Fellowship!: Article for L.A. Weekly
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 04:19AMThe Way of Water: Article for L.A. Weekly
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 03:59AMOut There on Fried Meat Ridge Road: Review for L.A. Weekly
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 03:49AMGhosts: Review for L.A. Weekly
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 03:03PMIn 1992, my living room echoed with the voices of Newsies, peddling the papers of Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hurst, and other giants of the newspaper world. Okay, so maybe it was 199…
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 05:14AMLost in Yonkers: Review for Stage & Cinema
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 04:10AMSIMON’S LOST IS FOUND The disappointing turnout for The Neil Simon Plays on Broadway in 2009 suggested that Neil Simon’s style of dysfunctional family comedy, a mainstay of The Great Whi…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:07PMThe Woman in the Wall: Review for Stage & Cinema
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 10:13AM“IF I AM DEAD TO LIFE, WHAT AM I ALIVE TO?” In The Woman in the Wall, Overtone Industries reinvents a tradition of medieval mystery plays in a stunning new chamber opera about a 14th cen…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:22AMKimberly Akimbo: Review for LA Weekly After music directing a production of Xanadu for Act III Theatre Ensemble this winter, I am back to writing and reviewing! I am thrilled to be the new…
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 12:56AMAccording to a woman sitting behind me at the Broad Stage on Sunday afternoon, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town is performed at least once a day somewhere in the United States. The middle ag…
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 06:44AMcasebolt and smith’s O(h): Review for Stage and Cinema
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 08:32PMNOT YOUR ORDINARY EVENING OF DANCE Liz Casebolt and Joel Smith’s long-term friendship shapes their every move as a duo dance company. Such a partnership between a straight woman and gay ma…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:07AMTwo years ago today, I launched my new blog Compositions on Theatre with a Prologue: My roommate Roxanne has urged me for months now to start a blog about all my theatrical adventures – s…
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 05:23PMApologies (and other grey areas): Review for Stage and Cinema
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 08:06PMKissing Sid James: Review for Stage and Cinema
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 07:53PMTHE SOUND OF TWO BRITS KISSING Stationary sales executive Eddie and sexy casino worker Crystal fumble through their first weekend trip together in Robert Farquhar’s Kissing Sid James. This…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:11PMOUR APOLOGIES FOR TELLING YOU TOO LATE Something is happening in New York theater. With their latest “ugly opera” Apologies (And Other Grey Areas), The Paper Industry explores the uncert…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:52PM2011 has been a whirlwind theatrical year. Last winter, I music directed two incredibly rewarding ensemble shows: Brecht and Weill’s Happy End (with director Hunter Bird) and The Civi…
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 01:22PMThe Myths We Need – Or – How to Begin: Review for Stage & Cinema
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 09:02AMONE OF MANY GENESIS STORIES TO COME Creating a fresh twist on the Biblical tale of Adam and Eve is no small feat. Unfortunately, Larry Kunofsky’s The Myths We Need – or – How t…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:02PMOn my recent visit to NYC, I stayed with a designer in Williamsburg, Brooklyn – a hotbed of hipster culture. And on several occasions, friends told me that I would make a good hipster.…
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 09:19PMBring It On The Musical: Review for Stage & Cinema
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 12:32PMPREPPY IS THE NEW SUBVERSIVE When the development of Bring It On: The Musical was announced, I rolled my eyes. The commercial viability of yet another mediocre movie-to-musical had lured Ton…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:04PMSegerstrom Center for the Arts sent an e-mail around 4pm and the LA Times published an article at 5:50, but Jen and I didn’t know the news until we reached the box office last night: W…
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 09:54PMThe Lord of the Rings in Concert: The Fellowship of the Ring: Review for Stage & Cinema
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 03:02AMThe Dinosaur Within: Review for Stage & Cinema
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 06:54PMACCESS YOUR INNER DINOSAUR The Dinosaur Within digs up some curious storylines, but these fragments fail to cohere into a compelling narrative. In its West Coast premiere at Boston Court, Jo…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:27PMI’ve Never Been So Happy: Review for Stage & Cinema
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 05:59PMA WILD WEST PARTY IN CULVER CITY The Rude Mechs’ I’ve Never Been So Happy works overtime to please. This Western extravaganza spills into the Kirk Douglas Theater’s lobby for an intera…
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