An intriguing premise is squandered in a well-staged but essentially ho-hum romantic comedy.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Long Shrift’ by Robert Boswell, Directed by James Franco
Sarah will not visit her son in Huntsville prison while Henry is convinced of Richard's innocence. Richard is released after 5 years of his prison term when the witness against him recants. After attempting to straighten out his life, his accuser tracks him down and confronts him. it is then the truth is revealed.
Read More »Music Review: ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ (Original Cast Recording)
While there is much that works well in the adaptation, for the most part its music is uneven.
Read More »‘You’re Good at What You Do’: Backhanded Compliments and Thinly Veiled Bias on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
Persistent racial inequality in America still means that young people of color with a love of dance have unequal access to its 'classical' forms.
Read More »Review (LA): ‘The Last Temptation of Paula Deen’ and ‘God of Abraham’ at the Hollywood Fringe
A comic celebrity profile and a surreal sketch show wrapped up the Fringe's final weekend.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘The Conduct of Life’ and ‘The Best of 25 Plays Per Hour’ at the Hollywood Fringe
A high-speed sketch show and a brutal but tiring avant-garde piece play their final performances at the Fringe.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Other Mozart’ by Sylvia Milo
Mozart's sister has been the subject of several novels and a film, but it's hard to imagine anyone can have brought her back to life with as much vivid urgency as Sylvia Milo does on stage.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘No Homo: A Bromantic Tragedy’ at the Hollywood Fringe
Brandon Baruch’s new comedy is an amusing and well-directed observation of the fluid nature of sexuality among L.A. 20-somethings.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘The Werewolves of Hollywood Blvd.’ and ‘The Wake’ at the Hollywood Fringe
A rock musical with bite and a jet-black one-man show are two more productions making their debut at the Fringe.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘First Elders’ and ‘I Want to Bury My Testimony’ at the Hollywood Fringe
Two gay-themed plays making their debuts at the Fringe are an energetic coming-of-age story and a mawkish fantasy.
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