Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Casting a woman as Prospero in William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” is no longer a novelty. Helen Mirren starred as Prospera in the 2010 Julie Taymor film and, more recently, Harriet Wa…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:05PMSaturday, June 23, 2018
The Reprise series is back after a five year absence, this time branded Reprise 2.0. It opens at the Freud Playhouse with Kathleen Marshall dusting off an old defunct gem.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:30AMFirst things first: Let’s have a round of applause for Reprise 2.0, the reboot of Reprise Theatre Company, which officially closed in 2013. Lovers of old musicals — baby boomers and thei…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:30AMThursday, June 21, 2018
Stephen Karam's drama, winner of the 2016 Tony Award for best play, has come to Los Angeles with its Broadway cast almost completely intact, including Tony winners Jayne Houdyshell and Reed …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:35PMIf there’s a better acting ensemble working in America right now than the extraordinary cast of “The Humans,” which opened Wednesday at the Ahmanson Theatre with nearly the entire Broa…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:35PMFriday, June 15, 2018
Dominique Morisseau, the playwright of "Detroit '67" and also a writer for Showtime's "Shameless," delivers a powerful drama about the working class — and what happens when their work is t…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:28PMThe handwriting is on the wall for the workers at one of the last standing small auto plants in Detroit. They know management is planning to shut down the operation, but they don’t know wh…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:25PMTuesday, June 12, 2018
Lesley Manville is breathtaking as Mary Tyrone, the wife and mother imprisoned in addiction. Jeremy Irons is suave and subtle as James Tyrone, the husband and father helpless as his family f…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:28PMThere are two main reasons to once again undergo Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” which opened Sunday at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Bev…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:25PMMonday, June 11, 2018
The Tony Awards have closed the book on the 2017-18 season, and now that "The Band's Visit" has won 10 trophies and "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" has won six, producers and press agent…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:22AMRevivals redeemed a lackluster Broadway year. But now that the Tony Awards have closed the book on the 2017-18 season, it will be easy for producers and press agents to spin a self-congratul…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:00AMSunday, June 10, 2018
Staging a sprawling, two-part Shakespearean drama outdoors is a brave task, so credit to the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles for pulling it off with a cast that includes Rondi Reed, Raffi …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:51PMTackling both parts of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” in an outdoor staging with a company of actors not primarily known as Elizabethan specialists is a recipe for a long and bumpy night. So…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:10PMSaturday, June 9, 2018
A look at six featured performances nominated for Tony Awards that stood out in the season.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMThe truth of that old theatrical saying that there are no small parts, only small actors, was redeemed last season on Broadway, with a bevy of featured performances that transcended their li…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMThe truth of that old theatrical saying that there are no small parts, only small actors, was redeemed last season on Broadway, with a bevy of featured performances that transcended their li…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMFriday, June 8, 2018
Joe Mantello is a Tony nominee for "Three Tall Women" and also the man guiding the new revival of "The Boys in the Band" starring Zachary Quinto. They talk about the 50th anniversary as well…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00AMJoe Mantello is a Tony nominee for "Three Tall Women" and also the man guiding the new revival of "The Boys in the Band" starring Zachary Quinto. They talk about the 50th anniversary as well…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00AMTuesday, June 5, 2018
The Old Globe in San Diego presents Ursula Rani Sarma's stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's best seller, directed by Carey Perloff.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:37AMWednesday, May 30, 2018
Director John Doyle's acclaimed reworking of the Broadway musical, which won the 2016 Tony for revival, rolls its national tour into the Hollywood Pantages Theatre and later Segerstrom Cente…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:43PMJohn Doyle, the British director who brought fresh life to well-trod Sondheim musicals by having the casts of “Sweeney Todd” and “Company” double as the band, is a master of transfor…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:40PMTuesday, May 29, 2018
The Broadway revival starring Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane may have been nominated for 11 Tony Awards, but the Berkeley Repertory Theatre production is no less welcome, with a cast featur…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:21PMIt should come as no surprise that the man who commissioned Tony Kushner to write “Angels in America” would have unwavering faith in the drama. But the outstanding feature of Tony Taccon…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:20PMTuesday, May 22, 2018
A review of "Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics," which finds wisdom in Shakespeare's plays for contemporary political concerns during the Trump presidency.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMMonday, May 21, 2018
Perfection is not attainable in this earthly realm, but Audra McDonald came as close as humanly possible in her L.A. Opera concert Sunday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:57PMPerfection is not attainable in this earthly realm, but Audra McDonald came as close as humanly possible in her Los Angeles Opera concert Sunday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The six-tim…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:55PMThursday, May 17, 2018
From David Henry Hwang ("M. Butterfly") and Jeanine Tesori ("Fun Home") comes this audacious play-with-a-musical that imagines a future where China is the preeminent power, looking to exert …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:37PMRest assured you’ve never seen a musical like “Soft Power” before. The show, a collaboration between Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang (“M. Butterfly”) and Tony-winning com…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:35PMA funny thing happened after my disappointment over “Mean Girls” had me forswearing musicals in the middle of Times Square. I fell in love again with the art form through two rapturous r…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:48PMTwo old shows have captured the hearts of Broadway this season, arguably more than hipper or edgier fare. Why? And how? Our critic's take on what makes this season's musical revivals truly s…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:10PMThursday, May 10, 2018
The actor's deeply felt performance in Eugene O'Neill's marathon drama on Broadway delivers a profound message about hurting those we care about most.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:12PM 
