Alma at the Los Angeles

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — I’ve watched a Google news search for “alma mahler” with interest since September 30, when the roaming play Alma opened at the Los Angeles Theatre. After a decent number of pre-opening articles it’s been hard to find good reviews to go off of. This reuters piece pretty much sums up what I’ve seen:

The main problem with “Alma,” however, is Alma. All three of the younger Almas appear to be rather ordinary Viennese hotties … The venue itself is the best part of the evening. The baroque interior of the theater is filled with bygone splendor … Along with preshow drinks, there is a three-course Viennese dinner buffet and wine at intermission included in the $125 tab. Improvement here would be welcome as well.

I would love to go see the show, but for $125 I’d like to be confident I’m getting more than just a cool tour of the Los Angeles . The play runs through Dec. 5, so I think I should be able to make up my mind by then. It would be a shame for something like this to be visible out my bedroom window and not to check it out.