http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:40:17 -0700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:57:00 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m11d18-A-Noise-Withins-Noises-Off-spot-on-timing-for-a-lively-laughfilled-evening?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner This 1982 play by British playwright Michael Frayn was born as Frayn watched the action backstage during a performance of a farce he had written and thought what the audience didn't see back stage was funnier than the scripted action. Beginnin... A Noise Within Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:57:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m11d18-A-Noise-Withins-Noises-Off-spot-on-timing-for-a-lively-laughfilled-evening?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Kenneth-Lins-Po-Boy-Tango-a-poor-tangle-of-good-intentions?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner Kenneth Lin's "Po Boy Tango" has some good moments. In its West Coast premiere at the David Henry Hwang Theatre in Little Tokyo (and East West Players production), this play is supposed to be about cooking and good conversation betwe... East West Players Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:00:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Kenneth-Lins-Po-Boy-Tango-a-poor-tangle-of-good-intentions?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Terry-Gomezs-Carbon-Black-Colorful-characters-in-a-blurred-vision?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner Beginning the 2009-2010 season of Native Voices play series at the Autry National Center of the American West, Terry Gomez's world premiere play "Carbon Black" attempts to portray the problems of a mother and son, gripped by differen... Review Wells Fargo Theater Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:52:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Terry-Gomezs-Carbon-Black-Colorful-characters-in-a-blurred-vision?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m11d3-KCET-Airs-The-People-v-Leo-Frank-on-8-November-Sunday-10-pm-video?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner If you've seen the production of "Parade" at that Mark Taper Forum, or if you're just interested in the history of lynching and racism in the United States, tune in to KCET on Sunday night at 10 p.m. (8 November 2009) for "The People V... Related Topics Movie Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:20:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m11d3-KCET-Airs-The-People-v-Leo-Frank-on-8-November-Sunday-10-pm-video?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m11d3-The-lynching-of-Leo-Frank-An-occasion-for-a-Parade?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner Lara Pulver and T.R. Knight in  "Parade" at the Mark Taper Forum. Craig Schwartz The musical "Parade" now at the Mark Taper Forum is about the past and the present, how people can celebrate the misery of others based on race... Mark Taper Forum Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:28:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m11d3-The-lynching-of-Leo-Frank-An-occasion-for-a-Parade?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m11d19-This-Is-It-What-we-know-now-and-what-we-can-look-for-in-the-future?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner The documentary, "This Is It," currently making a limited run internationally, looks at Michael Jackson rehearsing from April through June of this year for his comeback tour scheduled to open in London. Directed by Kenny Ortega who was also... Movie Musicals Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:17:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m11d2-This-Is-It-What-we-know-now-and-what-we-can-look-for-in-the-future?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m11d2-ICTs-Songs-for-a-New-World-gives-another-side-of-Jason-Robert-Brown?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner If you've just gone to the Mark Taper Forum and seen to Jason Robert Brown's "Parade," you might think Brown has a rather twisted view of musicals. Aren't musicals supposed to be light, fun and funny? Where are the glamorous ... ICT Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:04:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m11d2-ICTs-Songs-for-a-New-World-gives-another-side-of-Jason-Robert-Brown?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Lynching-in-America-A-time-for-parades?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner Lara Pulver and T.R. Knight in the Donmar Warehouse production of "Parade" at the Mark Taper Forum. Craig Schwartz The musical "Parade" now at the Mark Taper Forum is about the past and the present, how people can celebrate th... Mark Taper Forum Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:48:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Lynching-in-America-A-time-for-parades?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m10d17-WTF-Festival-with-Tenacious-D?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner During these hard times, we all need a little help from our friends. When Tim Robbins was told his theater company could save money by not putting on plays, he though WTF?!  And called on some of his friends to make a festival named WTF?! ... Actors Gang Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:20:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m10d17-WTF-Festival-with-Tenacious-D?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m10d13-God-Save-Gertrude-not-good-Shakespeare?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner Boston Court/Ed Krieger. Steve Coombs and Jill Van Velzer.Deborah Stein's "God Save Gertrude" is billed as a punk rock riff on Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Making its world premiere at the Theatre@Boston Court this play with songs tak... Boston Court Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:52:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m10d13-God-Save-Gertrude-not-good-Shakespeare?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Halloween-costumes-Another-reason-to-go-to-theater?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner LA OperaFrom time to time, sometimes even once in a lifetime, it will happen. A theater company, or as in the cast of yesterday--an opera company, will have a costume sale. They'll clear out their warehouse to make room or to make money. Yesterday w... A Noise Within LA Opera Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:49:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Halloween-costumes-Another-reason-to-go-to-theater?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Movie-Review-Ian-McKellen-is-fascist-evil-in-his-Richard-III?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner From Amazon.com.Better than Laurence Olivier's "Richard III," is the 1995 "Richard III" which was directed by Richard Loncraine and starring Ian McKellen as the titular villain. The movie was based on the Royal National Theatre p... A Noise Within Movie Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:48:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Movie-Review-Ian-McKellen-is-fascist-evil-in-his-Richard-III?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Movie-Review-Laurence-Oliviers-Richard-III?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner From Amazon.com.This may border on blasphemy, but while Laurence Olivier may have been one of the greatest Shakespearean actors on stage, he was not the best Shakespearean directors. His "Richard III" did well with the critics, garnering O... Related Topics Movie Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:17:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Movie-Review-Laurence-Oliviers-Richard-III?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m10d5-A-Noise-Withins-Richard-III-is-fast-and-funny?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner A Noise Within.Richard III is perhaps the least majestic and most evil of William Shakespeare's tragic kings. In A Noise Within's production of "The Tragedy of King Richard III," the action is fast; the titular king is both fiendish and su... A Noise Within Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:23:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m10d5-A-Noise-Withins-Richard-III-is-fast-and-funny?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m9d28-That-daring-musical-Naked-Boys-Singing-returns-to-Los-Angeles?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner From the Los Angeles production. On the West Coast, you hear a lot of negative things about the theater in Los Angeles. It doesn't help that the former theater critic for the Los Angeles Times gave the Los Angeles theater scene a major diss before h... News Musicals Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:09:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m9d28-That-daring-musical-Naked-Boys-Singing-returns-to-Los-Angeles?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m9d26-Former-Cirque-du-Soleil-performers-whimsical-performance-needs-some-editing?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner From Actors Gang.  The Actors' Gang and Three Chairs Theatre Company present "Death and Giggles" and "Soul Mate" in a short bill that lasts less than an hour and a half, but could be easily compressed into one hour. Th... Actors Gang Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:02:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m9d26-Former-Cirque-du-Soleil-performers-whimsical-performance-needs-some-editing?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m9d26-1980-Fame-cast-Some-had-Broadway-fame?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner From Amazon.com.The original cast for the 1980 movie "Fame" performed on the stages of Broadway, a few of them even winning Tony Awards. While some had showier parts, others sent on to greater success in show business.  Fame was ... Movie Musicals Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:41:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m9d26-1980-Fame-cast-Some-had-Broadway-fame?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m9d20-The-Night-Is-a-Child-doesnt-quite-capture-Brazil-musical-allure?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner JoBeth Williams and Sybyl Walker. Photo by Craig Schwartz.Music can become and looping soundtrack in your mind--either one of those catchy ditties that you don't really like but can't forget or those tunes that move you in a way that moves you to pa... Pasadena Playhouse Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:16:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m9d20-The-Night-Is-a-Child-doesnt-quite-capture-Brazil-musical-allure?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Playwright-Blair-Singer-on-Alpacas-and-Matthew-Modine?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner What do a four-year-old girl, alpacas, Matthew Modine and Leonardo DiCaprio and Bill Clinton have in common? In the mind of playwright Blair Singer, they were the beginnings of a play about celebrity activism and altruism in today's sound byte driven... Geffen Playhouse Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:24:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Playwright-Blair-Singer-on-Alpacas-and-Matthew-Modine?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Broadway-and-West-End-star-Patrick-Swayze-dies-at-57?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner A Broadway performer, a Golden Globe nominee and a dancer, Patrick Swayze died today at age 57. Before he was on TV, Patrick Swayze was on Broadway. Swayze started out as a dancer for Disney on Parade and was the replacement on the original producti... Obituary Movie Musicals Patrick Swayze Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:01:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3896-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Broadway-and-West-End-star-Patrick-Swayze-dies-at-57?cid=exrss-LA-Theater-Reviews-Examiner