Tennessee Williams

Baby Doll, Forgotten, On Holy Ground and other new reviews . . .

Joel DaavidTony Gatto and Lulu Brud, in Tennessee Williams "Baby Doll" at the Lillian​Lovell Estell III found Tony Gatto's performance to be a highlight of this week's, Pick of the Week, Tennessee Williams Baby Doll at the Lillian. ​ Recommendations also for Pat Kinevane's solo performance abou ... More >>

Impro Theater's Chekhov Unscripted: How to Improvise an Homage to Uncle Vanya

Dan O'ConnorRyan Smith in Chekhov Unscripted​In 1999, after 11 years of wringing laughs from willing audiences through competitive comedy and newfangled styles of longform improvisation, Impro Theater devised a upstart project called Shakespeare Unscripted that would turn into an enormously su ... More >>

Before Stonewall Riots, 'The Sons of Tennessee Williams' Partied in Defiance in New Orleans

Blanche Debris as Queen of the Krewe of Armeinius in 2004.​The more you dig into gay history, the more you realize the Stonewall Riots in New York City in 1969 wasn't the only watershed moment for the gay rights movement in the United States. Take the drag balls in New Orleans of the early ... More >>

The Sons of Tennessee Williams Review

Tartuffe at Theatricum Botanicum: Anarchy Eluded

Miriam GeerAaron Hendry's "brilliantly realized Tartuffe" in a production that can't quite keep up with him.​Good notices this week for solo shows: John Paul Karliak homage to his two mothers, Donna/Madonna, at the Lounge in Hollywood; Guy Hollingworth's perf about card sharks, Expert at the Card ... More >>

Gregg Ostrin's Kowalski

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 >>

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

Theater Reviews: The Birthday Present, Broken Glass, The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

Also, Endgame, Girls Talk, Bonded and more

Stage Raw: Eccentricites of a Nightingale

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Free $$$ and TrioL.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDS NOMINEESNEW REVIEW GO THE ECCENTRICITIES OF A NIGHTINGALE ​Photo by Craig Schwartz It's New Year's Eve in Tennessee Williams' drama, and Alma Winemiller is enchanted by the crisp snaps ... More >>

Theater Reviews: In Mother Words, The Fix-Up Show, Love Sucks

Also The Adventures of Pinocchio, Cabaret Idol and more

Theater Reviews: The Cradle Will Rock, Alceste, 100 Days

Also Love Letters to Women, Dangerous Beauty, Camino Real and more

Camino Real

Stage Raw: Alceste

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE ON THE BREAK OF NOON, AND CRACK WHORE GALORE -- LIVE!NEW REVIEW GO ALCESTE ​ Photo by Nicholas SayaanEuripides' version of a Greek myth serves as ground zero for playwright B. Walker Sampson's surreal comedy about the otherworldly ... More >>

Tennessee Williams, Wired

The Wooster Group's Vieux Carre at REDCAT

Somewhere, Under the Rainbow

The Glass Menagerie

Theater Reviews: The Glass Menagerie, The Good Boy, Stepping on a Few Toes

Also Beast on the Moon, Martyrdumb and more

LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN

Artists in America? Huh?

Bobrauschenbergamerica and Orpheus Descending

Orpheus Descending

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 >>

Shakespeare Unscripted

Stage Raw: The Future Belongs to Us?

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS NEW THEATER REVIEWS This week's stage features on Ben Bradley's Murder and The Princess and the FrogTHEATRE OF NOTE MARATHON ​ Fire-eater Julia Prud'homme Photo by Kiff Scholl Theatre of NOTE presents its 15th annual Performance Marathon this coming Saturday, Jan. ... More >>

Movie Reviews: The White Ribbon, Gigante, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, 3 Idiots

Theater Reviews: La Posada Magica, Women Behind Bars, Peep This

Also, Palestine, New Mexico, A Very Merry Happy Kosher Christmas and more

The Glass Mendacity

Stage Raw: Palestine, New Mexico

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSTHIS WEEK'S STAGE FEATURE on Accomplice: Hollywood and Molly SweeneyNEW REVIEW PALESTINE, NEW MEXICO ​Photo by Craig Schwartz When U.S. Army Captain Catherine Siler (Kirsten Potter) stumbles into "Bumfuck" -- a New Mexico Indian reservation -- she ... More >>

Carved in Stone

Theater Reviews: Mauritius, Tennessee Williams Unscripted, Home Siege Home

Plus, Misalliance, Desperate Writers: The Final Draft and more

Stage Raw: "Song of Extinction" Wins Steinberg/ATCA Prize

THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSFor the weekend's New Reviews, press the "Continue Reading" tab at the bottom of this section.SONG OF EXTINCTION WINS STEINBERG/ATCA PRIZE A scene from the world premiere of Song of Extinction; Photo courtesy of Moving Arts. The largest national award for ... More >>

The 30th Annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards

Actors and chickens and bears, oh, my!

Stage Raw: Actors and Chickens and Bears, Oh My!

THE WEEKEND'S NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSCo-hosts Vanessa Claire Smith and Jake Broder at the 20th annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards Monday night. Photo by Tim NorrisTHE 30TH ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSCo-hosts Jake Broder and Vanessa Claire Smith wer ... More >>

The 30th Annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards

The Arts Crisis Edition

Stage Raw: L.A. Weekly Theater Awards Nominees

Light up the Sky is this week's Pick of the Week. Light up the Sky Photo by Maia Rosenfeld THEATER PICK Moss Hart's sharp, hard-boiled 1946 farce, Light up the Sky, is the quintessential backstage tale of the mid-20th century. His characters are often based on real people: fast-talking produ ... More >>

Desperate Characters

Lack-of-Talent ShowcaseBeverly Winwood Presents the Actors Showcase

Novel Gothic

Theater Reviews: Gulls, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Howlin' Blues and Dirty Dogs

Also Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer and more

Suddenly, Last Summer

Nymphony in 12-D

The Lost Plays of Tennessee Williams

Invasion of the Minnesota Normals

Russian Around

A tale of two countries

The Streetcar Cometh

Tennessee Williams’ barroom symposium

Before the Fall

Showtime in Gotham

Life Studies

Legends urbane and urban

The Churl Can’t Help It

Varla Jean Merman does her very worst

The Kindness of Strangers

Tennessee Williams on every street corner

Sometimes, the Play Isn't the Thing