The Fringe, the Ring, and Supernova

The Fringe, the Ring, and Supernova

Editorial by Don Shirley  |  June 29, 2010

The Hollywood Fringe Festival was fun, but its scattershot programming didn’t bring much of anything new to LA theater. Let’s compare it to the Ring cycle — and to the kind of festival that might actually yield long-term benefits for our theatrical ecology. READ MORE

Festival of New American Musicals Begins Third Summer

Festival of New American Musicals Begins Third Summer

Features by Steve Julian  |  June 11, 2010

The Two Stephens (Schwartz and Sondheim) share honorary co-chair duties in the 2010 Festival of New American Musicals, which began in May in greater Los Angeles and continues through Aug. 21.  READ MORE