For many, the Restoration comedy might be an entirely unknown concept, or just a vague foreign mode of drama linked to images of limp wrists, bleached wigs and dainty, black-buckled heels sported by both genders. Read more...

A 2005 Golden Globe is not the only thing Hilary Swank and Leonardo DiCaprio have in common. They are both students of acclaimed acting coach Larry Moss, whose eclectic techniques and hard work credo push actors to struggle to find life in their roles. Read more...

The story of a young prince trying to find the meaning of life may seem like a fairly typical theme in musical theater, but Marcia Seligson, producing artistic director of REPRISE! Read more...

FILM&TV: “Meet the Fockers” As the sequel to the offbeat but hilarious “Meet the Parents,” “Fockers” brings back Ben Stiller as Greg Focker, the “male nurse” with more than his fair share of problems. Read more...

The oven is your friend. When used properly, your oven can help you make a batch of cookies more cheaply than you can buy them at Diddy Riese, and it tosses in some perks, too: You get a warm, nice-smelling apartment and culinary bragging rights. Read more...

For most people who enjoy an aesthetic as fluid as ballet, technology and mechanics seem to reside leagues away from conventional symbols like tutus and pointe shoes. Read more...

Perhaps the UCLA theater department knew who the most influential voters would be in the 2004 election when it chose its lineup of plays for the winter. Read more...