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Tony winner Jefferson Mays stars in a new revival of Peter Shaffer's 'Amadeus,' directed by Tony-winner Darko Tresnjak, at Pasadena Playhouse.
The Geffen Playhouse presents the world premiere of Beth Hyland's 'Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia,' directed by Jo Bonney.
Jason Alexander directs 'Sweeney Todd,' Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's masterpiece, in a revival at La Mirada Theatre starring Will Swenson and Lesli Margherita.
Playwright Justin Tanner stars in his new solo show, 'My Son the Playwright,' which is having its world premiere in a Rogue Machine production, directed by Lisa James.
Wry, gender-fluid British comedian Eddie Izzard's solo 'Hamlet,' adapted by Mark Izzard and directed by Selina Cadell, arrives at the Montalbán Theatre for the touring production's Los An…
Patrick Page's traveling lecture-solo show reanimates Shakespeare's villains in master class presentation at BroadStage.
The musical adaptation of "The Notebook," Nicholas Sparks' romantic novel that was turned into a 2004 film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, undergoes some transformation at the Holl…
Cameron Watson, one of L.A. best stage directors, has been appointed artistic director of Skylight Theatre Company, where his well-received production of 'Heisenberg' is nearing the end of …
Michelle Williams stars in a revival of Eugene O'Neill's 'Anna Christie' at St. Ann's Warehouse, staged by her husband Thomas Kail, who directed 'Hamilton'
In an elegant concert directed by Michael Arden, Ben Platt performs a mix of his solo recordings, Broadway favorites, American songbook treasures and pop surprises.
The Hollywood Pantages presents the L.A. premiere of David Adjmi's Tony-winning play 'Stereophonic.' The work, which includes original music by Will Butler, exposes the behind-the-scenes dra…
Theater critic Charles McNulty selects his top productions in Los Angeles, including "Furlough's Paradise" at the Geffen Playhouse, "& Juliet" at the Ahmanson Theatre, "The Night of the …
Direct-address, an old playwriting technique, has been retooled by a new crop of playwrights (Bess Wohl, Jordan Tannahill, Douglas Lyons) to lend new immediacy to drama.
June Squibb, busier than ever at 96, stars in the Broadway premiere of 'Marjorie Prime.' She also plays the title character in the film 'Eleanor the Great,' released earlier this fall.
An appreciation of playwright Tom Stoppard, known for such plays as "Rosencrants and Guildenstern are Dead," "Travesties," "The Real Thing" and the trilogy "The Coast of Utopia"
Shaina Taub's 'Suffs,' which won Tony Awards for best book and score, has its Los Angeles premiere at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.
In the world premiere musical adaptation of 'Working Girl,' Cyndi Lauper and Theresa Rebeck rely heavily on '80s nostalgia in a production directed by Christopher Ashley that cheapens the Mi…
Jessica Stone, who was nominated for her direction of the Broadway musicals 'Kimberly Akimbo' and 'Water for Elephants,' was appointed to succeed Christopher Ashley as the next artistic dire…
Based on the Paramount Pictures horror movie franchise, 'Paranormal Activity,' written by Levi Holloway, mixes the supernatural with the everyday to terrifying effect.
Writer-director Robert Icke's modern retelling of 'Oedipus' opens on Broadway, with Mark Strong and Lesley Manville reprising their acclaimed London performances.
'The Hunger Games: On Stage' debuts Wednesday at a custom-built London theater designed as an interactive arena with moving seats and immersive effects, which amplify the novel's brutal them…
Tony-winner Michael Arden directs the Broadway premiere of the musical adaptation of the 2012 documentary film 'The Queen of Versailles," which unites the show's star, Kristin Chenoweth with…
South Coast Rep presents Lloyd Suh's "The Heart Sellers," a two-hander set in the wake of the Immigration and Nationality Act, in a production directed by Jennifer Chang that takes a histori…
Gregg T. Daniel directs a fine production of August Wilson's 'Joe Turner's Come and Gone" at A Noise Within, as part of an ongoing reexamination of the playwright's 10-play cycle.
In 'Guac,' Manuel Oliver, the father of a young man killed in the 2018 Parkland shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, tells the story of his son's life and the overwhelming impac…
