I have been struggling to find a way to adequately describe Center Theatre Group’s production of Bent since seeing a preview performance nearly a week ago. I can’t remember ever leaving a theater feeling so utterly devastated and, essentially, at a loss for words. None of this is a bad thing—the production is extraordinary on every … More Theater Review: Bent at the Mark Taper Forum
It’s fitting that the musical Girlfriend, which opened last night at Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre, is playing Los Angeles in the summer. Summer is practically a character in the show, both driving the events and creating the perfect backdrop to take the audience back to a place of young love and longing. The show, which … More Theater Review: Girlfriend at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
It is always impressive when a work that is centuries old features themes that still manage to ring true today. That is definitely the case for The False Servant, a co-production of the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and the Evidence Room that opened this past weekend. The False Servant is one of over thirty comedic plays written by … More Theater Review: The False Servant at Odyssey Theatre
I’ve always found there to be something magical about outdoor theater in the summer. Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, situated so deep into Topanga Canyon that it’s easy to forget you’re in Los Angeles, is the enchanting outdoor venue currently home to Lynn Riggs’ 1930 play Green Grow the Lilacs, which opened last night. While Green … More Theater Review: Green Grow the Lilacs at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum
There is nothing fancy or complicated about the premise of HBO’s Togetherness, which has aired one 8-episode season thus far and has been renewed for a second. It is simply about four thirty-something people living under one roof while they each navigate their version of a mid-life crisis. Created by Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, and Steve Zissis (the … More TV Binge Report: Togetherness
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