See also: *Debbie Devine and Jay McAdams profiled in our People Issue Take a look at what passes for children's theater in this country and one might well conclude that childhood constitut…
In our list of best comedy shows this week ... some famous people, and some non-famous ones, too. 5. Don't Tell My Mother "True stories you'd never want your mom to know" with With Baron V…
Nods this week for Laguna Playhouse's production of Neil Simon's Chapter Two and Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground at Zombie Joe's Underground in North Hollywood. For the latest new review…
Our critic Lovell Estell was entranced by Vickilyn Reynolds' performance in a show based on the life of Hattie McDaniel, Hattie -- What I Need You To Know. For all the latest New Theate…
No new reviews this week, but these will return at the same time next week, as the new theater season gets underway. See below for complete listings of shows to see this week.In this week's&…
The holidays are a lean time for live theater productions. This week, we have three New Theater Reviews. You can find them and region-wide theater listings below. This week's Stage Feature…
In recent weeks, a baffling teaser ad that has been running in print and on the sides of Metro buses around town has been provoking "Wtf!?" bewilderment from readers of the Los Angeles Times…
See also: *Our Latest Theater Reviews *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week Whatever else it might entail, making live theater begins with real estate -- a plot of land and a building to …
A strong production of In the Heights at Boyle Heights' Casa 0101 is this week's Pick of the Week. For all the latest New Theater Reviews, see below.It's a dirty job but everybody has to do …
We give nods this week for Donald Margulies' Coney Island Christmas at the Geffen, Anything Goes at the Ahmanson, Rise playing mid-week at Elephant Stage, A Mulholland Christmas Carol back a…
Michael LamontL to R: Joan Almedilla, Jennie Kwan, Janet Song, Yumi Iwama and Tiffany-Marie Austin A musical about World War II war brides, Tea, With Music, for which the author, Velina…
Gene PittmanScott Shepherd, center, plays some combination of the reader and Nick Carraway in Gatz, a marathon of a hit show. Actor Scott Shepherd inadvertently memorized all 49,000 words o…
Bob Baker Marionette TheatreThe Mouse KingOur critic Deborah Klugman was smitten with the craftsmanship of Bob Baker's marionettes in the kids theater's seasonal Nutcracker show. Paul Bircha…
Tim AlexanderAshlee Olivia and Talmadge Talib in Robey Theatre Company's revival of "Anna Lucasta"Latino Theatre Company's Anna Lucasta is this week's Pick of the Week. It was first written …
Craig SchwartzAlan Mandell in Waiting for Godot at the Mark Taper ForumCenter Theatre Group, which runs the Mark Taper Forum, the Ahmanson Theatre downtown and the Kirk Dougas Theatre in Cul…
Paul M. RubensteinDavid E. Frank (left, in drag) and Jeff Atik in The Bald Soprano, presented by City Garage at Santa Monica's Bergamot StationThe tenacious City Garage -- sticking around fo…
David James © 2012 DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.Tony Kushner (far left chair) on the set of Lincoln with director S…
Charcoal drawing by Christopher CanoleOlympic great Jim Thorpe inspires this year's Short Play Festival at the Autry.It's not easy being a Native American athlete. Just ask Dennis Tibbetts. …
John FlynnMatthew Elkins (top) and Eric Odom in A Bright New BoiseSamuel D. Hunter's new play at Rogue Machine, A Bright New Boise, takes a probing look at religious zealotry and is this wee…
The cast of Loving Silent Tears on stage at the Shrine Auditorium Kelly Packard "is well known for her acting work on Baywatch," the emcee in a tux told everyone within earshot Saturday aft…
Manuel HarlanLuke Treadaway as Christopher Boone, in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Filming a staged production, such as a play, and then editing the footage into a "movi…
Geoffrey WadeJosh Clark and Jeremy Glazer in "You Can't Take It With You" at Anteaus CompanyStarting this week, we will now include our listings of all ongoing shows, below the new reviews, …
Josh Shaw / Pacific Opera ProjectPacific Opera Project's Sweeney Todd,Centuries ago, opera was more affordable, not just something thought to be for the country club set when the dained to p…
Wikimedia Commons Whether or not Los Angeles is a "theater town," it is certainly a town filled with theaters -- and actors. Small stages and itinerant acting companies are as ubiquitous he…
Jeff GalferAnthony Manough, (seated), Sean Spann, James Black, Kate Morgan Chadwick, Ian Merrigan and Mueen Jahan star in the Circle X Theatre Company world premiere production of "Bad Appl…