Could the creators of Backwards in High Heels help their show by studying Dreamgirls? Plus a look at Cousin Bette and the Chance Theater shows. READ MORE.
The Subject Is Revivals
by Don Shirley | February 24, 2010
The Subject Was Roses gets a star-driven lease on life. Previous small-theater hits Could I Have This Dance? and Bark! receive comebacks. READ MORE.
Torture Plays, New Venues, Desperate Straits, Immigrants Abroad
by Don Shirley | February 19, 2010
On Caring for the Beast, Why Torture Is Wrong, Lobby Hero, Exiles, Blood and Thunder, Celadine, Kings of the Kilburn High Road, Sidhe. READ MORE.
Gender Talk at the Geffen and REDCAT
by Don Shirley | February 16, 2010
Wrecks, The Female of the Species and North Atlantic talk a lot about men and women but employ very different dramatic forms. READ MORE.
Sweeney, Spelling Bee, La Mirada, Pasadena
by Don Shirley | February 10, 2010
An exhilarating Sweeney Todd and a hilarious Spelling Bee lead to ruminations about how to preserve full-scale theater — in Pasadena as well as in La Mirada and Long Beach. READ MORE.
Carousel, Our Town, Allegro, Pee-Wee
by Don Shirley | February 3, 2010
If Rodgers and Hammerstein married Thornton Wilder and had a baby…READ MORE.
The Perils of Pasadena
by Don Shirley | January 30, 2010
Pasadena Playhouse is in deep trouble. How might it affect other theaters, and who will come to the rescue? READ MORE.
South Coast Rep’s Story: A Role Model?
by Don Shirley | January 28, 2010
Books on Southland theater history are rare. But Lawrence Christon’s SCR saga could help those who are planning Southland theater futures. READ MORE.
Nine Not-Quites in 99 Seats or Fewer
by Don Shirley | January 22, 2010
Here are capsulized reasons why nine shows didn’t quite work out. READ MORE.
Camelot: Less Is More
by Don Shirley | January 18, 2010
David Lee’s trimming of Camelot, at the Pasadena Playhouse, yields greater emotional intensity, at a brisker pace. READ MORE.
