647 stories by "Colin Mitchell"
CNN has just reported that the United States of America is going to officially acknowledge that North Korea was indeed the source of the Sony Hacks. So North Korea is in fact wagin…
This list is pulled directly from our LemonMeter Ratings. These are the most critically-acclaimed shows in Los Angeles Theater for the year 2014. These are not based in opinion like our Best…
As always, Downer Don is all over Center Theatre Group and their lack of LA-centric and LA-specific programming. Here’s something from his latest public flogging especially concerni…
Very kind of Uncle Steven and the gang over there at Stage Raw. A little bit of Festivus for the rest of us, apparently. Alas, I will be out of town, but I wanted to make sure that the rest …
I was expecting this. Guess I better pay up my damn dues so I can’t attend this sumbitch. Heh. Here’s the blurb from the AEA emailer: This meeting – for paid up members of …
Karen Weinstein brings such an interesting psycho-analytical approach to her reviews. This is a prime example. INTO THE WOODS Karen Weinstein – Culture Vulture Trip thee lightly into t…
“The world does not need a sanitized version of “Into The Woods” and children do not need all the production values of a Disney blowout (though Meryl Streep will probably d…
Some irreverent Christmas silliness from Lost Moon Radio. Love these guys.
Here comes our second big list as 2014 comes to a close: The Bitter Lemons Top Los Angeles Theater Stories of 2014! Huzzah! For a list of our favorite productions in Los Angeles Theater 2014…
This is a fascinating article written by Diep Tran over at American Theatre Magazine, entitled Paying Playwrights More Than Play Money. You could literally substitute “actor” for…
Starting my lists a little earlier this year so I can enjoy the yuletide celebration in Colorado Springs in a couple of weeks. I’m guessing everyone else’s lists will not be far …
We highlighted this story last week and now the LA Times (always late to the party) reports that Wall Street Journal cultural critic, Joanne Kaufman, has been dis-invited and will no longer …
And mostly rehashes what has already been occurring on every platform in the city, including here at the Lemon, over at Bigcheap Theatre and over on the LA Theater Network Facebook page, whi…
Sylvie! WHAT THE BUTLER SAW Sylvie Drake – Cultural Weekly In his book on farce, Albert Bermel tells us that what defines farce is "to scoff in public at whatever the neighbors' cheris…
I guess it’s now somehow appropriate that the final edition of the LaWees was hosted by denizens of the Undead. That would of course be Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group. Li…
Here’s a recap from the less “shadowy” corners of Los Angeles Theater where shit appears to be gettin’ done… COUNCILMEMBER MITCH O'FARRELL KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT…
And it’s pretty damn funny. Here are some snippets: Nice to see Chuck McNutt having a little fun. And the LA Times allowing him to do it.
Initiated by John Flynn’s recent and rousing post here at the Lemon, and now taken up as some sort of celebratory credo by such notables as Jay McAdams, among others, this recent clari…
And she apparently doesn’t care who knows it. Many thanks to Daniel Faigin for bringing this to my attention. This from Bway producer Ken Davenport’s blog The Producers Perspe…
More from the Bad Boys by the Bay. The link for the podcast is here and the blurb for the latest episodes is below. This particular one is very intriguing as Rob and Raymond respond to some …
Pauline Adamek, editor and head critic of ArtsBeatLA and critic for Stage Raw, recently published an open letter to Los Angeles Theater folk concerning the re-branding of our artistic commun…
Yes, it’s true, one of our favorite Los Angeles Theater companies, Lost Moon Radio, is heading to New York to take a big old giant bite outta that apple, but before they do, you can ca…
Enci and I would like to send out some big thanks to all you LemonHeads out there. Thanks for reading, thanks for engaging and thanks for being a part of Los Angeles Theater. Now go eat some…
The latest podcast episode from the Bad Boys by the Bay known as Born Ready. Here’s the link for the show. And here’s the latest blurb: Welcome to episode 22! Our guests this wee…
What exactly am I talking about? The current production of Joe Orton’s seminal What the Butler Saw currently playing at the Mark Taper Forum. Anthony Byrnes at KCRW wants to know ̶…
