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Bryan Moore

About Bryan Moore

Theatrical connoisseur, colorful raconteur of some note, sartorial gentleman about town. Coffee's for closers. Fortune favors the bold.

“The Outsider” Theater Review

International City Theatre of Long Beach knocks it out of the park yet again with another home run! Their current offering as part of their 2024 theatrical season is “The Outsider”, a hysterically funny take on a most unlikely candidate … Continue reading

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“Loot” theater review

The phrase “rollicking farce” is often used to describe the works of English playwright Joe Orton and encapsulates “Loot” right along with Orton’s “What the Butler Saw”. The current offering in the Studio Space upstairs at the Long Beach Playhouse … Continue reading

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“Detroit ’67” Theater Review

Once in a while a play comes along that fires on all cylinders and “Detroit ‘67”, currently playing at the Long Beach Playhouse, is absolutely one these gems. Set in the “Long, Hot Summer” of 1967, the 1967 Detroit riot, … Continue reading

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“What the Constitution Means to Me” Theater Review

When a producer selects a politically charged play as part of their company season, one runs the risk of alienating and/or pleasing half of the audience, particularly in the current state of the US in these divided times. In 1955, … Continue reading

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“Marilyn, Mom and Me” Theater review

Everyone loves a good showbiz story and the inaugural offering of ICT’s 2024 season leaves no one in the theater wanting. The world premiere of “Marilyn, Mom and Me” by award winning playwright and director Luke Yankee delivers the goods … Continue reading

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The 27th Annual Long Beach Sunnyside Cemetery Tour

The distant, dusty fragments of the past and the spirits of the permanent residents of Sunnyside Cemetery may be long gone but for one bright and beautiful Autumn day those celebrated souls returned to their earthly state once again as … Continue reading

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“Deathtrap” at the International City Theater

Ira Levin’s 1978 play “Deathtrap” has long been a staple of American theater. Winning countless awards and boasting one of the longest-running theatrical records, it’s never been short of ecstatic audiences and its share of controversy over the decades since … Continue reading

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“Frankenstein 1930” Theater Review

Halloween season is upon us and the audience was in full force at last night’s preview of “Frankenstein 1930” at the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater, running Sept. 23rd to Oct. 21st. Young and old alike crowded the seats to … Continue reading

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“As You Like It” theater review

        For those who are not particularly fans of Shakespeare, the bugbear is always the same: “I have no clue what they’re talking about!” The immortal Bard’s poetic dialogue can indeed be daunting for some. It’s definitely … Continue reading

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Theater Review: ‘Exit Wounds’

The nightmare of survivor’s guilt can be a prolonged, excruciating, never-ending darkness that is often endured by the perpetrators loved ones just as much as the victims’ families as lives are left in shambles. Everyone that is left to pick … Continue reading

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