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A livestreamed 'Clyde's' starring Uzo Aduba is the next best thing to being in a theater by Charles McNulty

Starring Uzo Aduba, Lynn Nottage's latest play offers a modern spin on the tale of good versus evil.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:24pm on January 6, 2022☆⚑

After Hugh Jackman tests positive for COVID-19, Broadway's 'Music Man' hits pause by Christie D'zurilla

Though vaxxed and boosted, 'The Music Man' star Hugh Jackman tests positive for COVID-19. Suffering mild symptoms, he expects to be back onstage soon.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:22pm on December 28, 2021☆⚑

Original Broadway 'West Side Story' actor Harvey Evans dies at 80 by Mark Kennedy- Associated Press

Harvey Evans, an actor, singer and dancer who had a knack for landing roles in the original Broadway productions of such classics as "West Side Story," "Follies," "Hello, Dolly!" and "Gypsy,…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:30am on December 27, 2021☆⚑

Ten reasons to be grateful in another sputtering theatrical year by Charles McNulty

2021 didn't quite go as planned for stage performances, but our critic has several memories to cherish.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 7:06pm on December 17, 2021☆⚑

How Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' finally solved the problem of 'I Feel Pretty' by Charles McNulty

Stephen Sondheim regretted the original song's lyrics. For the revamped film, Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner came up with an ingenious solution.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:48pm on December 10, 2021☆⚑

Meet Brittney Johnson, soon to be Broadway's first Black Glinda in 'Wicked' by Christi Carras

Brittney Johnson, current understudy for Glinda in 'Wicked,' has been promoted to play the good witch full-time on Broadway.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:39pm on December 7, 2021☆⚑

Review: An eager-to-please 'Christmas Carol' noisily reopens the Ahmanson Theatre by Charles McNulty

The Old Vic production of the Charles Dickens holiday classic stars Bradley Whitford as Scrooge.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:29pm on December 3, 2021☆⚑

Review: 'The Band's Visit' brings its musical poetry to Dolby Theatre by Charles McNulty

David Yazbek and Itamar Moses' Tony-winning production has its Los Angeles premiere.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 7:17pm on December 2, 2021☆⚑

The major miscalculation behind 'Succession's' unspectacular season by Charles McNulty

In Season 2, HBO's Emmy-winning drama walked a tightrope of savage comedy and Shakespearean drama. In Season 3, it's lost its balance.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00am on December 2, 2021☆⚑

Five collaborators on the challenge and thrill of working with Stephen Sondheim by Barbara Isenberg

Playwrights, directors and other luminaries discuss what it was like to create theater with the Broadway legend, who died Friday.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:44pm on November 29, 2021☆⚑

'League of Legends' Netflix series 'Arcane' gets a grown-up immersive theater playpen by Todd Martens

The Netflix series 'Arcane' comes to life in a Los Angeles warehouse transformed into the 'League of Legends'-inspired world by immersive firm Secret Cinema.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:56pm on November 29, 2021☆⚑

Josh Groban remembers how Stephen Sondheim's music 'could take your breath away' by Mikael Wood

In the wake of Stephen Sondheim's death at 91, singer Josh Groban revisits his long relationship with and admiration for the beloved composer's legacy.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:52pm on November 28, 2021☆⚑

How Stephen Sondheim changed theater forever " one musical masterpiece at a time by Charles McNulty

A critic's tribute to Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, a master of storytelling in song.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:47pm on November 26, 2021☆⚑

Musical theater icon Stephen Sondheim dead at 91 by Dennis McLellan

The theater legend behind seminal works from "West Side Story" to "Sweeney Todd" has a show on Broadway and a movie due soon.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:10pm on November 26, 2021☆⚑

Dominique Morisseau pulls 'Paradise Blue' at Geffen Playhouse, citing harm to Black women artists by Jessica Gelt

Playwright Dominique Morisseau pulls her play, canceling the rest of its West Coast premiere, after artists were "verbally abused and diminished."

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:58pm on November 24, 2021☆⚑

Review: Suspenseful noir and Detroit history converge in Dominique Morisseau's 'Paradise Blue' by Charles McNulty

As part of Dominique Morisseau's "Detroit Project" trilogy, the work chronicles the generational struggles of the Black community in the playwright's native city.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:18pm on November 22, 2021☆⚑

Review: The troubled Go-Go's musical "Head Over Heels" finds festive redemption by Charles McNulty

The Broadway production, which combines '80s hits with a 16th century pastoral romance, is freshly re-conceived at Pasadena Playhouse.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:31pm on November 16, 2021☆⚑

In comes 'Company': Stephen Sondheim feted at show's first Broadway performance by Daryl H. Miller

Sondheim, 91, whose work is driving this year's holiday cultural season, was rousingly welcomed at the production's triumphant reopening.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:16pm on November 16, 2021☆⚑

Review: 'A Hit Dog Will Holler' tackles the private toll on Black women activists by Charles McNulty

Playwrights' Arena and Skylight Theatre Company present the world premiere of Inda Craig-Galván's 'A Hit Dog Will Holler.'

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:57pm on November 15, 2021☆⚑

How Pasadena Playhouse's 'Head Over Heels' defies pre-pandemic theater rules by Ashley Lee

The production is a musical experiment that, among other things, welcomes audiences into a makeshift nightclub.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00pm on November 13, 2021☆⚑

Review: The apocalypse has arrived in Lucy Kirkwood's gripping 'The Children' by Charles McNulty

Lucy Kirkwood's Tony-nominated play arrives at the Fountain Theatre for its Los Angeles premiere.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:35pm on November 8, 2021☆⚑

Review: A divine Jordan Hull plays a 13th century saint-meets-Brentwood teen in 'Poor Clare' by Charles McNulty

Now receiving its world premiere at Echo Theater Co., Chiara Atik's production offers a drolly modern take on the life of St. Clare of Assisi.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:33pm on November 3, 2021☆⚑

Review: Culture Clash revives its visually haunting 'Chavez Ravine' for the digital stage by Charles McNulty

Now streaming on Center Theatre Group's website, this cinematic reimagining of the troupe's play offers a history lesson to a too-forgetful Los Angeles.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:58pm on November 2, 2021☆⚑

Artistic director resigns after Times investigation into theater festival's culture by Ashley Lee

Outgoing artistic director Mandy Greenfield will be replaced by interim artistic director Jenny Gersten, the festival announced Monday.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:27pm on November 1, 2021☆⚑

Letters to the Editor: I am a Black feminist playwright. White theater owners need to stop shutting us out

Sikivu Hutchinson produced her play 'White Nights, Black Paradise' with success despite rejection and a poor review from the 'white theatre regime.'

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on October 28, 2021☆⚑
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