by Jordan R. Young | Feb 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
John Logan’s “Red” (at South Coast Repertory through Feb. 21) does what great theatre should do—it engages people to think. The Tony Award-winning play, ostensibly about abstract painter Mark Rothko, can pretty much be summed up by its opening line: “What do you see?”...
by Jordan R. Young | Jan 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Baby Peggy in “The Family Secret” Star Wars redux? No thanks. Charlie Chaplin on Blu-ray? More my cup of java. The Little Tramp was truly a Force to be reckoned with a century ago—arguably the most famous man in the world after a year of cranking out insane knockabout...
by Jordan R. Young | Dec 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Adina Verson and Katrina Lenk in INDECENT. Photo by Carol Rosegg, 2015. If it’s fluff you want on stage, there’s no shortage of it at the moment. For something of greater substance, try Paula Vogel’s “Indecent” at La Jolla Playhouse (in its world premiere through Dec....
by Jordan R. Young | Nov 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
There’s a stunning performance by Lilly Holleman currently onstage at South Coast Repertory, but you’ll have to sit through a long and less than satisfactory play to see it. Beth Henley’s “Abundance” (though Nov. 15), a revival of a quasi-historical drama that debuted...
by Jordan R. Young | Oct 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Woody Allen directing LA Opera’s 2008 “Gianni Schicchi.” Photo by Robert Millard. A night at the opera is always a special occasion in So Cal. L.A. Opera’s 30th season opener, an inspired double bill of Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” and...
by Jordan R. Young | Sep 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ever seen “Raymonda,” the 19th century Russian work that’s been called the “last grand ballet” of its era? No? Not to worry—Russia’s Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra will fill this void in your cultural resume (and mine) with the So Cal debut of this masterpiece from...
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