A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘West Side Story’

September 22, 2025September 22, 2025 Edward Hong

For as long as I can remember, I have loved the classic 1961 West Side Story film. But after watching the opening night of the staged musical at the LA Opera, I have come to the realization after all these years that while still delightful, this musical is a severely outdated product of its time and may need to dance off into the sunset.

Reviews, Theatre

A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘The Winter’s Tale’

February 17, 2024February 17, 2024 Edward Hong

I’m not exactly the biggest fan of Shakespeare so for me to go out of my way to review a Shakespeare play absolutely requires that it has a meaningful diverse cast with global majority actors in significant parts (with the director preferably being global majority as well).