The truths told by, respectively, Luis Alfaro ('St. Jude'), Roger Guenveur Smith ('Rodney King') and Trieu Tran ('Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam') at Kirk Douglas Theatre have a personal quality that…
The drama chronicling the early AIDS epidemic also serves as an emotionally searing character study.Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart" holds such an important place in the history of the AIDS…
Gritty New Hampshire drama presents a truthful psychological study that ultimately proves moving and poetic.John Pollono, author of the much-feted "Small Engine Repair," has supplied Rogue M…
Jessica Kubzansky's ingenious adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Richard II' at the Theatre @ Boston Court uses three actors and focuses on the tale of a ruler who is never more kingly than when g…
Such exciting new writers as Samuel D. Hunter, Amy Herzog and Young Jean Lee are on tap. So are stalwarts Neil Simon, Reginald Rose and, yes, Shakespeare.Theater festivals have the potential…
Charlie Robinson rises above inconsistent staging to get to the hard truth of the South Coast Repertory revival of an Arthur Miller classic.It's always a privilege to be in the company of an…
Julie Harris wasn’t simply one of the great American actors of the 20th century. She represented to those in her profession a reverential ideal.
Gina Gionfriddo's 'Rapture, Blister, Burn' at the Geffen Playhouse adds a comical edge to the old question of whether a woman can have it all.To judge by appearances, Catherine is a roaring …
It's a Pinteresque reunion for English actors Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, performing the Broadway-bound 'No Man's Land' in Berkeley.BERKELEY — Their Stradivarius voices precede t…
Jaunty Actors' Gang entertains mightily in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' but at eve's end it's stretched to the limit.The love games of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" are as frolic…
Critic's Notebook: For Cate Blanchett, it's an inspired trip from 'Streetcar Named Desire' on stage to 'Blue Jasmine' on film.One of the joys for a theater critic of watching Woody Allen's …
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A fun Brooke Shields-directed production of 'Chicago' at the Hollywood Bowl features a vivid Ashlee Simpson and a strong Samantha Barks."Chicago" is a perfect fit for the Hollywood Bowl for …
A colleague asked me the other day whether there was a character in Shakespeare to compare to disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner, whose New York mayoral campaign has spun out of …
Rex Pickett's 'Sideways,' directed by Des McAnuff at La Jolla Playhouse, is touching but struggles with both a stage car and memories of the film.The theater can do just about anything in my…
Adrian Lester, Rory Kinnear star in a can't-miss 'Othello.' You can miss 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.' Reviews of 'Passion Play,' more. LONDON — Traveling to London this summer …
'Sister Act' is hackneyed. But up-tempo numbers and Ta'Rea Campbell's singing boost the musical at Pantages Theatre."Sister Act" has been on quite the pilgrimage since its world premiere at …
The much-anticipated West End stage production of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' has little originality, lacks flavor and doesn't live up to its billing.LONDON — All the best ingr…
Critic's Notebook: There's no arguing with the event's success, but it's worth asking how the quality can improve without compromising its vision of openness.On a crowded sidewalk outside of…
Guillermo Calderón's powerful drama at the Kirk Douglas Theatre poses more questions than it answers as three actors grapple with the meaning of theater at a time of revolution in early-2…
Tongues wag and accents flag in this witty yet wordy satire from Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Too bad that much of it's lost on an American audience not up on parliamentary rules.Political …
In Jackie Sibblies Drury's play at the Matrix Theatre Company, the depiction of a tragic period in African history is at issue.Theodor Adorno's oft-quoted, much misunderstood remark, "It is …
Charles McNulty , The Times theater critic, shared his insights about the 2013 Tony Awards and the upcoming theatrical season in an hourlong chat Monday with readers.
A jubilant show marked by another stellar night from Neil Patrick Harris flaunts the Great White Way's unconventional spirit.Few may be popping Champagne corks for a Broadway season in which…
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