KCRW's Opening the Curtain
Summary: Musings on what theatre is - and can be - in Los Angeles.
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- Artist: Anthony Byrnes
- Copyright: KCRW 2014
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Poor Dog Group, whose "Five Small Fires" is currently up at the Bootleg Theatre, have been something like that rare, blooming flower--often talked about but seldom seen.
A look at the Wooster Group's "Cry Trojans! (Troilus and Cressida" at the RedCat, and "White" at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.
Murray Mednick turns his sights on the 15th century French poet Francois Villon, a misshapen, crooked man who carries a dagger and cudgel - and is not afraid to use them.
What's the balance between comedy and tragedy? That's always the question when you're tackling Chekhov.
"Se Llama Cristina," the Theatre at Boston Court's latest production is a perfect example of the power of subtraction and abstraction.
The Evidence Room latest production at the Odyssey Theatre features three different communities who all put up their own production of a passion play.
Denis O'Hare not only resurrects Homer's epic tale of war and rage, but reminds us how undeniably powerful a good story can be.
Barry McGovern takes three of Samuel Beckett's novels and boils them down into the one-man show, ?I'll Go On,? at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
The LA Weekly is cutting its theater section by roughly 70 percent, perhaps more importantly the size and frequency of critic Steven Leigh Morris' feature articles.
Anthony Byrnes looks at several productions on the 2014 horizon, everything from one-man plays to passion plays and classic theatre.
The Year's Best
Will the inaugural play at Beverly Hills' new theater venue give us a hint about the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' artistic mission?
In this grownup's prequel, Peter Pan doesn't necessarily have to fly in order to soar.
LA theaters are filled with festive holiday fare. So in the spirit of holidays both past and present, here's a quick guide to your perfect holiday theater tradition.
"Play Dead," at the Geffen, is a concoction of Teller, of Penn and Teller fame, and Todd Robbins, is a cross between a magic show, a séance, and an old school haunted house.
