4 Stories
The young man and the sea “Life of Pi” in L.A. and Costa Mesa by Bondo Wyszpolski The novel by Yann Martel won the 2002 Mann Booker Prize, the film by Ang Lee won four Academy Awards, and the play adaptation by Lolita Chakrabarti picked up three Tony Awards, so clearly “Life of Pi” has […]
Stephen Sondheim, a celebration “Sondheim’s ‘Old Friends’” at the Ahmanson Theatre by Bondo Wyszpolski Musical theater aficionados may never let us forget the contributions of the late Stephen Sondheim, especially as “Old Friends” is the third major revue devoted to his legacy, following “Putting it Together” and “Side by Side.” This particular revue was in […]
A pyre for their desire Matthew Bourne’s “Romeo + Juliet” by Bondo Wyszpolski Take note of the title. Shakespeare’s name is nowhere to be found, and that’s because his play, his words, are not here. Instead, as director and choreographer Matthew Bourne has noted, his work is “a Romeo and Juliet-like story.” Currently gracing the […]
Turn around and wave goodbye! Selected highlights in the arts from 2018 Throughout the year I see a fair amount of art and theater, watch films, read books, listen to music, and interview the people behind them. If you’re an artist, much depends on your curator and if you’re an actor much depends on your […]