Greggory Moore

Having just seen my fifth August Wilson play, it’s safe to say that I’m not a fan. Even at his best (in my experience, The Piano Lesson), I find Wilson besotted with pithy monologs, his plots don’t especially engage me, and his supernatural touches leave ... See more

Musical Theatre West might be doing Man of La Mancha for the third (or is it the fourth?) time just because it hits the safe, maybe even nostalgic sweet spot for a good portion of their target demographic. But in today’s U.S. of A., when you’re doing a sh... See more

A complaint I’ve always had about Long Beach’s State of the City event is that, rather than provide an honest look of where we’re at, the mayor acts as head cheerleader, telling one and all that the city is “strong and getting stronger” (a quote we hear l... See more

With a plot centering on the concentration of state power into the hands of a megalomaniac, all while the hoi polloi is easily manipulated by the powers-that-be and the threat of civil war looms, the timeliness of staging Julius Caesar in these United Sta... See more

“You can win, so long as you keep your head to the sky,” sang the youth chorus / drum line that opened Mayor Rex Richardson’s annual State of the City address Tuesday night. “Be optimistic!” You couldn’t ask for a more apt opener, as Richardson unfailingl... See more