Karen WeinsteinTheaterLos Angeles,
Heads up, serious theatergoers who are not looking for something frothy and easy for the holiday season. "The Steward of Christendom" at the Taper has plenty to sink your teeth into. There is nothing easy about it: Start with its being about ...
Directed and choreographed with a new scenario by Matthew Bourne
Karen WeinsteinDanceLos Angeles,
Traditionalists, you probably will not be overjoyed at Matthew Bourne’s reworking of the classic “Sleeping Beauty.” The rest of us, however, are in for a real treat. From interpretation to technique, Act I and Act II are about as good ...
Adapted by E.P. Dowdall from Miklos Laszlo's "Illatszertar"
Directed by Mark Brokaw
Karen WeinsteinTheaterLos Angeles,
'Tis the season so let us start with good tidings. For anyone who has not heard, the Wallis is the jewel of the new Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills and a welcome addition to the ...
By Rick Elice (based on the novel of the same name by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson)
Karen WeinsteinTheaterLos Angeles,
What can I say? New York loved you, "Peter and the Starcatcher." Ben Brantley could not find enough superlatives to gush over you; and you had five Tony Awards thrown your way for best performance by a feature actor in ...
Karen WeinsteinMusicLos Angeles,
Whoa, a credit for animation on an opera review? It must be a misprint. It is not? Really? Yup. The stage set is 99% a flat white wall with a few flush doors you might not notice at first. Against this ...
Karen WeinsteinMusicLos Angeles,
"Falstaff" is an operatic bauble, easily dismissed as a bit of comedic fun, yet considered by some, such as conductor James Conlon, to be one of the two crowning achievements of Verdi's long career. But isn't comedy often undervalued? Rarely ...
Karen WeinsteinTheaterLos Angeles,
"Sunrise, sunset," or so the song goes. Time passes, we get older, and another generation takes our place. Maybe "The Sunshine Boys" is a little old and tired for yet another sunrise, but soldier on it does in the cavernous ...
Karen WeinsteinTheaterLos Angeles,
Most Southern Californians are familiar with the sign on the I-10 freeway indicating Palm Springs to the right, other desert cities straight ahead. Depending on your orientation, Palm Springs may conjure up a scene of tony gay culture, or a ...
