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The comfort of A Detective Who Knows What He’s Doing; and the cautionary tale of a tabloid editor with a vendetta against Elton John FEATURESLatestNEW REVIEWSNotes From ArdenREVIEWS

The comfort of A Detective Who Knows What He’s Doing; and the cautionary tale of a tabloid editor with a vendetta against Elton John

The Comfort of A Detective Who Knows What He's Doing, at Laguna Playhouse; and the…

Steven MorrisJune 24, 2025

The Muzzling of Los Angeles: Johanna Smith, a California-based children’s theater/puppetry scholar, on how stories got told, how they’re now being told, and what remains possible FEATURESINTERVIEWS AND ESSAYSLatestNotes From Arden

The Muzzling of Los Angeles: Johanna Smith, a California-based children’s theater/puppetry scholar, on how stories got told, how they’re now being told, and what remains possible

Puppets on a String: The Muzzling of Los Angeles Johanna Smith, a California-based children's theater/puppetry…

Steven MorrisJune 18, 2025

“L.A.’s Theater” Largely Ignores L.A.: Center Theatre Group’s 2025-2026 Season FEATURESINTERVIEWS AND ESSAYSLatestNotes From Arden

“L.A.’s Theater” Largely Ignores L.A.: Center Theatre Group’s 2025-2026 Season

poster for "Puppet Up" (courtesy of CTG) "L.A.'s Theater" Largely Ignores L.A. Center Theatre Group's…

Steven MorrisJune 3, 2025

War and Marriage: Director Maurice Attias on Directing “Love’s End” at the Odyssey FEATURESINTERVIEWS AND ESSAYSLatestNotes From Arden

War and Marriage: Director Maurice Attias on Directing “Love’s End” at the Odyssey

Ann Sonneville  in "Love's End" at the Odyssey Theatre (photo by Cooper Bates) Director Maurice…

Steven MorrisMay 27, 2025

Tuesdays With Morrie: Identity Politics in the Trump Era FEATURESINTERVIEWS AND ESSAYSLatestNEW REVIEWSNotes From ArdenREVIEWSTop 10

Tuesdays With Morrie: Identity Politics in the Trump Era

Vance Valencia and Gilbert Reynoso in "Tuesdays With Morrie" at CASA 0101. (Photo by Francis…

Steven MorrisApril 21, 2025

Mike Waltzing with “Hamlet,” plus “The Unraveling” FEATURESLatestNEW REVIEWSNotes From ArdenREVIEWSTop 10

Mike Waltzing with “Hamlet,” plus “The Unraveling”

David Melville in "Hamlet (Solus)" (Photo by Gretel Cortes) Mike Waltzing with Hamlet "Hamlet (Solus)"…

Steven MorrisMarch 28, 2025

Spirit Guides: Remembering Ron Sossi, Gordon Davidson, and Their Era FEATURESINTERVIEWS AND ESSAYSLatestNotes From Arden

Spirit Guides: Remembering Ron Sossi, Gordon Davidson, and Their Era

Remembering Ron Sossi, Gordon Davidson, and Their Era Spirit Guides Ron Sossi's passing last week…

Steven MorrisMarch 26, 2025

The 2025 Stage Raw Theater Awards Recipients FEATURESLatestNotes From Arden

The 2025 Stage Raw Theater Awards Recipients

Riley Cole and Bonnie-Lynn Montaño  in "Pirates Wanted!" at The Last Call Theatre (Photo by…

Steven MorrisMarch 11, 2025

Larissa FastHorse’s “Fake It Until You Make It”: Trying to Meet the Moment (When the Moment Shifts Under Your Feet) FEATURESLatestNEW REVIEWSNotes From ArdenREVIEWS

Larissa FastHorse’s “Fake It Until You Make It”: Trying to Meet the Moment (When the Moment Shifts Under Your Feet)

Julie Bowen and Noah Bean (Photo by Makela Yepez) Trying to Meet the Moment (When…

Steven MorrisFebruary 10, 2025

Coping with the Trauma of Recent Events: Love Helps, Empathy Heals FEATURESINTERVIEWS AND ESSAYSLatestNotes From Arden

Coping with the Trauma of Recent Events: Love Helps, Empathy Heals

Coping With the Trauma of Recent Events Love Helps, Empathy Heals With His gilded signature,…

Steven MorrisJanuary 28, 2025