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Monday, May 25, 2015

Phantom of the Opera Tour Ends Two Decade Run by Steve Julian

It ends in the city where it began.The national touring company of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera concludes its run, fittingly, on Halloween night at the Pantages Theat…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:58PM

Jane Fonda Reprises Moises Kaufman’s 33 Variations by Steve Julian

In its Broadway run two years ago, writer/director Moisés Kaufman's 33 Variations garnered five Tony nominations and one trophy (Best Scenic Design for Derek McLane) and then closed after …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:58PM

Marsha Mason and Emily Bergl Team Up in Becky Shaw by Steve Julian

Marsha Mason is back at LA Theatre Works' radio theater series at the Skirball Center for Becky Shaw, after last year's turn in ex-husband Neil Simon's California Suite.

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:58PM

Marsha Mason and Emily Bergl Team Up in Becky Shaw by Steve Julian

Marsha Mason is back at LA Theatre Works' radio theater series at the Skirball Center for Becky Shaw, after last year's turn in ex-husband Neil Simon's California Suite.

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:58PM

David Lee's Date with Gigi at Reprise by Steve Julian

Gigi, the movie, swept the Oscars in 1959 including Best Picture. The script was adapted in 1973 for the stage, but what you may see this month by the Reprise Theatre Comapny at UCLA's Freu…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:58PM

George Wendt in a Musical Out of Left Field by Steve Julian

A 55 degree afternoon in Studio City is balmy for Chicago transplant George Wendt. He steps out of his black four-door in a black T-shirt and black shorts. He never appears chilly as he reco…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:58PM

Native Voices Opens Carolyn Dunn's The Frybread Queen by Steve Julian

Part Cherokee, Seminole and Muskogee Creek on her father's side, Carolyn Dunn is among a growing cadre of Native American playwrights. Her play The Frybread Queen opens Saturday in the Autry…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:58PM
Thursday, November 14, 2013

Auburn’s Proof is in The Columnist by Steve Julian

David ("Proof") Auburn speaks about his "The Columnist" and its main character Joseph Alsop, as LA Theatre Works prepares for a radio theater recording of the play, starring John Vickery as …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:56PM
Friday, November 1, 2013

Gidion’s Furious Knot, Back Home at the Hamilton by Steve Julian

Furious Theatre returns to its longtime Carrie Hamilton home at Pasadena Playhouse with only one of its founders, Vonessa Martin, in "Gidion's Knot." Darin Anthony directs.

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 04:08PM
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

The Art of Design: John Iacovelli Makes the Scene by Steve Julian

No theatrical scenic designer is likely to attract a bigger audience this week in the Los Angeles area than award-winning John Iacovelli, whose work can be seen in productions at the Mark Ta…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:58PM
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

For The Crucible, Antaeus’ Doubling Extends to the Director’s Chair(s) by Steve Julian

Antaeus always uses two casts per production, so why not two co-directors? Armin Shimerman and Geoffrey Wade helm the company's The Crucible.

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:07PM
Friday, March 8, 2013

What Women Want for LA Theater by Steve Julian

On the occasion of International Women's Day, a baker's dozen of women in LA theater comment on their hopes for LA theater in the coming year. READ MORE

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 01:01PM
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Freed’s Tomorrow Unites York, Rogue, Katselas by Steve Julian

"Tomorrow, tomorrow and tomorrow"...Donald Freed plays on that famous phrase from Macbeth in the title of his new Tomorrow. And that makes one "tomorrow" for each of the companies collaborat…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:27PM
Thursday, February 21, 2013

Michetti Tastes The Grapes of Wrath Vintage by Steve Julian

Michael Michetti is moved to tears by moments in Frank Galati's adaptation of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, which Michetti is directing for A Noise Within. He explains why. READ MORE

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 01:41PM
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Swink’s Got the Blues as Andak’s Last Stand Begins by Steve Julian

It's the beginning of the end of Andak Stage, the small NoHo company run by Dakin Matthews and Anne McNaughton. But first, Kitty Swink stars in a revival of Kevin O'Morrison's Ladyhouse Blue…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:23PM
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

My Kingdom for a Hearse by Steve Julian

Now that Richard III's bones have been brought to light, casting doubt on his humped back and withered arm, will stage interpretations of him change? Several Shakespeare specialists in the L…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:40PM
Friday, January 18, 2013

A Snake Can Opens in Steven Robman’s Lap by Steve Julian

Steven Robman, who directed four plays at the Taper in the '80s and will return there next fall, is about to make his debut as an LA 99-seat theater director with Kathryn Graf's A Snake Can,…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:02PM
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Whether ‘Tis A Whore We Pity by Steve Julian

London's Cheek by Jowl company cuts the final lines from John Ford's 17th-century incest drama 'Tis Pity She's a Whore. The company's  associate director Owen Horsley, who's in charge of th…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:01PM
Friday, December 21, 2012

Theaters’ Wish Lists Make Christmas Easy for Saint Nick by Steve Julian

We hope it isn't too late for Santa to receive these not-so-traditional Christmas wish lists from a dozen of LA's small theater companies.  Most of these groups' venues lack chimneys, but S…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:00PM
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Ariana Grande and Curt Hansen From Pasadena’s Panto by Steve Julian

Nickelodeon star Ariana Grande, 19, appears in the title role of A Snow White Christmas, a panto at Pasadena Playhouse. So far her career appears charmed, except for those agonizing red-carp…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:00PM
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Margulies and DeLorenzo Spend Christmas on Coney Island by Steve Julian

Playwright Donald Margulies and director Bart DeLorenzo finally tie the gift bow on a legacy from the late Gil Cates, as Christmas on Coney Island opens this week at Geffen Playhouse. READ …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:00PM
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Carr, Hormann Bring Pride and Prejudice Back to LA by Steve Julian

Jane Carr and Nicholas Hormann, who play the Bennet parents in LA Theatre Works' Pride and Prejudice, have been seeing American's "nooks and crannies" on the show's tour, which has temporari…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:58PM
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Gigi Bermingham Takes It With Her by Steve Julian

Gigi Bermingham is directing her first Antaeus production -- You Can't Take It With You. In some ways, she says, the eccentric family inside the play is like a close-knit family of theater…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 01:51PM
Friday, September 7, 2012

Shannon Warne on Stage Nudity and Vocal Cords by Steve Julian

Unlike her male colleagues in The Full Monty, Shannon Warne won't have to take off all her clothes for her role in Third Street Theatre's revival. But she had to do so in Camelot at Pasadena…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:59PM
Friday, August 17, 2012

Stephen Spinella on the Edge of Too Much by Steve Julian

Stephen Spinella, best known for his Angels in America roles, is now part of the US premiere of the Catalan-born play The Grönholm Method, at the Falcon. While director BT McNicholl is urgi…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:59PM
Tuesday, August 14, 2012

High Anxiety With Mark Troy by Steve Julian

As Mark Troy prepares to open his new play Anxiety at the Odyssey, he discusses some of his own anxieties and his obsessions over one minutia or another. On opening night, take a look at his…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:00PM
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Jonathan Groff’s Summer Awakening in Red by Steve Julian

Jonathan Groff was Tony-nominated for Spring Awakening and an Obie winner for two Craig Lucas plays. But now he's an LA actor, too, working not only in TV's Glee and Boss but also in the Mar…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:00PM
Thursday, July 12, 2012

Chance Theater Lights Up West Side Story by Steve Julian

Chance Theater, on the east side of Anaheim, tackles West Side Story with plans to make the audience feel more intimately rooted in gang turf and with borrowed LED lighting that promises to …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:15PM
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

A Byrd and Watson Triple Crown? by Steve Julian

After two award-winning collaborations in the past year, actress Anne Gee Byrd and director Cameron Watson aim for a trifecta as they approach The Savannah Disputation, at the Colony. Watson…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:55PM
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Native Playwrights Retreat to Emerge With New Works by Steve Julian

A group of Native American playwrights speaks to the personal and the universal in offerings on display in free readings this weekend at the Autry. READ MORE

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:00PM
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Stewarts Put on a Stoneface at Sacred Fools by Steve Julian

Playwright Vanessa Claire Stewart and actor French Stewart reveal the softer side of Buster Keaton in Stoneface. It premieres Friday night at Sacred Fools Theater. READ MORE

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:30PM

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