Elaine Mura

As Good As Gold Review – All That Glitters

September 18, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

As the pandemic winds down (hopefully), Theatre 40 presents its fifty-fifth season of live drama. After over a year with the absence of footlights, Theatre 40 is back on stage with AS GOOD AS GOLD. […]

Alpha Rift Review – A Hero’s Journey

September 8, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

Premiering on 8/31/21 at the prestigious “Dances with Films” festival in Los Angeles, ALPHA RIFT is based on writer/director Dan Lantz’s story of an average man fated to hold a secret demon at bay – […]

The Importance of Being Earnest – To Bunbury or not to Bunbury

September 8, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

Oscar Wilde’s last and most popular play has come to the Fremont Centre Theatre to delight audiences with uproarious satire a la Wilde. First performed in 1895 in London, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is […]

Forever Flamenco Review – Sensuality al Fresco

September 3, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

The Fountain Theatre’s cool outdoor stage turned out to be just about perfect for steamy, sizzling Spanish flamenco dancers to raise the temperature. From pulse-pounding music to sinewy body movements, FOREVER FLAMENCO delivers. Hailed by […]

Closely Related Keys Review – A Time to Share

August 31, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

CLOSELY RELATED KEYS: an intriguing title derived from a musical expression meaning “to share many common tones.” Thus playwright Wendy Graf introduces us to a tale which could have been lifted from today’s headlines, a […]

Laguna Ave. Review – A Potpourri of Scary Tropes

August 25, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

To quote producer/writer/actor Paul Papadeas’ catchy pitch, LAGUNA AVE. is “a film found on a trash heap after the apocalypse.” When Paul presented the script to soon-to-be director David Buchanan, David recalled, “I loved its […]

Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles – Bringing South of the Border Sounds to Beverly Hills

August 23, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

The weather is perfect to spend a balmy August evening in Beverly Hills enjoying the always popular mariachi sound delivered by masters of rhythms from South of the border. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the […]

La Divina – The Last Interview of Maria Callas

August 20, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

It’s no surprise that LA DIVINA won the 2021 Orlando Fringe Critic’s Choice Award for Best Individual Performance in a Drama. Currently a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection, LA DIVINA has moved across the country to […]

The Last, Best Small Town Review – Our Town in Fillmore, CA

August 16, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

What better play setting for Latinx playwright John Guerra than his very own “Our Town,” the real small town of Fillmore in Southern County’s Ventura County? But Guerra’s Fillmore is a modern version of life […]

Not Going Quietly Review – The Most Powerful Activist in America

August 12, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

When Time Magazine selected Ady Barkan as one of the 100 most influential people of 2020, they weren’t kidding. The founder of the “Be a Hero” political movement and the man who urged U.S. President […]