Randall Arney

What Fantasy Production Would L.A. Artistic Directors Put On If They Had Unlimited Money?

L.A. Weekly Theater Awards 2012: Greece is the Word

Blending droll wit and broad farce, sketch-comedy troupe Lost Moon Radio hosted the 33rd annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards Monday night in a taut show at Avalon in Hollywood, handing out more than 30 awards in less than two hours. The "Lawees" honor the best stage work in theaters of 99 seats or le ... 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 >>

Stage Raw: The Wooster Group's "North Atlantic"

 COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWS THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSECHO CHAMBERS Resonances from The Wooster Group's North Atlantic​Ground Control to Major Tom Photo by Paula Court If you drive through the San Gabriel Mountains, where radio reception is already dodgy, set ... More >>

Stage Raw: Female of the Species

 COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWS THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSNEW REVIEW GO THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES ​Photo by Michael Lamont"The female of the species is more deadly than the male," wrote Rudyard Kipling just about 100 years ago. That might well be the theme of Austra ... More >>

Stage Raw: Ovations on Monday

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSThis week's stage features on Ben Bradley's Murder and The Princess and the Frog OVATIONS ON MONDAYThe LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards Ceremony for the 2008/2009 theatre season will take place Monday, January 11, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts C ... More >>

Stage Raw: The Female of the Species

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSTHIS WEEK'S STAGE FEATURE on Palestine, New MexicoFEMALE OF THE SPECIES The Geffen Playhouse just announced that Anette Bening will star in Joanna Murray-Smith's comedy, The Female of the Species along with David Arquette, Mirielle Enos, Merritt Weve ... More >>

Stage Raw: Ten to Life

Last week's NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded in the current COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS; also, see this week's THEATER FEATURE on Kevin King's The Idea ManTEN TO LIFE"Hacienda Heights" (from Ten to Life) Photo by Nic Cha KimNEW REVIEW GO TEN TO LIFE Leave logic at the door  and you'll get ... More >>

Stage Raw: The Rehearsal

AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, THIS COMING WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso, this week's INTERVIEW with playwright Richard GreenbergTHE REHEARSAL is this week's Theater PickThe Rehearsal Photo by Craig SchwartzNEW REVIEW THEATER PICK In French dramatist Jean Anouilh's scintillating 1958 play, The Re ... More >>

Theater Reviews: Bronzeville, Dead, Therefore I Am, The Seafarer

Also, The Last Hippie: A Western Novel, Doomsday Kiss and more

The Seafarer

Also, The Last Hippie: A Western Novel, Doomsday Kiss and more

Stage Raw: The Seafarer

AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS  NEW REVIEW: THE SEAFARER at the Geffen PlayhouseJohn Mahoney and Andrew Connolly in The Seafarer Photo by Michael LamontNEW REVIEW GO THE SEAFARER If you're seeking innovation in the theater, look elsewhere. Conor McPherson's I ... More >>

When Theater Is Sanctuary and not Temple

Dancing butterflies

Theater Listings

For the week of January 4-10

Theater Reviews: Atlanta, Local Story, Schoolhouse Rock

Benedictus, Cry-Baby and more

New Theater Reviews

Cry-Baby, Schoolhouse Rock and more

Theater Listings

For the Week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6

Daddy Warbucks and the Temple of Doom

Arthur Miller’s All My Sons

New Theater Reviews

For the week of April 28 - May 4

Theater Listings

For the week of May 26 - June 1

Sets Appeal and Pulpit Fiction

Into the Woods and God’s Man in Texas

Dead of Night

Conor McPherson’s weir tales