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 ...
Karen WeinsteinTheaterCA,
It is not possible to write a review of "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" without invoking the ghost of Anton Chekhov. Lest one be tempted, within the program playwright Christopher Durang provides ...
Created and Directed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas
Karen WeinsteinTheaterLos Angeles,
Warning to all you parents of teenage boys, take them to see "Stomp" at your peril. No broom, trash can, or paint can, no piece of wooden furniture, no household object capable of emitting a sound by being hit, scraped, ...
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 ...
