Are you thinking you caught me leaving out some important information in the heading? Like the actor’s name? Well, I…
Karen Weinstein
Weinstein is a clinical psychologist who teaches in the medical school at UCLA. She also holds a master's degree in Urban Studies and has a strong interest in history and architecture, as well as the theater.
“Thaïs.” Does the name ring a bell? If you are not an opera aficionado, the likely answer is no, unless…
Paul Robeson sang the soundtrack of my childhood. I wore out two copies of his 78-rpm album, “Ballad for Americans,”…
Ruth Draper is not a household word for you? Well, you are forgiven. She was born in 1884 and performed…
For a fully satisfying combination of classical music and contemporary theater, the current LA Opera production of “Lucia di Lammermoor”…
Asher Lev (Jason Karasev) is the son of an Hasidic couple, Rivheh (Anna Khaja) and Aryeh (Joel Polis). How you…
Warning to all you parents of teenage boys, take them to see “Stomp” at your peril. No broom, trash can,…
Heads up, serious theatergoers who are not looking for something frothy and easy for the holiday season. “The Steward of Christendom” at…
Traditionalists, you probably will not be overjoyed at Matthew Bourne’s reworking of the classic “Sleeping Beauty.” The rest of us,…
‘Tis the season so let us start with good tidings. For anyone who has not heard, the Wallis is the…
What can I say? New York loved you, “Peter and the Starcatcher.” Ben Brantley could not find enough superlatives to…
Whoa, a credit for animation on an opera review? It must be a misprint. It is not? Really? Yup. The…
