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Friday, October 17, 2014

'The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Three historical heavyweights contentiously collaborate in the afterlife on a recomposed New Testament in this speculative comedy from Bill Maher's longtime writer-producerread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:28AM
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

'Choir Boy': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

MacArthur 'Genius' Grant recipient Tarell Alvin McCraney's black prep school drama soars on its revelatory singing of Negro spiritualsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:16AM
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

'Marjorie Prime': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Enduring star Lois Smith headlines this world-premiere production of Jordan Harrison's subdued futuristic play about memory and lossread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:46PM
Thursday, September 18, 2014

'Happy Days': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Brooke Adams and Tony Shalhoub star in a fresh and vital American interpretation of the Samuel Beckett classicread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:08AM
Tuesday, September 16, 2014

'Race': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

David Mamet's legal satire tackles the American inability to communicate about raceread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:20PM
Friday, September 12, 2014

'The Tempest': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Magician Teller collaborates on the adaptation and direction of Shakespeare's fantastical romanceread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:50PM

'Persians': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Aesychlus' "Persians" gets a simultaneously avant-garde and classical treatment at the Getty Villa in Maliburead more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:42PM
Monday, September 8, 2014

'Bulrusher': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A mixed race teen experiences sexual and political awakening in this Pulitzer Prize finalist set in 1955 rural Californiaread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:42PM
Monday, August 25, 2014

'I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky': Opera Review by Myron Meisel

The 1994 Northridge earthquake is evoked in the Southern California premiere of this little-seen opera by John Adams and the poet June Jordanread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:30PM
Sunday, August 10, 2014

'Reasons to Be Pretty': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Two couples face off and fall out in Neil LaBute's Tony-nominated play about the importance we place on physical beauty.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:44PM
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

'Broadway Bound': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Having appeared in the original 1986 Broadway cast, Jason Alexander returns to the closing chapter of Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical "Brighton Beach" trilogy, this time as director.read …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:04AM
Monday, July 14, 2014

'The Sexual Life of Savages': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Suburban couples negotiate intimacy and conflict at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.

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SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:21PM

'Buyer & Cellar': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Michael Urie brings his Broadway exploration of the difference between idols and idolators to L.A. in this comedy set at Barbra Streisand's Malibu estate.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:31PM
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

'Stupid F—ing Bird': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Chekhov's "The Seagull" is given a highly contemporary makeover in Pasadena.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:01PM
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

'The Difficulty of Crossing a Field': Opera Review by Myron Meisel

Famed cynic Ambrose Bierce's slavery-era mystery, turned into an opera, is performed in Long Beach.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:02PM
Friday, June 20, 2014

Penelope: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

This Greek riff, hinging on the myth of Odysseus' wife, is penned by Irish playwright Edna Wilson, screenwriter of Steve McQueen's debut feature "Hunger."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:36PM
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

'The Last Confession': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

English actor David Suchet, best known for his long-running TV role as Agatha Christie's detective Poirot, stars in a story of corruption at the Vatican.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:44PM
Thursday, June 12, 2014

'The Country House': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Blythe Danner stars in this updated Chekhov mash-up by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies at the Geffen in Westwood.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:50PM
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

'The Brothers Size': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

This Louisiana bayou-set drama loosely interprets West African myths on an East Hollywood stage.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:33PM
Monday, June 9, 2014

'Stoneface: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

French Stewart plays the legendary silent film comedy icon in this Pasadena production.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:22PM
Monday, June 2, 2014

'Gruesome Playground Injuries': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Pulitzer Prize playwriting finalist Rajiv Joseph conjures a relationship forged in pain, both psychic and physical.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:47PM

'Death of the Author': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Orson Bean plays a department chair in this academic comedy skewering postmodernism at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:54PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

'A Streetcar Named Desire': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Renee Fleming stars in composer Andre Previn's adaptation of the Tennessee Williams classic.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:59AM
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Different Words For The Same Thing: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A sensitively executed sentimental family drama -- one which deals deftly with issues of diversity -- is suggestive of a new take on Our Town.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:19PM

Unorganized Crime: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

This compelling mob tale starring Chazz Palminteri is like Greek tragedy reimagined through a modern lens.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:41AM
Friday, May 9, 2014

Theater Review: 'A Delicate Balance' by Myron Meisel

This splendid revival of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winner makes a splendid case for its place in the canon of American theater.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:09PM
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Opera Review: An American Soldier's Tale & A Fiddler's Tale by Myron Meisel

Two works by Igor Stravinsky and Wynton Marsalis are staged in Long Beach with librettos by Kurt Vonnegut.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:49PM
Thursday, May 1, 2014

The Purple Lights of Joppa Illinois: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Playwright Adam Rapp's complex portrait of mental illness, guilt and responsibility is staged in Orange County.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:30PM
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Man In A Case: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Mikhail Baryshnikov stars in this reworking of two Chekhov short stories.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:34PM
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

The Gershwins' Porgy And Bess: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

The iconic folk opera of early-1920s African-American life in Charleston is given a makeover in downtown L.A.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:39PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Five Mile Lake: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

An examination of country versus city mores is staged in Orange County.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:15PM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards