1,324 stories by "Charles McNulty"
Two new plays, Boni B. Alvarez's 'Apartment Living' and Benjamin Benne's 'Alma,' throw a spotlight on the lives of everyday Angelenos.
Acclaimed television and stage actress Holland Taylor will reprise her Tony-nominated 'Ann' one last time " at Pasadena Playhouse.
'Trayf,' which recently saw its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse, is an unorthodox tale of two 18-year-old Orthodox Jews from Brooklyn.
"The Lehman Trilogy,' which dramatizes the rise and fall of a banking giant, arrives at the Ahmanson Theatre fresh from its heralded Broadway run.
Spread the word: Buzzy playwright Daf James' "On the Other Hand, We're Happy" gets a stellar U.S. premiere at L.A.'s Matrix Theatre.
Set in 1973 Atlanta, Pearl Cleage's 'What I Learned in Paris' sets romance against the backdrop of the election of Atlanta's first Black mayor.
Playwright and actor Harvey Fierstein reveals how a chubby gay kid from Brooklyn became a Broadway powerhouse and LBGTQ crusader.
The world premiere of 'Detained,' France-Luce Benson's docudrama, at the Fountain Theatre, explores the plight of longtime U.S. residents held in immigration detention.
Snehal Desai of East West Players directs 'Assassins,' Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's darkly comic musical about presidential assassins.
With Bryan Cranston and Amy Brenneman starring in the West Coast premiere of 'Power of Sail' at the Geffen Playhouse, what could go wrong? Well ...
"Slave Play," which confronts America's race problem through depiction of experimental sex therapy, is a controversial work making its West Coast debut.
First staged in 1955, the play " in a new production at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego " gives rise to enduring questions about racism in American theater.
Mike Lew's latest takes inspiration from Shakespeare's history play to explore how a character gets to play the villain without apology.
2022 Australian Open singles champions Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty flip the usual script and prove it's possible to be good and great.
Layton Williams and "RuPaul's Drag Race" winner Roy Haylock reprise their roles in the North American premiere of the West End musical.
Joel Coen's 'The Tragedy of Macbeth,' with Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, carves out its own space in the history of Shakespeare onscreen.
The late actor will be remembered for his prodigious film legacy, but Poitier's contributions to theater should not go unforgotten.
Starring Uzo Aduba, Lynn Nottage's latest play offers a modern spin on the tale of good versus evil.
2021 didn't quite go as planned for stage performances, but our critic has several memories to cherish.
Stephen Sondheim regretted the original song's lyrics. For the revamped film, Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner came up with an ingenious solution.
The Old Vic production of the Charles Dickens holiday classic stars Bradley Whitford as Scrooge.
David Yazbek and Itamar Moses' Tony-winning production has its Los Angeles premiere.
In Season 2, HBO's Emmy-winning drama walked a tightrope of savage comedy and Shakespearean drama. In Season 3, it's lost its balance.
A critic's tribute to Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, a master of storytelling in song.
As part of Dominique Morisseau's "Detroit Project" trilogy, the work chronicles the generational struggles of the Black community in the playwright's native city.
