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Saturday, July 23, 2016

A celebrated production of 'Cabaret' returns to its seductive ways by Daryl H. Miller

The time is always right for a production of "Cabaret." Its slinky songs will seduce an audience in nothing flat, and its story, about the world slipping into brutalityÂ while people aren'…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:08AM[SHARE]

Friday, June 17, 2016

Antaeus Theatre Company clarifies the bad behavior of 'Hedda Gabler' by Daryl H. Miller

The Antaeus company's "Hedda Gabler" is just what you want from a production of a classic play:Â It cracks open the text to reveal details that you hadn't fully noticed before. Through the…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:41PM[SHARE]

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Actors explore their feminine sides to portray the cross-dressers of 'Casa Valentina' by Daryl H. Miller

Lounging kimonos, simple housedresses and prettier frocks hang on a rack just off the rehearsal area. On the opposite wall stands a row of wigs, near a makeup station. This could be the dres…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:29PM[SHARE]

Monday, March 14, 2016

This new play is headed toward a really good place by Daryl H. Miller

At the back of the church, a pair of cutups whisper to each other and try none too hard to stifle their giggles. They are not kids, from whom one might expect such behavior, but a married co…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:54PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

In 'Pocatello,' Americans struggle to smile through the heartbreak by Daryl H. Miller

Playwright Samuel D. Hunter hears Middle America's quiet desperation, the low moan of people who have lost their connection to the past, to loved ones, to the lives they thought they'd lead.…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:42PM[SHARE]

Friday, February 19, 2016

This 'Dogfight' changes a Marine's life by Daryl H. Miller

About to ship off for Vietnam, a young Marine learns to be a man as he and his buddies forge bonds of loyalty, common purpose and sacrifice. Before he leaves, he will pick up other important…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:02PM[SHARE]

Friday, November 27, 2015

Mary Zimmerman: Theater at 'the moment of discovery' by Daryl H. Miller

Mary Zimmerman watches her "Guys and Dolls" actors rehearse a scene. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times) When theater director-adapter Mary Zimmerman was bestowed a MacArthur Foundation…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:34PM[SHARE]

For Mary Zimmerman, overseeing 'Guys and Dolls' at the Wallis, it starts with imagination by Daryl H. Miller

In the center of the rehearsal room stands a cluster of men of all ages and sizes. They're in street clothes, but from their loose postures and colorful New York patois, they are instantly r…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:34PM[SHARE]

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Each person is a mystery in East West Players' lively 'Chinglish' by Daryl H. Miller

"Use at your own risk," the local vice minister of culture says enigmatically to an Ohio businessman seeking a contract in China.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:09PM[SHARE]

Revival of 'The Baker's Wife' wafts freshly baked aromas at Actors Co-op by Daryl H. Miller

Among theater geeks, "The Baker's Wife" is a sort of merit badge. Top marks to the person who can sing "Meadowlark," the show's ravishing mini-musical of a ballad, from memory -- and bonus p…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:09PM[SHARE]

Friday, August 14, 2015

Death doesn't stand a chance in sunny 'Failure: A Love Story' by Daryl H. Miller

Â Life bustles in the clock shop/residence of the Fail family of early 1900s Chicago. Father and daughter huddle eagerly over timepieces. Another daughter, an aspiring competitive swimmer,…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:27AM[SHARE]

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