Charles McNulty is the theater critic of the Los Angeles Times. He received his doctorate in dramaturgy and dramatic criticism from the Yale School of Drama. McNulty has taught at Yale, the New School, New York University, the City University of New York Graduate Center, UCLA and the California Institute of the Arts. McNulty, who got his theatrical start as a literary intern at the New York Public Theater in the days of Joseph Papp, is a former Village Voice theater critic and editor. He was the chairman of the Pulitzer drama jury in 2010. He received the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism for the theater year 2009-10 and was awarded the top prize for feature writing from the Society for Features Journalism in 2011.
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Tony winner Jefferson Mays stars in a new revival of Peter Shaffer’s ‘Amadeus,’ directed by Tony-winner Darko Tresnjak, at Pasadena Playhouse.
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Sylvia Plath haunts ‘Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia,’ an ambitious but shapeless new work, at Geffen Playhouse
The Geffen Playhouse presents the world premiere of Beth Hyland’s ‘Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia,’ directed by Jo Bonney.
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Jason Alexander and Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ proves to be a bloody good match in La Mirada
Jason Alexander directs ‘Sweeney Todd,’ Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s masterpiece, in a revival at La Mirada Theatre starring Will Swenson and Lesli Margherita.
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Justin Tanner plunges into family trauma in his solo show ‘My Son the Playwright’ at Rogue Machine
Playwright Justin Tanner stars in his new solo show, ‘My Son the Playwright,’ which is having its world premiere in a Rogue Machine production, directed by Lisa James.
Wry, gender-fluid British comedian Eddie Izzard’s solo ‘Hamlet,’ adapted by Mark Izzard and directed by Selina Cadell, arrives at the Montalbán Theatre for the touring production’s Los Angeles run.
Patrick Page’s traveling lecture-solo show reanimates Shakespeare’s villains in master class presentation at BroadStage.
Center Theatre Group, Geffen Playhouse and Pasadena Playhouse leaders face political and cultural headwinds amid economic hardships battering L.A.’s theater landscape.