A GREAT DEBATE A play that asks the audience to think about what the Constitution means to them When she was 15, Heidi Schreck went on tour to compete for college scholarships by delivering …
LOVE, LIES, AND LETHAL CHARM Gina Gionfriddo's comedy of dysfunction refuses easy labels"and lands every blow "Rom-com?" No. "Meet-cute"? Far from it. Sitting through Becky Shaw at the Helen…
A SUMMER OF MEMORY AND LOSS A moving revival that transforms urgency into reflection without losing its emotional core The lights went down at Dezart Performs' gorgeous new home on Saturday,…
FOUNDING FATHERS, FOUND WANTING A promising historical premise undone by uneven writing What Price Freedom, by Tony Blake, having its world premiere at Moving Arts Theatre, recounts one of t…
TWO VOICES, ONE VOLTAGE An evening of operatic power finds its charge in connection, not just scale BroadStage does not often present evenings of this ambition: a sold-out house, a freelance…
TURNING A THEATRICAL LEMON INTO FIZZY LEMONADE Matthew Lombardo spins a true-life theatrical disaster into a relentlessly funny backstage comedy According to Nora Ephron, who turned her husb…
HOLDING UP UNDER PRESSURE A bold stage adaptation that captures much "but not all"of the film's tension Adapting an iconic film like Dog Day Afternoon for the stage is a challenge. There are…
A GREAT, GREEN ROOM YOU'LL NEVER WANT TO LEAVE Chicago Children's Theatre closes out its 20th anniversary season with a picture(book)-perfect triumph! "I wish I might, I wish I may / go live…
HIGH VOLTAGE DANCE, NO SAFETY NET A company built on athleticism, musicality, and sheer momentum returns to BroadStage Few choreographers have maintained the kind of sustained, high-energy a…
LAND, LABOR, AND THE BODY Luke Murphy's dance-theatre work turns ownership into something visceral and urgent St. Ann's Warehouse unveils Scorched Earth, a striking dance-theatre work from A…
A FINAL BOW WITH HUMOR AND HEART DET closes its run with a sharp, funny family comedy about tradition and change There is a bittersweet irony in Desert Ensemble Theatre choosing Knife to the…
A MODERN TRAGEDY IN PLAIN SIGHT Albee's shocking premise unfolds with the inevitability of Greek drama Playwright Edward Albee remains one of the most incisive chroniclers of American family…
EVERYTHING'S COMING UP JULE Broadway's golden-age hits return in a world premiere revue that treats them as living drama Jule Styne's name tends to arrive attached to titles that feel immova…
DESIRE, DANGER, AND A SONG TO SURVIVE Palm Canyon Theatre dives into one of Kander and Ebb's most intoxicating musical Palm Canyon Theatre brings bold heat to the desert with Kiss of the Spi…
DELIBES TAKES THE LEAD In ABT's return of Ashton's Sylvia, the best performance at Segerstrom wasn't onstage Frederic Ashton's Sylvia arrives at Segerstrom Center for the Arts after nine yea…
THE SONGBOOK LIVES ON Feinstein's Carnegie Hall "On the Town" concert celebrates classic songs and those who wrote and performed them with style, wit, and swing Like a party that keeps going…
POWER, CONTROL, AND WHAT LURKS BENEATH Shanley's psychological thriller simmers with tension, even when it overreaches John Patrick Shanley digs back into power and vulnerability in The Push…
WHEN SHAKESPEARE NEEDS A LITTLE HELP Physical comedy drives the laughs"sometimes to excess"in Phillip Breen's energetic production The Merry Wives of Windsor is not one of Shakespeare's most…
Walk into any cinema in the New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles today, and you'll find something interesting in the listings. Multiplexes aren't just filling their screens with Hollywood produ…
THE RAIN IN SPAIN, UNRESTRAINED At full symphonic scale, My Fair Lady finally sounds the way it was written to be heard George Bernard Shaw got what he deserved. He spent decades refusing to…
THE BLUES THAT BUILT AMERICA" AND THE COST OF SINGING THEM August Wilson's masterpiece lands with devastating force in a blazing Goodman revival Four black musicians amble into a recording s…
CHEKHOV, REIMAGINED IN BEAUTIFUL CHAOS Dmitry Krymov turns a classic into a surreal theatrical hallucination There are many ways to stage Anton Chekhov. You can do it the traditional way wit…
4 Practical Costume Tips for Period Theater Creating stunning period theater costumes relies on four key strategies. These include adapting historical silhouettes with modern materials, desi…
A GREAT PERFORMANCE IN SEARCH OF A BETTER PLAY Gary Houston towers in a two-hander that never quite lives up to its premise Outside a run-down cottage in rural Connecticut, a white-haired ma…
FAMILY, FEAR, AND FINDING A VOICE Neil Simon's coming-of-age drama blends humor and heartbreak in an intimate, character-driven production Now playing at Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the…