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...
Category - Theater
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
“Obama Spy Drama” – political parody comes to Hollywood – Los Angeles theater report
We’re Watching You: “Obama Spy Drama” Opens Saturday, February 15 at Acme Comedy Hollywood for its World Premiere With the Winter Olympics upon us, and recent attempts to reign in NSA spying, the time is ripe for...
“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...
“An Ideal Husband” – Oscar Wilde’s classic at Sierra Madre Playhouse – Los Angeles theater review
Oscar Wilde is famous for his sparkling wit, but there’s not much spark to this humdrum production of An Ideal Husband, Wilde’s moral-minded comedy about a prominent public figure facing a choice between sacrificing his...