1,324 stories by "Charles McNulty"
Whether "American Idiot" represents a new wave of musical theater or a surprising development in music video, there s no denying it's moody kinetic thrills.Whether "American Idiot" represent…
"American Idiot," the Broadway show adapted from Green Day's recording of the same title, opens at the Ahmanson Theatre.
One of the pleasures of revisiting frequently revived classics is getting the chance to see unexpected types of actors in familiar parts. Characters we thought we knew inside and out begin t…
Dustin Lance Black's Prop. 8 drama "8" receives its star-studded West Coast premiere
Here s a shortlist of the spring season's most promising theatrical offerings.Here s a shortlist of the spring season's most promising theatrical offerings.
A look ahead at the spring theater season in Southern Calfornia: Trucks have never really been my thing, but of the upcoming new musicals this season, I'm most curious about "Hands on a Hard…
The heart of Chekhov s work lies in the interaction between Ragin and Gromov, with Gromov outmaneuvering Ragin in debates on freedom, madness and oppression. The heart of Chekhov s work lies…
"The Treatment," a movement-theater verision of Chekhov's story "Ward 6," opens at Boston Court.
The virtuosic 'Iron Lady' star is stuck in two self-parodying modes of late: impersonating a character quite unlike herself or playing one who bears a teasing resemblance to her starry self.
The world keeps spinning, relentlessly in Argentine writer and director Mariano Pensotti's "El Pasado Es un Animal Grotesco" (The Past Is a Grotesque Animal).The world keeps spinning, relent…
Argentine writer-director Mariano Pensotti's "El Pasado Es un Animal Grotesco" (The Past is a Grotesque Animal) opens in Los Angeles at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT).
Critic's Notebook: Fiscal concerns are stealing the spotlight at regional theaters, resulting in facile productions and less risk.Critic's Notebook: Fiscal concerns are stealing the spotligh…
Critic's Notebook: Fiscal concerns are stealing the spotlight at regional theaters, resulting in facile productions and less risk.
Charles McNulty explores the changing business model of nonprofit theater and its ramifications on the art form.
This black comedy, set in Jackson, Miss., in the tinderbox year of 1964, proudly waves its Southern Gothic flag.This black comedy, set in Jackson, Miss., in the tinderbox year of 1964, proud…
The Geffen Playhouse production features Ed Harris, Amy Madigan and Bill Pullman at their creepy-comic best.The Geffen Playhouse production features Ed Harris, Amy Madigan and Bill Pullman a…
Beth Henley's new play, "The Jacksonian" has its world premiere in a Geffen Playhouse production, directed by Robert Falls, that features Ed Harris, Amy Madigan and Bill Pullman.
These are tough economic times, to be sure. But they're only made harder by a leadership vision completely at odds with the theater's limited resources.These are tough economic times, to be …
The announcement by Reprise Theatre Company on Friday that the theater company is canceling the spring production of "The Apple Tree" and "entering into an exploratory phase in order to asse…
"Buddha -- A Fantastic Journey" borrows the ancient spiritual leader's own words to trace the progression of his life and philosophy."Buddha -- A Fantastic Journey" borrows the ancient spiri…
"Buddha -- A Fantastic Journey," Evan Brenner's solo performance show, opens at Bootleg Theater.
SCR artistic director Marc Masterson makes his Southern California directorial debut with this often amusing morality tale about the compromising consequences of money's seductive power.SCR …
"Elemeno Pea" opens at South Coast Repertory.
"The Recommendation" by Jonathan Caren has its world premiere at the Old Globe.
The cast bears the responsibility of keeping this play, which is as seductively slight as Reza's more recent "God of Carnage," from floating off into the ether.The cast bears the responsibil…
