Opening the Curtain

If one of your resolutions was to see more good theater in 2015 - and you should - here are six shows to get you off to a good start.

Anthony's favorite LA theater experiences from 2014.

If you've still got holes on your holiday gift list or are looking for something to do with the in-laws from out of town, Blithe Spirit at the Ahmanson is the perfect theatrical distraction.

Between work, holiday parties, and gift shopping there's really not much time to think about theater, but if you're a lover of good acting, subtle directing, and crafty playwrighting the Goodman Theater has a little early Christmas present for you.

The LA Weekly just announced they are no longer holding the "LA Weekly Awards." Even if you don't care about theater, this is a big deal. It's another canary in the coal mine.

A quick guide on how to share a little live theater with the whole family while you frantically regain a little sanity.

It's hard to make sense of the latest play, a straight forward British sex farce, at the Mark Taper Forum...

What LA theaters and audiences can learn from the rise of the imports and the slow transformation of LA into a 'presenting town.'

Luis Alfaro's latest world premiere Painting in Red, is a loose adaptation of Calderon's The Painter of His Own Dishonor -- full of LA references from Langer's to the latest Little Tokyo noodle shop, from the death of Joan Rivers to the etymology of Villaraigosa's name.

Anthony Byrnes on the "divisive and distracting" plan to re-imagine LA theater.