What Happened After Shakespeare? Come to Ghost Songs to Find Out
Everybody has heard about Shakespeare’s London, even if you’re not a fan. But few people know what happened to the London Theatre scene in the years after his death that caused […]
Gunn, Groener. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
In Heartbreak House, Shaw’s “Fantasia” of 1920 Speaks to Us Today
You must have heard the phrase, “What goes around, comes around.” Well, I’m here to tell you that 100 years ago or so, writers were warning us about our society in […]
Geoff Elliott and ensemble. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
A Celebration of Human Spirit Pervades Come From Away at ANW
A bit over a month ago, we observed the anniversary of the 9/11 “invasion,” and the first time the United States had been subjected to foreign intervention since the French […]
Seneca, Kirby. Photo by The 6th Act.
A Pitch-Perfect Production Graces the Sierra Madre Playhouse Stage
Perhaps you’re not of Irish descent, as I am, but there is something so quintessentially charming about an Irish love story. And it only took John Patrick Shanley, a prize-winning playwright, […]
Gregory, Balsamo, Alcoser, Rodriguez, Combs. Photo by Charlie Mount.
Theatre West Gives Us “The Feelgood Story America Needs Right Now”
Theatre West may be the longest running little theatre in the LA area. It was red hot when I was a college student, and I don’t want to reveal how old […]
Carro, Pirozzoli, Blake. Photo credit: Wes Chappell.
Come to Vitello’s for Intrigue and Vittles: A Killer Night in Studio City 1958
In 1958, they didn’t used to do things in just the way we might do them today. Take the memorial service for a young actress, Sophia Vance, for example. You might think it […]