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.
“Sassy Mamas”: Generational and gender role reversals
"Sassy Mamas" is a comedy-drama about three longtime girlfriends in Washington, D.C.
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."
“The Night Alive”: Dubliners wish upon a star
This play is essentially about fringe characters yearning to get away from their boring existences.
“Field of Honor”: A movie you might have missed
The film Field of Honor puts the viewer in mind of the adage, "It's a rich man's war and a poor man's fight."
"Dancer in the Revolution": Memoir of Stretch Johnson, Harlem communist
History is a curious thing, full of drama, intrigue, plot twists, misadventures. Howard "Stretch" Johnson's memoir is similarly curious.
Radical dude: Figaro unbound
L.A. Opera has launched "a city-wide celebration of the revolutionary spirit of Beaumarchais' "Figaro."
