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Dancing at Lughnasa Daniella Litvak	The Complete Works of William Shakespeare @ Costa Mesa Playhouse in Costa Mesa Patrick Chavis
"A Streetcar Named Desire" Chris Daniels	"Silent Sky" – Costa Mesa Playhouse Chris Daniels	Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers" Finds Its Way Into Audience's Hearts Lucia Arreola
Lost in Yonkers @ The Costa Mesa Playhouse – Review Patrick Chavis	"Lost In Yonkers" – Costa Mesa Playhouse Chris Daniels	"Violet" –– Costa Mesa Playhouse Chris Daniels
'Violet' wilts on Costa Mesa stage Tom Titus	39 wild and crazy 'Steps' at Mesa Playhouse Tom Titus	"The Who's TOMMY" – Costa Mesa Playhouse Chris Daniels
"Avenue Q" - Costa Mesa Playhouse Chris Daniels	Raunchy puppets patrol "Avenue Q" Tom Titus	On Theater: 'Crimes' committed lavishly in Mesa Tom Titus
Crimes of the Heart – Costa Mesa Playhouse Chris Daniels	'Vampire Queen' spoofs '50s sci-fi moviesPlay name Tom Titus	Vampire Queen of Mars - Costa Mesa Playhouse Chris Daniels
'Vampire Queen' will make grand Halloween entrance Eric Marchese	REVIEW- "NEXT TO NORMAL," Costa Mesa Playhouse Chris Daniels	'Next to Normal' is a gripping family drama set to music Tom Titus
On Theater: Mesa Playhouse launches 54^th season Tom Titus	On Theater: A crisis of faith provokes 'The Christians' at Costa Mesa Playhouse Tom Titus	The Christians Takes You to Church Joel Beers
'The Christians' avoids preaching, yet gets us thinking Eric Marchese	On Theater: Hallelujah! 'Sister Act' rocks in Costa Mesa Tom Titus	On Theater: Brain surgery is set to music in 'A New Brain' at Costa Mesa Playhouse Tom Titus
College and community theaters were prolific in 2017 Tom Titus	Mr. Burns Is a Most Egg-cellent Simpsons-Themed Play Joel Beers	In Costa Mesa, 'Mr. Burns' misses the comedic edge of its 'Simpsons' origins Eric Marchese
Mr. Burns, a Post–Electric Play @ The Costa Mesa Playhouse Alina Mae Wilson	"Mr. Burns" at Costa Mesa Playhouse Jordan Young	Conspiracy theories and reality clash after 9/11 in the riveting 'Yankee Tavern' Tom Titus
Orange County Ain't Accepting Real Women Have Curves Joel Beers	In Costa Mesa, 'Real Women' have grueling yet gratifying lives Eric Marchese	Real Women Have Curves @ Costa Mesa Playhouse – Review Daniella Litvak
Comedy at Costa Mesa Playhouse touches on plight of undocumented women Tom Titus	Food For Thought: Dinner With Friends - Orange Curtain Review Daniella Litvak	On Theater: A dramatic 'Dinner With Friends' in Costa Mesa Tom Titus
In Costa Mesa, 'Dinner' serves up changes imposed by marriage, friendships and life Eric Marchese	On Theater: A Fantastick revival at the playhouse Tom Titus	Small-scale revival highlights timeless nature of 'Fantasticks' in Costa Mesa Eric Marchese
'Piece of My Heart' in Costa Mesa delivers women's view of Vietnam War Eric Marchese	'A Piece of My Heart' offers a powerful female retrospective on Vietnam Tom Titus	A Piece of My Heart @ The Costa Mesa Playhouse Mike Martin
Daily Pilot - best plays of 2016 Tom Titus	On Theater: Kooky 'Addams Family' musical hits the right notes Tom Titus	Scaled-down 'Addams Family' scares up macabre laughs and first-rate vocals Eric Marchese
'I Do' and 'Red Scare' lure local playgoers Tom Titus	Red Scare on Sunset Joel Beers	Red Scare on Sunset Eric Marchese
Red Scare on Sunset Patrick Chavis	A powerful Steinbeck revival at Costa Mesa Playhouse Tom Titus	'Of Mice and Men' in Costa Mesa mostly captures tale's bittersweet tone Eric Marchese
George and Lenny revived in classic story Tom Titus	A redneck romp at Costa Mesa stage Tom Titus	'Trailer Park' in Costa Mesa houses laughs and heartache Eric Marchese
Rumors Tom Titus	Nine @ Costa Mesa Playhouse Erin Tobin	Costa Mesa Playhouse's 'Nine' may not appeal to all Tom Titus
Playhouse plays spotlighted in Daily Pilot year-end review. Tom Titus	A Behanding In Spokane Doth Protest Too Much Joel Beers	A big hand for dark comedy 'Behanding' Tom Titus
'A Behanding in Spokane' is a pitch-black comedy of obsession in Costa Mesa Eric Marchese	'Lion in Winter' an always engaging family chess match Eric Marchese	A Lion in Winter Tom Titus
The Lion in Winter Patrick Chavis	Little Women Tom Titus	Bette and Boo Eric Marchese
Bette and Boo Alina Mae Wilson	Bette and Boo Tom Titus	Bonnie & Clyde Collected Reviews
On Theater: 'Carnage' was god in 2014 Tom Titus	The Haunting of Hill House Eric Marchese	The Haunting of Hill House Tom Titus
God of Carnage Top Titus	Little Shop of Horrors Tom Titus	True West Tom Titus
Assassins Eric Marchese	Assassins Tom Titus	Highlights of 2013 at local venues Tom Titus
Greater Tuna Eric Marchese	Greater Tuna Tom Titus	Dog Logic Tom Titus
Jacques Brel Tom Titus	Lucky Stiff Tom Titus	Wait Until Dark Tom Titus
Proof Tom Titus	Hedwig and the Angry Inch Brittany Woolsey	The Crucible Tom Titus
Nunsense (A-Men) Tom Titus	Earthlings Beware! Robin Walton	Blithe Spirit Tom Titus

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