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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Craig Robinson, Christian Slater, And Others Ham A Lot In 'Spamalot'

Comments (0) | Camelot, Christian Slater, Comedy, Craig Robinson, Eric Idle, Hollywood Bowl, Irreverent, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, King Arthur, Lancelot, Monty Python, musical theatre, parody, Ryan Brophy, Spamalot, summer, Theater and Dance, warwick davis

Warwick Davis and Craig Robinson in "Spamalot." Photo by Craig T. Mathew.

Ryan Brophy
Staff Reporter

An overblown spectacle more concerned with celebrity status than comedy.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

'Bad Jews' Is Good News For The Geffen Playhouse

The cast of "Bad Jews" at the Geffen. Photo by Mark Garvin.

Ryan Brophy
Staff Reporter

But it's not even remotely close to being kosher—nor does it want to be.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Hello, Possums! Dame Edna Is Back With A Vengeance In 'Dame Edna's Glorious Goodbye'

Comments (0) | Ahmanson Theater, Barry Humphries, Center Theatre Group, Comedy, Dame Edna, Dame Edna's Glorious Goodbye, drag, humor, Los Angeles, Ryan Brophy, satire, Simon Phillips, Theater and Dance, Theatre

Dame Edna Everage (Barry Humphries) celebrates her stay at an ashram with Oprah and the Dalai Lama. Photo by Matt Jelonek.

Ryan Brophy
Staff Reporter

How one man — dressed as one woman — rips Los Angeles to shreds and brings it ever closer to her heart.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Penises, Gunshots, And Madness Galore: 'What The Butler Saw' At The Mark Taper

Sarah Manton and Paxton Whitehead. (Craig Schwartz)

Ryan Brophy
Staff Writer

"I'm not mad, I just look that way."

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

'Into The Woods,' And Out Again, With...Something

Comments (0) | baker, fairytales, Inglewood, Into the Woods, Kentwood Players, little red riding hood, Music, musical, Ryan Brophy, Sondheim, Theater and Dance, witch

The Witch (Elizabeth Bouton) threatens the Baker (Terry Delegeane) and his Wife (Amy Coles). Photot courtesy of Shari Barrett.

Ryan Brophy
Staff Reporter

Does it live up to the upcoming film? My guess is no.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Something Wicked This Way Comes: 'Macbeth' At The Edgemar Center

Comments (0) | blood, Edgemar Center, Edgemar Center for the Arts, Lust, macbeth, metaphysics, murder, Peter Richards, projections, revenge, Ryan Brophy, Santa Monica, Shakespeare, Theater and Dance

Macbeth (Thomas Piper) and Lady Macbeth (Lucia Yamuy) get down and dirty -- in bloodshed. Photo by Ed Krieger.

Ryan Brophy
Contributor

Bubble, bubble, toil, and trouble — and lots of brilliance, too.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

'Animals Out Of Paper': How To Fold Yourself Into Something Beautiful

Ilana (Tess Lina) and Suresh (Kapil Talwalkar) push each other to the limit. Photo by Michael Lamont.

Ryan Brophy
Contributor

A poignant play with a show-stealing performance by a member of the Trojan family.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Aristotle Would Be Proud Of L.A. LGBT Center's 'The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?'

Comments (0) | Davidson/Valentini, Ed Gould Plaza, Edward Albee, family, Goat, Greek, LA, LGBT, Los Angeles, morality, opposition, Ryan Brophy, strife, Sylvia, Theater and Dance, Theatre, Tragedy

Stevie (Ann Noble) and Martin (Paul Witten) prepare for the storm to come. Photo by Michael Lamont.

Ryan Brophy
Contributor

Ladies and gentlemen, our newest Greek tragedy is here — and it's an American familial case study.

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