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Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ by Christopher Durang
The Classic Theatre finishes off its 2014-15 season with a well-mounted production of Christopher Durang's Tony-winning comedy.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘The Irish Curse’ by Martin Casella
The raunchy comedy about a special men's support group gets a well-produced revival under the auspices of AtticRep.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘Buyer and Cellar’ at the Mark Taper Forum
Playwright Jonathan Tolins and star Michael Urie take on the legend of Barbra Streisand and the cult of celebrity with riotous results.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘The Way You Look Tonight’ by Peter Lefcourt
An intriguing premise is squandered in a well-staged but essentially ho-hum romantic comedy.
Read More »Review (LA): ‘The Last Temptation of Paula Deen’ and ‘God of Abraham’ at the Hollywood Fringe
A comic celebrity profile and a surreal sketch show wrapped up the Fringe's final weekend.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘First Elders’ and ‘I Want to Bury My Testimony’ at the Hollywood Fringe
Two gay-themed plays making their debuts at the Fringe are an energetic coming-of-age story and a mawkish fantasy.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘Dorian’s Descent’
Oscar Wilde’s cautionary tale from 1890 is adapted for the musical stage in an overlong and repetitive production.
Read More »TV Review: ‘The Normal Heart’
Ryan Murphy’s film version of Larry Kramer’s Tony award-winning play is a powerful chronicle of the first terrible years of the AIDS crisis.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘A Delicate Balance’ by Edward Albee
Edward Albee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play comes to the Odyssey in an first-rate production.
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