Elaine Mura

An Octoroon Review – Sensational Drama and Racial Fluidity

June 21, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

The Fountain Theatre has long been known for presenting controversial and eye-opening drama in Los Angeles. On two fronts, the Fountain Theatre has outdone itself in 2021. As the pandemic is (hopefully) taking its last […]

The Zip Code Plays, Los Angeles, Season Two Review – Antaeus Theatre Zips Back

June 10, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

Over 45,000 Season One listeners heard the call of six LA zip codes, so it just makes sense that other zip codes demonstrating LA’s historic and cultural diversity air their special histories. After last year’s […]

The Last Five Years Review – A Requiem for Love

June 1, 2021 Elaine Mura 1

Author and Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown studied the ups and downs of love through music by following a couple in their tender dance of love as it waxes and wanes, an […]

The Latrell Show Review – The Silent Scream

May 30, 2021 Elaine Mura 1

IAMA Theatre Company presents the virtual premiere of THE LATRELL SHOW, a solo production which segues artfully from Black Lives Matter demonstrations of the past year. Written and performed by actor/writer/social justice advocate Brandon Kyle […]

Lovers and Other Strangers Review – The Bliss and Blarney of Love

May 23, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

A story about the many iterations of love, LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS first sprang to life as a play and later morphed into a highly successful 1970 film adapted from the 1968 Broadway play. Written […]

A Weekend with Pablo Picasso Review – The Gift of Metamorphosis

May 17, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

At times, I feel sorry that I didn’t try to meet the great iconoclast Pablo Picasso when I could. And now it’s too late. If that rings true for you, then Herbert Siguenza’s A WEEKEND […]

Reykjavik Review – The Devil’s Horn

May 16, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

The Road Theatre Company’s second show of their 2021 virtual season leaves our shores to journey to the magical land of Iceland, a country “where we are and when we are…is often fluid.” Playwright Steve […]

Casey Wilson Chats with Jessi Klein and Andrew Rannells – A Chicago Humanities Festival Event

May 9, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

The Chicago Humanities Festival presents Casey Wilson discussing her memoir with Jessi Klein and Andrew Rannells, both familiar with the rewards and pitfalls of publishing a memoir themselves. The trio will present their views on […]

Slow Food Review – A Nightmare in Three Courses

May 5, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

I’m sure that everyone out there has gone to a restaurant for dinner. And I’m sure that everyone knows that wait staff can be wonderful…and awful. But how many of you decided to write a […]

The Shot Review – The Complex Emotional Maze that is Domestic Violence

April 24, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

Skylight Theatre Company opens its 2021 season with THE SHOT. First developed at the Ojai Playwrights Conference in 2017, THE SHOT was inspired by author Robin Gerber’s book, “Katharine Graham, The Leadership Journey of an […]