Theatertimes Reviews: 2016 The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey / Kirk Douglas Theatre (Guest Production) All The Way / South Coast Repertory Amadeus / South Coast Repertory Arcadia / A Noise Within Barcelona / Geffen Playhouse An early favorite in the 2016 theater year was Barcelona by Bess Wohl, above with Betty Gilpin and Carlos …
2007 IN THE REARVIEW A ‘Quality’ premiere and revival of ‘Dear’ Are among the year’s stand-outs The number of quality productions attended by Theatertimes in 2007 was higher than usual, which made the ‘Rearview’ recognition process both easier and more enjoyable. These personal citations of appreciation are intended to be made each January for the …
Theater Amy Brenneman ‘Staying on Top’ • Amy Brenneman adds both luster and depth to the female characters she portrays, whether on stage, television, or in film. As she has gained acclaim and influence through a succession of hit TV shows, from “NYPD Blue,” to “Judging Amy,” and “Private Practice” she has been able to …
NOVEMBER 2006 Click title to jump to review THE ’60S by Trish Soodik | Pacific Resident Theatre AUTOBAHN by Neil LaBute | The Open Fist NIGHTINGALE by Lynn Redgrave | Mark Taper Forum PHAEDRA by Jean Racine | A Noise Within RIDICULOUS FRAUD by Beth Henley | South Coast Repertory O Boom, Baby Boom …
OCTOBER 2006 Click title to jump to review BACH AT LIEPZIG by Itamar Moses | South Coast Repertory FENCES by August Wilson | Pasadena Playhouse NOTHING SACRED by George F. Walker | South Coast Repertory OTHELLO by William Shakespeare | The Old Globe SONIA FLEW by Melinda Lopez | Mark Taper Forum
SEPTEMBER 2006- KEEP Click title to jump to review THE BIGGER MAN by Jason Robert Brown | Circle X CURTAINS by David Grieg | Ahmanson Theatre MUCH ADOOBIE BROS ABOUT NOTHING | Troubadour Theatre Company SHEAR MADNESS by Paul Portner | Laguna Playhouse WATER & POWER by Richard Montoya for Culture Clash | Mark …
AUGUST 2006 Click title to jump to review THE LAST FIVE YEARS by Jason Robert Brown | Pasadena Playhouse PYRENEES by David Grieg | Kirk Douglas Theatre THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG by Wendy Wasserstein | The Old Globe
NO SMALL PARTS The Brothers Arkin get swallowed by whales by CRISTOFER GROSS L]/dropcap]arger-than-life characters, from Achilles and Lysistrata to FDR and Harriett Tubman, are literature’s meat-and-potatoes. How the everyman reaches greatness, or how the mighty fall, fuels both inspirational stories and cautionary tales that share what it means to be human. In Herman Melville’s …
A SONDHEIM SUMMIT SCR services ‘Sweeney Todd’ well with a soaring production that gives voice to the master’s masterwork. by CRISTOFER GROSS n the second half of the 20th Century, Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for 14 full productions and lyrics for another half-dozen. The range of subjects and styles he explored gave …
LOVE AT FIRST FIGHT Can Jenn Lyon and Douglas Sills give John Guare a ‘Girl’ to remember? by CRISTOFER GROSS n 2003, Britain’s National Theatre asked playwright John Guare to create a new stage comedy by ‘marrying’ the 1940 film His Girl Friday with the 1928 play that had inspired it. “It was Nick Hytner’s …
