by Julie Riggott | May 31, 2014 | Classical Music and Opera |
Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic wrapped up the Mozart/Da Ponte Trilogy this weekend with “Così fan tutte.” Once a year for the past three years, Angelenos have had the chance to experience a staged opera at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The LA Phil productions are...
by Julie Riggott | May 30, 2014 | Theater and Dance |
An animal rights activist in Brooklyn searches for love in the dating jungle of New York City. Wilson Milam (“The Lieutenant of Inishmore” on Broadway, for the RSC and at the Taper) will direct the West Coast premiere of “Dates and Nuts,” a romantic comedy by Gary...
by Julie Riggott | May 29, 2014 | Theater and Dance |
Love, seduction, decadence and murder. DOMA Theatre Company partners with Requiem Media Productions, LLC to present the world premiere of a new musical based on Oscar Wilde’s classic novel, “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” “Dorian’s Descent,” with book by Chris Raymond,...
by Julie Riggott | May 21, 2014 | Classical Music and Opera |
Until now, Jules Massenet’s “Thaïs” had never been staged by LA Opera. The production that opened May 16 is such a masterpiece, let’s hope they bring it back before another 28 years go by. After experiencing LA Opera’s production, directed by Nicola Raab, it’s hard to...
by Julie Riggott | May 16, 2014 | Theater and Dance |
Can a jealous actor fool his cheating wife? Lillian Groag (artistic associate at the Old Globe) directs a new adaptation of The Guardsman, the comic tour de force about love, fidelity and illusion by Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár, opening Saturday, May 17, at the...
