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• Spotlight on SANDRep Artistic Director Ashley Straw

  An interview with Ashley Straw, the artistic director of the new theatre company SANDRep.

  Interview by Hannah Marie Ellison — on Aug 05, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Franz Schubert: His Letters and Music by Migenes and Calvario at the Odyssey Theatre

  Julia Migenes puts together an evening of the lieder and letters of Franz Schubert, with mixed results.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Aug 05, 2009

• Egeus: Thoughts on Some Shakespearian Fathers and Daughters

  Fathers and daughters in some of Shakespeare's plays.

  Opinion by Jack Goodstein — on Aug 04, 2009

• Spotlight on Greg Cicchino, Director of The Secret Theatre's Upcoming As You Like It

  "People need to be able to shut off their Blackberries and iPhones and breathe for a few minutes. I think that is what this play offers."

  Interview by Hannah Marie Ellison — on Aug 03, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Pericles Redux at the Kirk Douglas Theatre

  No Man Apart Theatre Ensemble deconstructs Shakespeare's play and remakes it into a remarkable physical theatre piece.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jul 29, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Equus by Peter Shaffer at the Chandler Studio Theatre

  Alan Strang is blinding horses again in a good production of Equus.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jul 28, 2009

• Theatre Review (Las Vegas): ICE - Direct from Russia at the Versailles Theatre in the Riviera Resort

  Fabulous show at the Riviera Hotel featuring skaters doing circus tricks but on skates.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jul 25, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Fiddler on the Roof National Tour with Topol at the Pantages Theatre

  Topol recreates his famous performance in Fiddler on the Roof.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jul 24, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Gershwin's Porgy and Bess at the Hollywood Bowl

  Porgy and Bess comes to the Hollywood Bowl in a gorgeous concert version.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jul 23, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Danny and Sylvia: The Danny Kaye Musical

  A charming, entertaining, but abbreviated look at the early career of Danny Kaye and his lyricist wife, Sylvia Fine.

  Review by CindyC — on Jul 22, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Altar Boyz at the Celebration Theatre

  In the past I've found this show too serious and too religious, but this intimate LA production is a gangbuster.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jul 22, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): The Light in the Piazza at The El Portal Theatre

  This chamber production of one of my favorite musicals succeeds on a small scale.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jul 20, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Lavaman

  Three aging punk rockers battle their own demons and a cartoon monster in Casey Wimpee's play.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Jul 16, 2009

• Theatre Reviews (Cedar City, UT): The Utah Shakespearean Festival

  The annual Utah Shakespearean Festival is a stepping stone for talent going on to Broadway and beyond.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jul 13, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Twisted

  A philosophizing three-year-old and a tragicomically misunderstood Salome highlight an uneven but diverting evening of one-acts.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Jul 11, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Perfect Wedding by Robin Hawdon

  No one does bedroom farce like the British.

  Review by Jon Sobel — on Jul 09, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Big by Weidman, Shire and Maltby at the El Centro Theatre

  Nationwide the musical hasn't fared as well as the Tom Hanks movie, but this production is a success.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jul 07, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Insanity by deTurk and Mellon at the NoHo Arts Center

  This new musical is a mixed bag, with good performances but some lame lyrics and a dubious message about how to treat bipolar patients.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jul 06, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Farragut North by Beau Willimon at the Geffen Playhouse

  Chris Pine (the new Captain Kirk) and Sex and the City's Chris Noth star in a taut political thriller.

  Review by Robert Machray — on Jul 02, 2009

• Theater Review (Westport, CT): tick...tick...BOOM! by Jonathan Larson

  Jonathan Larson contemplates life before Rent.

  Review by CindyC — on Jun 29, 2009