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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Letters From Zora-– In Her Own Words: Theater Review by Jordan Riefe

Shortcomings aside, "Letters From Zora-– In Her Own Words" is a well-intentioned and often informative play featuring Calloway, a vivid actor whose affection for her character is infectiou…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:57PM
Friday, May 9, 2014

Neil Labute Talks His Play 'Fat Pig,' Exploration of Superficiality by Jordan Riefe

The play from Neil Labute runs through June 1 at Hollywood's Hudson Theater.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:35PM
Thursday, May 8, 2014

'Falcon Crest' Stars Reunited But Still Squabbling in Edward Albee's 'A Delicate Balance' by Jordan Riefe

Susan Sullivan and David Selby reunite in the Odyssey Theatre's presentation of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "A Delicate Balance," now running through June 15.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:18PM

Chazz Palminteri Talks New Play 'Unorganized Crime,' Getting His Start from Robert DeNiro (Q&A) by Jordan Riefe

The actor dishes on the new play from Kenny D'Aquila, why cancer was the best thing that ever happened to him, and the time he witness a murder.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:13PM
Thursday, May 1, 2014

Sandra Tsing Loh Discusses Her Revival of Nora Ephron's 'Love, Loss and What I Wore' by Jordan Riefe

In prepping for the Norah and Delia Ephron play, the artist discovered her own sense of style, which she describes to THR as "tool belt lesbian."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:03PM

Leslie Caron Stars in Revival of 'Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks'; Says She 'Never Believed in Retiring' by Jordan Riefe

"I'm living the life of a nun. It's theatre, rest, theatre, rest. I'm saving my strength just for the play," says the 84-year-old performer, who will be hitting the stage at the Laguna Playh…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:58PM
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Fredericka Von Stade Comes Out of Retirement for New Opera Performance by Jordan Riefe

The 64-year-old mezzo-soprano spoke with THR about "A Coffin in Egypt," now showing at Beverly Hills' Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:47PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Cheyenne Jackson Talks Disney Hall Performance; Staying Sober by Jordan Riefe

The "Glee" alum is making comeback after a stint in AA, as he readies for his upcoming performance with Jane Lynch and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos at Disney Hall this weekend.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:45PM
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Dr. Anonymous: Theater Review by Jordan Riefe

"Dr. Anonymous" is redeemed through stirring work by director and cast and a text which, despite its flaws, comes through in a heartfelt way.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:06PM
Thursday, April 17, 2014

A Bare-Bottom 'Midsummer's Night Dream' Heads to Santa Monica College's Broad Stage by Jordan Riefe

"Game of Thrones" star Miltos Yerolemou's character Bottom is strapped into a contraption, thrusting his naked buttocks into the air for the Shakespeare adaptation.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:50PM
Friday, April 11, 2014

Paul Taylor Dance Company Slates Three Weekend Performances by Jordan Riefe

As part of the company's first visit to L.A. in 10 years, "Airs," "Banquet of Vultures" and "Gossamer Gallants" will hit the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion beginning April 11.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:05PM
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014

Larry Carpenter's 'Macbeth' Comes to Pasadena's A Noise Within Theater by Jordan Riefe

The director compares his new production of the Shakespearean play to modern-day America, saying: "If somebody says, well, you can be king, the American ethos right now goes why not? All I h…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:56PM
Tuesday, April 1, 2014

'Enlisted's' Keith David Talks Starring in 'Paul Robeson' at Ebony Theatre (Q&A) by Jordan Riefe

The play, originally starring James Earl Jones, continues at L.A.'s Ebony Theatre on April 18, 19 and 20 with additional shows.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:18PM
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Noel Coward's 'A Song at Twilight' Comes to Pasadena Playhouse by Jordan Riefe

One of the playwright's most daring pieces, starring Bruce Davidson, Sharon Lawrence and Roxanne Hart, runs through April 13.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:21PM
Friday, March 21, 2014

Short Stories Read By Celebrities Come With Dinner at the Getty Museum by Jordan Riefe

This weekend the Getty will present "Selected Shorts: Drama at Dinner" with Robert Sean Leonard, Michael Imperioli, Christopher Lloyd and more will read short stories.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:51PM
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Controversial 'Death of Klinghoffer' Opera Makes West Coast Debut by Jordan Riefe

Opera composer John Adams talks to THR about his opera depicting the famous 1985 Achille Lauro hijacking, and criticism that it was “glamorizing terrorism.”read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00PM
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

L.A. Opera Debuts Glass Harmonica for 'Lucia' by Jordan Riefe

The rare musical instrument is the star of Gaetano Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," which runs through April 6 at the L.A. Opera.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:33PM
Thursday, March 13, 2014

Calista Flockhart Joins L.A. Theater Works for 'The Other Place' by Jordan Riefe

The "Ally McBeal" and "Brothers and Sisters" alum will star in a new production of Sharr White's 2011 play, and audiences will be invited to attend live readings at the James Bridges Theater…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:45PM
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Barry Manilow on Early Career: 'I Made a Fool of Myself Trying to Copy' Bette Midler (Q&A) by Jordan Riefe

The pop singer talked with THR about working with Bette Midler and Clive Davis before finding his voice, and his new musical "Harmony" running March 12 through April 13 at L.A.'s Ahmanson Th…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:21PM
Saturday, March 8, 2014

Writers for The Goldbergs, The Onion Stage Plays at L.A.'s Unscreened Theater Series by Jordan Riefe

Unscreened 2014, now through March 31 at Hollywood's Lillian Theatre, gives scribes an alternative to TV development.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:35PM
Friday, March 7, 2014

'Transformers' (and Michael Bay) Parody Musical Opens in Hollywood by Jordan Riefe

L.A. satire company 30 Minute Musicals takes on Michael Bay's summer blockbuster with "Trans4mers," running weekends through March 30 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:58PM
Friday, February 28, 2014

Gene Kelly's Widow Stages One-Woman Show About the Screen Legend (Q&A) by Jordan Riefe

Patricia Ward Kelly sat down with THR to talk Gene Kelly's legacy and how he was different than Fred Astaire. Her show, "Gene Kelly: The Legacy" will be at the Pasadena Playhouse this weeken…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:10PM
Friday, February 21, 2014

Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' Arrives at the L.A. Opera by Jordan Riefe

"It is long, it is hard, it is arduous. You can’t sleep on the podium in this piece," conductor James Conlon told THR of the three-hour opera, which begins its run Feb. 22.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:12PM
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Benjamin Millepied's L.A. Dance Project Finds New Home at the Theatre at Ace by Jordan Riefe

The choreographer's dance troupe will perform three new works in the newly-restored Ace Hotel, including one set to music by Bryce Dessner and David Lang of The National.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:07PM
Monday, February 17, 2014

David Hyde Pierce Talks Directing Stage Play 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' by Jordan Riefe

The "Frasier" alum was nominated in 2013 for his performance as Vanya in the play and returns to direct the show's L.A. run at the Mark Taper Forum through March 9.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:56PM

British Theater Director Emma Rice Previews Her 'Brief Encounter' Stage Adaptation by Jordan Riefe

"There's a brilliant, perfect film out there and there's no need to replicate that," Rice says of her 90-minute stage adaptation, running through March 23 at Beverly Hills' Wallis Annenberg …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:51PM

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