Theater review: 'Pride and Prejudice' at South Coast Repertory

It is a truth universally acknowledged in showbiz, that a classic novel much beloved by the masses must be trotted out onstage whenever a box office bump is called for.

Follies' Top 40 by Peter Filichia

I’m not going to do what every other long-time theatergoer does: tell you about the glories of the original 1971 Follies and detail how every other production has paled in comparison. …

A Starter Kit for Musicals

Every autumn, as Broadway gathers steam, the New York Musical Theatre Festival presents its own slate of 30 new musicals to considerably less fanfare. Here's an inside look.

Julianna Margulies, Jim Parsons, et al. Win 2011 Emmy Awards by Brian Scott Lipton

The 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 18 in Los Angeles and broadcast live on FOX. The ceremony was hosted by Jane Lynch. This year's series winners incl…

The Kauffman galas, part two

KANSAS CITY - The weekend's nonstop cultural partying continued on Saturday night at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts as the Helzberg Theatre had its grand opening.

“The Life and Death of King John” – NY Shakespeare Exchange by Kevin Daly

It’s not often that one gets to see The Life and Death of King John (by William Shakespeare, no less), so when I received the press invite for the New York Shakespeare Exchange’s…

Tension feels real in Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Clybourne Park’

HEDY WEISS: “Clybourne Park,” Bruce Norris’ 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning play may have been inspired by “A Raisin in the Sun.” But it owes as much to Henrik Ibsen’s 19th century d…

Theater Review | 'Arias With a Twist': ‘Arias With a Twist’ at Abrons Arts Center - Review by Ben Brantley

“Arias With a Twist” isn’t just a pocket-size, gender-inverting version of the grandeur that was Ziegfeld; it summons a century’s worth of ghosts of hedonism.

Review: The Life and Death of King John by Andy Buck

New York Shakespeare Exchange offers a streamlined if uneven production of the Bard's little-seen history play.

Feature: Calista Flockhart Plays House by Brian Scott Lipton

The award-winning actress discusses her return to the stage in LATW's A Doll House, her reflections on Brothers & Sisters, and the films of husband Harrison Ford.

Review: Arias with a Twist by Dan Bacalzo

Basil Twist and Joey Arias present a bigger and better version of their visually stunning artistic collaboration.

Review: Lucia's Chapters of Coming Forth By Day by Chris Kompanek

This hour-long show by Mabou Mines about James Joyce's daughter proves to be an unsatisfying experience.

Dally With the Devil by Theasy.com

Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row, Off Broadway By Weston Clay BOTTOM LINE: A political drama about three women who are invested in a senatorial election that, despite some strong perfor…

Notes to the Motherland by Steve Hallex

Be patient, readers.  There is a review in your future, but first—a history lesson.  Lithuania is a relatively small (about 3 million people) country on the Baltic Sea, bordering both Ru…

25 Days ’til Godspell: A Godspell field trip. by Ken

Godspell is one of the most produced musicals on the planet.  There have been close to 100,000 productions worldwide.  There is something about its message and its music that resonates mor…

Maggie Smith, Margo Martindale, Julianna Margulies, Jim Parsons and More Win Emmy Awards by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Emmy Award-winning "Glee" star Jane Lynch hosted the 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which were presented Sept. 18 in Los Angeles.

The Mandrake by Sarah Ameigh

“The ends justify the means”. Villainous ladder-climbers spout it in corporate dramas, and history teachers write it across blackboards (at least mine did). Most of us know Machiavelli f…

BRIDGING TV & THEATRE: Ben Feldman & DROP DEAD DIVA by Pat Cerasaro

Today we have the penultimate entry in our twelve-part series dedicated to Lifetimes hit dramedy DROP DEAD DIVA with an all-encompassing chat with the shows heavenly agent himself, Fred, por…

BWW TV NYMF Next Broadway Sensation 2011 - Larry Owens by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2011

The singing competition returns for its sixth year and will take place at New World Stages 340 W. 50th Street on three subsequent Saturdays - September 17th, September 24th, and October 1st.…

BWW TV NYMF Next Broadway Sensation 2011 - Trenton Hulen by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2011

The singing competition returns for its sixth year and will take place at New World Stages 340 W. 50th Street on three subsequent Saturdays - September 17th, September 24th, and October 1st.…

BWW TV NYMF Next Broadway Sensation 2011 - Tyree Robinson by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2011

The singing competition returns for its sixth year and will take place at New World Stages 340 W. 50th Street on three subsequent Saturdays - September 17th, September 24th, and October 1st.…

BWW TV NYMF Next Broadway Sensation 2011 - Danielle Sacks by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2011

The singing competition returns for its sixth year and will take place at New World Stages 340 W. 50th Street on three subsequent Saturdays - September 17th, September 24th, and October 1st.…

BWW TV NYMF Next Broadway Sensation 2011 - Audra Isadora by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2011

The singing competition returns for its sixth year and will take place at New World Stages 340 W. 50th Street on three subsequent Saturdays - September 17th, September 24th, and October 1st.…

BWW TV NYMF Next Broadway Sensation 2011 - Jody Cook by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2011

The singing competition returns for its sixth year and will take place at New World Stages 340 W. 50th Street on three subsequent Saturdays - September 17th, September 24th, and October 1st.…

BWW TV NYMF Next Broadway Sensation 2011 - Philip Deyesso by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2011

The singing competition returns for its sixth year and will take place at New World Stages 340 W. 50th Street on three subsequent Saturdays - September 17th, September 24th, and October 1st.…

BWW TV NYMF Next Broadway Sensation 2011 - Lexie Papedo by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2011

The singing competition returns for its sixth year and will take place at New World Stages 340 W. 50th Street on three subsequent Saturdays - September 17th, September 24th, and October 1st.…

Theater review: 'Pride and Prejudice' at South Coast Repertory by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty reviews "Pride and Prejudice" at South Coast Repertory.

My City, Almeida Theatre, London

Stephen Poliakoff has returned to the theatre with My City, his first stage play for 12 years. It stars Tracey Ullman – back from the States and sporting a lank, greying wig – as t…

The Films of Pixar: “Toy Story 3″ (2010) by Monica Reida

For now, we are at the end of “The Films of Pixar” until I sit down and watch Cars 2 in November. (At least it will be better than Sucker Punch.) So how does Toy Story 3 hold up …

The Glee Club, Hull Truck Theatre, Hull

It is easy to romanticise the coal-mining communities of the last century – not least when you consider the drugs and hopelessness that closure in the 1980s and 1990s left in their w…

A dancer about to undergo a big change

One day Edward Watson awoke to find that he had been transformed into a giant insect. The Royal Ballet star is at the centre of a new dance version of The Metamorphosis, a commission f…

A dancer about to undergo a big chang

One day Edward Watson awoke to find that he had been transformed into a giant insect. The Royal Ballet star is at the centre of a new dance version of The Metamorphosis, a commission f…

Voca People by The Tyro Theatre Critic

This should have been awful. An hour and a half of a cappella strung together by end of the pier, comedy schtick. Heck, just looking at the Voca People brings me out in hives. The first…

Jeremy Jordan Makes Headlines by Michael Portantiere

The phrase "up-and-comer" absolutely applies to Jeremy Jordan, in spades. The young actor has the leading role of Jack Kelly in the wildly anticipated stage adaptation of the Disne…

Review: Yellowman (Greenetree Productions) by Scotty Zacher

Yellowman is an outstanding cultural and artistic accomplishment. Building off a strong script, Greenetree's talented actors and production crew give the work the treatment it deserves. High…

‘Arias With a Twist’

Photos of Joey Arias’s show at the Abrons Arts Center.

Theater Review | 'The Wood' : ‘The Wood,’ at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater - Review by Jason Zinoman

A friend of Mike McAlary, a tough-guy columnist who died young, memorializes him in a play, “The Wood,” at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.

LES MIS Film to be Released in 3D? by BroadwayWorld

Rumor has it that the upcoming LES MISERABLES film is likely to be released in 3D.

Review: Much Ado About Nothing by Brian Scott Lipton

Michael Cumpsty and Kathryn Meisle give exemplary performances in Sam Buntrock's often-sparkling production of Shakespeare's comedy

Opera review: Los Angeles Opera's 'Eugene Onegin' by Mark Swed

Mark Swed reviews Los Angeles Opera's first production of Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin," which opened the company's 26th season at the Music Center.

Ripley goes 'Wild'

Legit News: Breen, Glick also on tap for MCC play -- Alice Ripley is among the thesps onboard for MCC Theater's Off Broadway production of new play "Wild Animals You Should Know."

Follies by Carey Purcell

  “Never look back.” This song lyric from the musical Follies is also a warning to each of the characters in the show. A love and hate letter to nostalgia, and one of Sondheim’s r…

Russell Kane: 'What am I going to do when I'm not the next big thing?' by Brian Logan

He was the toast of Edinburgh, he's written a novel and he's had a play put on at the RSC. Yet, comedian Russell Kane is prone to rages and plagued by doubtTen years ago, before he'd even dr…

Russell Kane: 'What am I going to do when I'm not the next big thing?' by Brian Logan

He was the toast of Edinburgh, he's written a novel and he's had a play put on at the RSC. Yet, comedian Russell Kane is prone to rages and plagued by doubt Continue reading...

Fallon and Colbert - Musical Stars in the Making...

PHOTO FLASH: Wayne Brady, Melora Hardin, Anneliese van der Pol at Concert for Victor by Dan Bacalzo

Stage and screen stars Wayne Brady, Melora Hardin, and Anneliese van der Pol headlined Concert For Victor: A Benefit, which was held at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre at The Pasadena Playhouse …

Blog: Paradise Lost's Journey to Atlantic Fringe (Part IV) by The Charlebois Post

Fourby Sara Rodriguezphotos by Jody BurkholderSo much has happened since the last entry!  We closed our show at the DANSpace and moved into the beautiful Neptune Theatre for another tec…

Critics Dislike Negative Reviews, Except When They Write Them

"When somebody fails to appreciate something you yourself have deeply enjoyed, it’s hard not to feel personally affronted. This isn’t logical — why should your own pleasure in somethin…

Jerry O’Connell Debuts on Broadway in ‘Seminar’ by Ryan Cockerham

You may have seen him in “Stand By Me.” Perhaps you recognize his face from “Jerry Maguire,” or “Scream 2″ (that last one is a stretch.) Never before, tho…

Freud Leaves The Upper West Side by Jonathan Mandell

The announcement that “Freud’s Last Session” was leaving the Upper West Side for Midtown gave me a guilty conscience. I thought I should see the show before it departs its natural habi…

Kim Smith "Misfit" Encore Presentation by Adaumbelle

Award winning performer and fellow "Adaumbelle's Quest" paricipant Kim Smith is presenting an encore performance of his triumphant cabaret show "Mistfit" on September 21 at 8:30pm at Duane P…

Broadway Review - FOLLIES

The cast of the recently transferred Kennedy Center production of Stephen Sondheim's and James Goldman's Follies has more combined years of theatre experience than the rest of the Broadway s…

CHART TOPPERS: Most-Read Playbill.com Stories, Week of Sept. 4-10 by Michael C. Gioia

Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Sept. 4-10 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com. BROADWAY FALL PREVIEW 2011: From Follies to Porgy and Bess, With Drama…

TheatreScene in Pictures: September 12 - 18 by JK

The weekly round-up continues to evolve!  You wanted more pictures, so here you go!  Each week, I'll look at the box office, show news and casting news.  And at the bottom, so…

Broadway Week Commences, Two-For-One Tickets Available For 15 Shows

Starting Sunday, two-for-one tickets to select performances of more than 15 Broadway shows are on sale through September 30.

Oh, the Humanity by Lyn Gardner

Northern Stage, NewcastleThe sports coach is trying to account for his team's poor season. He begins with platitudes, but then veers from the script. The woman he loves has left him, life af…

Broken Glass by Michael Billington

Vaudeville, LondonArthur Miller's 1994 play towers over the dismal lowlands of current West End theatre like a majestic mountain peak. Part psychological detective story and part political d…

This Week on Broadway for September 18, 2011: Harvey Evans and Follies by James Marino

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Porta…

The Missing – review by Alfred Hickling

Tramway, GlasgowAndrew O'Hagan's 1994 debut The Missing was an arresting, genre-defying work – part speculative memoir, part Orwellian social reportage – that investigated the phenomenon…

PHANTOM Cast Members to Perform at Wonderful World Awards, 9/19 by BroadwayWorld

Paul A. Schaefer, Kyle Barisich and Elizabeth Welch, members of the Broadway cast of Phantom of the Opera, will be the opening act at The Louis Armstrong Center for Music amp Medicine's 2011…

Spotlight | West Orange: Jan Slepian, 90, Sees Essays on Aging Brought to Life Onstage by Tammy La Gorce

“Astonishment,” an adaptation of Jan Slepian’s book on aging, will be performed on Oct. 6 at the JCC MetroWest in West Orange.

Arts | New Jersey: ‘Othello’ at the Shakespeare Theater at Drew University - Review by Anita Gates

Not every director of “Othello” has the courage to bring the humor front and center. Bonnie J. Monte dares to do so in the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey’s new production.

My City, Almeida Theatre, London

Stephen Poliakoff's latest play amasses a series of stories that suggest London's inhabitants are the capital's way of remembering itself

The Absence of Women, Tricycle, London

Rachel O'Riordan's take on Owen McCafferty's study of two Belfast labourers and their lives of hard digging and hard drinking is sensitive but unsentimental

The 2011 Emmy Awards Are Tonight! Follow BWW For LIVE Updates! by BroadwayWorld

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards are tonight, September 18, being Broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A at 8pm EST 5pm PST. As usual, BroadwayWorld will be bringing you updates of the win…

Talk Philly: "Aspects Of Love" Hits The Walnut Street Theatre Stage

Video: Ukee Washington interviews Jennifer Hope and Charles Hagerty, two of the stars from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Aspects Of Love" playing at the Walnut Street Theatre.

MANNERS TO THE FORE by John Simon

All schemes for improving humankind appear to be hopeless. The masses are definitely not kind and, I fear, barely human. Where even quite ordinary individuals manage to rise above ordinary c…

Getting personal by George Hunka

Criticism is the art we need most today. But not, don’t you see? not the “if I’d done it myself.” Yes, a, a disciplined nostalgia, disciplined recognitions but not, n…

TWITTER WATCH: Kirstie Alley Coming to Broadway? by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com presents Twitter Watch, which brings you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking …

Rochester’s Day Off by Trav S. D.

Today is Eddie “Rochester” Anderson’s birthday. In honor thereof, we post this classic scene from the Jack Benny Show. If you can ride out the non-verbal opener, some of …

I Interview Playwrights Part 382: Robert Askins by Adam

Rob Askins Hometown: Cypress, Texas Current Town: Brooklyn, NY Q:  Tell me about your show coming up at EST. A:  I wrote this play called Hand to God. It’s about a Christi…

Dublin by Lamplight by Theasy.com

59E59 Theatres, Off Broadway By Alan J. Miller BOTTOM LINE: A wonderful combination of Commedia dell’Arte and Story Theatre, engendering an exceptionally entertaining and creative w…

Theatre The Last Musical | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson by Frank Rich

Frank Rich's 1971 review of the Boston tryout of Follies for the Harvard Crimson.

Fuse Visual Arts Review: The Strange Beauty of “Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge” by Arts Fuse Editor

The astonishing exhibition "Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge" has the strange beauty and density of a scientific diagram or star chart. You can’t examine it deeply all at once. It is be…

This Week on Broadway for September 18, 2011: Harvey Evans and Follies by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere, Harvey Evans, Steve Bell and James Marino talk about Follies past, present and future.

Lush Valley by StageGrade

Is critical interest piqued by "Lush Valley"?

FOLLIES — remembrance of things past by Oscar E Moore

FOLLIES - the original production - was the last show that I ever auditioned for.  I was taxied downtown to a rehearsal studio with Ruth Mitchell, squeezed in between Kurt Peterson and anot…

Daltry reloads ‘Tommy’ gun by Larry Getlen

By the middle of 1968, The Who had released eight singles in the previous four years — all of which went Top 10 in the UK. Despite their success, they felt like a band adrift. Guitarist an…

BWW's On This Day - September 18, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 18 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

The Life and Death of King John by Andy Propst

Although problems abound in this staging of Shakespeare's rarely seen history play, the lucid production features several notable performances, particularly from Vince Gatton in the title …

The baggage of ‘Porgy and Bess’ - Opinion - The Boston Globe by Joanna Weiss

New adaptation’s true test will be how it plays to different audiences

Public Lectures at Princeton » Stephen Sondheim and Frank Rich

A Conversation between Stephen Sondheim and Frank Rich.

Roundabout Cast and Creative Team Sound Off on Sons of the Prophet (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Roundabout Theatre Company’s New York premiere of Stephen Karam’s Sons of the Prophet will begin previews Sept. 28, prior to an official opening Oct. 20, at the Harold and Miriam…

Phantom Tollbooth at 50 by Trav S. D.

The fabulous Brooklyn Book Festival is in play today. The organizers out-do themselves every year putting this event together — everybody who’s anybody in this highly literary bo…

NY Review: 'Arias With a Twist' by Nicole Villeneuve

Spectacle rules the day in drag diva Joey Arias' and puppetry master Basil Twist's whirlwind tour of new worlds ending in Big Band–era New York and a decidedly modern interpretation …

This Is Where We Got To When You Came In, Bush Theatre by Carole Woddis

It all started back on Thursday, 6 April, 1972. In the dining room of the less than salubrious Bush Hotel on the corner of Shepherds Bush Green, in a room that had once been Lionel Blair’s…

Carolee Carmello Saving Aimee Interview by Adaumbelle

"Adaumbelle's Quest" welcomes back two-time Tony Award Nominee Carolee Carmello discusses starring in Kathie Lee Gifford's new musical "Saving Aimee," what it's like to work with Kathie Lee …

Mandy Patinkin Brings 'Mamaloshen' to Toronto, 9/18 by BroadwayWorld

Broadway's master songman, Mandy Patinkin, will bring his critically acclaimed Broadway theatre concert, Mamaloshen, to Toronto this fall.

This Week on Broadway for September 18, 2011: Harvey Evans and Follies by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere, Harvey Evans, Steve Bell and James Marino talk about Follies past, present and future. Continue reading →

Lucia's Chapters of Coming Forth by Day by Jason Fitzgerald

This true-life ghost story of a lost modernist heroine is a set piece for the aged but fiery Ruth Maleczech, whose performance is not to be missed.

Review: My Fair Lady (Paramount Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

The special wonder holding this production's magic together is the scintillating chemistry between Andrea Prestinario’s heart-hungry, dreamer Eliza and the tough-loving, logic-wielding Hen…

Pianist Orli Shaham gets new concerto

The new concerto is "Stumble to Grace," composed by Steven Mackey.

Plenty to amuse, engage in jazz, dance and art this season

Jazz, dance and art bring out different things in different people.

Fall arts preview: 7 veterans are part of local arts community's fiber

Longtime members of the arts community have helped keep the local scene rolling.

Fall brings riches for classical music fans

The weather's cooling, the leaves are starting to turn and the fall arts season is upon us, with many attractive concerts from which to choose. Here are some of the standouts.

Fall theater season provides for any mood

Some people say there are only five stories. Or three. Or two: one happy, one sad. Baloney.

"War Horse" Opens Doors for the Puppet Arts

Connecticut Puppet Institutions See Impact of Broadway Hit   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe day after the Tony Awards ceremo…

A new stage for South Coast Repertory

Marc Masterson takes over as artistic director from founding directors David Emmes and Martin Benson. Interview-based documentaries, self-contained touring ensembles and hip-hop theater coul…

FOLLIES — remembrance of things past by Oscar E. Moore

Ghostlike and shimmering. Fragile and haunting. Memorable and aching. There is so much to savor. So many delectable performances beautifully staged that make FOLLIES shine anew.

Spotlight | Hartford: Darko Tresnjak Takes Over at Hartford Stage by Anita Gates

The first season for the new director of the Hartford Stage, Darko Tresnjak, is under way.

The Abominable Showman by Richard Burnett, September 18, 2011 (New Feature) by The Charlebois Post

Jeannotte and Patricia Summersett just beforeTHE scene. (Photo: Andrée Lanthier)Much Ado About DickWhen you've got really hot guys like Lamont or Jeannotte stripping onstage, believe me, yo…

Tony Nominee Andrew Rannells To Host Fall Into the Nova Benefit Concert With Betsy Wolfe and Matt Doyle by Adam Hetrick

Book of Mormon Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells will host Fall Into the Nova, a benefit concert featuring the music of Daniel Zaitchik, Justin Levine and Shaina Taub, Oct. 3 at Ars Nova.

ON THE RECORD: A Minister's Wife, Plus Reissues of Ernest in Love, The Mad Show and More by Steven Suskin

Listening to cast recording of A Minister's Wife plus Masterworks Broadway reissues of archy and mehitabel, Say, Darling, Ernest in Love and The Mad Show.

Daryl Glenn and Jo Lynn Burks' "Nashville" Tribute Plays Feinstein's Sept. 18 by Michael Gioia

Daryl Glenn and Jo Lynn Burks (Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story) perform their Bistro, MAC and Nightlife Award-winning show, Daryl Glenn and Jo Lynn Burks Play and Sing Robert Altman's Nashv…

Jay D'Amico and Tom Diggs' Fairy Hoax Musical Gets NYC Reading Sept. 18 by Michael Gioia

The Fairy Hoax, a coming-of-age musical based on the Cottingley fairy hoax, is given a NYC reading Sept. 18 at 6 PM at WorkShop Theater Company, as part of Musical Theater Wing's Sundays…

The Thread, September 18, 2011 by The Charlebois Post

The ThreadMany theatre artists believe the form does not need critics. However, stats at CharPo-Canada and CharPo-Montreal are clear: traffic goes way up when reviews appear on the sites. So…

Review: Point of Departure

Going to the airport these days is becoming an increasingly daunting task. Gone are the days of families seeing their loved ones off at the gate and free checked baggage; replacing them are …

Tony Nominee Andrew Rannells To Host Fall Into the Nova Benefit Concert With Betsy Wolf and Matt Doyle by Adam Hetrick

Book of Mormon Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells will host Fall Into the Nova, a benefit concert featuring the music of Daniel Zaitchik, Justin Levine and Shaina Taub, Oct. 3 at Ars Nova.

Broadway Week Discount Ticket Offer Returns Sept. 18 by Adam Hetrick

Broadway Week, the special ticket offer that allows theatre fans to purchase two-for-one tickets to Wicked, Memphis, Billy Elliot, Jersey Boys and more, launches Sept. 18.

63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presented Sept. 18 by Adam Hetrick and Michael Giola

Laura Linney, Edie Falco, Martha Plimpton, Jim Parsons, Alec Baldwin, Laurence Fishburne and "Glee" are among the nominees for the 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which are pres…

Expanded Arias With a Twist Opens in New York Sept. 18 by Adam Hetrick

Joey Arias and Basil Twist take New Yorkers on an alien abduction, a trip to hell and back again in the musical and visual fantasy Arias With a Twist, which officially opens its New York ret…

Johanna Day, Sharon Lawrence, Reg Rogers, Christopher Evan Welch Exhibit Poor Behavior, Opening Sept. 18 by Andrew Gans

The world premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist Theresa Rebeck's Poor Behavior officially opens Sept. 18 following previews that began Sept. 7 at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum.

Artist Profile: Sarah Rasmussen by Lila Rose Kaplan

Sarah Rasmussen started her first theater company at age 14 in her hometown of Sisseton, South Dakota after seeing a Garland Wright production. As far as I can tell, Sarah has never lost her…

Artist Profile: Sibyl Kempson by Beth Kurkjian

Let’s be clear. Sibyl Kempson is a director, but she is also a playwright and a performer, and usually she does all three jobs in her own work. So, suffice it to say, when you watch an exp…