Elaine Mura

A Body of Water Review – Down the Rabbit Hole

February 11, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

First produced in 2005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota with a New York off-Broadway premiere in 2008, A BODY OF WATER makes its world premiere with a new ending at the Actors Co-op Crossley Theatre in Hollywood. […]

WOW! – A Favorite Oscars Gift Suite

February 10, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

It’s that time again: the annual celebration of the Oscars for the best in filmmaking over the past year. It’s also the time when all the Oscar nominees get together in the festive Oscars WOW! […]

West Adams Review – The Block Party War

February 3, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Playwright Penelope Lowder developed WEST ADAMS while a member of SkyLAb, the development wing of the Skylight Theatre Company. A fierce peek at race, class, and the need to win at any cost, WEST ADAMS […]

The Unseen Hand and Killer’s Head by Sam Shepard Review – A Sam Shepard Mash-up

February 2, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Initially famed as the rebel spokesperson for the tumultuous 1970’s and early 1980’s, Sam Shepard is known as an outsider who introduced the violent, surreal, and chaotic into the theater. In the hippie days of […]

This Side of Crazy Review – Zephyr Theatre has a Winner!

February 1, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Written and directed by the talented Del Shores, THIS SIDE OF CRAZY is a brilliant jaunt into the insane lives of four women as they face-off with each other. In this Los Angeles premiere, Del […]

Lula Washington Dance Theatre Review – The Power of Movement

February 1, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Lula Washington’s website says it all: “Lula Washington is founder and artistic director of the Lula Washington Dance Theatre…a non-profit charitable organization…founded in 1980 with her husband Erwin Washington to provide a creative outlet for […]

Until the Flood Review – On being Black in a White Society

January 30, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Written and performed by Dael Orlandersmith, UNTIL THE FLOOD was commissioned by the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis to explore a community in turmoil following the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, by […]

Arsenic and Old Lace Review – The Ladies are Back

January 27, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Best known for the film version starring Cary Grant, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE was written in 1939 and reached Broadway in 1941, where the people-pleasing play racked up 1,444 performances. In fact, this play was […]

Uncle Vanya Review – Chekhov’s Masterpiece Returns

January 27, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Considering that playwright Anton Chekhov wrote UNCLE VANYA at the end of the nineteenth century, he managed to touch upon some very timely topics. The issues of displacement, infidelity, urban vs. rural values, plundering of […]

Sunday Dinner Review – Sin, Secrecy, Shame, and Good Italian Pasta

January 25, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Written and directed by Tony Blake, SUNDAY DINNER has it’s Los Angeles debut at Theatre 40 in 2020. To quote Blake: “When I first began writing this play, it was with the intention of telling […]