Ahmanson Theatre

To hell (and back?) in TOOTSIE and HADESTOWN: Plus, A Heated Discussion, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, A Doll’s House Part 2, Masao and the Bronze Nightingale, Jane Austen Unscripted

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Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Just over a month ago, millions of us witnessed a dramatic descent into chaos onstage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. At the Oscar ceremony, the usual back-patting was upstaged by the unscripted cheek-slapping of Chris Rock by Will Smith. Now fresh drama has returned to the Dolby. Last Tuesday, … Read more

EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE at the Ahmanson Theatre

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Tracey Paleo – Broadway World It was just what we needed!” The audience response was joyous. Indeed, that was the very vocal sentiment of so many in the crowd after a triumphant opening night at the Ahmanson Theatre downtown Los Angeles….Read more… Jonas Schwartz –  TheaterMania Of course, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, since its star, Layton … Read more

A CHRISTMAS CAROL at the Ahmanson Theatre

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Jonas Schwartz-Owen – Theatermania The holiday season has come to the Ahmanson Theatre, where London’s Old Vic Theatre has installed its annual A Christmas Carol, with Bradley Whitford playing Scrooge. While Jack Thorne’s new adaptation does attempt to add dimension to the Scrooge character, painting childhood abuse and a misguided desperation for money as a motivation … Read more

THE BOOK OF MORMON at the Ahmanson Theatre

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Jonas Schwartz – BroadwayWorld After two successful runs in Los Angeles in 2012 and 2014 at the Pantages, that smut-mouthed, but endearing musical comedy The Book Of Mormon has squatted downtown at the Ahmanson, and third time around, it has lost none of its luster, or its smut.Read more… Now running through March 29

THE LAST SHIP at the Ahmanson Theatre

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Erin Conley – On Stage & Screen  At first blush, the shipbuilding industry does not seem the most obvious topic for a musical. The Last Ship, an original musical with music and lyrics by Sting and a new book by Lorne Campbell, opened this week at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles with some of … Read more

LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS at the Ahmanson Theatre

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Erin Conley – On Stage & Screen  In his sixth one-man show, Tony winner John Leguizamo is back on stage with Latin History for Morons, a timely and engaging piece that is part comedy special, part solo revue, and part poignant academic lesson.Read more… Katie Buenneke – Stage Raw John Leguizamo has a remarkable knack for drawing … Read more

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at the Ahmanson Theatre

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Erin Conley – On Stage & Screen The tone for the farce that is The Play That Goes Wrong is set long before the curtain rises. Frazzled cast members wander the audience, asking questions such as if anyone has a dog they can borrow for the second act, as others attempt to fix the constantly malfunctioning set.Read … Read more

INDECENT at the Ahmanson Theatre

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Erin Conley – On Stage and Screen Those of us who frequent the theater do not need to be convinced of this art form’s importance. But there are some stories that really drive this home, emphasizing the true power of theater, particularly when the world wants to prevent a story from being told.Read more… Now … Read more

FALSETTOS at the Ahmanson Theatre

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Erin Conley – On Stage & Screen Most people hear the term “falsetto” and think of the vocal technique used by male singers to sing notes above their natural range, often resulting in a sound that is strikingly high and, in a sense, untraditional. It is not very obvious why the musical Falsettos, which opened last … Read more