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The most artistically vibrant theaters in Los Angeles and beyond are a proving ground for actors, where even stars such as Tom Hanks and Annette Bening turn up on stage.
A hit in Edinburgh, comic Julia Masli’s “ha ha ha ha ha ha ha” arrives at Pasadena Playhouse to find solutions to theatergoers’ everyday woes
Lauren Gunderson’s “anthropology,” now at Rogue Machine Theatre, and Jordan Harrison’s “Marjorie Prime,” opening on Broadway this fall starring June Squibb, extend the theater’s exploration of technology and our humanity.
Review‘littleboy/littleman’ turns a story of two immigrant brothers into free jazz at the Geffen Playhouse
Rudi Goblen’s ‘littleboy/littleman,’ a tale of two immigrant brothers, infused with live music and poetry, has its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse.
Review‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ at the Taper is a workplace comedy that packs a political punch
The acclaimed touring production of Jocelyn Bioh’s ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,’ set in a Harlem hair salon, reveals the precarious lives of immigrant workers in an exuberant workplace comedy that’s receiving its L.A. premiere at the Mark Taper Forum.
ReviewRare Tennessee Williams’ revival rises to the moment, plus more notable small theater reviews
Reviews of ‘The Night of the Iguana’ at Boston Court Pasadena, ‘Fly Me to the Sun’ at the Fountain Theatre and ‘Adolescent Salvation’ in an intimate Rogue Machine production at the Henry Murray Stage at the Matrix.
Jonathan Spector’s ‘Eureka Day,’ a satire with heart about the rise of anti-vaccine sentiment in an age of polarization, has its Los Angeles premiere at Pasadena Playhouse
A concert version of National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s acclaimed production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in Yiddish has its West Coast premiere at the Soraya in Northridge.
‘Am I Roxie?,’ a solo show by Roxana Ortega at the Geffen Playhouse, delves into the roller coaster of caring for her widowed mother, who’s losing her memory.
Richard Bean’s ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ renews the hilarity by resetting Carlo Coldoni’s ‘The Servant of Two Masters’ to Britain in the swinging ‘60s.
