Review: The Rebirth of Broadway’s ‘Side Show’
In 1997, a musical called Side Show based on the true story of Depression-era vaudeville stars and conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton opened on […]
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Review: Joan Didion & Vanessa Redgrave Collaborate for ‘Blue Nights’
“When we talk about mortality we are talking about our children.” This powerful sentence appears frequently in Joan Didion’s haunting 2011 memoir, Blue Nights, and […]
Joan Didion & Vanessa Redgrave Reunite For One-Night-Only!
Joan Didion and Vanessa Redgrave are teaming up again. Seven years after Redgrave starred in the one-woman Broadway adaptation of Didion’s National Book Award winning […]
Five Reasons Not To Miss ‘The Country House’ on Broadway
Broadway is no stranger to plays that pay tribute to Anton Chekhov. Donald Margulies’ The Country House, the latest offering from the Manhattan Theatre Club, […]
Don’t miss Cicely Tyson–LIVE ON STAGE–6 performances left!
These past few weeks have been insanely busy for me, between my day job over in the valley and everything else I have going on […]
Ten Must-See Broadway Shows To Catch This Fall!
You Can’t Take It With You STARRING: James Earl Jones, Rose Byrne, Annaleigh Ashford, Kristine Nielsen, Fran Kranz, Elizabeth Ashley, Johanna Day, Byron Jennings, and […]
Catch ‘Marjorie Prime’ at DTLA’s Mark Taper Forum
Last weekend I attended the official opening night for the world premiere of Brooklyn-born playwright Jordan Harrison‘s new play, Marjorie Prime (directed by Les Waters). […]
‘We Will Rock You’ electrifies Los Angeles’ Ahmanson Theatre
Recently I attended the Los Angeles premiere of We Will Rock You, which is playing at downtown’s Ahmanson Theatre (now through August 24th), and to […]
Don’t miss Michael Urie in ‘Buyer & Cellar’ in LA!
I had only heard fab things about the off Broadway play, Buyer & Cellar, starring cutie Michael Urie (of Ugly Betty fame–who else misses that […]
Don’t miss Audra McDonald in ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t the slightest bit skeptical when I heard that Audra McDonald had been cast as Billie Holiday in […]
‘The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess’ was incredible!
The other night I attended the opening night of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess at Center Theatre Group’s downtown Ahmanson Theatre. The very same Broadway […]
‘Pushing Daisies’ might be coming back … as a musical!
About five years ago, Pushing Daisies was canceled after the writers’ strike, and I swore never to become emotionally invested in another television show again. […]