A RADICAL FAIRY TALE FIT FOR A KING The only marketing I saw for Jordan Tannahill’s provocative new play Prince Faggot, which opened last night at Playwrights Horizons (a co-production with Soho Rep), was the single-line tease: “Let us tell you a fairy tale about a prince.” It didn’t prepare me for the electrifying, emotionally […]
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THE PICNIC COMES BEFORE PINAFORE, LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY. WELL, SHIP HAPPENS. It’s best to approach Pacific Opera Project’s new production of W. S. Gilbert (libretto) and Arthur Sullivan’s (music) 1878 opera, H.M.S. Pinafore: the same way that many people approach going to the Hollywood Bowl — as a reason to eat, socialize, and take selfies. […]
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BROADWAY ON A BASEBALL FIELD: TRANSCENDENCE THEATRE HITS IT OUTTA THE PARK Transcendence Theatre Company has opened a triple-hitter “stars under the stars” summer season with their song-and-dance revue spectacular Broadway’s Best Night Ever. This veteran production company has been inviting the best and the beautiful talents from Broadway and international touring companies to perform […]
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I HAD A BALL Composed during tumultuous World War II, Cinderella is regarded as one of Sergei Prokofiev’s most popular compositions which made its debut in Moscow in 1945. The piece is well-loved for its jubilant and melodic score, which lends itself to all the fantastic lifts and leaps inherent in the story of love, […]
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SICKENINGLY FUNNY Noah Diaz’s You Will Get Sick, which opened last night at Steppenwolf, is an odd bird of a play. It begins with an irresistible premise: a middle-aged woman, Callan, responds to a flyer promising “$40 $20″ to anyone who will receive a phone call from a stranger; the only requirement being that she […]
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Podcasts have become a popular way to share stories, ideas, and news. A key element that can make a podcast stand out is the music used in it. This is where production music companies come in. Production music companies provide licensed music that can be used in podcasts, films, and more. They offer a wide […]
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SMART SELLS IT Jean Smart is a phenomenal stage actress of great depth and specificity. Not exactly news but since she’s possibly best known as the warm-hearted and slightly naïve “Charlene Stillfield” on the iconic television sitcom Designing Women, it might bear repeating. Currently starring at Studio 54 in the riveting new play Call Me […]
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BROADWAY STARS UNDER THE STARS If you’ve ever wanted to hear Michael Feinstein conduct an orchestra while a pulchritude of peacocks prance in the background, you’re in for one of LA’s most delightfully surreal summer experiences. The Pasadena POPS is back Jun 21, 2025, at the LA County Arboretum with their annual Broadway night, and honestly? […]
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SEA WORTHY Wilds of Sea is an undersea adventure that will leave little ones wide-eyed and utterly captivated. But make no mistake—this all-ages puppet spectacle is as enchanting for the grown-ups as it is for the kids. Directed by Shannon Reagan, who also built the stunning life-sized puppets, Wilds of Sea follows a mischievous seal […]
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STORYTELLING THAT LAUNCHES A THOUSAND SHIPS There is a moment in Court Theatre’s fourth (!) iteration of An Iliad where The Poet holds a flashlight below his chin—I immediately flashed back to memories of ghost stories told in a tent while lights were supposed to be out. The conceits of Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare’s […]
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