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In 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 1…
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 05:14AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 8, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
SIMON'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 White W…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:07PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 28, 2012
"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 century…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:22AM[SHARE]Friday, March 16, 2012
Kimberly 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…
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 12:56AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 31, 2012
According 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 06:44AM[SHARE]Friday, January 20, 2012
NOT 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 man …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:07AM[SHARE]Saturday, January 14, 2012
Two 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 05:23PM[SHARE]Friday, January 6, 2012
THE 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 p…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:11PM[SHARE]Friday, December 23, 2011
OUR 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 uncertaint…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:52PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 20, 2011
2011 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 Ci…
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 01:22PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
ONE 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 to …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:02PM[SHARE]Monday, November 28, 2011
On 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 09:19PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 15, 2011
PREPPY 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 12:04PM[SHARE]Sunday, October 30, 2011
Segerstrom 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 09:54PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 20, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
ACCESS 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 04:27PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 12, 2011
A 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 interactive …
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