Anita W. HarrisSep 18, 20234 minWestwoodThe Geffen's ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ grapples with suicide, but emotion is lost in translation“Every Brilliant Thing,” continuing at the Geffen Playhouse’s Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater through Oct. 15, explores the effects of a...
Anita W. HarrisSep 14, 20233 minLos AngelesDisney’s ‘Aladdin’ delights at the Pantages with culturally appropriate castThe national touring company of Disney’s “Aladdin,” performing at the Hollywood Pantages through Sept. 23, features a more ethnically...
Anita W. HarrisSep 13, 20233 minPasadenaANW’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ gazes intently at internalized racismLydia R. Diamond’s adaptation “The Bluest Eye”—deftly dramatizing Toni Morrison’s novel of the same name—is gracing Pasadena’s A Noise...
Anita W. HarrisSep 4, 20233 minLong BeachInternational City Theatre’s riveting ‘Exit Wounds’ explores family fallout from a school shootingHow fortunate are LA audiences that International City Theatre (ICT) in Long Beach is staging the world premiere of award-winning...