Posts Tagged ‘“In the Heights’
Strong Family Time in The Old Globe’s Funny and Emotional ‘Stir’
Losing a family member is often difficult to process. Some are open about their grief, while others try to move on as soon as possible from the tragic events.
Read MoreEmotions Run Deep in Cygnet’s Great Staging of ‘Water…’
Drug addiction and war are two things that are difficult for many people to recover from. These topics are explored through characters attempting to overcome their inner demons in Cygnet Theatre’s terrific and riveting production of Water by the Spoonful.
Read More‘In the Heights’ is Stunning Multi-Cultural Leap for Moonlight
Moonlight’s “In the Heights” is a stunner. The show’s message of inclusion is especially powerful given current debates about immigration, and it has universal appeal…
Read MoreA Classical Tragedy Reinvented: Oedipus in the L.A. Barrio
Playwright Luis Alfaro has bravely taken the story of Sophocles’ ‘Oedipus Rex’ and reimagined it in contemporary Southern California’s Chicano culture. His Oedipus is born not in Thebes but in Los Angeles, and instead of coming of age in the royal household of Corinth, he learns his trade in Kern County’s California State Prison . . .
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