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Mare Winningham portrays mother Amanda as a realist. But where Tennessee Williams is concerned, that...




Moisés Kaufman ponders intellectuals who embrace the beauty of the everyday.




A privileged quartet tackles failure and loss in the gabby play at South Coast Rep.




By George, the old girl is indestructible. Stricken with acoustical woes at the Ahmanson Theatre and...




Patrick Stewart rules the updated production




The Broadway revival's songs still enchant even though the musical is dated by...




It's all roses for Patti LuPone in the new Broadway production.




Jerry Patch's departure from the Old Globe is a bad sign for the future of innovative works.




"Dancing in the Dark," a redoing of "The Band Wagon" at the Old Globe, has story...




The music is foremost as John Doyle's chamber version visits the Ahmanson.




In her solo piece at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, the artist shows what's at...




Love, hunger served in Richard Greenberg's somber 1990 comedy at the Old Globe...




Lisa Wolpe is a standout bad guy in the all-female adaptation at The Theatre @...




The old avant-garde theater is still an experience.




The new year has been gloriously keeping its promise: In the first two months of...




The Greek tragedy "Seven Against Thebes" gets remixed in Will Power's DJ-driven,...




South Coast Repertory plays it for real in a bubbly production of "The...




The stand-up celebrity's riff on herself goes on too long, but still winds up...




Heartbreak fuels cruel intentions in Neil LaBute's "Some Girl(s)" at the...




Andrew Jackson is turned into a hipster icon in Alex Timbers' unabashedly...




Delightfully offbeat star Brooke Bloom is terrific in this tangy and sometimes...




The Tony-winning musical lends a new twist to the familiar “Sesame Street”...




The documentary 'Show Business' is a tribute to New York theater and those who...




Lisa Loomer paints a family portrait of ADD in "Distracted," but it’s a bit...




The hit musical makes L.A. its new Oz, with terrific lead performers who enhance...




How do men and women psychologically cope with their transformation into...




Carrie Fisher may be better on the page than on the stage but when it's her...




Actors' portrayals bolster the cumulative power of the story and Adam Guettel'...




A documentary about outspoken playwright Tony Kushner is too reverent to dig...




Des McAnuff’s dazzling update of "The Wiz" emphasizes electronics over emotions.




Michael Ritchie’s first year guiding Center Theatre Group reflects an eye for...




There's a California spin to the jaunty "As You Like It," which tweaks identity.