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In “The Just Assassins,” Little Shop Of Productions Wrestled With The Ethics Of Revolutionary Violence

Director Anna Seat made the 1949 play by Camus feel eerily resonant

January 27, 2026

In “Thru A Lens,” Candacee White Looks Farther Than Ever 

A show at Liggett Studio had me seeing everything differently

January 22, 2026

There’s Nothing Quite Like “Hadestown”

In front of a crowd of true devotees, the Tony Award-winning show overcame some casting stumbles to prove how good musical theatre can be

January 20, 2026

Everything Happening At All The Right Times: TSO Does Brahms And Kodaly

What I thought might be filler instead moved the crowd to tears

January 14, 2026

A Night Of Uncategorizable Talent

The first show of the year at Drifters Theater was the reset we needed

January 9, 2026

At Philbrook, “Wall Flowers” Offers An Exquisite Vision Of Care 

Make this show the last thing you see this year

December 23, 2025

Elise Paschen’s “Blood Wolf Moon” Is An Unflinching Look At Identity And Inheritance

The Osage poet who inspired the title “Killers of the Flower Moon” is back with an astounding new collection

December 19, 2025

At A Honduh Daze Show, Balloons, Stand-Up Comedy, And Sales Pitches Are All Part Of The Punk Act

A punk comedy show at Whittier that blew me away—and probably damaged my hearing

December 18, 2025

With “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” The Franchise Takes Its Biggest Swing Yet

The third iteration in the series is by turns tender, hilarious, and terrifying

December 17, 2025

They Should’ve Let Me Call In Sick After Watching “Hamnet” 

A dark, quiet showing of the film at Circle Cinema was exactly what its subject matter called for

December 11, 2025