theater reviews
“Yohen”: Finding flawed beauty in pots and plays
November 10, 2017Yohen is most worthy of being appreciated for the rare insight it provides.
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Giuseppe Verdi’s “Nabucco”: 19th-century political theater
November 10, 2017In the case of this Verdi spectacle, it remains thematically and politically pertinent 175 years later.
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Encuentro in L.A.: Challenging, probing theater from Colombia and Cuba
November 10, 2017The L.A. Latinx theater festival Encuentro de las Américas currently in progress includes works by Cuban and Colombian companies.
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Musical social history at Encuentro, L.A. Latino theatre festival
November 8, 2017Encuentro de las Américas! We’ve just started an 18-day “encounter” of 14 theater companies from around the U.S. and from Canada, Peru, Colombia, Cuba, and Mexico, all at downtown’s Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC) through November...
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“Captain Greedy’s Carnival”: The P.T. Barnum musical about free market capitalism
October 4, 2017The frenetic play has lots of visual flourishes, and a Brecht/Weill vibe, but it also reminded me of Depression-era satire "Of Thee I Sing."
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