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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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Secret romance gets a twist in Long Beach Shakespeare Company’s ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’

by Anita W. Harris August 6, 2026August 6, 2026

In this version, a company of actors is rehearsing “Cyrano de Bergerac” but often breaking out of character to improvise in everyday language when the script overlaps with their modern lives.

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Free opera at the aquarium: ‘Acquaprofonda’ tells the story of courage, kindness and a mysterious sick whale

by Anita W. Harris July 30, 2026July 30, 2026
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See (nearly) all of Shakespeare for free in Bixby Park on July 31

by Anita W. Harris July 23, 2026July 23, 2026
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Musical Theatre West’s glitzy ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ has younger audiences in mind

by Anita W. Harris July 17, 2026July 17, 2026
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See Oscar Wilde 1980s style with Long Beach Shakespeare Company’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’

by Anita W. Harris July 9, 2026July 10, 2026
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Theater News: ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ gets a modern reboot at Musical Theatre West

by Anita W. Harris July 1, 2026July 1, 2026
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Theater News: ‘Godspell’ to bring message of community to Long Beach Playhouse

by Anita W. Harris June 25, 2026June 25, 2026
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Theater Review: Girls just want to have a story in ‘The Revolutionists’ at International City Theatre

by Anita W. Harris June 18, 2026June 18, 2026
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Theater News: New shows about a rapidly aging girl, a horror parody and 4 bold women from the French Revolution

by Anita W. Harris June 4, 2026June 6, 2026
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In a world of shrinking orchestras, a $65,000 gift let this Long Beach theater afford the full musical experience

by Anita W. Harris May 28, 2026May 28, 2026

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