From left: Norbert Leo Butz (Paul Child) and Christina Kirk (Julia Child) in "The Recipe" at La Jolla Playhouse (Photo by Rich Soublet II) A commissioned work by Tony-nominated playwright Claudia Shear, La Jolla Playhouse’s world premiere of “The Recipe” tells the story of how rebellious Pasadena native Julia McWilliams became masterful French cook Julia Child, based on Bob Spitz’s 2012 book “Dearie.” Beginning with her time at Smith College, the two-act play covers Julia’s s

Joanna "JoJo" Levesque (Tess) and ensemble cast in "Working Girl" at La Jolla Playhouse (Photo by Rich Soublet II) The 1980s seem to be having a moment today. High-waisted jeans, oversized blazers and “Stranger Things”’ quantum leap from Netflix to Broadway are just some of the ways the pre-internet decade is infiltrating our digitally saturated consciousness. Enter the exuberant “Working Girl” — La Jolla Playhouse’s world-premiere musical based on the 1988 film by Kevin Wade

From left: Joe Ngo (Chum), Abraham Kim (Rom), Kelsey Angel Baehrens (Sothea), Jane Lui (Pou) and Tim Liu (Leng) in East West Players' "Cambodian Rock Band" (Photo by Teolindo) East West Players’ “Cambodian Rock Band” essentially tore up the stage of the David Hwang Theater in Los Angeles while wrapping up its extended run last weekend. An explosive blend of music and storytelling both humorous and harrowing, Lauren Yee’s play as directed by Chay Yew is the kind of performance

“Babbitt” is playwright Joe DiPietro’s 2023 adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s 1922 novel that contributed to him winning a Nobel Prize in...