Tag archives: center stage theatre

Truth and ‘Lies’ in Theater
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 2, 2025

There are only two characters, but that’s enough to explore major subjects in Jerry Slaff’s Lies, his play that has its official West Coast premiere August 28 to September 6 at Center Stage Theatre. Lorelei is based on Mildred Gillars, an American who took to the airwaves in Germany during World War II, spewing Nazi […]

The Musical Apocalypse
By Steven Libowitz   |   June 10, 2025

If a musical about Supreme Court justices seems far afield, how about a zombie apocalypse comedy horror musical spoof?  The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, which performs at Center Stage Theatre in a school-friendly version this weekend, tells the story of what happens when a meteor crashes in a town called Hatchetfield, bearing an extraterrestrial […]

Out of the Box’s Taylor-made Retrospective
By Steven Libowitz   |   August 27, 2024

If Donald Trump can re-post deepfake AI images implying that Taylor Swift has endorsed him in response to her terrorist threat-canceled European shows, there’s certainly no reason that Out of the Box theater company – which is much more politically/socially aligned with Swift’s actual proclivities – can’t co-opt the title of the pop singer’s massive, […]