by Jordan Young | Mar 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Kim Martin-Cotten, Elysia Roorbach, Gabriel Gaston and Brian Vaughn in South Coast Rep’s production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, directed by Lisa Rothe. Photo by Scott Smeltzer/SCR. If anyone told me 50 years ago I’d be visiting...
by Jordan Young | Dec 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Remember when Laurel & Hardy’s silent films were virtually unavailable on video, outside of UK imports? Thanks to Flicker Alley (and Blackhawk Films and Serge Bromberg) for rewriting the scenario: we now have the legendary comedy team’s silent output beautifully...
by Jordan Young | Nov 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Narea Kang and Nicole Javier in South Coast Rep’s The Heart Sellers by Lloyd Suh. Photo by Robert Huskey/SCR. Yes, the blog is back, after a long hiatus. If the government can do it, so can I. Anyhoo, as things stand you have until Sunday (Nov. 16) to get...
by Jordan Young | May 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Shinshin Tsai has been one of my favorite So Cal directors since we first met at Chapman University, when he was slated to direct one of my plays for OC-centric New Play Festival. He’s director of Lloyd Suh’s “The Chinese Lady,” a play about Afong Moy— the first...
by Jordan Young | May 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Been there done that. At times I feel like I’ve seen and heard it all. But sometimes you have to fight the tendency to think you’ve seen enough performances of a classic, be it a play or a piece of music. I heard nuances in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony last night at...
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