OVATIONS AND UPWARD MOBILITY FOR LA THEATER – DON SHIRLEY, LA OBSERVED
Don Shirley – LA Observed LA theater has been embroiled in behind-the-scenes controversy for the past year. Many actors angrily challenged their own union over its decision to end the 99-Seat Theater...
View ArticleHOT TOWN, SUMMER IN THE THEATER
Photo by Miriam Geer Don Shirley – LA Observed The end of summer approaches. Have you seen any alfresco theater this year? Fortunately, the 299-seat Theatricum Botanicum keeps its expansive stage busy...
View Article‘MERRILY’ IS A MASTERPIECE, MELTED ‘ICEBERGS’ by Don Shirley
Photo: Kevin Parry for The Wallis Don Shirley – LA Observed Two major productions in LA right now more or less begin with scenes set in LA – which is so unusual on our larger stages that I’m happy to...
View ArticleALL THE STREET’S A STAGE AND SACK LUNCH ‘FELLOWSHIP’ by Don Shirley
Photo by Brian Biery Don Shirley – LA Observed January 21 was a great day for immersive theater in Los Angeles. I’m referring to one event you probably know about, the Women’s March. But I’m also...
View Article‘THE PRESENT’…AND THE FUZZY FUTURE OF L.A. THEATER from LA Observed
Don Shirley – LA Observed “There is no theater in Los Angeles.” This line, or some variation of it, has been around for decades — sometimes spoken by real people, sometimes ascribed to fictional...
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