theater
“I kill a man…/I love a man…”: The Emile Griffith jazz opera
February 24, 2016Of the hundreds of opera performances I have attended over a lifetime, rarely have I been so emotionally stirred as I was by this one.
Read moreA new opera focuses on Frau Schindler of “List” fame
February 12, 2016In three acts, the opera features more than 20 roles, plus chorus, in scenes that alternate between the Schindler home and the factory.
Read moreNew L.A. play says: Beware the catch in every dream
February 2, 2016The new play "Dream Catcher" provides an uninterrupted 80 minutes of high drama between two passionate characters.
Read more“Candide”: The best of all possible shows?
January 27, 2016It's at all times innovative, witty and charming, full of puppetry, pageantry, imaginative stagecraft and Voltaire's waggish sensibility.
Read moreAlan Rickman, star of stage and “Harry Potter,” dies at 69
January 15, 2016Rickman, a classically trained stage star and sensual screen villain has died after a battle with cancer.
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