theater
“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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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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World premiere play “Runaway Home”: A home run about Katrina
October 6, 2017Once again, The Fountain Theatre hits it out of the ballpark with Jeremy J. Kamps’ powerful and poetic treatment of a current issue.
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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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Comic master Neil Simon turns to psychological drama in “Lost in Yonkers”
October 3, 2017Simon: “My view is, ‘how sad and funny life is.’ I can't think of a humorous situation that does not involve some pain. I used to ask, ‘What is a funny situation?’ Now I ask, ‘What...
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