REVIEW: CARRIE: THE KILLER MUSICAL EXPERIENCE BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO The L.A. production of Carrie is raw, electrifying and scathingly dark—everything you would expect from a musical based on a book by Stephen King. With book by Lawrence D. Cohen, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and music by Michael Gore, the original Broadway production officially opened […]

The Wrecking Ball Stops Here! By RYAN M LUÉVANO Behind every fading marquee, lone box office, empty stage and dusty lifeless lobby is Escott O. Norton—designer, executive director of the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation (LAHTF) and founder of the Friends of the Rialto, who’s fascination for historic theatres has transformed into relentless stewardship for […]