Larry Biederman

The 32nd annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards Nominees

Year of the inner child

THEATER REVIEWS: THE AUTUMN GARDEN, VON BACH, DIVING NORMAL

ALSO, HEAD: THE MUSICAL, THE AUTUMN GARDEN

Stage Raw: Head, The Musical

NEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE on Cornerstone's Making ParadiseNEW REVIEW GO HEAD: THE MUSICAL ​Photo by Irene HoveyComposer-lyricist Kevin Fry's delightfully campy horror musical, based on Roger Corman's 1962 gore-fest The Brain That Wouldn't Die, is not only enjoyable on the level of Midnigh ... More >>

Stage Raw: L.A. Theater Aesthetic?

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on The Event and Kharmful Charms of Daniil Kharms THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSGROUNDLINGS SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN ​is one of almost a dozen new productions being reviewed this weekend. For the complete slate, hit the More tab at the ... More >>

Theater Reviews: Cave Quest, Lobby Hero, Broads!, Wirehead

Also, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Forgiveness, Oedipus El Rey and more

Stage Raw: Kharmful Charms of Daniil Kharms

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWSTHEATER FEATURE On The Subject Was Roses and The Ballad of Emmett Till THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSNEW REVIEW KHARMFUL CHARMS OF DANIIL KHARMS ​Photo by Taso PapadakisHere's a fascinating oddity:  A series of short works by a now almost ... More >>

Stage Raw: Monsters and Prodigies

Reviewed this week: Pippin at the Mark Taper Forum; Jack Chandlers' new comedy-mystery, Murder on the Bounding Main, at Sierra Madre Playhouse; a dance-rock fusion, Vibrating Sun, at Unknown Theatre; Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble's staging fof Macbeth; Echo One-Act Festival at Stage 52; Furious Th ... More >>

Stage Raw: Unpronouncable

THEATER AWARDS UPDATE Here is the complete list of NOMINEES for the 30th annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards, being held Monday, March 30 at the El Rey. Admission for nominees is free; nominee RSVPs are now being accepted at (310) 574-7208. Tickets for guests and members of the public go on sale ... More >>

La Ronde

Theater Reviews: You, Nero, Hangin' Out, La Ronde

Also, Around the World in 80 Days, Far From an Angel's Gaze, and more

Stage Raw: The Biggest Thank You Ever Given

The Biggest Thank You Ever Given I'm thunderstruck and deeply moved by the outpouring and quality of your appreciations to me in your emails and in the comments to Friday's posting on the elimination of the L.A. Weekly's Theater Editor position. What a privilege: to read all that, to have served ... More >>

Theater Listings

For the Week of Dec. 7-14 Opening This Week Larger Theaters Smaller TheatersHollywood, West Hollywood, Downtown The Valleys Westside, Beaches Special Events

Theater Reviews: Screwballs, Winter Wonderettes, Lessons

Also All This and Heaven Too, The Desk Set, Grand Delusion and more

Weekend Theater Reviews

Including Yellow Face, Junk, Mornings at Seven and more

Theater Reviews

Including Dvorak in America, Grace, The Grey Zone and more

Revenants

When antiheroes come home to roost