theater reviews
‘Born to Win’ another high-camp winner from L.A.’s Celebration Theatre
March 6, 2019Born to Win is a winner indeed, with nary a dull moment in its 100 minutes of action.
Read more‘Witness Uganda’ musical takes on neocolonialism, sexuality, AIDS, and rocks!
February 28, 2019The Uganda-set song and dance show now winding up its residency here at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has an unusual subtitle: A Documentary Musical.
Read more‘Two Trains Running’ is August Wilson’s 1960s play in his Pittsburgh Cycle
February 27, 2019Despite my questions about the play itself, the production is a triumph.
Read more‘America Adjacent’ world premiere explores high cost of American Dream
February 26, 2019In America Adjacent, the playwright asks, “How far would you go to give your child a better future?”
Read moreAn ‘Othello’ for our time: Was Shakespeare a white supremacist or anti-racist?
February 20, 2019Fresh from that championship season, A Noise Within’s Spring 2019 season blasts off with a must-see modern dress Othello.
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