153 stories by "Margaret Gray"
Whenever I read about the artistic scandals of the past " the near-riot provoked by Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," for example " I glumly conclude that we have grown so jaded that art ha…
Son of Semele Ensemble has selected two startlingly different short plays for “Woman Parts,” a double bill planned, according to the program, as a corrective to the underrepre…
Among the revivals and West Coast premieres that dominate our theatrical offerings, the startling phrase “world premiere” implies an exhilarating, possibly risky novelty: You can…
You may have seen your share of makeovers, but nothing like the one Sheila Callaghan inflicts on her heroine in “Everything You Touch,” her lushly written dark comedy world-premi…
I had never seen anything quite like it, and it grew on me slowly. But I can’t stop thinking about, and humming snippets from, La Mirada Theatre’s revival of “Floyd Collins…
Even the sparest account of the life of Paul Robeson, the lawyer, actor, singer and civil rights activist who died in 1976, has a mythic power: He accomplished more, against greater odds, th…
Theater review: Rae Gray and William Petersen of 'CSI' are a well-balanced odd couple discovering each other in the jungle.In Greg Pierce's "Slowgirl" at the Geffen Playhouse, 17-year-old Be…
As irresponsible as it may be to encourage drinking at this time of year, you are more likely to enjoy “A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!” at the Kirk Douglas Theatre if you…
Bruce Norris, whose “Clybourne Park” won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize and the 2012 Tony Award for best play, has a merciless ear for the hypocrisies we all helplessly reveal with ever…
If you’re craving the art and music of the late Walt Disney, you should go anywhere but the world premiere of the affectionate “When You Wish: The Story of Walt Disney” at …
In Rogue Machine Theatre’s beautifully directed and acted West Coast premiere of Deanna Jent’s heartbreaking play “Falling,” teenaged Lisa Martin begs her mother, Tam…
In Susan Josephs’ new play, “The Interview,” premiering at Studio/Stage, couples must apply to the “U.S. Department of Parenting and Child Welfare” for permissi…
Like most little girls, I loved the movie “The Wizard of Oz” even though, or maybe because, it left me with so many questions.
Thomas Wilkins, principal guest conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, had a tough show this weekend, when Blue Man Group was in town.
How the Supreme Court’s rulings on gay marriage will affect comedy may not have been the first question on everybody’s mind Wednesday. But for the audience at Judy Gold’s o…
Clattering typewriters, jangling telephones and a haze of cigarette smoke, once journalism's inalienable backdrop, can no longer be found in any newsroom on Earth. But those who crave a glim…
The 1994 movie “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” begins with a glimpse into the bleak lives of three struggling drag performers in Sydney, Australia, who have no…
“What else is there for a woman but l’amour ?” wistfully muses a character in Clare Boothe Luce’s “The Women,” in a good-humored revival at Theatre West.…
Every element of Ingmar Bergman’s 1961 film “Through a Glass Darkly” — the performances, the plot, even the scenery in Faro, Sweden — seems to exist solely to e…
Jackie Robinson never appears in Brian Golden’s “Cooperstown,” currently enjoying its West Coast premiere at the Road Theatre Company’s shiny new second stage, but th…
Well, Peter Pan, I -- speaking as a mother -- never liked you much either. So I retorted, inwardly, upon hearing the title of Michael Lluberes' new play, "Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mother…
Francophiles be warned: Beau Willimon’s new play, “The Parisian Woman,” at the South Coast Repertory is not actually about a Parisian woman. Its title is a vestige of its c…
In 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder,' he portrays nine aristocrats bumped off by an ambitious relative. It requires a certain pallor and a lot of color.While Jefferson Mays was perfor…
Whatever your cause for complaint — traffic, work, kids, in-laws — as you settle in to A Noise Within’s production of “The Grapes of Wrath,” you’ll soon s…
In Doris Baizley's new play "SexSting," a West Coast premiere by the Katselas Theatre Company, a 14-year-old girl shows up in a chat room. JohnnyD (JD Cullum), a 46-year-old regular, salacio…
