Opening the Curtain

Okay, get out your calendars. Here's a short list of LA theater that's going to be worth the trip this fall.

Last week the Geffen Playhouse announced a new artistic director . . . but the real news is how they got rid of their old one.

The joy of the familiar is that it let's you focus on the specific.  Unfortunately, Tom Jacobson's The Devil's Wife is familiar, but that doesn't help.

The trouble with autobiographical solo shows is that sometimes what happens in life doesn’t match up with the best dramaturgy. In Alex Alpharoah’s case, that’s a good thing.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time doesn't so much tell you a story as it does allow you to sense the world through the lens of a 15-year-old boy, Christopher.

Antaeus Theatre Company has a problem: they have too many trained actors. I know that sounds like a blessing but sadly, that's what it feels like in Antaeus' thoroughly generic production of As You Like It.

Ionesco's play Rhinoceros is a perfect commentary on our political times. Unfortunately, Pacific Resident Theatre's production squanders that power on cheap laughs

There is a lot, and I mean a lot, to Lauren Yee's play The King of the Yees, so let's start simply. On one level, it's a play about a red door.

The Cake is a sweet play that really wants to be savory.

A lot of things are moving in LA's larger theaters and it's got me freaked out.