Literature's equivalent to the cult section at the video store
Andrew OsborneBooks & CDs
It was sometime after the man in the mushroom cap sang a song about earwigs yet well before Werner Herzog's nihilistic re-imagining of "The Wizard of Oz" that I realized I wasn't in Kansas anymore.
Instead, I was sequestered ...
Michael Wade SimpsonDanceSanta Fe,
The first dance Twyla Tharp choreographed for her new modern dance company in 1965 was called, “Tank Dive.” Tharp walked out in a pair of heeled shoes and vigorously hurled a yo-yo toward the floor as Petula Clark’s pop hit, ...
Nancy S. BishopBooks & CDsChicago,
Lahr and Martha Lavey, "Steppenwolf" artistic director, were seated on a stage dressed for the cluttered Irish bachelor-hoarder’s apartment for the current Steppenwolf production, Conor McPherson’s "The Night Alive." Lavey was prepared with her own advance copy of the book ...
Shelley Jackson and Joseph Dennis go centerstage at SF Opera
Michael Wade SimpsonFeaturesSanta Fe,
Two-thousand fourteen may be remembered at Santa Fe Opera as the year of the understudy. First there was Shelley Jackson, a second-year apprentice, stepping in as Norina, the female lead in “Don Pasquale.” Laura Tatulescu, the soprano originally cast in ...
Michael Wade SimpsonFeaturesSanta Fe,
“Carmen” and “Don Pasquale” may be alternating onstage at the opera this weekend, but that won’t stop cast members in the two operas from fraternizing. Daniela Mack and Alek Shrader, who are playing, respectively, the title role in “Carmen,” and ...
Emily S. MendelFeaturesSan Francisco,
Highlights of the Jewish Film Festival
“Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes of Sholem Aleichem”
“The Green Prince”
“Run Boy Run”
“112 Weddings”
“Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story”
“Above and Beyond”
“Havana Curveball”
“The Sturgeon Queens”
The 34th San ...
On the dark underbelly of our Internet obsessions.
Nancy S. BishopFeaturesChicago,
Seth Bockley is a Chicago-based playwright, playwright-in-residence at the Goodman Theatre and author of "Ask Aunt Susan," which opened at the Goodman’s Owen Theatre this week. He has been involved with the Goodman for several years ...
The playwright's "Fat Pig" runs at Hollywood's Hudson Theater through June 1, 2014
Jordan RiefeFeaturesCA,
Tom loves Helen. And why shouldn’t he? She’s smart, pretty and has a great sense of humor. But she’s also fat, and for Tom that just may be a deal breaker. This is the conundrum at the heart of Neil ...
Jordan RiefeFeaturesCA,
Winding up a yearlong celebration of Benjamin Britten’s centennial, L.A. Opera presents the composer’s most ambitious opera, "Billy Budd," featuring definitive staging by Francesca Zambello from her 1995 Covent Garden production. It stars Liam Bonner in the lead role, and is conducted by the company’s own James Conlon, with ...
Jordan RiefeFeaturesCA,
The "Frasier" alum was nominated in 2013 for his performance as Vanya in the play and returns to direct the show's L.A. run at the Mark Taper Forum through March 9.
In an era where actors seem to be ...
