A one-actor play requires a lot of skill. It is hard to engage audiences for an hour or two without someone else to see or a change of scenery. But, Ruben Santiago-Hudson effectively captures attention and pays tribute in “Lackawanna Blues,” his play about his childhood and the warm-hearted woman who helped raise him, that […]
“For the Love Of (or, The Roller Derby Play),” now playing at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, could be perceived (or dismissed) as a play about women’s roller derby. However, the “For the Love Of” part really sums it up. Focusing heavily on a new skater who goes by Joy Ride, the well-acted […]
Versions of the fairy tale, Cinderella, exist in most cultures around the world. In the U.S., there have been cartoons, musicals, ballets and films. Yet, Matthew Bourne’s magical reimagining of “Cinderella” as a tale set in Blitz-era London, which opened at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles this week, plumbs new depths in its entertaining […]
