The Tony Awards have closed the book on the 2017-18 season, and now that "The Band's Visit" has won 10 trophies and "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" has won six, producers and press agent…
Revivals redeemed a lackluster Broadway year. But now that the Tony Awards have closed the book on the 2017-18 season, it will be easy for producers and press agents to spin a self-congratul…
Staging a sprawling, two-part Shakespearean drama outdoors is a brave task, so credit to the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles for pulling it off with a cast that includes Rondi Reed, Raffi …
Tackling both parts of Shakespeare's "Henry IV" in an outdoor staging with a company of actors not primarily known as Elizabethan specialists is a recipe for a long and bumpy night. So it's …
A look at six featured performances nominated for Tony Awards that stood out in the season.
The truth of that old theatrical saying that there are no small parts, only small actors, was redeemed last season on Broadway, with a bevy of featured performances that transcended their li…
The truth of that old theatrical saying that there are no small parts, only small actors, was redeemed last season on Broadway, with a bevy of featured performances that transcended their li…
Joe Mantello is a Tony nominee for "Three Tall Women" and also the man guiding the new revival of "The Boys in the Band" starring Zachary Quinto. They talk about the 50th anniversary as well…
Joe Mantello is a Tony nominee for "Three Tall Women" and also the man guiding the new revival of "The Boys in the Band" starring Zachary Quinto. They talk about the 50th anniversary as well…
The Old Globe in San Diego presents Ursula Rani Sarma's stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's best seller, directed by Carey Perloff.
Director John Doyle's acclaimed reworking of the Broadway musical, which won the 2016 Tony for revival, rolls its national tour into the Hollywood Pantages Theatre and later Segerstrom Cente…
John Doyle, the British director who brought fresh life to well-trod Sondheim musicals by having the casts of "Sweeney Todd" and "Company" double as the band, is a master of transformation. …
The Broadway revival starring Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane may have been nominated for 11 Tony Awards, but the Berkeley Repertory Theatre production is no less welcome, with a cast featur…
It should come as no surprise that the man who commissioned Tony Kushner to write "Angels in America" would have unwavering faith in the drama. But the outstanding feature of Tony Taccone's …
A review of "Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics," which finds wisdom in Shakespeare's plays for contemporary political concerns during the Trump presidency.
Perfection is not attainable in this earthly realm, but Audra McDonald came as close as humanly possible in her L.A. Opera concert Sunday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Perfection is not attainable in this earthly realm, but Audra McDonald came as close as humanly possible in her Los Angeles Opera concert Sunday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The six-tim…
From David Henry Hwang ("M. Butterfly") and Jeanine Tesori ("Fun Home") comes this audacious play-with-a-musical that imagines a future where China is the preeminent power, looking to exert …
Rest assured you've never seen a musical like "Soft Power" before. The show, a collaboration between Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang ("M. Butterfly") and Tony-winning composer Jean…
A funny thing happened after my disappointment over "Mean Girls" had me forswearing musicals in the middle of Times Square. I fell in love again with the art form through two rapturous reviv…
Two old shows have captured the hearts of Broadway this season, arguably more than hipper or edgier fare. Why? And how? Our critic's take on what makes this season's musical revivals truly s…
The actor's deeply felt performance in Eugene O'Neill's marathon drama on Broadway delivers a profound message about hurting those we care about most.
The prospect of another long wallow in the misery of Harry Hope's saloon should give even the most intrepid theatergoer pause. "The Iceman Cometh," Eugene O'Neill's marathon drama set in 191…
The 2018 list of nominees can be read as Broadway's lab results, and setting aside the spellbinding Springsteen and the integrity of "The Band's Visit," this year's slate tells us that the p…
Tony Award nominations can be read as Broadway's lab results, and it's clear from the slate announced Tuesday that the patient's health has taken a turn for the worse. The two big categories…