Review: "Oklahoma!" Defied the Expectations of Its Audience, Or Did It?
“Plenty of Heart, Plenty of Hope: The Making of Oklahoma! and the Broadway Musical,” Presented by Muse/ique at The Wallis, Beverly Hills,...
Review: Talking Tony Awards. Hello, Muddah, Hello, Faddah!
Tony Awards, CBS, June 16, 2024 A Strange Loop, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, June 5-30, 2024 June 18, 2024 | By Bruce R. Feldman...
Review: Double Jeopardy in a Thrilling, Moving Production
“Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy,” Los Angeles Theater Center, May 9 – June 16, 2024 June 2, 2024 | By Bruce R....
Review: A Fine Staging of August Wilson's "King Headley II"
“King Hedley II,” A Noise Within, Pasadena, March 31 – April 28, 2024 Apr. 27, 2024 | By Bruce R. Feldman In Brief: A rewarding...
Review: You Can Pick Your Friends, But...
“Fat Ham,” Geffen Playhouse, April 4 – May 5, 2024 April 10, 2024 | By Bruce R. Feldman In Brief: A wild and crazy mashup of Hamlet and...
Review: She's The Greatest Star!
“Funny Girl,” Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, April 2-28, 2024 April 5, 2024 | By Bruce R. Feldman In Brief: Thrilling and enormously enjoyable, this grand revival of a neglected gem from the Golden Age of Broadway musicals shines in every way. Katerina McCrimmon dazzles in the leading role. Her triumphant star turn is one for the ages. Melissa Manchester and Katerina McCrimmon in "Funny Girl." (Photo: Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade) An earthquake hit Southern California We
Commentary: When Drama Critics Go Low
April 3, 2024 | By Bruce R. Feldman I was talking with my wife the other day at breakfast about a concert review I hesitated to write...
Review: A Funny Thing Happened to Alex Edelman at a White Supremacists Meeting
Alex Edelman’s “Just for Us,” Mark Taper Forum, Nov. 10 – 26, 2023 Nov. 14, 2023 | By Bruce R. Feldman In Brief: After the Mark Taper...
Review: Tiler Peck Turns It On
“Turn It Out” With Tiler Peck & Friends, The Soraya, Oct. 28-29, 2023 Nov. 3, 2023 | By Bruce R. Feldman In Brief: Exquisite dancing and...