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Stephen Sondheim

  • Stage

    December 1, 2011

    Steven Sondheim's Look, I Made a Hat

    Composer's book battles theater critics

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Stephen Sondheim's New Book Look, I Made a Hat Unloads on Theater Critics With Both Barrels. Here's Where He's Wrong

    ​ If you thought the week's top story had anything to do with mass protests on the streets of Cairo or the collapse of the deficit-reduction "super committee" in the halls of Congress, consider yourselves members of that misguided majority who inhabit what has wryly been called "the real world ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2011

    Gypsy

    ​ If you thought the week's top story had anything to do with mass protests on the streets of Cairo or the collapse of the deficit-reduction "super committee" in the halls of Congress, consider yourselves members of that misguided majority who inhabit what has wryly been called "the real world ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2011

    UnScripted Rep

    ​ If you thought the week's top story had anything to do with mass protests on the streets of Cairo or the collapse of the deficit-reduction "super committee" in the halls of Congress, consider yourselves members of that misguided majority who inhabit what has wryly been called "the real world ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Stage Raw: Juno and the Paycock

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE on God of Carnage and The Merchant of Venice​Photo by Ron Sossi Writes Paul Birchall of Sean O'Casey's play at the Odyssey, "This staging of O'Casey's play artfully mixes blarney and despair in almost equal measure." Mayank Keshaviah e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    Stage Raw: Holiday Listings

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Cormac McCarthy's The Sunset LimitedHOLIDAY LISTINGS:To be honest, the quantity of theater playing this week in Los Angeles is about as thin as it gets. Still, our comprehensive LISTINGS are back up. Things do pick up in January, so ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2010

    West Side Story

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Cormac McCarthy's The Sunset LimitedHOLIDAY LISTINGS:To be honest, the quantity of theater playing this week in Los Angeles is about as thin as it gets. Still, our comprehensive LISTINGS are back up. Things do pick up in January, so ... More >>

  • Stage

    October 7, 2010
  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Stage Raw: Hello

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSTheater Feature on Polish punk and Glendale's classicistsNEW REVIEW GO HELLO ​ Photo by Mark Bennington You may not find logic in this quirky tale about love, marriage and the enigma of sexual attraction but you'll recognize a lot of human truth. ... More >>

  • Stage

    July 1, 2010

    Wuthering Heights

    Lin-Manuel Miranda's rap-salsa-calypso musical sashays into the Pantages

  • Stage

    May 6, 2010

    Cumbia de Mi Corazon, Dementia, An Evening With Sutton Foster

    Also, Jawbone of an Ass, Starmites: An Intergalactic Musical and more

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Stage Raw: An Evening With Sutton Foster

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSCURRENT STAGE FEATURE ON BENGAL TIGER AND HOLY GHOSTNEW REVIEW GO AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER (Plays tonight only!)​Photo by Craig SchwartzIn the years since musical comedy diva Sutton Foster was plucked from the chorus of Thoroughly Modern Millie ... More >>

  • Stage

    April 22, 2010

    Theater Reviews: Dirty Pooh, L.A. Noir Unscripted, Looking for Trouble

    Also, My Sister in This House, Paved Paradise: The Art of Joni Mitchell and more

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2010

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    Also, My Sister in This House, Paved Paradise: The Art of Joni Mitchell and more

  • Stage

    March 18, 2010

    Theater Reviews: Hot Pants, Cold Feet, Liberty Inn, Side by Side by Sondheim

    Also, Rock 'n Ridicule, The Story of My Life, Tales of an Urban Indian and more

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2010

    Side by Side by Sondheim

    Also, Rock 'n Ridicule, The Story of My Life, Tales of an Urban Indian and more

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Stage Raw: Extropia

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on The Event and Kharmful Charms of Daniil Kharms THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSNEW REVIEW GO EXTROPIA ​ Photo by Keith Roenke Imagine how sonically colorless a world without traditional music would be. Actually, not very, accor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2010

    Sweeney Todd

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Stage Raw: Getting Our Fringe On

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWS This week's Theater Feature on Camelot and Baal. GETTING OUR FRINGE ON I've heard it said at numerous receptions and parties that the reason L.A. has so much bad theater is because it has so much bad theater - that less would be more. Fringe Fe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2010

    Shakespeare Unscripted

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWS This week's Theater Feature on Camelot and Baal. GETTING OUR FRINGE ON I've heard it said at numerous receptions and parties that the reason L.A. has so much bad theater is because it has so much bad theater - that less would be more. Fringe Fe ... More >>

  • Stage

    January 14, 2010

    Theater Reviews: Almost, Maine, Twenty-Two, Ordinary Days

    Also, 11, September, Shakespeare Unscripted and more

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Stage Raw: An Oak Tree

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSThis week's stage features on Ben Bradley's Murder and The Princess and the FrogNEW REVIEW GO AN OAK TREE ​Photo by William AdashekOn the simplest story-telling level, actor-performer Tim Crouch's play is the tale of a hypnotist, falling apart at th ... More >>

  • Stage

    October 8, 2009

    Going to the Parade and Then Going Home

    Bigotry lite and the real deal

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Stage Raw: Marry Me A Little

    The latest NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded in this week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS; also, see this week's THEATER FEATURE on Kevin King's The Idea ManMARRY ME A LITTLE/THE LAST FIVE YEARS Marry Me a Little Photo by Michael LamontNEW REVIEW MARRY ME A LITTLE & THE LAST FIVE YEARS For M ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    May 7, 2009

    Fear Itself: D.C. and Hollywood In and Out of the Closet

    The latest NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded in this week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS; also, see this week's THEATER FEATURE on Kevin King's The Idea ManMARRY ME A LITTLE/THE LAST FIVE YEARS Marry Me a Little Photo by Michael LamontNEW REVIEW MARRY ME A LITTLE & THE LAST FIVE YEARS For M ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 18, 2008

    West Side Story

    The latest NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded in this week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS; also, see this week's THEATER FEATURE on Kevin King's The Idea ManMARRY ME A LITTLE/THE LAST FIVE YEARS Marry Me a Little Photo by Michael LamontNEW REVIEW MARRY ME A LITTLE & THE LAST FIVE YEARS For M ... More >>

  • Stage

    July 17, 2008

    Shots in the Dark

    Stephen Sondheim’s brooding Assassins

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2008

    Assassins

    Stephen Sondheim’s brooding Assassins

  • Stage

    July 17, 2008

    Theater Reviews: Assassins, The Comedy of Errors

    Also, Looped, Of Equal Measure, and more

  • Stage

    March 20, 2008

    John Doyle's Sweeney Todd

    Who's your barber?

  • LA Life

    March 6, 2008

    Edie Sings! Sheryl Crows!

    What to do in L.A., March 7-13

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2008

    Sweeney Todd

    What to do in L.A., March 7-13

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Stephen Sondheim with Host Frank Rich

    What to do in L.A., March 7-13

  • Film+TV

    December 20, 2007
  • Stage

    December 6, 2007

    Debbie Allen Does Alice

    ...Alex in Wonderland

  • Stage

    September 20, 2007

    Theater Listings

    For the Week of Sept. 21-27

  • Stage

    September 13, 2007

    Theater Listings

    For the week of Sept. 7-13

  • Stage

    August 30, 2007

    Theater Listings

    For the week of August 31-September 6

  • Stage

    July 26, 2007

    Theater Reviews: Zorro in Hell, The Idiot Box, Bad Seed and More

    Also this week's pick, Alice in One-Hit Wonderland

  • Stage

    March 9, 2006

    Weekend Theater Reviews

    Reviews of Into the Woods, Darwin's Pâté and Everything in the Garden

  • Stage

    July 7, 2005

    He’s Still Here

    Friday at the Bowl with Steve

  • News

    March 17, 2005

    Cue the Fat Lady

    Cultural barriers go tumbling down the aisle

  • News

    December 16, 2004

    Phantoms and Crooners

    Joel Schumacher’s The Phantom of the Opera and Kevin Spacey’s Beyond the Sea

  • Stage

    August 19, 2004

    A Little Night Music

    Joel Schumacher’s The Phantom of the Opera and Kevin Spacey’s Beyond the Sea

  • Stage

    July 22, 2004

    Summer Enchanted Evenings

    Joel Schumacher’s The Phantom of the Opera and Kevin Spacey’s Beyond the Sea

  • Stage

    July 22, 2004

    Opera’s Crude Cousin Grown Up

    Stephen Sondheim, and the winding road of the American musical

  • Stage

    February 28, 2002

    Sets Appeal and Pulpit Fiction

    Into the Woods and God’s Man in Texas

  • Stage

    June 15, 2000

    The Good Doctor Sang

    Chekhov, Sondheim and their bittersweet melodies

  • Stage

    October 8, 1998

    Sometimes, the Play Isn't the Thing

    Chekhov, Sondheim and their bittersweet melodies

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