theater – Page 53 – People's World

February 27, 2015 By Ed Rampell

A specter is haunting opera in this epic about revolution by Academy Award-winning composer John Corigliano and librettist William Hoffman.

February 20, 2015 By Ed Rampell

As a Hollywood Blacklist historian, I've eagerly looked forward to seeing the fact-based "Hellman v. McCarthy."

February 12, 2015 By Eric A. Gordon

L.A. Opera has launched "a city-wide celebration of the revolutionary spirit of Beaumarchais' "Figaro."

November 19, 2014 By Ed Rampell

While "The Vortex" contains more than its fair share of sharp banter, it is also a powerful dramedy.

October 20, 2014 By Ed Rampell

One of the great things about the theater is that it can dramatize history, and the people who make it and shake it.