Katie Buenneke
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Review: Freaky Friday
First, it was a book. Second, it was a 1976 movie. Third, it was a 2003 movie. Now, it's a musical, but it doesn't quite translate to present day. → Read More
At Harry Styles' Solo Show at the Greek Theatre in L.A., Was He Having Any Fun?
The Sept. 20 performance was the second in his first tour as a post-One Direction solo performer. Maybe he'll get happier as the tour goes on. → Read More
Magician Siegfried Tieber Has Teamed Up With Atlas Obscura for Immersive Magic Show See/Saw
Tieber specializes in close-up magic for small audiences, and See/Saw aims to provide just that. → Read More
Hamilton Fans Went Wild For a Free #Ham4Ham Performance and $10 Tickets to Opening Night
As one of the first lines of his eponymous musical describes him, Alexander Hamilton was the “10-dollar founding father" — the first treasury secretary's face is literally on the $10 bill. As such, it’s part of Hamilton’s culture to offer a few people a chance to see the show for... → Read More
Were the Experiences at Comic-Con 2017 Worth the Insanely Long Waits?
Walking the exhibition floor was often a nightmare, like being stuck in an alternate reality where everything is molasses and people are constantly... → Read More
Nickelodeon Revives Rocko's Modern Life and Hey, Arnold! For the Millennials Who Grew Up on Nicktoons
The kids network has always had content that's cool enough for kids and adult audiences — and adults audiences who used to be their kid audience. → Read More
Summer Jams of 2017 by Zedd, Future and Katy Perry: Love Them Now, Hate Them by Labor Day
Admit it: You'll be bumping these tracks all summer. Then, by Sept. 4, you'll never want to hear them again. → Read More
9 Showtunes to Get You Through a Donald Trump Presidency
These nine Broadway hits will let you have your own private revolution. → Read More
15 Things Everyone Going to Comic-Con Should Know
What to bring? What to do? Where to go? Fret not, we have some helpful advice for first-time Comic-Con attendee. → Read More
The Room
L.A. is home to one of the most controversial plays in the world right now — the Wooster Group’s production of Harold Pinter’s play The Room (not to be confused with the cult-classic movie of the same name). Samuel French, the group that licenses that play (and many others) recently announced that the Wooster Group isn’t allowed to invite critics to review the performance. Under Elizabeth... → Read More
9 Ways Los Angeles and New York City are Actually the Same
But why fight when L.A. and NYC are really so similar? Take these nine ways the cities are basically identical. → Read More
5 Good Reasons to See L.A. Theater in 2016: Women Laughing Alone With Salad, Cabaret and more
As 2016 approaches, it's a great time to take stock of what the previous year in theater provided — like these five bold shows that wowed us in 2015 — and also to start looking forward to what promising theater the new year might bring. Though many companies have only... → Read More
Moonstruck Scribe John Patrick Shanley Strikes Out With Outside Mullingar
John Patrick Shanley is one of the most respected playwrights working today, with credits including Doubt (which was adapted into a movie with Meryl Streep in 2008) and Moonstruck (which won a few Oscars in 1987). Unfortunately, his newest play, Outside Mullingar, which is now playing at the Geffen Playhouse... → Read More
Rogue Artists Kill Off Pinocchio — and Jiminy Cricket — in Wood Boy Dog Fish
Before it opened on Friday night, the Pinocchio reboot Wood Boy Dog Fish had been in the works for over a decade. L.A.-based theater company Rogue Artists Ensemble wanted to create a play that would dispel “the confusion that Americans have about the story because of the Disney film,” artistic... → Read More
Rogue Artists Kill Off Pinocchio — and Jiminy Cricket — in Wood Boy Dog Fish
Before it opened on Friday night, the Pinocchio reboot Wood Boy Dog Fish had been in the works for over a decade. L.A.-based theater company Rogue Artists Ensemble wanted to create a play that would dispel “the confusion that Americans have about the story because of the Disney film,” artistic... → Read More
Despite Courtney Love's Star Power, Kansas City Choir Boy in Culver City is a Dumb Musical and Sounds Awful
Todd Almond's Girlfriend, which played at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City this summer, was a throughly charming musical. His new show, Kansas City Choir Boy, now playing at the same theater, is an alienating experience. The show follows a man (played by Almond) who falls in love with... → Read More
Carrie: The Musical Is a Bloody Feminist Revenge Tale, but Surprisingly Sweet
Carrie White was a gentle, nice girl — before she killed everyone at the prom. It’s been more than 40 years since Stephen King’s novel Carrie was released, so the statute of limitations on spoilers has expired. Carrie’s story has worked its way into our culture’s collective knowledge: The sheltered... → Read More
10 Pairs of Songs by Famous Pop Music Couples That Tell Both Sides of the Same Romance
Ellie Goulding's new single "On My Mind" has caused quite a stir since it was released last month, in part because the lyrics are pretty clearly a response to Ed Sheeran's "Don't," which is pretty clearly about getting your heart broken by Ellie Goulding. Though the two were only briefly... → Read More
War Turns Men Into Monsters in The Pasadena Play Seven Spots on The Sun
The atrocities of war are not confined to battlefields. It’s trite but true: war changes a man, and Seven Spots on the Sun, now playing at the Theatre @ Boston Court, examines what that means, both for the men at war and those who witness the effects. Martín Zimmerman’s play... → Read More
Musical TV Show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Casts West Covina in a Starring Role
Who knew the San Gabriel Valley would be the perfect place to set a musical? Aline Brosh McKenna (who wrote The Devil Wears Prada and the recent Annie movie) and Rachel Bloom (a comedy performer with a few viral music videos to her credit) thought West Covina had a nice... → Read More