A terrible play, and depressing as well, playwright Jordan Harrison’s Marjorie Prime is set in a not-too-distant future and imagines a world where sophisticated robots have been fashioned as human companions. Harrison’s...
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“The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?” – Los Angeles theater review
Ann Noble gives a magnificent performance in Edward Albee’s absurd drama The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?, now playing at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre. Ostensibly a study of the irreparable...
“La Traviata” – opera review for Stage Raw – Los Angeles theater review
Hello opera and #LAThtr fans! Here is an intro and link to our first opera review for the critical website Stage Raw — which contains the latest arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team of...
“Animals Out of Paper” – Los Angeles theater review
The paths of three loner characters intersect in Rajiv Joseph’s Animals Out of Paper, a bittersweet dramedy now being presented by East West Players in their Little Tokyo theater in Downtown LA. Still recovering from a...
“Race” – Los Angeles theater review
A slight plot is merely a framework for David Mamet’s talky and sordid play Race. A partnership comprised of a paralegal assistant and two lawyers — one black, one white — discuss a case they reluctantly agree to defend...
