After a 13 year incubation, during which time gestation began with a single song, Hadestown came to fruition in 2019…
Theater
The rock musical, “Passing Strange,” is a quirky amalgam of the autobiography of a young Black American, a raucous comedy,…
In the dead of night, a university professor returns unannounced to his childhood home in a scruffy part of London…
A whirlwind has been let loose on the Ahmanson stage. The National Theatre production of “Lehman Trilogy” has arrived. You…
Theatre for a New Audience’s searing and brilliant new production of “The Merchant of Venice” (a co-production with DC’s Shakespeare…
On Broadway “Slave Play” earned twelve Tony nominations – the most of any play ever — but did not take…
Early on in Trouble in Mind, veteran actress Wiletta Mayer (Ramona Keller) sits down with newbie John Nevins (Michael Zachary…
The world premiere “Swept Away” is the tragic tale of four starving shipwrecked sailors — and it’s a musical. But…
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is close to three hours long and what was my first instinct to write? Honestly? It…
My cultural round-up has usually centered on theater. This year theater finally did come back and hooray for that but…
New Village Arts Theatre launches its 20th Anniversary Season with the world premiere of the musical “1222 Oceanfront: A Black…
In the early days of the American Civil War, a political appointee with no military experience is placed in charge…