1,306 stories by "Charles McNulty"
The first 2024 Republican primary debate unwittingly made the case for why the humanities are fundamental to our nation's future.
Playwright and 'Succession' screenwriter Will Arbery's 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning' has its Southern California premiere in a Rogue Machine production at the Matrix Theatre.
Direct from Broadway, 'Peter Pan Goes Wrong' from the British company Mischief, turns J.M. Barrie's tale into a farcical fiasco.
August Wilson, the late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who chronicled the Black experience in America, gets a stirring biography from Patti Hartigan.
Lisa Gay Hamilton takes on the stern matriarchal role in 'Zora Howard's Stew,' a Pulitzer Prize finalist for drama in 2021, at Pasadena Playhouse.
Patti LuPone, Sierra Boggess, Sutton Foster, Norm Lewis, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Skylar Astin join forces in "Everybody Rise! A Sondheim Celebration" at the Hollywood Bowl.
Antaeus Theatre Company presents a production of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' as a quasi-radio play, directed by Nike Doukas and starring Peter Van Norden.
Ramiz Monsef's 'The Ants,' a horror drama laden with social commentary, has its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse.
The Tony-nominated revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical arrives at the Ahmanson Theatre in a production starring Tony-winner Stephanie J. Block as the Baker's Wife and Mont…
Will Power's 'Fetch Clay, Make Man' at the Kirk Douglas Theatre summons Stepin Fetchit and Muhammad Ali to the stage in well-acted drama directed by Debbie Allen.
The world premiere of Anna Deavere Smith's 'Love All' at La Jolla Playhouse brings to the stage the story of tennis great and equality champion Billie Jean King in production starring Chilin…
Katori Hall's two-person drama 'The Mountaintop' opens at the Geffen Playhouse.
The two-time Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson, who died Thursday after a short illness at the age of 87, was one of the leading British actors of her generation.
Solidarity with striking screenwriters from the WGA inspired moving speeches onstage at the 2023 Tony Awards.
The 2023 best musical nominees are ranked by our critic. 'Kimberly Akimbo,' '& Juliet,' 'Some Like It Hot,' 'Shucked,' 'New York, New York' -- which tops the list?
Broadway audiences deserve a Tony Award this year for helping to make shows like "Leopoldstadt," "Parade" and "Fat Ham" not just excellent productions but unforgettable shared events.
The Mark Taper Forum presents the world premiere of 'A Transparent Musical,' inspired by the Prime Video series and featuring a book by MJ Kaufman and Joey Soloway and a score by Faith Solow…
The Tony-winning revival of Charles Fuller's 1981 drama 'A Soldier's Play,' directed by Kenny Leon, arrives at the Ahmanson Theatre with a cast that includes Norm Lewis and Eugene Lee.
Josh Groban, who received a Tony nomination for his performance in the new Broadway revival of 'Sweeney Todd,' talks about living out his Sondheim dream.
Pasadena Playhouse wins the Tony Award for regional theater excellence, becoming only the second Los Angeles institution to earn the honor and continuing its triumphant streak after years of…
Ben Platt embraces the 'discomfort and anxiety' of 'Parade,' about the 1913 trial and subsequent lynching of Jewish American Leo Frank in Georgia.
The musical "Some Like It Hot" led with 13 Tony nominations. "Kimberly Akimbo," the critical pick for best musical, received 8. Tom Stoppard's play "Leopoldstadt," "Ain't No Mo'" and the re…
This high-caliber production of 'A Little Night Music' is the crowning achievement of Pasadena Playhouse's six-month-long Sondheim Celebration festival.
In Suzie Miller's 'Prima Facie," Jodie Comer brings to Broadway her acclaimed West End performance as a successful criminal defense barrister who experiences the other side of the legal syst…
Martin Scorsese's 1977 film has been turned into a shlocky Broadway musical despite a Kander and Ebb score and additional lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
