It’s fair to say that when Edward Albee won a Pulitzer Prize in 1975 for his play Seascape, it was considered topical, intellectual and engaging. It’s also fair to say that it hasn’t aged well, and now seems quaint, a relic of its era. more ›

If you love old Jews telling jokes, you'll like the first act of Goodbye, Louie...Hello, the late TV comedy writer Allan Manings's play about a pair of old-time comics. Back in the golden age of live television, Louie (Alan Freeman) was a big star and Benjy (an excellent Steve Franken) was his frequent sidekick. Now that they're... more ›

Before there was Billy Bragg, before there was Saul Alinsky, before there was Cesar Chavez, before there was Walter Reuther--there were playwright Clifford Odets and the unseen title character of his 1936 play Waiting for Lefty. At the height of the Great Depression, Odets and the legendary Group Theatre created this agitprop classic about a New York taxi drivers' union local meeting and the members' heated argument about whether to go out on strike. But there aren't only career taxi drivers in this union hall. There's also a former doctor, a former actor, and a former chemist, all of whom turned to driving cabs when their own professional opportunities were quashed by the forces of wealth, power, and corruption hovering over their heads. more ›

You don’t have to be a fan of the iconic 1970 TV series The Brady Bunch to like the new musical satire A Very Brady Musical -- though it does help when hearing seemingly random references to Marcia’s broken nose, Kitty Carry-all and building houses of cards. more ›

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There's some great productions opening around town this weekend -- here's a sampling: Bad Seed Buzzworks Theater Company puts on a comic remake of Bad Seed, written by Maxwell Anderson in the 1950s and banned for its homosexual references and other Freudian theories. It’s the story of an 8-year-old murderess born without pity. We can’t wait for this one! Lounge Theatre. 6201 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles. 323.960.5563. Tickets are $25-$30. Opens Saturday at... more ›