Articles by Michelle Clay

Joe Turner's Come and Gone Theatre Review

Phylicia Rashad directs the August Wilson Classic Joe Turner's Come and Gone for the Center Theatre Group

END OF THE RAINBOW THEATRE REVIEW - SIMPLY ELECTRIFYING

Peter Quilter's Bio-musical End of the Rainbow provides an front row seat to the spectacular talent and deteriorating life of America's First Sweetheart, Judy Garland

RENT: THE MUSICAL TO BENEFIT LOCAL HIV/AIDS CHARITIES

Beyond the Stage Productions' RENT Revival Raises Critical Funding for Los Angeles Outreach Organization The Stigma Project

OUTFEST ANNOUNCES FUSION LAB: FIRST EVER LGBT MEDIA WORKSHOP

OUTFEST ANNOUNCES FUSION LAB: THE FIRST EVER LGBT CINEMA AND MEDIA WORKSHOP IN HIGHLAND PARK. FREE SEMINARS FOR EMERGING ARTISTS TAUGHT BY OUTFEST ALUMNI FILMMAKERS

WOLVES Theatre Review - A Hauntingly Hilarious Play

Overbearing roommates: just awkward or truly psychotic?

Tribes Theatre Review - A Breathtaking Drama in the Art of Language

Nina Raine's striking drama explores the self-discovery, language and what it means to be heard in the world

OUTFEST ANNOUNCES LiNE-UP FOR 10TH ANNUAL FUSION: LGBT PEOPLE OF COLOR FILM FESTIVAL

Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing, showcasing and protecting LGBT media, has announced its lineup for the 2013 Outfest Fusion LGBT People of Color Film Festival

Production Begins for LGBT Film Better Half - The Other Modern Family

Independent filmmaker Michelle Clay launches her second feature film production "Better Half" the story about a gay couple who adopt a baby. But the clock is ticking...

Backbeat Theatre Review - Catch The BIrth of the Beatles at the Ahmanson

Backbeat explores the rise of a legendary rock band and the fall of the little known fifth Beatle.

Backbeat Theatre Review - Catch The BIrth of the Beatles at the Ahmanson

Backbeat explores the rise of a legendary rock band and the fall of the little known fifth Beatle.

Happy Face Sad Face Theatre Review - It Twists and Turns into a Comedy

R.J. Colleary’s Happy Face, Sad Face, is a do-overs dual feature of high concept and lowbrow bawdiness

Anything Goes Musical Theatre Review - A Musical Pleasure Cruise

The RoundaboutThea Company's production of Anything Goes is a classic musicals that easily translates to the 21st century. This show truly is a entertaining pleasure cruise for the whole family

Black Tar Road - Shooting Begins on a Gritty Indie Drama

Indie Filmmaking, by every means necessary, helps push forward the latest narrative effort by writer/director Amber Dawn Lee

Seminar Theatre Review - Schools Writers in Funny

Seminar, the opener for the 45th Season at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre, serves up the laughs in a comedy about five writer and if they can handle the truth about fiction

Elmina's Kitchen Theatre Review - Heats Up The Lost Studio in Hollywood

Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble presents the West Coast Premiere of Elmina's Kitchen, a bitter clash of values between three generations of Black men and its effect on family and community

Red Theatre Review - A Drama on Shades of Brilliance

Paint collides with canvas live on stage, as masterpieces are born and torn down in a visceral experience that spills off the stage and forever changes the way you see red.

Mary Poppins Musical Theatre Review - A Practically Perfect Production!

Mary Poppins is truly the first “Supernanny” of our times. Go see this current production at the Ahmanson Theatre, and you will see why!

Interview: Director Gregg T. Daniel brings Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble to Elmina's Kitchen

Director Gregg T. Daniel talks theatre & the latest production from Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble: ELMINA’S KITCHEN the story of a bitter clash of values between 3 generations of black men & its effect on their family & community

Margarita Film Review - Official Selection of Outfest 2012

When the cash-strapped Canadian yuppies fire their teen-aged daughter's lesbian Mexican nanny, Margarita, they set off a chain of events that lead to her deportation

Stud Life Film Review - Official Selection of Outfest 2012

When JJ falls in love with a beautiful diva, JJ and Seb's friendship is tested. JJ is forced to chose between her hot new lover and her best friend

I Want Your Live Film Review - Official Selection Outfest 2012

When Jesse is forced to move back to his Midwestern, friends and ex-lovers gather for a going away party that promises to heighten Jesse's already bittersweet feelings about leaving

Morgan Film Review - Official Selection of Outfest 2012

Morgan is an intimate tale of a young man's struggle to feel whole, despite his own emotional disabilities

Elliot Loves Film Review - Official Selection of 2012 Outfest

The dual story of Elliot Ayende: as a 9-year-old who is side-kick and confidant to his barely-keeping-it-together single mom; & as a 21-year-old looking for love in New York City. A comedy-drama that shows you can survive anything life throws at you

Sassy Pants Film Review - Official Selection of Outfest 2012

Desperate to get out from under her overprotective mother, a home-schooled teen runs off to live with her dad, and forms a bond with his much-younger boyfriend. Great Family entertainment

Outfest 30 - Preview - The Hits Are Coming

OUTFEST 30 is Coming! Full Force with Great Films. Don't Miss Out on the Film Festival Event of Summer 2012

War Horse Theatre Review - The Compelling Story of A War, A Boy and His Horse

Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, War Horse tells the story of how a sibling rivalry blossoms into an unexpected and extraordinary bond between a teenaged boy and his beloved horse.

HUFFINGTON PICTURES’ “GEOGRAPHY CLUB’’ BEGINS PRODUCTION

“Geography Club,” based on Brent Hartinger’s best-selling young adult novel, has begun production on locations in and around Los Angeles, it was announced today by producer Michael Huffington

Celeste & Jesse Forever Film Review - Official Selection of the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival

Breaking up is hard to do, even when you're not trying

Middle of Nowhere Film Review - Official Selection of the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival

A 2012 LAFF Featured Gala Event: Middle of Nowhere. A drama that follows a woman who changes her life in order to contend with her husband's 8-year prison sentence; and an intense character study in the taut ties that bind