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Paula Vogel

First Nighter: Terrence McNally's Opera-Loving Golden Age, Paula Vogel's Civil War Christmas

David Finkle | Posted 02.03.2013 | Arts
David Finkle

Will Bellini explaining he no longer writes because "I ran out of things to say" sate the on-lookers? How about the will-he-or-won't-he-do-it suspense of tenor Rubini's hitting that ground-breaking "Credeasi misera" high F?

How I Learned to Drive, Santa Monica Repertory Theater

James Scarborough | Posted 01.27.2013 | Arts
James Scarborough

Therapeutically entertaining, How I Learned to Drive brings ubiquitous, taboo issues out into the open. Though the story's tinged with humor, it's still a tough one to embrace. As horrible as it begins, though, it shows that you can come out on the other side.