In analyzing any of August Wilson's works, one should get down to basics -- those commonalities that recur in play after play.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:53PMFrom director to playwright to cast, many of those participating in “Linthead,” a guest production at Santa Monica Playhouse, are alums of Carnegie Mellon.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:40PMRita O'Farrell's “Pedestrian,” now at the Lounge Theatre, initially debuted at the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Festival. There's still something palpably “fringey” about …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:00PMIn their kaleidoscopic staging, co-directors Geoff Elliott and Julia Rodriguez-Elliott provide color and movement in abundance. And like it we do.In their kaleidoscopic staging, co-director…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:58PMNoel Coward s "Private Lives" has been produced prolifically since it first hit the boards in 1930.Noel Coward s "Private Lives" has been produced prolifically since it first hit the boards …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:56PMIt's no novelty for playwrights to toy with classical musical structures as the basis for drama. It's no novelty for playwrights to toy with classical musical structures as the basis for dr…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:35PMVeteran playwright Joanna McClelland Glass is one of those proven practitioners whose dramaturgical credentials are well established.Veteran playwright Joanna McClelland Glass is one of thos…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:58PMThere are a couple of reasons why Cindy Lou Johnson's "Brilliant Traces," initially produced nearly 25 years ago, continues to merit production. There are a couple of reasons why Cindy Lou J…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:30PMGathering the play's meaning will challenge the most industriously attentive playgoer. Gathering the play's meaning will challenge the most industriously attentive playgoer.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:30PMDirector Bonnie Lythgoe, ably assisted by choreographer Mark Ballas ("Dancing with the Stars") and musical director Michael Orland, presides over this sumptuous Christmas diversion. Director…
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