patinkin_diaries

ARRANGEMENTS OF SHADOWS Abetted by a dozen gifted songwriters, Mandy Patinkin casts a memorable, wistful look at collective memories in ‘Diaries’ by CRISTOFER GROSS ith culture now changing at techno-pace it’s hard to imagine any contemporary artist will resonate with those living hundreds of years from now. On the other hand, vast changes have occurred […]

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A CASE FOR OBSESSION

A CASE FOR OBSESSION Glen Berger’s Underneath the Lintel is a transformative experience at the Geffen Playhouse by CRISTOFER GROSS In an extraordinary move last fall, the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood allowed a former librarian to transform its Skirball Theater into a lecture hall. "The proprietor’s extortionary rates," as Hollander decried them in a thick

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THE TROUBIES ARE STAYIN’ ALIVE

STAYIN’ ALIVE Shakespeare OC goes from Polynesia to Polyester in ‘Midsummer’ by CRISTOFER GROSS To launch his first summer season as Artistic Director of Garden Grove-based Shakespeare Orange County, John Walcutt offered two musical variations on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The first was a homegrown Polynesian affair produced by SOC in association with Garden

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