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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Hollywood made friendship another unrealistic ideal. A Broadway hit finally smacks it down by Mary McNamara

Movies and TV shows have fetishized close friendship to the point that the real, often fraught rhythms of such relationships have been lost. Not so in 'Merrily We Roll Along.'

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00AM
Friday, July 6, 2018

Review: At the Hollywood Bowl, 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' concert highlights the magic of the music by Mary McNamara

Every year, the motion picture academy nominates five films in the original score category and for a few weeks, some notice is paid to the crucial role music plays in the best and most belov…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:00PM
Friday, September 12, 2014

Steve Martin, Edie Brickell take musical detour with 'Bright Star' by Mary McNamara

In the basement of the House of Charm, watching a group of people sing and dance, Steve Martin consults his iPad and prepares, once again, to transform.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00PM
Friday, December 6, 2013

Review: Bette Midler, as Sue Mengers, eats up 'I'll Eat You Last' by Mary McNamara

In talent agent Sue Mengers, Bette Midler inhabits a role that suits her perfectly, a strong, acerbic woman with a sticky center. 'I'll Eat You Last' at the Geffen is highly entertaining.Ord…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:05PM
Saturday, November 10, 2012

How 'Angels in America' changed the national conversation by Mary McNamara

Tony Kushner's sprawling play, introduced in the early 1990s, touched on all manner of concerns. It altered the way people thought about AIDS — and much more.Queen Elizabeth called 199…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AM
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