By Ernest Kearney — "Metamorphoses," or perhaps more accurately from the Greek root “Transformations,” was Roman poet Ovid’s most ambitious effort and is, definitely, his most well-known work.
By Ernest Kearney — Wakings! directed by Ron Sossi at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble consists of four short pieces, four riddles on the nature of what it means to awake and questioning what it is that we awake to.
By Ernest Kearney — Tea holds a special significance in Japanese culture. Part of its importance can be derived from its introduction to the Island Kingdom in the 9th century when it was brought over from China by two Buddhist monks.
By Ernest Kearney — Playwright Lucas Hnath’s plays are an oddity. Generally, the core of any drama is the conflict generated by specific actions of the dramatis personae, with which the author has chosen to crowd his stage.
By Ernest Kearney — BC Caldwell’s "One Way Ticket to Oregon" takes a theatrical setting that is familiar; one could almost say exasperatingly so — and then, to his credit, executes a graceful aerial cartwheel and turns us about in a direction hardly expected.
By Ernest Kearney — John Fleck is an imposing figure in the history of Los Angeles theatre and beyond. His shows have shocked, enticed and entertained audiences across the nation and the world.
By Ernest Kearney — In many ways, “Marry Me a Little,” in its final weeks at Long Beach’s International City Theatre is, perhaps, the most bittersweet of all Stephen Sondheim’s shows.
By Ernest Kearney — "Singing Revolution the Musical," at the Broadwater Main Stage, has so very much going for it that one is somewhat in awe of Director Tony Spinosa – who also composed the music and, in partnership with James Bearhart, provided the lyrics
By Ernest Kearney — The service held at the Washington National Cathedral this past December 10, for the late Senator Bob Dole, wielded a near hypnotic sway over me. Watching President Biden eulogize his long time senate colleague, the dignity of the ceremony emanated tranquility.
By Ernest Kearney — There is an old saw that annoys the hell out of me whenever I hear it: “History repeats itself.” Wrong. History never repeats itself. It only seems that it does because humanity keeps making the same mistakes over
