Raul Esparza

YoungArts Comes to LA

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 01.29.2012

Hoyt Hilsman

The level of professionalism from these young artists was both stunning and inspirational, and provided great hope for those of us devoted to the future of the arts in America.

Arcadia and Wittenberg: The Theater of Beautiful Minds

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.25.2011

Regina Weinreich

Behold the brilliance of Tom Stoppard! His genius is reason enough to see the Broadway revival of Arcadia at the Barrymore, a civilizing relief ably d...

Theater: "Arcadia" Revival Delights

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Giltz

ARCADIA *** 1/2 out of **** ETHEL BARRYMORE THEATRE What a marvelous play! That's my first reaction after seeing the new revival of Tom Stoppard's Ar...

Stage Door: Wittenberg, Arcadia

Fern Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Fern Siegel

Blending pop-culture references -- from The Wild One to Shakespeare to Freudian therapy -- playwright David Davalos sets his dynamic comedy in 1517 Germany.

PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT: Raul Esparza and Brooke Shields in 'Leap Of Faith' at the Ahmanson Theater

Posted 05.25.2011

WHAT:'Leap of Faith' WHEN:Now- October 24, 2010 WHERE:...

First-Nighter: Anyone Can Whistle Those Great Stephen Sondheim Melodies

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

David Finkle

In song-writing, where success is ideally a matter of fifty percent lyrics and fifty percent music, Stephen Sondheim almost always achieves the delicate balance.

The Public Theater's Presentation of "Twelfth Night"

Daniel Menaker | Posted 05.25.2011

Daniel Menaker

The Public Theater's presentation of "Twelfth Night," starring Anne Hathaway and Raul Esparza, has closed. What a superbly home-grown triumph this has been!

Shakespeare In The Park: Anne Hathaway, Steve Martin, Liev Shreiber At Public Theater Opening (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.25.2011

Last night was the opening for the annual Shakespeare In The Park at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park. This year's production of Twelfth Night i...

Jeremy Piven's Play Replacement Using Prompter, Ex-Castmate Still Critical

New York Times, Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Monday's New York Times has a story about the whirlwind replacement of Norbert Leo Butz for a mercury-poisoned Jeremy Piven in Broadway's "Speed the P...

Jeremy Piven Mocked By Former Castmates

Fox News, Page Six | Posted 05.25.2011

Almost a week after Jeremy Piven abruptly pulled out of Broadway's "Speed the Plow" citing a high mercury count, the story continues to develop. Piv...