Critic's Notebook: Who wrote 'Hamlet'? by Charles McNulty

Roland Emmerich's film "Anonymous" has added fuel to the Shakespeare authorship debate, but what are the Shakespeare debunkers and defenders both leaving out?

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00pm on November 19, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'The Comedy of Errors' at the Broad Stage by Charles McNulty

Shakespeare's Globe brings "The Comedy of Errors" to the Broad Stage.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:00am on November 16, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'Bring It On: The Musical' at the Ahmanson Theatre by Charles McNulty

"Bring It On: The Musical" lauches its national tour at the Ahmanson Theatre.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:26pm on November 13, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'England' at Skirball Cultural Center by Charles McNulty

Tim Crouch's "England," a play for galleries, performs at the Skirball Cultural Center.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:54pm on November 11, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie' at Geffen Playhouse by Charles McNulty

"'Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie," a new play by actor Alan Alda, opens at the Geffen Playhouse

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:50pm on November 10, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'Next Fall' at Geffen Playhouse by Charles McNulty

Geoffrey Nauffts' drama "Next Fall" has its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:30pm on November 3, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'Twelfth Night' at A Noise Within by Charles McNulty

A Noise Within opens its new theater in Pasadena with a production of "Twelfth Night, or What You Will"

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:24pm on October 31, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: '9 Circles' at Bootleg Theater by Charles McNulty

Bill Cain's play "9 Circle" opens at the Bootleg Theater. Patrick J. Adams stars.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 7:00pm on October 25, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'Peace In Our Time' at Deaf West Theatre by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty reviews the Antaeus Company's production of Noël Coward's "Peace in Our Time" at Deaf West Theatre.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:09pm on October 23, 2011☆⚑

David Henry Hwang confronts the language barrier in 'Chinglish' by Charles McNulty

David Henry Hwang talks about his new play, "Chinglish," which opens Oct. 27 on Broadway

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:00am on October 22, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'Busting Out!' at the Hayworth Theatre by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty reviews "Busting Out!" at the Hayworth Theatre

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:25pm on October 20, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'I've Never Been So Happy' at the Kirk Douglas Theatre by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty reviews Rude Mechs "I've Never Been So Happy" at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:01am on October 10, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'Somewhere' at the Old Globe by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty reviews the world premiere of Matthew Lopez's "Somewhere" at the Old Globe.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 7:15pm on October 5, 2011☆⚑

Nicholas Hytner leads the National Theatre into the future by Charles McNulty

Nicholas Hytner, the director of Britain's National Theatre, is profiled by Los Angeles Times theater critic Charles McNulty.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:19pm on October 5, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'Ghetto Klown' at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty reviews "Ghetto Klown," John Leguizamo's solo show that was on Broadway last season.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:51pm on October 3, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'How the World Began' at South Coast Repertory by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty reviews the world premiere of Catherine Trieschmann's drama "How the World Began" at South Coast Repertory. The play pits a biology teacher in Kansas against irate creation…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:14pm on October 2, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'Iris' by Cirque du Soleil at the Kodak Theatre by Charles McNulty

A review of "Iris," the new Cirque du Soleil spectacular that takes a voyage through the history of cinema. Writer and director Philippe Decouflé and composer Danny Elfman collaborated on t…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:17pm on September 26, 2011☆⚑

Signature Theater Company steps into the MacArthur 'genius' breach by Charles McNulty

Signature Theater Company annouces a new playwriting program as the MacArthur Fellows Program awards overlooks the theater.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:40pm on September 20, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'Poor Behavior' at the Mark Taper Forum by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty reviews the world premiere of Theresa Rebeck's dark comedy "Poor Behavior" at the Mark Taper Forum. Doug Hughes directs a cast that includes Reg Rogers and Johanna Day.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:50pm on September 19, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'Pride and Prejudice' at South Coast Repertory by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty reviews "Pride and Prejudice" at South Coast Repertory.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 7:41pm on September 18, 2011☆⚑

Fall arts picks: Theater by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty's picks for the fall theater season

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:30am on September 16, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'Cabaret' at UCLA's Freud Playhouse by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty reviews the Reprise Theatre Company revival of "Cabaret" at UCLA's Freud Playhouse

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:21pm on September 15, 2011☆⚑

Culture Watch: NT Live's broadcast of 'One Man, Two Guvnors' by Charles McNulty

NT Live's broadcast of its current hit, "One Man, Two Guvnors," begins Thursday, Sept. 15.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:00pm on September 14, 2011☆⚑

Theater review: 'Trojan Women (after Euripides)' at Getty Villa by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty reviews Anne Bogart's production of "Trojan Women (after Euripides)" at Getty Villa.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:30pm on September 11, 2011☆⚑

Talking with playwright Stephanie Fleischmann about her 9/11 play by Charles McNulty

Playwright Stephanie Fleischmann talks with Charles McNulty about her 9/11 play "What the Moon Saw, or 'I Only Appear to Be Dead,'" which opens Sept. 9 at Son of Semele.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00pm on September 9, 2011☆⚑