Critic’s Notebook: The L.A. productions of ‘The Strange Undoing...
An elderly woman and her talking dog endure the end of times in “Penny Plain,” recently at UCLA.
View ArticleBest of 2013: Charles McNulty picks 'American Buffalo,''Prometheus Bound'
In the Southland and elsewhere, these onstage performances stood out.In the Southland and elsewhere, these onstage performances stood out.
View ArticleA vintage year onstage as classics blended with provocative premieres
Notes on the Year: The performance year was a marriage of well-played canonical classics and intriguing work by provocative playwrights, even if from afar.Notes on the Year: The performance year was a...
View ArticleCritic's Notebook: The comedy and drama of Golden Globe categories
'Inside Llewyn Davis' and 'American Hustle' are comedies and not dramas at the Golden Globe Awards. Why does the HFPA insist on this outdated distinction?'Inside Llewyn Davis' and 'American Hustle' are...
View ArticleReview: 'Trudy and Max in Love's' amorous, adulterous journey
Zoe Kazan's play, starring Aya Cash and Michael Weston at South Coast Repertory, wrestles honestly with the fiction of happy endings, but the dramatic stakes are small.Zoe Kazan's play, starring Aya...
View ArticleReview: Beckett novels shrunk to savory appetizers in 'I'll Go On'
In 'I'll Go On,' Barry McGovern performs well chosen excerpts from three Samuel Beckett novels. He is a superb interpreter, but these morsels leave the listener wanting to taste more.In 'I'll Go On,'...
View ArticleReview: A poet embedded among troops lives to tell 'An Iliad'
At the Broad Stage, Denis O'Hare performs the script he co-adapted from Homer's 'Iliad.' The tale contains multitudes, as does O'Hare in this simply presented one-actor show.At the Broad Stage, Denis...
View ArticleArts and culture in pictures by The Times
Los Angeles Times photographers document the year in arts and culture.
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