One would have thought (perhaps hoped is the better word) that Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee’s 1955 play Inherit the Wind, about the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, would have lost some of its relevance by now. Like...
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Deborah Klugman
“Sandyland” – Sandra Bernhard’s new show commences its national tour – Los Angeles theater cabaret review
Sassy, fearless, outspoken—whether you love her or hate her, Bernhard is an in-your-face comic diva. Racy, confrontational and occasionally offensive yet also self-deprecating and angst-ridden, she has created a body of...
Pauline Adamek
TimeOut Los Angeles – “Best places to see contemporary theater in Los Angeles” – Los Angeles theater report
Gentle readers! Here’s an article recently published by TimeOut Los Angeles about the best places to see contemporary theater in Los Angeles. Although we’re generally better known for our television and movie...
“RoboCop” remake delivers on all fronts – director José Padilha reveals his vision – Los Angeles movie interview
In 1987 Paul Verhoeven’s satirical sci-fi action picture RoboCop shocked and thrilled audiences with its deliciously seditious take on corporate American and US law enforcement. In it the Dutch filmmaker presented a...
“Above the Fold” – now playing at the Pasadena Playhouse – Los Angeles theater review
A toothless drama, Bernard Weinraub’s Above the Fold takes an inflammatory crime ‘ripped-from-the-headlines’ (based on the 2006 Duke University Lacrosse team rape case) and fails to convert it into compelling theater...