Life in the ‘Elevator’ playing at the Coast
Playwright Michael Leoni’s characters connected with the audience to an intense degree, and yet
Albee’s ‘At Home at the Zoo’ by Deaf West Theatre
Deaf West Theatre has produced some of the best theatre to come out of Los Angeles.
Not Man Apart Confronts ‘Paradise Lost’
The Not Man Apart Physical Theatre Ensemble never fails to deliver. "Ajax in Iraq," "The SuperHero and his Charming Wife," and their other stagings have displayed a wonderful theatricality and have provoked thought and discussion in their audiences.
The Voice of Jack Lukeman Creates ‘Magic Days’
Jack Lukeman has a voice that feels like a friend’s hand on a troubled shoulder. From his 1995 debut album — Wax, performing as Jack L with the band The Black Romantics — his opulent voice has enticed admirers like a porch light attracts Southern
Forever Flamenco presents Manuel Gutierrez in ‘Five’
Forever Flamenco, have I said it once? Have I said it twice? I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve said it: “The Best Ticket in Town.” One Sunday a month, the stage at the Fountain Theatre is scorched by world class artists, dancers and
‘Disinherit the Wind’ a Scientific Dramatization
Matt Chait’s Disinherit the Wind opens quite nicely, with a depiction of Bertram Cates (Chait), a neurobiologist giving a lecture on DNA before his college class. Those few enjoyable minutes, unfortunately, roll into three hours of intellectually flawed arguments, eschewed logic, cardboard characters, woeful misinterpretations
Odyssey Theatre’s Koan Unit Presents: ‘Beckett 5’
Whether you view the later works of Irish playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett as avant-grade, Theatre of the Absurd, tragicomic minimalism or a dramatic con job, they do provide an intriguing Rorschach experience for any audience. The Odyssey Theatre’s Koan Unit created an evening aptly enough
Songstress Migenes and ‘Debussy: His Letters and His Music’ at the Odyssey
Please believe me when I tell you that Julia Migenes is an amazingly talented performer. She originated the role of Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof playing opposite the legendary Zero Mostel. She sang in La Bohème. Mahagonny and other classics at the Metropolitan Opera, and
‘Bob Roberts’ is Off the Beaten Pathé
What does this all mean? A flashy, vulgar celebrity/businessman runs for public office with no prior experience except having run a beauty pageant. His sound bites are laced with sexual innuendos and veiled racism. He finds popularity by attacking the media as dishonest and by spewing
Frank Wills: Lost American
With Black History Month you hear accounts of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Cyrus Attucks and other historical black figures in America’s past. I would like to call attention to another hero of our past, but this one is a “Lost American.” FRANK WILLS: A Lost American In