Category Archives: Theater & Fine Arts

For six seasons, millions have tuned in to the popular MTV show “America’s Best Dance Crew” for a night of competitive popping, locking and dropping.

From the moment “The Escort” begins, it is clear that Emmy Award-winning playwright Jane Anderson will take the audience past closed doors and the “do not disturb” signs.

Billy Claven (Tadhg Murphy) is an orphaned, crippled boy who spends most of his time staring at cows and reading books on the island of Inishmaan off the Irish coast, where he lives with his two aunts.

Bobby Gordon ripped open the box containing his new prop with excitement. He explained that his producer had just sent him the package while he pulled it out.

The debate that surrounds taking the last slice of cheese in a party has haunted countless guests that have not been properly trained in the art of etiquette.

Just following the drowning death of Robbie, a talented dancer, “Burn This” opens in a cloud of emotion.

Nicholas Martin’s direction of Pulitzer Prize winner Lanford Wilson’s play runs through May 1 at the Mark Taper Forum, where it had its world premiere nearly 25 years ago.

Set in an airy bohemian New York loft apartment, the play focuses on the effects of the tragedy on those Robbie has left behind ““ his roommates, Larry (Brooks Ashmanskas) and Anna (Zabryna Guevara), the latter of which is also Robbie’s grieving dance partner.

While audiences never see beloved Robbie, Robbie’s brother and supposed mirror image soon enters.

Standing in nothing but robes and faux nudity suits with exaggerated body parts, the actors of “The Escort” bring sex to the forefront.