What the Moon Saw: Son of Semele, 9/11/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

What the Moon Saw: Review for Stage & Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 12:59am on September 15, 2011☆⚑

The Comedy of Errors: Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble, 9/4/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

The Comedy of Errors: Review for Stage & Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 2:38pm on September 9, 2011☆⚑

Trojan Women (After Euripides): SITI Company, 9/7/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

The Trojan women are not hysterical. With the exception of Kassandra who is blessed (and cursed) with foresight, these women are not mad. The clean and classical lines of SITI Company’…

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 9:36pm on September 8, 2011☆⚑

My Name is Rachel Corrie: Theatricum Botanicum, 9/1/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

My Name is Rachel Corrie: Review for Stage & Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 3:10am on September 4, 2011☆⚑

Are We Listening? by Sarah Taylor Ellis

In my summer of excessive theatergoing, I have learned a few things about my theatrical tastes. Specifically: I am not in love with the genre of musical theater as I once thought I was. (…

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 2:58am on September 4, 2011☆⚑

1001: Collaboraction, 8/14/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

1001: Review for Stage & Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 11:59am on August 28, 2011☆⚑

Pornography: Steep Theatre, 8/11/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Pornography: Review for Stage & Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 3:21am on August 28, 2011☆⚑

Cosmic Prom: Vortex Immersion Dome, 8/19/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Senior prom is not likely to be a favorite memory for most hipsters. After all, prom represents the pinnacle of conformity to high school culture. The school year builds up to this overblown…

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 12:35am on August 26, 2011☆⚑

Heavier than … Cyclops: A Rock Opera? by Sarah Taylor Ellis

I caught the last performance of Steve Yockey’s Heavier than … at Boston Court today. While production values were high, the script and lead performances were disappointing. Trut…

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 1:07am on August 22, 2011☆⚑

The Adventures of Pinocchio: Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 8/10/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

The Adventures of Pinocchio: Review for Stage & Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 2:47am on August 21, 2011☆⚑

Middletown: Steppenwolf, 8/11/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Middletown: Review for Stage & Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 2:38am on August 21, 2011☆⚑

The Original Grease: American Theater Company, 8/14/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

The Original Grease: Review for Stage & Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 6:50pm on August 19, 2011☆⚑

The Last Act of Lilka Kadison: Lookingglass Theatre, 8/10/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

The Last Act of Lilka Kadison: Review for Stage & Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 4:19pm on August 18, 2011☆⚑

This: Kirk Douglas Theatre, 8/7/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

This: Review for EDGE Los Angeles

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 7:31pm on August 11, 2011☆⚑

Gospel According to First Squad: Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble, 8/4/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Sometimes, theater criticism becomes a chore. On several of our recent theater dates, Tony Frankel and I have lamented that writing a review of a mediocre show seems hardly worth our (unpaid…

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 4:19pm on August 8, 2011☆⚑

On Golden Pond: Colony Theater, 7/30/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

On Golden Pond: Review for EDGE Los Angeles

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 5:24pm on August 5, 2011☆⚑

Fleetwood Macbeth: Troubadour Theater Company, 7/30/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Fleetwood Macbeth: Review for EDGE Los Angeles

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 9:34am on August 2, 2011☆⚑

The Clock: LACMA, 7/28/11 " 7/29/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

I was late for The Clock. Starting at 5pm on Thursday, July 28, LACMA screened the complete 24 hours of Christian Marclay’s The Clock in the Bing Theater. Recently awarded the prestigi…

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 5:45pm on July 30, 2011☆⚑

Jerry Springer the Opera: Chance Theater, 7/24/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

A literally damning critique of American popular culture, Jerry Springer the Opera soars in the Chance Theater's Southern California premiere. An opera this critical could have only originat…

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 9:15pm on July 29, 2011☆⚑

Let Me Down Easy: Broad Stage, 7/22/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Very few things can be called universal in the human experience, but death is one certainty. In an illuminating and virtuosic solo performance, Anna Deavere Smith embodies a beautiful mos…

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 12:12am on July 26, 2011☆⚑

It Must Be Him: Edgemar Center for the Arts, 7/23/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

It Must Be Him: Review for EDGE Los Angeles

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 11:37am on July 25, 2011☆⚑

The Word Begins: Rogue Machine Theatre, 7/16/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Broadway in Israel 2011. Friday, June 17: After lunch, we loaded the bus and headed to Sahne (or Gan Hashlosha), a warm spring ranked as one of the 20 most beautiful sites in the world in…

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 2:54pm on July 22, 2011☆⚑

Mad Women: Katselas Theatre Company, 7/10/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

John Fleck is a name out of the theater and performance studies history books for me: one of the (in)famous “NEA Four” whose performance art grants were vetoed for “inde…

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 3:00pm on July 16, 2011☆⚑

D is for Dog: Rogue Artists Ensemble, 7/10/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Peppy, tuneful music instantly sets the stage for a family-friendly 1950s sitcom. Introducing the Rogers family: live from their shiny formica kitchen! Mr. Rogers works at the Conservation C…

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 1:42am on July 15, 2011☆⚑

BASH'd: A Gay Rap Opera: Celebration Theater, 7/8/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Let’s face it: critics probably read their peers’ reviews more often than regular theatergoers read them. We feed off of one another’s opinions, because none of us can see …

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 3:03pm on July 9, 2011☆⚑