'The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Three historical heavyweights contentiously collaborate in the afterlife on a recomposed New Testament in this speculative comedy from Bill Maher's longtime writer-producerread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:28am on October 17, 2014☆⚑

'Choir Boy': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

MacArthur 'Genius' Grant recipient Tarell Alvin McCraney's black prep school drama soars on its revelatory singing of Negro spiritualsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:16am on October 1, 2014☆⚑

'Marjorie Prime': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Enduring star Lois Smith headlines this world-premiere production of Jordan Harrison's subdued futuristic play about memory and lossread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:46pm on September 23, 2014☆⚑

'Happy Days': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Brooke Adams and Tony Shalhoub star in a fresh and vital American interpretation of the Samuel Beckett classicread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:08am on September 18, 2014☆⚑

'Race': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

David Mamet's legal satire tackles the American inability to communicate about raceread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 8:20pm on September 16, 2014☆⚑

'The Tempest': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Magician Teller collaborates on the adaptation and direction of Shakespeare's fantastical romanceread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 6:50pm on September 12, 2014☆⚑

'Persians': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Aesychlus' "Persians" gets a simultaneously avant-garde and classical treatment at the Getty Villa in Maliburead more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 6:42pm on September 12, 2014☆⚑

'Bulrusher': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A mixed race teen experiences sexual and political awakening in this Pulitzer Prize finalist set in 1955 rural Californiaread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:42pm on September 8, 2014☆⚑

'I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky': Opera Review by Myron Meisel

The 1994 Northridge earthquake is evoked in the Southern California premiere of this little-seen opera by John Adams and the poet June Jordanread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:30pm on August 25, 2014☆⚑

'Reasons to Be Pretty': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Two couples face off and fall out in Neil LaBute's Tony-nominated play about the importance we place on physical beauty.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:44pm on August 10, 2014☆⚑

'Broadway Bound': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Having appeared in the original 1986 Broadway cast, Jason Alexander returns to the closing chapter of Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical "Brighton Beach" trilogy, this time as director.read …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:04am on August 5, 2014☆⚑

'The Sexual Life of Savages': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Suburban couples negotiate intimacy and conflict at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.

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SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:21pm on July 14, 2014☆⚑

'Buyer & Cellar': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Michael Urie brings his Broadway exploration of the difference between idols and idolators to L.A. in this comedy set at Barbra Streisand's Malibu estate.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 8:31pm on July 14, 2014☆⚑

'Stupid F"ing Bird': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Chekhov's "The Seagull" is given a highly contemporary makeover in Pasadena.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 6:01pm on July 2, 2014☆⚑

'The Difficulty of Crossing a Field': Opera Review by Myron Meisel

Famed cynic Ambrose Bierce's slavery-era mystery, turned into an opera, is performed in Long Beach.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:02pm on June 24, 2014☆⚑

Penelope: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

This Greek riff, hinging on the myth of Odysseus' wife, is penned by Irish playwright Edna Wilson, screenwriter of Steve McQueen's debut feature "Hunger."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:36pm on June 20, 2014☆⚑

'The Last Confession': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

English actor David Suchet, best known for his long-running TV role as Agatha Christie's detective Poirot, stars in a story of corruption at the Vatican.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 5:44pm on June 17, 2014☆⚑

'The Country House': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Blythe Danner stars in this updated Chekhov mash-up by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies at the Geffen in Westwood.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 5:50pm on June 12, 2014☆⚑

'The Brothers Size': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

This Louisiana bayou-set drama loosely interprets West African myths on an East Hollywood stage.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:33pm on June 11, 2014☆⚑

'Stoneface: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

French Stewart plays the legendary silent film comedy icon in this Pasadena production.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 6:22pm on June 9, 2014☆⚑

'Gruesome Playground Injuries': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Pulitzer Prize playwriting finalist Rajiv Joseph conjures a relationship forged in pain, both psychic and physical.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:47pm on June 2, 2014☆⚑

'Death of the Author': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Orson Bean plays a department chair in this academic comedy skewering postmodernism at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:54pm on June 2, 2014☆⚑

'A Streetcar Named Desire': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Renee Fleming stars in composer Andre Previn's adaptation of the Tennessee Williams classic.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:59am on May 20, 2014☆⚑

Different Words For The Same Thing: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A sensitively executed sentimental family drama -- one which deals deftly with issues of diversity -- is suggestive of a new take on Our Town.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:19pm on May 13, 2014☆⚑

Unorganized Crime: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

This compelling mob tale starring Chazz Palminteri is like Greek tragedy reimagined through a modern lens.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:41am on May 13, 2014☆⚑