LA Opera’s revival production of Falstaff opened last Saturday night to a rapturous audience, proving to be a successful, high-energy showpiece for the talented company. Falstaff is a late work by Giuseppe...
The phrase “for want of a horse” is most commonly attributed to Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack from 1758, describing the cascading effect of how the absence of one small, necessary thing can...
Thousands of hands built this place. Opening to the public on May 4th is the LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries. Designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, and twenty years in the making, this grand new...
I am a longtime fan of Tom Jacobson’s theatrical work. I think he’s one of Los Angeles’ best playwrights, and he has been for decades. He’s equally at home with structurally and thematically ambitious plays...
These days, when I read that a particular play has won the Pulitzer Prize, I unfairly become a bit more dubious of that work’s quality. The same applies to the Tony awards – I’ve just seen so many bad or mediocre plays...
Some parts of the world seem to provide more fertile soil in which plays can grow. Ireland and New York have been especially fruitful, providing O’Neill, Miller, McPherson and McDonagh with plentiful inspiration. The...
Segerstrom Center for the Arts Marks 40 Years with Expanded Latino Arts Initiative and Names Arturo O’Farrill Inaugural Artist-in-Residence As it celebrates its 40th anniversary, Segerstrom Center for the Arts is...
It seems puzzling to me why the Taper is currently housing a musical (Here Lies Love), while the much bigger Ahmanson is showcasing Kim’s Convenience, which is essentially a small comedy/drama that clocks in at an hour...
MONUMENTS is a major, two-venue contemporary art exhibition running through May 3, 2026, at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA and The Brick in Los Angeles. It explores the history and recent removal of public...
The Pulitzer-prize winning play by Jackie Sibblies Drury, Fairview, made its LA premier last night at Rogue Machine Theatre. As this is clearly a play where the less you know about it the better, I am recommending you...
Coming soon to the Cavern Club Celebrity Theater is The Passion of Love Connie. It’s the greatest story ever told and Love Connie is telling it the only way she can, through mime, dance and drag. In The Passion...
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC), Southern California’s preeminent organization of professional theatre critics and journalists, is pleased to announce the Finalists for its 2025 Season Awards honoring...
The 2025/2026 season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center resumes this month with the return of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater—the company’s exclusive SoCal residency for the third consecutive year...
Theater encompasses every type of theme, from dealing with any number of adversities to how to sell more meat pies, but here’s one you don’t encounter very often – how does the brain create consciousness? How does the...
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Terry Morgan
