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Anita W. Harris

Anita W. Harris has reviewed theater in and around Long Beach for the past eight years. She believes theater is a creative space where words and stories become reality through being spoken, enacted, felt and lived. She is a member of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle and won 3rd place for theater criticism in 2023 and 2024 in the Los Angeles Press Club's Journalism Awards.

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Theater News: Music performances perfect for Mother’s Day — songs by Sondheim and two jazz vocalists 

by Anita W. Harris 5 hours ago

There’s Broadway-inspired singing at the Long Beach Landmark Theatre and two jazzy performances at the Carpenter Center.

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Theater News: Two local women-oriented plays open this weekend to make you laugh and think

by Anita W. Harris April 23, 2026
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Theater Review: Old-school ‘Harvey’ charms at Long Beach Playhouse 

by Anita W. Harris April 17, 2026April 19, 2026
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Theater News: Behind the scenes of Musical Theatre West’s ‘In the Heights’

by Anita W. Harris April 16, 2026April 16, 2026
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Theater News: Journey to the underworld with Eurydice in ‘Hadestown’ at Cerritos Center

by Anita W. Harris April 9, 2026April 9, 2026
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Theater News: Long Beach Playhouse questions reality with an invisible rabbit in ‘Harvey’

by Anita W. Harris March 26, 2026March 26, 2026
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Theater News: Off-the-beaten-track theater experiences this weekend, including a free ‘In the (Belmont) Heights’ block party

by Anita W. Harris March 19, 2026March 22, 2026
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Theater News: ‘Our Dear Dead Drug Lord’ at the Garage Theatre is about teen girls and Pablo Escobar’s ghost

by Anita W. Harris March 12, 2026March 12, 2026
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Theater News: ‘Clue’ brings physical and slapstick comedy to Cerritos Center 

by Anita W. Harris March 5, 2026March 8, 2026
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Theater News: Raw. Violent. Infused with love. How the director describes Long Beach Shakespeare’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’

by Anita W. Harris March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

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