow, hard to believe it's been two years. Been keeping busy. I did a short run of Desert Warrior in January 2018, followed by a couple of one act plays. I was brought on staff full-time at the Complex Hollywood, where Monica Martin and team have been working at full speed to improve and renovate since she took over ownership last year.
I filmed an episode of the web series The Wasteland, in which I played a captured insurgent in a dystopian future. I shot a big commercial at the beginning of this year directed by an Academy Award-winner (NDA). Most recently, I provided the narration for the documentary Masculinity that Inspires Change that dropped on Amazon Prime this past May.
BL: Tell us a bit about the new piece. What was the inspiration?
RJG: The piece follows a privileged straight white male named "Ross" as he goes on an adventure through the Man Make Machine in order to become a real man in 2019. When the Weinstein scandal broke, I found myself quickly saying, "But I'm not like that," as I’m sure many men did. And we men tended to vocalize that sentiment loudly.
But as the narrative evolved, a resounding female voice said: "Shut up and let this play out." And as it did, the moment of epiphany came. I asked myself if there were any areas of sexual violation that I have committed, any lines crossed, any boundaries not respected. And in that introspection, I found a myriad of unchecked behavior — behavior that in a different set of life circumstances could very well lead to a Weinstein-esque persona.
From there, I applied the same formula I used with Desert Warrior. I took that behavior I revealed and a couple other seemingly unrelated events (my Taekwondo years, and a couple of key conversations with my Dad), put them into the brain mixer, and here we are!
BL: Your director, Steph Martinez, is a Fringe first-timer. What’s her background?
RJG: She is a blessing from Heaven. We met at the theater program at Arizona State in 2007. A similar training style — the program primarily utilizes Viewpoints as a tool to train actors and devise new work. We reconnected here in LA and are part of the same acting studio, Studio 24/7. A brilliant actress and artist, she has masterfully shaped the piece and kept me truthful in the work with insightful notes and questions. Most importantly, she has brought a perspective that is crucial to any conversation dealing with improving gender relations.
BL: What message do you hope to deliver with this piece?
RJG: Understanding and healing. I believe there are certain unifying male experiences that all men share. I'd like to think that if the show causes one other man to honestly examine his "gray areas," and he comes to recognize those times when he may not have actually had consent. Or he was false with his intentions, and learns from those mistakes and can foster a higher ideal in the future, that would be a powerful message indeed.
BL: How does it feel to be back at the Fringe as a performer?
RJG: I love the Fringe, it's my absolute favorite time of the year. You meet so many like-minded artists and make so many new friends. The electricity in the air is palpable — this year especially. All the participants seem extra pumped!
BL: What words of advice would you give to Fringe neophytes?
RJG: Dive in headfirst, have fun, hydrate, rest when needed; rinse and repeat.
BL: What other shows playing this year sound intriguing to you?
RJG: On my must-see list:
At the Complex:
It's Personal
Klingon Tamburlane
Pocketmon!
This Way Yonder
At the Broadwater:
Meet Me in Mizzery
At the McCadden:
No More Toys
At the Stephanie Feury:
George.
Sexual Misadventures of a Straight White Male: A Privilege Story plays June 14-
29 at the Complex Hollywood’s Flight Theatre, 6472 Santa Monica Blvd. Specific dates and showtimes, as well as ticketing information, can be found on the Fringe site.