Reviews

There are really two ways to think of the Haunted Soiree events held each year at the Nocturne Theatre in Glendale. One, as an immersive cocktail experience with an associated spooky story element, or, two, as a genuine immersive theatre experience with cocktails, and the distinction matters.

A tantalizing adult cabaret that fights above its weight shows you how it's done...

With a show named “1986-6-6” you can be sure there’s going to be hell to pay sometime during the proceedings. And sure enough...

In Frankenstein: Resurrection, we are a hundred years removed from the death of arguably the worst parent in the world, one Victor Frankenstein.

The halls are alive with the sound of torment. Being a visitor at Vespera Institute is one thing. A patient is another matter altogether.

Some monsters appear all too real. Uncovering the truth is your assignment.

Some events are just special, and NEONIKA belongs on that short list.

In space no one can hear you…laugh.

Send in the clowns…don’t hurry they’re here — in the Open Fist's circus-themed satire.

From a no‑net improv high‑wire act to a prop‑driven death‑loop comedy, Hollywood Fringe 2026 offered two closing-week solo shows that stretched the form in opposite, exhilarating directions.

Step inside Test Pilots Studios, where the cameras are furry, the crew is on the verge of mutiny, and the audience keeps hijacking the narrative with futuristic tech devices. It’s a show about shows inside a show that skewers the Hollywood tradition of show selections.

In this comedic play set during the French Revolution the pen really is mightier than the sword. But a dagger isn't bad either.

“I see dead people…and one of them might keep me from joining them.” The Ministry of Peculiarities elevates the concept of escape room to another realm.

"Tomorrow we disappear!” proclaims the leader, but how it will happen is the question. By force or by choice, maybe you’ll help them decide.

Immersive adventure jumps across time and literature in a mash-up of Wellsian creations that’s quite unlike anything you’ve seen. Make time for it.

Things are going down at the funk band’s record launch party and concert. Let’s hope it’s not Brassroots District themselves before the eventful night is through.

It should be Murders, because bodies are dropping at this joint faster than the 1920's stock market.

Burlesque, when it’s done right, when it’s performed memorably, comes not just with a wiggle and a tease; it tells a story.

Everything is harder in the rain, especially tracking a rogue spy who has betrayed the agency.

Arcadia is ablaze in holiday cheer and twinkling lights in this abundantly electrified spectacle.