This review was published in the Long Beach Watchdog on April 22, 2024. On a cold Dec. 4, 1956, four now legendary musicians happened to...

With an election coming up and possible presidential pardon for those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 – or a possible former...

Director Simon Godwin’s smoldering wartime version of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” featuring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma,...

From left: Marcel Spears (Juicy) and Nikki Crawford (Tedra) in Geffen Playhouse's "Fat Ham" (Photo by Jeff Lorch) If you Vitamixed the...

Three men telling a family story spanning three generations over the course of three hours and two intermissions doesn’t sound like a...

This review was published in the Long Beach Post's "Hi-lo" culture section on March 10, 2024. You may recall snippets of Williams Wyler’s...

This review was published in the Long Beach Post's "Hi-lo" culture section on Feb. 25, 2024. Luke Yankee’s autobiographical drama...

This review was published in the Long Beach Post's "Hi-lo" culture section on Feb. 18, 2024. If you are a fan of Broadway musicals, look...

On the surface, “Message in a Bottle” seems an unlikely combination of the music of Sting with Kate Prince’s high-energy choreography....

From left to right: Julia Eichten and Ariadne Greif in Long Beach Opera's "Isola" (Photo by J.J. Geiger for Long Beach Opera) Though it...

Ugwana Dlamini as Rafiki in Disney's "The Lion King" national tour (Photo courtesy SCFTA) Disney’s “The Lion King” musical—based on the...

This article was originally published in Mountain Views News, vol. 18, no. 5, Feb. 3, 2024, p. 8 Alison Arngrim’s one-woman show...

Making its North American debut at the Ahmanson Theatre through Feb. 25, choreographer Matthew Bourne’s “Romeo + Juliet” resets...

About an hour before curtain at the Geffen Playhouse last Friday night, Vice President Kamala Harris was purported to be dining around...

Sometimes you see a show that begs the question, “Why can’t all Shakespeare be like this?” Shakespeare Theatre Company’s staging of “As...

Video by Anita W. Harris for LA Theatrix, with photos by Marty Sohl and footage courtesy SCFTA Public Relations Magical, mystical, and...

by Anita W. Harris What better way to open a renovated theatre than with music, champagne and cupcakes? So begins Folger Theatre’s...

If you’re searching for something civilized to get you into the Halloween spirit, look no further than International City Theatre’s...

Music takes center stage in Musical Theatre West’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music,” continuing through Nov....

In Samuel Baum’s “The Engagement Party,” a festive occasion morphs into an obsessive mystery when the bride-to-be’s expensive engagement...