An Off-the-Snark-Wagon Mea Culpa
John Steppling is miffed about the way he is treated in "Stage Rows" and "Stage Raw" this week. Steven Leigh Morris responds.
Memorable Moments in L.A. Theater (Part 3)
This is the third in a series of moments remembered by people who either recorded them, or engaged in an activity best described by actress-director Jillian Amenante, “Putting on a play in L.A. is like trying to build a snowman in Florida.”
Dateline Los Angeles — Where the Theater Ain’t Easy
By BILL RADEN "Stage Rows" was out and about meeting our veteran and up-and-coming scribes, such as Sissy Boyd and Jeptha Storm; at an interview with Alan Mandell by Nathan Birnbaum; and taking a low-road response to some gutter-sniping by Jason Rohr.
Gates McFadden (Photo by Bill Raden)
Atwater Village Development Project
BY DEBORAH KLUGMAN "The theater that I love the most comes from companies that have grants that allow them to work on something and redo it. That would be my ideal." -- Gates McFadden, artistic director of Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA
Vaulted Ambitions, Volume I
BY MINDY FARABEE In a way, LA ladies, the news for us is actually pretty good. Last Thursday, the city controller’s office released a snazzy infographic illustrating the state of women in the city workforce. Turns out, we Angelenas earn 83 cents for every dollar a man makes. Nationwide, that statistic has been stuck hovering around 77 cents for going on seven years now.
Tectonic Issues of Our Stage
By BILL RADEN with additional reporting by HENRI DE LA TRINE The earth was rocking last week, and Stage Rows was all over town covering the tectonic-scale issues of our arts scene.