Hollywood Reporter - Theater Reviews Feed

Colin Quinn Unconstitutional: Theater Review

Frank Scheck — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 +0000

The veteran comedian delivers riffs on the U.S. Constitution in his new solo show.

Joe Turner's Come and Gone: Theater Review

Myron Meisel — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:30:12 +0000

Phylicia Rashad directs one of the most heralded works from August Wilson's "Century Cycle" at the Mark Taper Forum in downtown L.A.

The Royale: Theater Review

Myron Meisel — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:24:08 +0000

A drama based on the career of the first black world heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson, turns the stage at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City into a ring.

Miss Julie: Theater Review

Myron Meisel — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:02:16 +0000

Neil LaBute takes on August Strindberg's most accessible work at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood.

The 24 Hour Musicals: Theater Review

Mick Stingley — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:30:00 +0000

The cabaret experiment, an offshoot of New York's long-running 24 Hour Plays, featured cast members from "30 Rock," "Smash," "Friday Night Lights" and "Saturday Night Live," along with musician Ben Folds.

Pippin: Theater Review

David Rooney — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:30:00 +0000

Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson's 1972 rites-of-passage musical about a medieval prince returns to Broadway in an elaborate circus-themed revival.

The Parisian Woman: Theater Review

Myron Meisel — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:25:28 +0000

"House of Card’s" Beau Willimon wrote this hypnotically engrossing Beltway comedy—world premiering in Costa Mesa--starring Dana Delaney.

Annapurna: Theater Review

Myron Meisel — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:04:32 +0000

Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally play an estranged couple for both laughs and depth in this comedy at West LA’s Odyssey theater.

I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers: Theater Review

David Rooney — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Back on Broadway after 33 years' absence, Bette Midler slips into the caftan of 1970s Hollywood superagent Sue Mengers to dish in John Logan's single-character portrait.

Here Lies Love: Theater Review

David Rooney — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:30:00 +0000

The rise and fall of infamous Filipina first lady Imelda Marcos gets visionary musical treatment courtesy of David Byrne, with a big-beat assist from Fatboy Slim.

The Trip to Bountiful: Theater Review

David Rooney — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Cicely Tyson stars alongside Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams and Condola Rashad in the Broadway revival of Horton Foote's beloved 1953 American classic.

The Testament of Mary: Theater Review

David Rooney — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Fiona Shaw portrays the title figure as a solitary woman, years after her son's crucifixion, in Colm Toibin's audacious fictional rumination on the grieving mother behind the iconic image.

Macbeth: Theater Review

David Rooney — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:43:00 +0000

UPDATED: Reviewed in its U.S. premiere at last summer's Lincoln Center Festival, this radical rethink of Shakespeare's Scottish play starring Alan Cumming moves to Broadway in time for Tony Awards consideration. It runs at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre through July 14.

Jekyll & Hyde: Theater Review

Frank Scheck — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse's musical based on the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale receives a Broadway revival.

Orphans: Theater Review

David Rooney — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Alec Baldwin, Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge cause sparks to fly in Daniel Sullivan's electrifying Broadway production of the Lyle Kessler play.

The Assembled Parties: Theater Review

David Rooney — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Jessica Hecht, Judith Light and Jeremy Shamos star in Richard Greenberg's new play about a secular Jewish family in Manhattan at the close of the 20th century.

Once Upon a Dream: Theater Review

Steve Bloom — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

The Steven Van Zandt-directed musical tells the story of 1960s hitmakers The Rascals -- with plenty of spin but sorely lacking production value.

The Big Knife: Theater Review

David Rooney — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Bobby Cannavale, Marin Ireland and Richard Kind star in the Broadway revival of Clifford Odets' 1949 drama set against the corrupt backdrop of studio-system Hollywood.

Slipping: Theater Review

Myron Meisel — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:02:31 +0000

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in Hollywood dramatizes gay high school love.

Femmes: A Tragedy: Theater Review

Myron Meisel — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:52:36 +0000

Clare Boothe Luce's classic comedy of manners, "The Women," is reimagined in Silverlake within a contemporary lesbian milieu.

Our Class: Theater Review

Myron Meisel — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:28:23 +0000

An Atwater Village staging revisits the infamous 1941 Jedwabne pogrom of Jewish citizens by its Polish population.

The Nance: Theater Review

David Rooney — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Nathan Line stars as the title figure, a burlesque performer in 1930s New York, who specializes in campy clowning, in Douglas Carter Beane's seriocomedy.

Motown: The Musical: Theater Review

David Rooney — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Berry Gordy's whirlwind chronicle of the barrier-breaking Detroit music empire that spawned Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and countless other greats opens on Broadway with massive advance box office numbers, totaling $16 million.

American Buffalo: Theater Review

Myron Meisel — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:22:23 +0000

David Mamet's career-making classic is revived at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood.

Matilda: Theater Review

David Rooney — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

After winning a record seven Olivier Awards in London, the musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved children's novel reaches Broadway with all of its considerable magic intact.

The Beaux' Stratagem: Theater Review

Myron Meisel — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:16:55 +0000

Pasadena's A Noise Within premieres this reworking of a 1707 comedy of manners about a pair of English frauds.

Kinky Boots: Theater Review

David Rooney — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Grammy winner Cyndi Lauper makes her debut as a musical-theater composer with this stage adaptation of the 2005 Miramax movie about a struggling British shoe factory.

Lucky Guy: Theater Review

David Rooney — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Tom Hanks makes his Broadway debut in Nora Ephron's posthumously premiering final play - a biodrama about New York tabloid columnist Mike McAlary.

Rank: Theater Review

Myron Meisel — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:03:31 +0000

The gritty tale of two Dublin taxi drivers premieres at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble.

The Nether: Theater Review

Myron Meisel — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:42:04 +0000

A police procedural turns to the digital concerns of the future at Culver City's Kirk Douglas Theatre.