By Ernest Kearney — June is slowly but steadily approaching, and with June comes that Saturnalia of the Arts, The Hollywood Fringe to fill the venues of the Santa Monica Boulevard theatre ghetto running from east of Vine Ave to west of Highland,
By Ernest Kearney — There is an adage in the creative pursuit of playwriting: “It’s easier to set them up than knock them down.” How this translates, in actuality, is that there exists an awful lot of plays with very strong first acts which then
By Ernest Kearney — We are told by author Alan L. Brooks, he is "a doctor, not a playwright – and he has a 40 year career as a radiologist to prove it.” First, let me get the “cheap shot” outa the way: “Alan, keep
The third installment of Dominique Morisseau’s acclaimed trilogy "The Detroit Project," "Skeleton Crew" follows four co-workers at a Detroit auto factory in 2008.
by Ernest Kearney — Ice at the 24th Street Theatre is really a matter of “All the King’s horses and all the King’s men.” Now there are few theaters in Los Angeles that can approach the 24th Street Theatre in either its quality of work or
by Ernest Kearney — The world premiere of "Jackie Unveiled" by award-winning playwright Tom Dugan has been extended at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts through March 18.
Boston Court Performing Arts Center presents a reimagined modern take of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire.” This radical re-envisioning of “Streetcar” will feature a multicultural cast and modern setting, pushing on the play’s present-day relevance. Previews run February 15 through February 23. Official opening
By Ernest Kearney — Premise-wise "Small Mouth Sounds," by Playwright Bess Wohl, has a lot of potential. The highly touted New York production, directed by Rachel Chavkin, centers around six lost souls who gather at a retreat offered by a bestselling life counselor for a
Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group's annual holiday production of eight all-new mini-plays embracing truth, terror and titillation!
Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group proudly presents their All-New 2017 Holiday-Horror-Theater Spectacular in the great Grand Guignol, Theatre of Cruelty and Butoh-Traditions
