The original working class hero: Figaro, Figaro, "Figaro"!
This noisy production of Figaro is playwright Charles Morey's freewheeling adaptation of the 1786 "The Marriage of Figaro."
Today in women’s history: Musical theater diva Julia Migenes is born
Julia Migenes, the American mezzo-soprano working primarily in musical theater repertoire, was born on this date.
Let them eat opera: "The Ghosts of Versailles"
A specter is haunting opera in this epic about revolution by Academy Award-winning composer John Corigliano and librettist William Hoffman.
West Coast premiere of "Hellman v. McCarthy"
As a Hollywood Blacklist historian, I've eagerly looked forward to seeing the fact-based "Hellman v. McCarthy."
Radical dude: Figaro unbound
L.A. Opera has launched "a city-wide celebration of the revolutionary spirit of Beaumarchais' "Figaro."
Florence of Suburbia: “The Vortex” in review
While "The Vortex" contains more than its fair share of sharp banter, it is also a powerful dramedy.
The Revolution is coming to a theater near you: 1969 in review
One of the great things about the theater is that it can dramatize history, and the people who make it and shake it.
Trust and obey: “Choir Boy”
Residents of Greater Los Angeles are lucky to have the West Coast premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's play "Choir Boy" currently running at the Geffen Playhouse.
"The Trip To Bountiful" in review
The entire house rose at the premiere to give Cicely Tyson and the cast a well-deserved standing ovation.
"What I Learned in Paris" - a review
In 1973 , Maynard Jackson was elected Mayor of Atlanta, and as the characters in the play keep saying, "Nothing's going to be the same."
