If You Loved the Movie, Now See the Play
When Paddy Chayefsky wrote his impactful movie in the late 70s, we had not yet felt the full force of his predictions on how our realities would be impacted by […]
Emmett and cast. Photo by Doug Engalla.
Photo courtesy of Sierra Madre Playhouse
Our World Began by Harnessing Nature’s Forces in Flashes of Light
In my small town growing up, there was a country road named for Nicola Tesla. I suppose I’m one of a few who knows he was one of the most important […]
Robbins, Combs. Photo by Gabe Tejeda.
Drive Away with Becky’s New Car at Theatre 40
Becky’s New Car, from the pen of prolific playwright, Steven Dietz, has as many twists and turns as a lonely mountain highway. And the main character, winsome Becky (Jenn Robbins), would […]
Kasey Mahaffy and ensemble. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
Attention Must Be Paid to a Man of No Importance
It’s wonderful to find such an expert iteration of an exuberant musical right in our midst. The joy of being an Angeleno, after all, is the ability to sample a wide […]
Photo by Craig Schwartz.
A Man of No Importance: Another View
After their monumental work on distilling E.L. Doctorow’s RAGTIME into a cohesive stage musical, playwright/librettist Terrence McNally approached Composer Stephen Flaherty and Lyricist Lynn Ahrens about a more intimate story from another […]
Pregoni, Nagle, Mammana. Photo by Philip Pirolo
Sicily in 1936: Between the Gilded Age and Mussolini
I’m a big fan of Tom Jacobson’s playwriting because he always seems to find a way to illuminate current agonies with past events in a reassuring way, letting audiences know […]