arts and culture
‘Significant Other’: Is singledom a chronic condition in America?
April 18, 2018Playwright Joshua Harmon’s Significant Other, billed as “a smash hit comedy” is now at the Geffen Playhouse in West L.A.
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‘Bingo Hall’: To leave or stay on the reservation?
March 27, 2018Precious time is spent on material that goes nowhere, while much else goes unexplored.
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‘Engaging Shaw,’ an intellectual comedy about Fabian Society socialists and their marriages
March 22, 2018"Engaging Shaw" is generally a playful mental exercise that turns over some of the most established rules of society and asks that we “engage” with their less pretty underside.
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Three world premiere plays in L.A.: Jackie, The Alamo, and Superman
March 7, 2018"The Cape and the Klan" is based on the true story of a conscientious reporter who went undercover on a mission to infiltrate and expose the KKK.
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In “Violet” a young woman finds strength and beauty through love
February 28, 2018Jeanine Tesori: The most successful-ever woman composer for Broadway. It was her name that brought me to see "Violet."
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