Friday, January 27, 2017
WHEN IS FAKING IT OK? If someone should recommend Sierra Madre Playhouse’s production of Bee-Luther-Hatchee to you, they’re not off the mark. My advise would be that you walk, do…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:15PMTuesday, January 24, 2017
LANG LANG RETURNS TO DISNEY HALL The first time I saw Chinese pianist Lang Lang perform live was at Disney Hall, and I must admit I was somewhat taken aback. For years, I had heard about LL…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:55PMMonday, November 28, 2016
EVERYONE LOVES SHE LOVES ME Fathom Events is partnering with theater streaming service BroadwayHD to offer the Roundabout Theatre Company production of She Loves Me in cinemas nationwide o…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:45AMWednesday, August 31, 2016
THERE’S GOOD NEWSIES AND BAD NEWSIES Winner of two 2012 Tonys for best score and choreography, the rampaging romp called Newsies is mediocre material wrapped up in a special delivery. …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:36PMWednesday, July 13, 2016
RUN TO THE CABARET You better tell Momma and everybody else to come see Roundabout’s production of Cabaret, which kicked off its national tour this year. It plays the Hollywood Pantage…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:41PMFriday, July 1, 2016
HOLY DIONYSUS, GREENSPAN! Five-time Obie Award winner David Greenspan’s unique brand of gentle wit and exquisite lyricism will be on display when Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents the West…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:53PMBEE THERE The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor. Featuring a fast-paced wildly funny and touching book by Rach…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:53PMTuesday, May 31, 2016
THE LITTLE MERMAID THAT COULD It is surprising that the stage adaptation of The Little Mermaid took until 2008 to hit Broadway. The 1989 film on which it’s based marked the beginnin…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:47AMSaturday, May 21, 2016
HONKY IF YOU LIKE RACISM It’s such a weird time in America. From talk shows to a speech from President Obama, it’s clear that the racism remains a topical subject. But we don’t actuall…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:39PMFriday, April 29, 2016
COME RIDE THE CAROUSEL It’s sad, really, that a town crammed with some of the best musical artists in the country has so few musicals produced. And when they are, for the most part, i…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:19PMWednesday, March 30, 2016
AMOR MEANS NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOU’RE SORRY Based on the graphic novel of the same name by French writer Régis Jauffret, Historia de Amor, which opens this Thursday, March 31 at REDCAT in…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:07AMSunday, March 27, 2016
A GOLDEN RECORDING It only took 61 years, but, but PS Classics and the Lyric Stage in Irving, Texas have conspired to make legions of musical theater fans happier than the first time they …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:07AMThursday, March 24, 2016
FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE WHEREVER IT LEADS Evidence, A Dance Company is recognized nationally and internationally for its fusion of African dance with contemporary choreography and storytelling …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:44PMSunday, March 13, 2016
A NEW BIRTH FOR LIBERTY Adapted from the short story by Dorothy M. Johnson that also inspired the legendary John Ford 1962 film, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a classic tale of love, h…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:36PMThursday, February 18, 2016
TAKE A TRIP TO POCATELLO Since this is a Samuel D. Hunter play, its setting is a nondescript town in Idaho whose business district is beseiged by big-box stores and chain restaurants —…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:42PMSaturday, January 23, 2016
CARVING A “HAM” Direct from a critically acclaimed off-Broadway run, Harris’s HAM: A Musical Memoir makes its West Coast debut at the LGBT Center’s Renberg Theatre…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:13AMThursday, January 14, 2016
A CAPITOL IDEA FOR THIS WEEKEND One of the funniest troupes in the country resides in our nation’s capitol–hence the name Capitol Steps. For almost 35 years, they have skewered a…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:41AMSaturday, December 5, 2015
ALL DOLLED UP AND READY TO GO, GUYS It’s a new tradition that I could get used to. The season of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is practically year-round. Performances begin in Ashlan…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:44AMFriday, December 4, 2015
CREATING A NEW CAROL While Michigan-born illustrator Haddon Sundblom developed the popular image of Santa Claus for Coca Cola advertising in the 1930s, it was the Victorian era which introd…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:21AMSaturday, November 7, 2015
VIVA LA POP’S MAMMA Bringing opera to a wider audience is the noble goal of many a musical entrepreneur, but few succeed as well as Josh Shaw (stage direction and production design) an…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:40PMSunday, October 25, 2015
A TRIVIAL COMEDY FOR SERIOUS PEOPLE When all seven of London’s major papers give a show the highest rating possible, I’m infused with frustration that I couldn’t be on the other side o…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:07PMSunday, August 9, 2015
AND NOW, WITH FURTHER ADO… Not only is it one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, but Much Ado About Nothing contains a favorite character: Dogberry. This bumbling constable arrives much lat…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:41AMSaturday, August 8, 2015
THE FUTURE LOOKS LIGHT For almost 40 years, The Groundlings has proved itself to be one of the premiere comedy troupes in the nation, creating more stars than the Big Bang. Performers showca…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:42PMWednesday, May 13, 2015
AN ABUNDANCE OF DANZA In 1994, Tania Pérez-Salas founded Compañía de Danza in Mexico City. Since then, her company has become unrivaled in the arena of Mexican contemporary dance, and Pé…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:43PMTuesday, May 12, 2015
MUSICALS LIKE THIS OCCUR ONCE EVERY 100 YEARS In 1947, when Brigadoon confirmed the mutual genius of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, timing was everything: A second global conflict had…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:40AMThursday, May 7, 2015
TWO GREAT ART FORMS IN ONE Dido and Aeneas is a Greek myth of grand proportions, perfect for adaptation into an opera. English Baroque composer Henry Purcell and librettist Nahum Tate did ju…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:56PMFriday, April 24, 2015
THE LATEST FASHION Since its founding in 2004, Vs. Theatre Company has upped the ante for storefront theater in Los Angeles, offering both original works and LA premieres with the kind of lo…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:50AMTuesday, January 20, 2015
A TAB OF ECSTASY Following Alberta Ballet’s triumphant tributes to the music of Canadian legend Joni Mitchell and England’s international superstars Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Fum…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:40AMSaturday, November 5, 2011
THE ACTING IS DELICIOUS, THE SCRIPT IS HALF BAKED October has seen a great run for mothers on the Los Angeles stage: Lily Knight in Peace In Our Time at Anteaus, Denise Crosby in House of Go…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:41PM 
