Play review
Atonement and redemption in stage treatments of commies, religion, reality TV
August 21, 2018Who doesn’t love a good redemption story?
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Marc Blitzstein’s ‘The Cradle Will Rock’ now recorded with full orchestra
July 27, 2018The Cradle Will Rock finally achieved what the composer-librettist had always imagined: A fully orchestrated staged production.
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Turgenev’s ‘Three Days in the Country’ a lusty romp of social commentary
July 26, 2018A version of Ivan Turgenev’s A Month in the Country, rewritten by playwright Patrick Marber, is now enjoying its West Coast premiere production by the Antaeus Theatre Company.
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‘Mayakovsky and Stalin’ stride the stage in an L.A. world premiere
July 24, 2018Mednick devotes some attention to the pre-revolutionary era, when Stalin and Mayakovsky were both unscrupulous brigands for the cause; we see that theoretically, at least, they are on the same side.
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Hopefully ‘Cabaret’ will seem dated some day, but we’re nowhere there yet
July 10, 2018Cabaret entertains mightily, with remarkably good singing-actor voices, as its chilling messages creep into your bones.
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