Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Set in 1973 Atlanta, Pearl Cleage's 'What I Learned in Paris' sets romance against the backdrop of the election of Atlanta's first Black mayor.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AM[SHARE]Playwright and actor Harvey Fierstein reveals how a chubby gay kid from Brooklyn became a Broadway powerhouse and LBGTQ crusader.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 24, 2022
The world premiere of 'Detained,' France-Luce Benson's docudrama, at the Fountain Theatre, explores the plight of longtime U.S. residents held in immigration detention.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:52PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Snehal Desai of East West Players directs 'Assassins,' Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's darkly comic musical about presidential assassins.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:54AM[SHARE]Sunday, February 20, 2022
With Bryan Cranston and Amy Brenneman starring in the West Coast premiere of 'Power of Sail' at the Geffen Playhouse, what could go wrong? Well ...
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:46PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 17, 2022
"Slave Play," which confronts America's race problem through depiction of experimental sex therapy, is a controversial work making its West Coast debut.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:34PM[SHARE]Monday, February 14, 2022
First staged in 1955, the play " in a new production at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego " gives rise to enduring questions about racism in American theater.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:45PM[SHARE]Friday, February 4, 2022
Mike Lew's latest takes inspiration from Shakespeare's history play to explore how a character gets to play the villain without apology.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:36PM[SHARE]Sunday, January 30, 2022
2022 Australian Open singles champions Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty flip the usual script and prove it's possible to be good and great.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:05PM[SHARE]Monday, January 24, 2022
Layton Williams and "RuPaul's Drag Race" winner Roy Haylock reprise their roles in the North American premiere of the West End musical.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:31PM[SHARE]Friday, January 14, 2022
Joel Coen's 'The Tragedy of Macbeth,' with Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, carves out its own space in the history of Shakespeare onscreen.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, January 7, 2022
The late actor will be remembered for his prodigious film legacy, but Poitier's contributions to theater should not go unforgotten.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:16PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 6, 2022
Starring Uzo Aduba, Lynn Nottage's latest play offers a modern spin on the tale of good versus evil.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:24PM[SHARE]Friday, December 17, 2021
2021 didn't quite go as planned for stage performances, but our critic has several memories to cherish.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:06PM[SHARE]Friday, December 10, 2021
Stephen Sondheim regretted the original song's lyrics. For the revamped film, Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner came up with an ingenious solution.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:48PM[SHARE]Friday, December 3, 2021
The Old Vic production of the Charles Dickens holiday classic stars Bradley Whitford as Scrooge.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:29PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 2, 2021
David Yazbek and Itamar Moses' Tony-winning production has its Los Angeles premiere.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:17PM[SHARE]In Season 2, HBO's Emmy-winning drama walked a tightrope of savage comedy and Shakespearean drama. In Season 3, it's lost its balance.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, November 26, 2021
A critic's tribute to Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, a master of storytelling in song.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:47PM[SHARE]Monday, November 22, 2021
As part of Dominique Morisseau's "Detroit Project" trilogy, the work chronicles the generational struggles of the Black community in the playwright's native city.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:18PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 16, 2021
The Broadway production, which combines '80s hits with a 16th century pastoral romance, is freshly re-conceived at Pasadena Playhouse.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:31PM[SHARE]Monday, November 15, 2021
Playwrights' Arena and Skylight Theatre Company present the world premiere of Inda Craig-Galván's 'A Hit Dog Will Holler.'
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:57PM[SHARE]Monday, November 8, 2021
Lucy Kirkwood's Tony-nominated play arrives at the Fountain Theatre for its Los Angeles premiere.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:35PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Now receiving its world premiere at Echo Theater Co., Chiara Atik's production offers a drolly modern take on the life of St. Clare of Assisi.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:33PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Now streaming on Center Theatre Group's website, this cinematic reimagining of the troupe's play offers a history lesson to a too-forgetful Los Angeles.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:58PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 27, 2021
The Ron Sossi-directed revival of the avant-garde production returns after the pandemic cut it short.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 20, 2021
A professor's recent showing of Laurence Olivier's offensive "Othello" prompts a heated " and necessary " conversation.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:02PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 12, 2021
The new solo play written by Richard Greenberg ("Take Me Out," "Three Days of Rain") and starring David Ivers has insights, but also two big problems.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:09PM[SHARE]Sunday, October 10, 2021
A review of Jennifer Holliday's concert 'Here's To Life' at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:27PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Jeremy O. Harris threatens to pull "Slave Play" from the Mark Taper Forum in solidarity with female playwrights noting the lack of representation.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:16PM[SHARE]Monday, October 4, 2021
"Diana: The Musical," about the ill-starred royal marriage, is streaming ahead of its Broadway opening. There's a reason for that.
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