theater reviews
‘Stratford-upon-Topanga’ opens summer season with ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’
June 22, 2022Act I of WGTB’s The Merry Wives of Windsor is mildly amusing, while the rollicking, uproarious Act II is highly entertaining.
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The other Truman Show: ‘Tru,’ the fluke in his domain
June 9, 2022Jamie Galen’s uncanny incarnation of Truman Capote in the first act of Tru is a must-see tour de force.
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‘Metamorphoses’: Classic myths arise from a swimming pool for modern audience
May 23, 2022As a psychoanalyst notes, appearing onstage in a new production of Mary Zimmerman’s play Metamorphoses in a segment devoted to Apollo, “Myths are the earliest forms of science,” how to explain the otherwise inexplicable.
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From Russia with lust: Tolstoy meets ‘Florida Man’ in ‘Anna in the Tropics’
March 28, 2022It’s also worth a word that at a time when Russia is engaged in such a tragedy, this Tolstoy-derived drama reminds us of the other side of Russian history and culture, of the literature and theater...
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‘Assassins,’ Stephen Sondheim’s musical about Presidential shooters is a hit
February 24, 2022This imaginative, harrowing, gallows humor-type production marks the triumphant return of one of L.A.’s finest theaters.
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