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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

White Marriage: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Noted Polish poet and writer Tadeusz Rozewicz's psychosexual dissection of patriarchal society examines the coming-of-age of two young women.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:54PM
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

The Tallest Tree in the Forest: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

The African-American singer-actor Paul Robeson, a polarizing activist blacklisted during McCarthyism whose roles ranged from "Othello" to "Show Boat," is the subject of this one-man bioplay …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:28PM
Monday, April 21, 2014

Sovereign Body: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A debilitating disease takes control of a mother, to the horror of her family, in this North Hollywood staging.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:20PM
Thursday, April 17, 2014

Ruth Draper's Monologues: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Annette Bening stars in and directs this quartet of carefully crafted solo characterizations of bygone high-society women.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:19PM

Everything You Touch: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A writer/producer of "Shameless" renders both the 1970s Manhattan fashion world and contemporary body issues on a Pasadena stage.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:33PM
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Bulgakov/Moliere: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A satire of creativity under the Russian Stalinist regime.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:42PM

Gene Kelly: A Legacy: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

The widow of the legendary dancing star recounts his life on a Pasadena stage.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:21PM
Monday, April 14, 2014

Taste: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A cannibalism tale, based on a real story, is staged for the era of nose-to-tail dining.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:17PM
Friday, April 11, 2014

The Suit: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

This South African drama set during the apartheid era focuses on middle-class infidelity.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:14PM
Thursday, April 10, 2014

Rest: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

As a blizzard bears down on an about-to-close Idaho retirement home, staff and patients open up in Samuel D. Hunter's latest play at South Coast Rep.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:35PM
Friday, April 4, 2014

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

The puppet designers of "War Horse" provide a novel aesthetic twist to this Santa Monica production of the frequently staged Shakespearean comedy.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:45PM
Monday, March 31, 2014

A Song at Twilight: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A late work by Noel Coward, staged in Pasadena, examines the state of the closet in England circa 1966.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:17PM
Friday, March 28, 2014

Henry V: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Stripped-down Shakespeare is staged in Venice.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:08PM
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Reunion: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Three high school buddies reunite a quarter century after graduation to get drunk and reminisce about their younger selves.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:32PM
Monday, March 24, 2014

Top Girls: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Caryl Churchill's seminal play about breaking the glass ceiling in Thatcher-era Britain is staged in North Hollywood.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:08PM
Friday, March 21, 2014

Harmony: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Barry Manilow provides the music for his long-gestating dream project about a largely forgotten male vocal sextet of international variety stars.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AM
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Slowgirl: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

An uncle and niece get to know each other in Costa Rica.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:09PM
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Opera Review: The Death of Klinghoffer by Myron Meisel

"Nixon in China" composer John Adams' topical opera about the 1985 terrorist hijacking of a cruise ship docks in Long Beach.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:19PM
Thursday, March 13, 2014

Closely Related Keys: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

In the long shadow of 9/11, a corporate attorney and her newfound Iraqi half-sister struggle to construct a relationship together.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:06PM
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

A Steady Rain: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

The 2009 Broadway hit drama about a pair of Chicago cops comes to West L.A. under the direction of "Scandal" star Jeff Perry.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:57PM
Monday, March 3, 2014

My Name Is Asher Lev: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Chaim Potok's bestselling 1972 novel of Russian-Jewish Brooklyn family bonds is adapted for the stage and mounted in East Hollywood.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:31PM
Friday, February 28, 2014

Cry, Trojans! (Troilus & Cressida): Theater Review by Myron Meisel

The Wooster Group gives Shakespeare a Native American makeover in downtown L.A.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:26PM
Thursday, February 27, 2014

50 Shades! The Musical: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

E.L. James' juggernaut novel trilogy, soon to be a Universal blockbuster, is spoofed at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:06PM

White: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A high-concept staging about the wonders of perception, specifically tailored for very young children, arrives in Beverly Hills.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:59PM
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

The Whipping Man: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A Jewish Confederate soldier returns to his ruined home to celebrate Passover with his newly freed slaves, who also practice the faith, in this story of freedom from bondage.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:14PM
Monday, February 24, 2014

Disassembly: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A black comedy of conspiracies and catfights bows in Hollywood.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:07PM
Friday, February 21, 2014

Villon: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Obie-winning playwright Murray Mednick takes a look at the Middle Ages life of notorious French poet Francois Villon.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:36PM

Noel Coward's Brief Encounter: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

This English import, a classic romance of decent married lovers resolutely resisting adultery, arrives in Beverly Hills.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:27PM
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Firemen: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A challenging drama of underage seduction arrives in Atwater Village.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:32PM

The Recommendation: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A privileged aspiring movie director -- Brentwood-raised, Harvard-Westlake-educated -- finds his morality tested through his friendship with the son of an Ethiopian immigrant.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:09PM

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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