Most of you will be familiar with the plot of Oscar Wilde’s classic novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, from its numerous film and television incarnations, most recently referenced in Showtime’s Penny Dreadful. In...
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Kurt Gardner
“Thaïs” – soprano Nino Machaidze stars as the ill-fated Egyptian courtesan – Los Angeles Opera review
ONE performance remains for Thaïs– the lush opera by Jules Massenet starring soprano Nino Machaidze, now being staged by L.A. Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, in downtown Los Angeles. Secure tickets for Saturday...
Ash Revell
“Death of the Author” at The Geffen Playhouse – Los Angeles theater review
I was simultaneously aroused and intimidated by the intelligence of playwright Steven Drukman’s Death of the Author. This play is highly recommended – but be advised, if you’re not conversant in the theories of...
LAST DAYS to see Jackson Pollock’s masterpiece “Mural” – Getty Museum – Los Angeles art exhibit report
Dear readers! Here is my recent feature article for the Stage Raw site — American Artist Jackson Pollock’s large-scale masterpiece, the abstract impressionist work Mural, has been newly restored and is currently...
Pauline Adamek
O-Lan Jones talks about her role in “A Delicate Balance” at the Odyssey – Los Angeles theater interview
Star of stage and screen — most notably in two Tim Burton feature films — is O-Lan Jones. The actress and musical artist is now appearing in modern American playwright Edward Albee’s first Pulitzer-prize winning play A...
