Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA
Although people say the long-running 2023 Pulitzer-winning play, just opening for a too brief run at the Wallis, is being presented at a bad time, it’s something with which I could not disagree more strongly. This stunning masterwork lifts us from the discouragement and ugliness of the moment as it reminds us that human beings living their own daily lives far away from us are just as worthy of being alive as we are. Read me…
Terry Morgan – ArtsBeatLA
These days, when I read that a particular play has won the Pulitzer Prize, I unfairly become a bit more dubious of that work’s quality. The same applies to the Tony awards – I’ve just seen so many bad or mediocre plays that won big awards that I don’t want to get my hopes up and subsequently get disappointed again. Thankfully, Sanaz Toossi’s English, recipient of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, is not one of those letdowns – it’s quite good. The version currently showing at the Wallis is the Atlantic Theater Company and Roundabout Theatre Company production, and it’s a beauty: gently thought-provoking, funny and moving. Read more…