1,324 stories by "Charles McNulty"
Yasmina Reza's "Art" opens at Pasadena Playhouse in a production starring Bradley Whitford
Can a drama be memorable if all its characters are disagreeable?Can a drama be memorable if all its characters are disagreeable?
"Clybourne Park" by Bruce Norris opens at the Mark Taper Forum.
The Ebony Repertory Theatre production of "A Raisin in Sun," directed by Phylicia Rashad, opens at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
This quietly furious work, with many of the same actors from Michael Wilson s critically acclaimed 2008 Broadway production, is not just an acute psychological study, it s a deeply perceptiv…
Michael Wilson's production of Horton Foote's "Dividing the Estate," starring Hallie Foote and Elizabeth Ashley, opens at the Old Globe in San Diego.
This is a play that has forsworn realistic scenery and props, so there are no purple sunsets or hints of the San Gabriel Mountains off in the distance.This is a play that has forsworn realis…
"Our Town," starring Helen Hunt and directed by David Cromer, opens at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.
"God's Ear," by Jenny Schwartz, opens at the Zephyr Theatre.
In Suzan-Lori Parks "Topdog/Underdog," in revival at South Coast Repertory, characters named Lincoln and Booth by their parents as a sick joke struggle to survive the historical funhouse th…
"Topdog/Underdog," Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer Prize winning drama, opens at South Coast Repertory
Charles McNulty explores the political dimension of Václav Havel's playwriting.
What a delight to encounter once again the wit and wisdom of the late newspaper columnist Molly Ivins, who never met a politician she couldn t skewer with her salty satire.What a delight to …
A review of "Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins," starring Kathleen Turner, at the Geffen Playhouse
Today's dramatists struggle to define the terms of contemporary drama for an audience that seems as uncertain about what constitutes a good play as they are.Sitting through a succession of n…
Still wondering what to get your theater friends for the holiday? Here's your answer.Still wondering what to get your theater friends for the holiday? Here's your answer.
Theater book suggestions for the holidays.
Annie Baker, Melissa James Gibson, Rude Mechs, Steve Yockey, Guy Hollingworth and more.Despite all the evidence to the contrary, bigger is still often mistaken for better in the theater. One…
Charles McNulty reviews "Fela!" at the Ahmanson Theatre
Charles McNulty reviews "Some Lovers" by Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater at the Old Globe
Hal Holbrook's autobiography is more encyclopedic than narrative. Where's Twain this time?
PS Classics' "Follies" New Broadway Cast Recording provides a fuller experience of the entire show, including incidental music and setup dialogue. PS Classics' "Follies" New Broadway Cast Re…
A review of PS Classics New Broadway Cast Recording of "Follies"
"Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at La Jolla Playhouse in a new Broadway-bound revival directed by Des McAnuff.
Charles McNulty reviews Charlayne Woodard's "The Night Watcher" at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
