Lyle Zimskind

When the call is issued for Americans of good conscience to join with the Autobots in defending our planet against the evil forces of Megatron...where will you be? If you have any idea what we're talking about here, there's a good chance you're already standing in line for Universal... continue reading on LAist

The Voodoo Queen is ready for her closeup in The Industry's multi-genre inaugural production, "Crescent City," in Atwater Village More "Eraserhead" than "Ernani" in its visceral impact, the world premiere of composer Anne LeBaron's challenging, discordant "Crescent City" introduces Los Angeles to its brand new opera company The Industry... continue reading on LAist

Jan Maxwell, Ron Raines and Jayne Houdyshell revisit the scene of their youthful Follies (Photo: Craig Schwartz) In the early 1970s, with Broadway no longer providing the songs that made the whole world sing, Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" offered an elegiac perspective on the devaluation of the Great American Musical's... continue reading on LAist

Pascale Armand and Zainab Jah (Photo: T. Charles Erickson) Danai Gurira's "The Convert," which opened last week at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, is old-fashioned high drama for a very contemporary audience. Set in late 19th century colonial Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), the play depicts a cultural and ultimately violent tension... continue reading on LAist

Alex Hensley and Graham Bowlin play around with romantic chemistry "Laboratories of Our Youth" (Photo: Darryl DeLaney) Harvey (Jesse Threatt) and Abe (Graham Bowlin) are a pair of "Mad Men"-era physics grad student roommates in love with the same Dartmouth coed (Alex Hensley) in Bowlin's new play "Laboratories of... continue reading on LAist