6,591 stories from Stage and Cinema
MARRIAGE, MOVIES & MISERIES AT MINETTA LANE Marriage may be like a garden " has to be consistently and attentively nurtured and cared for or it will wither instead of bloom and grow " bu…
CHICAGO TEENS DELIVER THE GOODS WITH ORIGINAL ONE-ACTS Pegasus Theatre Chicago's Young Playwrights Festival proves "again"that fresh voices can write with candor, wit, and bite. For the last…
NO LYIN' ABOUT THIS ADORABLE LION A story about rules and when it is right to break them The four-year-old I took to the Adam Theater production of Library Lion at the Calderwood Pavilion in…
There could have been a better time to bring back Bug, Tracy Letts's disturbing drama about paranoia and its devastating consequences. We have enough to be paranoid about these days, don't y…
OPERA AMONG THE GHOSTS From playful parlor deaths to a chilling one-act about crime, punishment, and memory, Source/Filter Music Collective made Heritage Square sing. On November 8, Source/F…
Three Couples, Zero Accumulation With a score that forgets to remember, The Notebook drowns in its own mawkish bathwater There's a musical version of The Notebook that might actually work. A…
A PLEASING PAIR Standards stretched, teased, and joyfully reimagined The song "'S Wonderful" will be a century old next year, so it's not a new thing to wonder if its titular positive adject…
CHAMBER MUSIC IN AN IDEAL SETTING Glorious acoustics, a resonant space, and musicians who know how to listen to one another. There are few places in Los Angeles better suited to chamber musi…
THIS SHOW IS ALIVE … WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC A classic musical celebrates the power of music to promote authenticity How do you solve a problem like"presenting a musical that is so familia…
SISTERHOOD, INTERRUPTED Ragtime, Liberation, and the unfinished work of women's equality Even when we know better, most of us seem to think that history proceeds in a linear manner. Life in …
Winter in the mountains is often synonymous with outdoor adventure. We think of fresh powder on the slopes, snowshoeing through silent forests, and the biting chill of the wind on a ski lift…
SIX QUEENS BEAT A FULL HOUSE A Clever, Electrifying Concert That Sometimes Overwhelms Its Own Story History serves us well in stories for musicals. From 1776 to Evita to Hamilton, all the pl…
Lighting has always been about guiding attention. On a stage, it helps your eye settle in the right place and sets the tone without needing explanation. Casino games use the same ideas, just…
Actors in California end up facing all kinds of risky situations, whether they're on stage or in front of the camera. Sometimes they're doing their own stunts (no doubles in sight), or they'…
WHEN CLOWNING, THERAPY, AND TRAUMA COLLIDE Rachel Troy's fierce, genre-breaking solo triumph is fully realized, ferociously smart, and genuinely exhilarating. I receive thousands of invitati…
Actors in Orange County who spend long stretches on theater tours run into some pretty unique hurdles that can put a real strain on their personal lives. When you're away for weeks or months…
If you've ever wondered what actually happens when someone gets hurt during a show in New York, you're not alone. It's surprisingly common"think slippery floors, wobbly steps, or just not en…
A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE, UP CLOSE AND BREATH-BY-BREATH Opera this intimate feels less like a performance and more like a shared act of wonder This holiday season, multi-Grammy Award winner and O…
WONDER OF WONDERS! A musical that refuses pity and earns its hope American Repertory Theater's world premiere of the musical adaptation of R. J. Palacio's best-selling Wonder and the eponymo…
REVENGE AS ENTERTAINMENT With Will Swenson and Lesli Margherita, La Mirada goes all in for this major revival Some shows you make time for. Others you plan around. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Ba…
Billy L'Amour just showed everyone how it's done If you weren't at the Palm Springs Cultural Center this past Sunday, you seriously missed out. The second Billy L'Amour entered from the back…
KILLER KIDS, STAGE MOMS, AND CAMP TO DIE FOR NCTC revives a deliciously wicked cult musical Just in time for some holiday mischief, New Conservatory Theatre Center brings back the 1992 Off-B…
Unpacking the Magic: LT Cousineau's Songs from My Holiday Closet is a Seasonal Smash that has become a holiday tradition There's a special magic that happens when a performer stops trying to…
DOTS, DEDICATION, AND THE ART OF BEGINNING AGAIN Shotgun Players takes on Sondheim and Lapine's most painterly meditation with exquisite results Shotgun Players presents Sunday in the Park w…
One of the great pleasures of New York City is that it's a place where it feels perfectly normal to hear someone say, "I'm headed to SoHo to see an adult Christmas puppet show," and mean it …
