TENDER IS THE NIGHT Whenever a new dramatist emerges with a new piece of work, I look forward to seeing what she can offer to the massive volume of theatrical literature, what she ... Continue Reading →

IMPOSSIBLE TO LEARN TO PLOW… SPEED-THE-PLOW AT GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE Hollywood mini-mogul Bobby Gould has a good thing going with his promotion as head of production for a major ... Continue Reading →

GETTING BLUE BALLS BLUE MAN GROUP AT VENETIAN HOTEL, LAS VEGAS I journeyed to Las Vegas with my dear friend and rising LA musical theatre star Peter Musante last week, right after his ... Continue Reading →

Man of La Mancha Audiences have been thrilled and delighted with the antics of Don Quixote and his buddy, Sancho Panza in Man of La Mancha  since its opening in 1965.  the ... Continue Reading →

BIG, BAD WOOLF WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?  AT AHMANSON THEATRE There is no doubt in my mind that Edward Albee is our greatest living playwright and that his infamous ... Continue Reading →

HUNGRY FOR FEED FEED AT NOHO ARTS CENTER The future is scary in Jim Lunsford’s Feed, as a woman stands trial for the crime of giving birth without governmental approval.  ... Continue Reading →

HEAD OF THE CLASS MASTER CLASS AT EAST WEST PLAYERS It seemed at first as though Terrence McNally’s Master Class, a fictionalized play about Maria Callas’ real-life brief ... Continue Reading →

A TASTE OF AMERICAN PIE  THE TROJAN PIE AT LILLIAN THEATER ****EXTENDING performances through Saturday, March 31, 2007  The Trojans had their sacred horse as a ruse to kill ... Continue Reading →