Review: 'Peter Pan Goes Wrong' is spectacularly clumsy. That's meant as a compliment by Charles McNulty

Direct from Broadway, 'Peter Pan Goes Wrong' from the British company Mischief, turns J.M. Barrie's tale into a farcical fiasco.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:35pm on August 14, 2023☆⚑

Playwright August Wilson was ahead of his time. But would he have made it today? by Charles McNulty

August Wilson, the late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who chronicled the Black experience in America, gets a stirring biography from Patti Hartigan.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:59am on August 11, 2023☆⚑

Review: A tale of sorrow and survival simmers in Pasadena Playhouse's 'Stew' by Charles McNulty

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.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:00am on August 1, 2023☆⚑

Review: Stephen Sondheim receives an all-star salute at the Hollywood Bowl's 'Everybody Rise!' by Charles McNulty

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.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:58pm on July 31, 2023☆⚑

'A Strange Loop,' 'Funny Girl' lead Center Theatre Group's 2023-24 season by Ashley Lee

Center Theatre Group announces its 2023-2024 season, which includes 'A Christmas Story, The Musical,' 'Hadestown' and other offerings.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00pm on July 24, 2023☆⚑

When theaters went dark in 2020, this L.A. dance residency made inventive use of empty venues by Steven Vargas

The Ghost Light Residency began in 2021 to give artists of color space in empty venues to create new work. Two years later, its growth continues to foster artists' growth without restriction…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00am on July 11, 2023☆⚑

Review: The Antaeus production of 'The Tempest' is all sound and fury, signifying nothing by Charles McNulty

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.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:15pm on July 10, 2023☆⚑

Review: Geffen Playhouse's 'The Ants' reveals just how perilous the horror genre can be by Charles McNulty

Ramiz Monsef's 'The Ants,' a horror drama laden with social commentary, has its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:22pm on July 5, 2023☆⚑

Review: The Tony-nominated 'Into the Woods' revival " maybe the best in my lifetime " lands in L.A. by Charles McNulty

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…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:01pm on July 3, 2023☆⚑

'Rogers: The Musical' brings a charming, Broadway-style show back to Disney California Adventure by Todd Martens

'Rogers: The Musical,' Disney's new Captain America-inspired musical, started as a joke in a Disney+ series and now is part of the resort's big summer offerings.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:35pm on June 30, 2023☆⚑

Review: A powerfully acted play examines Muhammad Ali and Stepin Fetchit's unlikely friendship by Charles McNulty

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.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:54pm on June 27, 2023☆⚑

What it's like to lead a national Broadway tour with your spouse by Ashley Lee

Broadway stars Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus have been married for 15 years and play a married couple onstage in Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods.' The national tour arrives in …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:44pm on June 26, 2023☆⚑

Appreciation: Sheldon Harnick, prolific lyricist behind 'Fiddler' and other beloved musicals by Barbara Isenberg

Sheldon Harnick, the Tony-winning lyricist of musical theater, died Friday at 99 of natural causes.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:39pm on June 24, 2023☆⚑

Review: A new play that traces Billie Jean King's inspiring story ought to be a musical by Charles McNulty

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…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:15pm on June 20, 2023☆⚑

Shocking closure at L.A.'s Mark Taper Forum reflects a crisis at regional theaters nationwide by Jessica Gelt

The titan of L.A. theater, Center Theatre Group, is shutting down the Mark Taper Forum for at least a year to save money. Will other theaters follow?

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:05pm on June 17, 2023☆⚑

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last night on Earth imagined in clear-eyed 'Mountaintop' by Charles McNulty

Katori Hall's two-person drama 'The Mountaintop' opens at the Geffen Playhouse.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00am on June 17, 2023☆⚑

Appreciation: Glenda Jackson, formidable English talent who helped change contemporary acting's tone by Charles McNulty

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.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:28pm on June 15, 2023☆⚑

Trouble at Center Theatre Group: Company to lay off staff, pause Taper programming by Jessica Gelt

Facing a budget shortfall of millions of dollars, Center Theatre Group on Thursday announced that it will lay off about 10% of its full-time staff and pause season programming at Mark Taper …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:11pm on June 15, 2023☆⚑

The Microsoft Theater is getting a new name in multiyear deal between AEG and Peacock by Nardine Saad

The Microsoft-branded theater in downtown Los Angeles will be no more: The L.A. Live venue owned by AEG will be renamed the Peacock Theater.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:04pm on June 15, 2023☆⚑

Commentary: An unscripted Tony Awards 2023 found meaning and eloquence on a historic night by Charles McNulty

Solidarity with striking screenwriters from the WGA inspired moving speeches onstage at the 2023 Tony Awards.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:28pm on June 12, 2023☆⚑

Tony Awards viewers complain about confusion over Paramount+ livestream by Jessica Gelt

Tony Awards viewers expecting to stream the 76th awards on Paramount+ found themselves watching last year's show instead.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:53pm on June 11, 2023☆⚑

The complete list of 2023 Tony Award winners

The Tony Awards were handed out in an unusual ceremony in New York on Sunday. Here's the full winners list.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:46pm on June 11, 2023☆⚑

Tony Awards 2023 live updates: Nonbinary actors Alex Newell, J. Harrison Ghee make history by Ashley Lee, Jessica Gelt, Charles McNulty

Broadway marks the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday after a tumultuous run-up. Stay here for live updates on the winners, effects of the writers' strike and more.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:37pm on June 11, 2023☆⚑

Ranking this year's Tony best musical nominees from worst to best by Charles McNulty

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?

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:42pm on June 11, 2023☆⚑

The 2023 Tony Awards were nearly canceled. Here's how to watch the ceremony by Ashley Lee

Broadway's biggest night will broadcast live from New York City on June 11, airing on CBS and Paramount+. A preshow ceremony will stream for free on Pluto TV.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:00am on June 9, 2023☆⚑