One of the great interests in any revival of the Tennessee Williams classic "A Streetcar Named Desire" is seeing how a production will negotiate the balance of theatrical power between Blanc…
NEW YORK " If you happened to notice hell freezing over this Broadway season, please don't assume that it was another fluky manifestation of climate change. There's something I need to confe…
Every great dramatic masterpiece poses a question about a protagonist that expresses the "darker purpose," to borrow a phrase from "King Lear," of a playwright's vision. The classic example,…
A cross section of life in Nampa, Idaho, is delivered through the theatrical equivalent of cinematic jump cuts in "different words for the same thing," a new play by Kimber Lee that opened S…
Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cunningham touches on a yearning for transcendence. This time, he imagines Brooklyn brothers beset by frustrations and mysteries.Pulitzer Prize winner Michael C…
What can you say about a Broadway season that was distinguished by adventurous revivals and crammed with superb performances? That it was a good year for actors and a challenging year for pl…
The 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes is given a fluid, authentic production at the Old Globe in San Diego.— Elliot, the central figure of Quiara AlegrÃa H…
The 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes is given a fluid, authentic production at the Old Globe in San Diego.The 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Quiara AlegrÃa…
The dance master teams with adventuresome colleagues to present two short stories conjoined as the non-dance theater piece 'Man in a Case.' There's a lot going on. Not all of it serves the a…
The dance master teams with adventuresome colleagues to present two short stories conjoined as the non-dance theater piece 'Man in a Case.' There's a lot going on. Not all of it serves the a…
No matter the musical style, the American classic's score always envelops the actors and drives the drama.Depending on your knowledge of the material and expectations going in, the touring v…
No matter the musical style, the American classic's score always envelops the actors and drives the drama.No matter the musical style, the American classic's score always envelops the actors…
Theater review: Recap of the singer, actor and activist's life respectfully covers all the bases, but its educational tone overcomes any sense of drama.Multi-hyphenated celebrities are all …
Annette Bening brings a subdued charm to 'Ruth Draper's Monologues' at the Geffen Playhouse.Annette Bening brings a subdued charm to 'Ruth Draper's Monologues' at the Geffen Playhouse.
The New York theater piece based on playwright Moss Hart's memoir hasn't been distilled into a workable dramatic form. But Tony Shalhoub's performance is richly rewarding.Whenever a thespian…
The New York theater piece based on playwright Moss Hart's memoir hasn't been distilled into a workable dramatic form. But Tony Shalhoub's performance is richly rewarding.The New York theate…
A distracted James Franco and a scattershot cast only serve to magnify Anna D. Shapiro's glossy yet empty 'Of Mice and Men' revival.A distracted James Franco and a scattershot cast only serv…
A distracted James Franco and a scattershot cast only serve to magnify Anna D. Shapiro's glossy yet empty 'Of Mice and Men' revival.NEW YORK — Why is James Franco, the world's most fam…
NEW YORK — Only a fool would second-guess the transformative power of Audra McDonald, but when it was announced that this five-time Tony Award-winner was going to portray Billie Holida…
NEW YORK " Only a fool would second-guess the transformative power of Audra McDonald, but when it was announced that this five-time Tony Award-winner was going to portray Billie Holiday in t…
Critic's Notebook: Plays based on history are big this year. England has adaptations of Hilary Mantel's Henry VIII novels; we have the LBJ play 'All the Way.' In them, we see parallels to th…
Critic's Notebook: Plays based on history are big this year. England has adaptations of Hilary Mantel's Henry VIII novels; we have the LBJ play 'All the Way.' In them, we see parallels to th…
A flashy adaptation of Woody Allen's 1994 film 'Bullets Over Broadway' illuminates the stage, yet the singing, acting and writing seem out of whack.NEW YORK — "Don't speak! Don't speak…
Theater Review: Dazzling production overwhelms Shakespeare's poetry even as extraordinary music vainly seeks to unify story and spectacle.LAS VEGAS — Telling friends that you're headin…
Excellent writing, fine acting and a touch of neurosis add sparkle to the stark facts of life in an Idaho retirement home.If the producers of the HBO series "Getting On" go to Costa Mesa to …