POP MISSES AN OP Pacific Opera Project's production of Carmen is difficult to review, only because the benchmark is unclear. Bizet's ever-popular four-act 1875 opera about a gypsy temptress …
COMEDICAL, TRAGICAL, IMPROVISATORICAL Impro Theatre's long-form improvisational theater is among the most impressive of the performing arts. At South Coast Rep, the group proffered a full-le…
THERE'S NOT AN APP FOR THAT Enough already. First, I applaud The Dallas Opera for taking a chance on Tod Machover's new experimental opera Death and the Powers, as well as the diligent ca…