Kennedy Center says J6 Prison Choir is not a ‘confirmed event,’ despite what Steve Bannon says
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon told a cheering CPAC crowd in Washington, D.C., this week that the J6 Prison Choir ...
Tag: Theater
Review: ‘Old Friends’ pay tribute to Sondheim in a luxurious pre-Broadway celebration at the Ahmanson
Our love of Stephen Sondheim is approaching the “Beatlemania” phase. One wonders what the Broadway maestro would have made of ...
New Kennedy Center board makes Trump chairman, prompting Shonda Rhimes and others to resign
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ newly appointed board consisting of President Trump allies voted Wednesday to ...
Douglas Lyons writes comedies centering Black women. How his trilogy could change theater
1 Douglas Lyons stays booked and busy. The seasoned stage actor, also a musical composer-lyricist and a writer on Apple ...
Review: ‘Noises Off,’ Michael Frayn’s ingenious farce, doesn’t have to be perfect to succeed
As modern farces go, Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” is not only one of the funniest but may also be the ...
Erika Jayne says return to Broadway’s ‘Chicago’ ‘hits a little different’ after surviving public scandal
Reprising the role of Roxie Hart in Broadway’s “Chicago” is a “dream come true” for Erika Jayne — especially after ...
At last, Larissa FastHorse is the first Native American playwright at Mark Taper Forum
“Do you think it’s funnier if I do the spin to my left or my right?” asked Julie Bowen. The ...
Review: Will Arbery’s ‘Evanston Salt Costs Climbing’ combines despair with tender absurdity at Rogue Machine
Will Arbery has a knack for coming up with unmemorable play titles. “Heroes of the Fourth Turning,” his award-winning drama ...
Review: Sanaz Toossi’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ at South Coast Rep traces the faltering dreams of young Iranian women
The West Coast premiere of “Wish You Were Here” at South Coast Repertory represents a homecoming of sorts for author ...
Artists’ utopia in ashes: How a little-known ‘misfit community’ called JJU burned down in Altadena
It was an improbable place. An artist collective known as JJU, or John Joyce University, hidden in the foothills of ...
