The problem with staging Monty Python’s Spamalot in the round is, “Where do you throw the cow? Do you take out Section E?” READ MORE
Davis Gaines Portrays Historical Richard Henry Lee in 1776
by Steve Julian | July 7, 2010
In the journey toward the Declaration of Independence, Davis Gaines (Phantom of the Opera, Broadway, Ahmanson; Parade, Mark Taper Forum) has a small but personal role… READ MORE
Oanh Nguyen Brings The Who’s Tommy to Anaheim’s Chance
by Steve Julian | July 1, 2010
The trick to directing The Who’s Tommy for director Oanh Nguyen (Po Boy Tango at East West Players and others) is referring to the script - and only the script. READ MORE
Festival of New American Musicals Begins Third Summer
by Steve Julian | June 11, 2010
The Two Stephens (Schwartz and Sondheim) share honorary co-chair duties in the 2010 Festival of New American Musicals, which began in May in greater Los Angeles and continues through Aug. 21. READ MORE
First Ever Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Steve Julian | June 3, 2010
175 shows, 800 performances in over 30 venues READ MORE
3 Truths Becomes Cornerstone’s Finale in a Six-Play Series
by Steve Julian | June 2, 2010
Which TV show begins with the narration: In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups…? READ MORE
Furious Theatre Goes “boom” in the Hamilton
by Steve Julian | May 22, 2010
Director Dámaso Rodriguez describes boom as “an Adam and Eve story that begins with the end of our time as we know it.” READ MORE
Playwright Wendy Graf Gets Behind the Gates at Strasberg
by Steve Julian | May 19, 2010
Wendy Graf’s new play Behind the Gates is a not-so-subtle reminder for parents to be careful what they wish for their children. READ MORE
David Rambo Breaks the Ice at Theatre 40
by Steve Julian | May 11, 2010
David Rambo (off-Broadway’s The Lady With All the Answers; God’s Man in Texas), self-described political liberal, swears his climate-change play, The Ice-Breaker, is not politically driven. READ MORE
Tom Jacobson Deals with Gay Entrapment at Boston Court
by Steve Julian | May 5, 2010
In 1914, W. H. Warren and B. C. Brown offered their “acting” services to the Long Beach Police Department. They would hang out inside the public bathrooms at the beach and entrap men who agreed to have sex. This “social vagrancy” forms Tom Jacobson’s play The Twentieth Century Way as it looks at this month-long moment in history. READ MORE
