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Off-Broadway Theater Review: THE JACKSONIAN (The Acorn Theatre)
SOUTHERN NOIR The narrative of Beth Henley’s The Jacksonian orbits a murder in 1964 Jackson, Mississippi. Susan Perch (Amy Madigan) kicks her husband Bill (Ed Harris), a respected dentist, out of their house. He checks into the Jacksonian, a seedy motel which employs a creepy bartender, Fred (Bill Pullman), and a doltish avaricious waitress named…
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Los Angeles Music Review: CARMINA BURANA (Los Angeles Master Chorale at Disney Hall)
THIS SHOULD BE A YEARLY INSTITUTION It seems a shame to fawn over Los Angeles Master Chorale’s splendid rendering of Carl Orff’s pagan-fest, Carmina Burana, because I can’t tell you to mark your calendar now for the next time. Even though LAMC has visited it before under all four of their music directors, who knows…
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Los Angeles Theater Review: THE BLACK SUITS (Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City)
ROCK AND ROLL DREAM (MAYBE, IF YOUR DREAM IS VERY SMALL) Becoming a rock star is a uniquely American dream. And who wouldn’t want to live a life of rock and roll excess and decadence? When you think about rock, and in particular about this fantasy of the rocker life, the mind drifts inescapably to…
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Chicago Theater Review: ELEGY (Victory Gardens)
GONE BUT NEVER SILENT Commemorating the 75th anniversary of “Kristallnacht,” the terrible nights of November 9-10, 1938 when Nazi thugs unleashed their most public assault on Jewish life and lives, this 70-minute one-act by Ron Hirsen creates an “elegy” from an unclaimed legacy. Earnestly staged by Victory Gardens founder Dennis Zacek in a sometimes insecure…
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Los Angeles Theater Review: GIDION’S KNOT (Furious Theatre Company at the Carrie Hamilton in Pasadena)
OF KNOTS AND TANGLES Johnna Adams’ 2012 play Gidion’s Knot, now receiving its premiere Los Angeles staging by the Furious Theatre Company, lends itself to spoilers. To know much about the fragile plot will reduce the thrill of watching it play out, so avoid reviews (except this one) and synopses (I don’t include one here)…
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Chicago Theater Review: WHITE RABBIT, RED RABBIT (Museum of Contemporary Art)
THE SPECIFIC ENIGMA OF A BUNNY A play is generally defined as “a staged representation of a story – see: DRAMA.” A circle ensues, because drama is explained to be “a piece of writing that tells a story and is performed on a stage.” Nassim Soleimanpour’s White Rabbit, Red Rabbit meets these basic standards –…
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Los Angeles Dance Review: THE GROUNDSKEEPERS (Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre)
A DANCE PIECE THAT’S A KEEPER The frequency of site-specific events continues to grow exponentially in the City of Angels, but Heidi Duckler has been doing it for many years, creating unique dance performances in spaces as disparate as Laundromats, museums, churches, civic buildings and even a vintage 1961 Oasis trailer. Now she takes us…
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Chicago Theater Review: THE NORMAL HEART (TimeLine Theatre at Stage 773)
COMPASSION PLAY Forgetting the ineptitude of Larry Kramer’s 1988 farce Just Say No, it’s ripe to revive his 1985 masterwork about how a health crisis defined the gay community–as much by what it didn’t do as how it rose to the occasion. Unlike Just Say No ‘s driven attack on Nancy Reagan and the abstinence…
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Los Angeles Theater Opening: WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (Beverly Hills)
HIT THE WALLIS A brand new theater has opened its doors in Beverly Hills, but nothing could have prepared me for its magnificence in contemporary construction and design. The 500-seat Bram Goldsmith Theater opens to the public this week with the Martha Graham Dance Company, but the state-of-the-art theater is just one part of The…
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Theater Review: SHE-RANTULAS FROM OUTER SPACE-IN 3D! (Diversionary Theatre)
CAMPY SHE-RANTULAS HAS QUITE A BITE Dictionary.com defines “camp” as “something that provides sophisticated, knowing amusement, as by virtue of its being artlessly mannered or stylized, self-consciously artificial and extravagant.” Perhaps more to the point, though, is the quote found in the margin; author Curtis F. Brown quips, “In short, camp mocks bad taste; kitsch…
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Los Angeles Music Review: 200 MOTELS (LA Phil at Walt Disney Concert Hall)
ZAPPED ZAPPA Any live performance of 200 Motels is bound to bear a degree of disappointment since its mastermind, Frank Zappa, is not alive to conduct the evening’s program, shred on guitar, or entertain audiences with his fiery passion. Musically more challenging, and arguably more ambitious than the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper or the Who’s Tommy…
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Los Angeles Theater Review: THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP (Falcon Theatre in Burbank)
DREADFUL AT ANY PRICE Back in the1800s, the Industrial revolution was in full swing in merry ole England. The working class was becoming more educated and printing was becoming more affordable. To quench the thirst of the masses for every day diversions, “penny dreadfuls” hit the scene. These serialized fictional publications, sold for a penny,…
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Los Angeles/Regional Dance Preview: DIANA VISHNEVA: ON THE EDGE (Segerstrom Hall)
BALLET SUPERSTAR RETURNS TO SEGERSTROM The title of two world premiere dance pieces at Segerstrom Hall this week could not be more apt: Diana Vishneva of the Mariinsky Ballet and American Ballet Theatre will have you on the edge of your seats. Commissions by Segerstrom Center and Ardani Artists for this unrivalled artist of the…
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Tour Review: BUILT TO AMAZE! (Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus)
A TITLE THAT LIVES UP TO ITS NAME The circus has rolled into Rosemont again, and the fall classic is worth running off to join (it moves to the United Center after Allstate Arena). This 143rd edition, Built to Amaze!, revels in its “construction zone” ambiance: An “engineering” ensemble parade as blue-collar workers erecting an edifice…
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Chicago Theater Review: BEST MUSICAL! (Porchlight Music Theatre at Up Comedy Club)
FORMULAIC IN A GOOD WAY In The Book of Mormon, Trey Parker and Matt Stone proved that subject matter in musical theatre is a lot less important than sticking to the structural formula. There’s the ensemble intro that sets the scene, the romantic duet, the protagonist’s transformative moment and the final song that ties everything…
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Los Angeles Music Preview: ITZHAK PERLMAN, VIOLIN/CONDUCTOR (LA Phil at Disney Hall)
ITZHAK PERLMAN PLAYS DUAL ROLE OF CONDUCTOR AND SOLOIST AT DISNEY HALL Surely it’s no mere coincidence: On a recent road trip, I played over and over the 1979 recording of Itzhak Perlman playing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. I own several recordings of the piece, but this is my favorite. The Israeli-born violinist not only brings…
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Los Angeles Music/Film Preview: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: HALLOWEEN ORGAN AND FILM (Walt Disney Concert Hall)
THE PHANTOM OF DISNEY HALL It’s positively spooky looking for something to do on Halloween. Are you tired of coming home from that noisy Halloween party with smeared make-up? Are you weary of competing with the crowds on Santa Monica Boulevard? Are the high-heel pumps you only wear once a year causing Godzilla-sized blisters? Are…
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Off-Broadway Theater Review: GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN (The Public Theater)
MUCH BETTER THAN GOOD The last thing that Brecht would have wanted is the audience to identify with his characters. But that’s where the Foundry Theatre’s production of Good Person of Szechwan so brilliantly succeeds. Rather than distancing the audience with didactic Marxism and dubious Orientalia, the play dives headlong into the despair of a…
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Los Angeles Music Preview: DANNY ELFMAN’S MUSIC FROM THE FILMS OF TIM BURTON (Nokia Theatre)
CELEBRATING MUSIC AND THE MACABRE This may well be one of those concerts that you will kick yourself for not having known about ahead of time. John Mauceri, known locally as the founding director and principal conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra from 1991 to 2006, will lead the 87-piece Hollywood Symphony Orchestra and 45-member…
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Film Review: 12 YEARS A SLAVE (directed by Steve McQueen)
SLAVES TO HISTORY Among movies about race in America, how many great films have been made about slavery? We’ve seen pizza places going up in smoke for our sins (Do the Right Thing), gentle drivers (Driving Miss Daisy), and sisterhoods of maids (The Help). Most of these films focus on the sixties or modern day occurrences….
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