Playwright Murray Mednick continues in the tradition of his Padua Playwrights with The Fool and the Red Queen, opening tomorrow night. He’s ably interpreted by director Guy Zimmerman. READ MORE
The Straight-Ahead Route to Sideways The Play
by Larry Pontius | May 18, 2012
Rex Pickett has taken a creative journey through golf and wine, novelizations and filmmaking, to bring Sideways The Play to the stage. It finally premieres tonight at Ruskin Group Theatre. READ MORE
LA STAGE INSIDER
by Julio Martinez | May 17, 2012
Broadway League creates Latino-audience development partnership… Fundraisers and extended runs abound…Dave Barton helms Ravenhill’s pool (no water)…A look back at Armand Volkas and The New Artef Players. READ MORE
Getting Close With The Closeness of the Horizon
by Alison M. Hills | May 17, 2012
The Closeness of the Horizon, premiering tomorrow night at the Odyssey, brought out a spirit of collaboration—and perfectionism—between its playwright, Richard Martin Hirsch, and director, Darin Anthony. READ MORE
Tim Dang Makes Much Out of A Little Night Music
by Steve Julian | May 16, 2012
Tim Dang infuses East West Players’ production of A Little Night Music, opening tonight, with a bit of Chinese culture and a lot of heart. READ MORE
In This Week’s California International Theatre Festival, Good Things Are Coming in a Smaller Package
by Linda Purl | May 16, 2012
Finances make for a pared-down California International Theatre Festival, but the passion and the quality remain the same, as the lineup starts this week in Calabasas. READ MORE
LA STAGE TALKS: Why Are Theater-Makers the Masters of Collaboration?
by Julio Martinez | May 15, 2012
At LA STAGE Talks’ latest event, a panel of theater-makers not only talked last night but also showed how it’s done: They collaborated in an initial discussion of designs for a hypothetical Hamlet. READ MORE
It is Done Got Done by Raising the Bar
by Alex Goldberg | May 15, 2012
Transferring from New York after finding its footing in a friendly neighborhood saloon, It is Done opens tonight in a friendly Hollywood landmark. READ MORE
Why are Theatre-Makers the Masters of Collaboration?
by LA Stage Alliance | May 14, 2012
LA STAGE Talks at [Inside] the Ford WATCH HERE LIVE NOW
The Roads They Didn’t Take in Follies and Cyrano
by Don Shirley | May 14, 2012
Follies was the first production at LA’s Shubert Theatre, and that theater’s imminent demolition 30 years later was the occasion for a Follies-like reunion, which is recalled by the experience of seeing the Follies revival at the Ahmanson. Also, exploring “The Road You Didn’t Take” at Valley College, plus thoughts on the new Cyrano. READ MORE
Connie Chats on Opening Night: Follies
by Connie Danese | May 14, 2012
On opening night of Follies at the Ahmanson, Connie chatted with Annie Potts, Robert Wuhl, JoAnne Worley, Kevin Chamberlin, Michael Ritchie, the production’s director Eric Schaeffer, the daughter of original Follies star Dorothy Collins, and one of the current revival’s Tony nominees, Ron Raines. READ MORE
Let’s Talk About Talkbacks
by Larry Pontius | May 11, 2012
Several of LA theater’s talkback organizers offer tips on how to keep the audience engaged in conversations after the play is over (or even before it has begun). READ MORE
