Arthur Miller is often described as one of the moral arbiters of twentieth-century American theater, a writer whose works frequently wrestled with how capitalism, corruption and self-deception negatively affected...
An ill-shaped wretch no sane person would want to gain power. A habitual liar who will say absolutely anything to get ahead. A monster who uses people to get what he wants and then immediately turns upon or discards...
Writing, at the best of times, is a tricky proposition. Some authors claim that they can’t stop writing, that it’s a function like breathing to them, whereas other scribes do everything in their power to delay...
L.A.’s oldest non-profit professional theater company, Company of Angels, announces the world premiere of Red Harlem, a new play based on true events from the Great Depression, when the Soviet Union’s Communist Party...
Sweeney Todd is my favorite musical. I’ve seen it onstage several times, watched the film, enjoyed a cast recording (Cerveris/LuPone), and loved the Angela Lansbury/George Hearn version blessedly preserved on video...