Entertainment & Arts
âJoan,â a new play by Daniel Goldstein at South Coast Repertory about the life of comedian Joan Rivers, mixes biography with the comedianâs old stand-up material.
Rainn Wilson and Aasif Mandvi star in the Geffen Playhouseâs new production of Samuel Beckettâs absurdist classic âWaiting for Godot.â
âPacific Overtures,â Stephen Sondheim and John Weidmanâs 1976 musical about the forcible opening of Japan to foreign trade, is dazzlingly revived by East West Players in one of the best productionâs of the year.
Sam Pinkleton directs a festive revival of âLa Cage aux Follesâ at Pasadena Playhouse, starring Cheyenne Jackson and Kevin Cahoon.
âThe Streetcar Projectâ brought Tennessee Williamsâ âA Streetcar Named Desireâ to Los Angeles for six performances, three in a Frogtown airplane hangar and three in a Venice Beach warehouse.
New Broadway revivals of Andrew Lloyd Webberâs âSunset Blvd,â Shakespeareâs âRomeo + Julietâ and Thornton Wilderâs âOur Townâ test how far these works can be refashioned for modern sensibilities
Appearing together in âThe Roommate,â Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow bring their star power to Broadway and discuss friendship and longevity in theater.
REDCAT presents the West Coast premiere of the Wooster Groupâs production of Richard Foremanâs âSymphony of Rats.â
A stage version of Ken Loachâs film âI, Daniel Blake,â adapted by the filmâs star, Dave Jones, has its U.S. premiere at the Fountain Theatre.
Broadway performer Gavin Creel, who died Monday at age 48, won a Tony for âHello, Dolly!â and was also nominated for roles in âThoroughly Modern Millieâ and âHair.â