DeWanda Wise (Sade) in "Furlough's Paradise" at Geffen Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch) Stories about African American women often explore...

From left: James T. Lawson II (David Baldwin), Julio Hanson (James Baldwin), Raquel Rosser (Maya Angelou) and Nick Gillie (Miles Davis)...

Jeanne Syquia (Jane) in A Noise Within's "Jane Eyre" (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Whether or not you are a fan of Charlotte Brontë’s 1847...

From left: Hugh Bonneville (Uncle Vanya) and Melanie Field (Sonya) in Shakespeare Theatre Company's "Uncle Vanya" (Photo by DJ Corey...

Isaac Cruz (Manny) in "Adobe Punk: A Punk Rehearsal in Real Time" at Margo Albert Theatre (Photo by Rob Aft) "Adobe Punk: A Punk...

Scene from Rogue Artist Ensemble's "Schlitzie: Alive and Inside" (Photo by Bryce Darlington) Artists and storytellers love to look back...

From left: Joe Ngo (Chum), Abraham Kim (Rom), Kelsey Angel Baehrens (Sothea), Jane Lui (Pou) and Tim Liu (Leng) in East West Players'...

Maegan Mandarino describes her new solo show “Big Hair: A Rad and Wild Love Affair”   as “a musical dramedy about the short-lived love...

Brandon Gill (Booth) in "Topdog/Underdog" at Pasadena Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch) What if your family legacy is fraught with...

From left: David DeSantos (Orsino) and Liza Seneca (Viola) in "Twelfth Night" at Antaeus Theatre Company (Photo by Geoffrey Wade) The...

From top: Chad Doreck (Joe Biden), T.J. Wilkins (Barack Obama) and Jenna Pastuszek (Hillary Clinton) in "44" at the Kirk Douglas Theatre...

Photo courtesy of Wisteria Theater “Avenue Q,” the hilarious and raunchy puppet hit musical, seems just as relevant today as at its...

From left: Julanne Chidi Hill (Lady Macbeth) and Kamal Bolden (Macbeth) in A Noise Within's "Macbeth" (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Imagine...

This review was originally published in the Long Beach Post , a nonprofit news organization, on Feb. 27, 2025 From left: Madison Miyuki...

From left: Julia Nightingale (Delphi Diggory), Aidan Close (Scorpius Malfoy) and Emmet Smith as Albus Potter in "Harry Potter and the...

From left: Edward Gero and John Kani in "Kunene and the King" at Shakespeare Theatre Company (Photo by Teresa Castracane Photography)...

This review was originally published in the Long Beach Post, a nonprofit news organization, on Feb. 20, 2025. From left: Grant Hodges...

From left: Dakota Ray Herbert (Grace), Brandon Delsid (Krys) and Tonantzin Carmelo (Wynona) in Larissa FastHorse's world premiere of...

Back by popular demand (and understandably so), “Jane Austen in 89 Minutes” is a hilarious and insightful review of all six of Jane...

From left: Michael-Leon Wooley, Mary Faber, Trent Mills, Regina Fernandez (hanging) and John Sanders in "The Play That Goes Wrong" at the...