A mashup of multiple genres, this intriguing but sometimes confusing film about earthling/alien love could use more of a linear structure.
You are invited to relive the magic of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in an entirely new way – via Shared Reality. The first of the beloved original Harry Potter movies is coming to Cosm Los...
LA Opera’s revival production of Falstaff opened last Saturday night to a rapturous audience, proving to be a successful, high-energy showpiece for the talented company. Falstaff is a late work by Giuseppe...
The phrase “for want of a horse” is most commonly attributed to Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack from 1758, describing the cascading effect of how the absence of one small, necessary thing can...
Thousands of hands built this place. Opening to the public on May 4th the LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries were designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor and twenty years in the making. This grand new wing is both...
These days, when I read that a particular play has won the Pulitzer Prize, I unfairly become a bit more dubious of that work’s quality. The same applies to the Tony awards – I’ve just seen so many bad or mediocre plays...
Some parts of the world seem to provide more fertile soil in which plays can grow. Ireland and New York have been especially fruitful, providing O’Neill, Miller, McPherson and McDonagh with plentiful inspiration. The...
Nominees for the fifth annual OCTG Theatre Awards were officially announced. Winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony on Monday, May 11, 2026, at the Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa...
It seems puzzling to me why the Taper is currently housing a musical (Here Lies Love), while the much bigger Ahmanson is showcasing Kim’s Convenience, which is essentially a small comedy/drama that clocks in at an hour...
MONUMENTS is a major, two-venue contemporary art exhibition running through May 3, 2026, at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA and The Brick in Los Angeles. It explores the history and recent removal of public...
The 33rd Annual Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival (LAWTF) will take place March 26–29, 2026, bringing four days of powerful storytelling to stages across Los Angeles. This year’s theme, “The Strength We Carry,”...
The Pulitzer-prize winning play by Jackie Sibblies Drury, Fairview, made its LA premier last night at Rogue Machine Theatre. As this is clearly a play where the less you know about it the better, I am recommending you...
Coming soon to the Cavern Club Celebrity Theater is The Passion of Love Connie. It’s the greatest story ever told and Love Connie is telling it the only way she can, through mime, dance and drag. In The Passion...
The 2025/2026 season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center resumes this month with the return of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater—the company’s exclusive SoCal residency for the third consecutive year...
Kurt Gardner
Pauline Adamek
Terry Morgan
