Getty Villa Stages Rock-Fueled Oedipus Satire Under the Stars The Getty Villa Museum will bring the myth of Oedipus to the stage this fall with a distinctly American twist: Oedipus the King, Mama!, a rock-infused […]
On Stage With… Murder mysteries, whether cinematic or theatrical, are one of the most popular subjects. The list is quite long, from Agatha Christie’s series to James Crumley’s, The Last Good Kiss, ranked as perhaps […]
Shows will take place at Barnum Hall on March 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. and March 5 at 3 p.m., following three successful shows last week Tickets are now available for Samohi Theatre’s production […]
Plays with a dysfunctional family theme have been part of the theatrical landscape going as far back to the ancient Greeks who spawned a number of compelling playwrights including Sophocles, who among his other plays, […]
At approximately 8:00 pm on Thursday, December 15th, the curtain went up on opening night of “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times of the Temptations. ” The audience applauded wildly – yelled, stomped, […]
ACT 1 Recap: Under Mike Donohue’s exquisite direction of a sterling cast, Matthew López’s 6 hour and 25 minute sprawling, award-winning “The Inheritance” made its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse. The following will […]
ACT 1: The West Coast premiere of the internationally acclaimed “The Inheritance,” Matthew López’s six hour and 25 minute sprawling play, generally presents Parts 1 and 2 at two different performances. However, it was given […]
With theatrical styles ranging from Naturalism, Expressionism, Theatre of the Absurd, to Modernism, Postmodernism, and Classical, in trying to identify exactly what director Jason Alexander had in mind, you’re guess is as good as mine. […]
Stanley Kramer’s 1967 iconic film, GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER, starring Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, and Sidney Poitier, received mixed reviews ranging from “An innately compelling experience,” and “Superior in almost every imaginable way,” to […]
Once in a while, you see a play that is so bad you ask yourself if you should even review it. I decided “yes” as my readers need to be encouraged to spend their theatre […]