On Stage With… Murder mysteries, whether cinematic or theatrical, are one of the most popular subjects. The list is quite long, from Agatha Christie’s series to James Crumley’s, The Last Good Kiss, ranked as perhaps the most influential crime novel of the past century. However, one of the mos
LOS ANGELES An enlisted man strikes out at his commanding officer during wartime and is promptly sent to the brig. The charge is mutiny. This may sound like the germ of Herman Melville’s novella Billy Budd, memorably turned into an all-male opera by Benjamin Britten, with a libretto by the Eng.
The Tony-winning revival of Charles Fuller's 1981 drama 'A Soldier's Play,' directed by Kenny Leon, arrives at the Ahmanson Theatre with a cast that includes Norm Lewis and Eugene Lee.
Charles Fuller’s writing is tightly structured but also deeply nuanced, and the ensemble work here could not be better, with an array of fully realized performances.