The Fringe, the Ring, and Supernova

The Fringe, the Ring, and Supernova

Editorial by Don Shirley  |  June 29, 2010

The Hollywood Fringe Festival was fun, but its scattershot programming didn’t bring much of anything new to LA theater. Let’s compare it to the Ring cycle — and to the kind of festival that might actually yield long-term benefits for our theatrical ecology. READ MORE

Kathy Najimy and Steve Gunderson Go Back to Basics

Kathy Najimy and Steve Gunderson Go Back to Basics

Features by Lee Melville  |  April 22, 2009

Back to Bacharach and David, the 1993 Off-Broadway tribute to the songs the team wrote from 1960 to 1970, receives its Los Angeles debut with a new look and a new cast but retains its three original creators: Co-conceiver-Arranger Steve Gunderson, Co-Conceiver-Director Kathy Najimy and Choreographer Javier Velasco. READ MORE