by David Maurer | Sep 5, 2016 | Theater and Dance |
Every writer knows the old adage, “write what you know.” That’s a lesson clearly taken to heart by Peter Lefcourt, the scribe behind Drama Queens From Hell, now making its world premiere at the Odyssey Theatre. While Lefcourt spent the earlier part of his life writing...
by David Maurer | Aug 29, 2016 | Theater and Dance |
We all have a myriad of entertainment options, so who could blame you for not immediately hastening to see a show dealing with mental illness, drug abuse, suicide and dysfunction? Sounds depressing, right? But you’d be making a mistake to dismiss Next to Normal on...
by David Maurer | Aug 5, 2016 | Theater and Dance |
As I was entering the theater to see Ajax in Iraq, the latest production by the Not Man Apart Theater, the usher asked if I would like to be seated in the regular section or the “full-immersion” section. Naturally, I chose the full-immersion section, which turned out...
by David Maurer | Jun 22, 2016 | Theater and Dance |
Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler (pronounced gobbler) provoked quite a stir when it premiered in 1891. While not unusual in its theme — personal fulfillment vs. societal expectations — it does feature a female lead whose brittle, manipulative and thorny demeanor can be...
by David Maurer | May 20, 2016 | Classical Music and Opera |
I’ve lost exact count, but this is LA Opera’s sixth or seventh revival of the Herbert Ross production of Puccini’s “La Bohème,” first launched in 1993. Depending on how many times inveterate operagoers have seen this production, one could hope for a new one. However,...
