Theatre, Film & Broadcast

By Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California — It’s been nearly 35 years since the beloved film star Rock Hudson died of a heretofore unknown disease called AIDS.At the time, Ronald Reagan, who had been a movie star himself (although not a beloved one) was president.  Hereacted to news of the malady that was soon to

By Cynthia CitronLOS ANGELES — The play takes place on a nearly empty stage, unencumbered by scenery or props, except  for a row of shiny black folding chairs and a toilet seat that the actor holds in front of his face  as he enters, after emitting the sound of vomiting from backstage.  And to illuminate

By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — It’s a film that will stay with you long after the final credits roll.  Not only because it’s one helluva good film, but also because it’s Robert Redford’s last film.  At least he said it is.  He announced his retirement last year just before shooting The Old Man and

By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — The play Mysterious Circumstances consists of seven actors playing some 26 different characters, as well as “others” too insignificant to identify specifically.  And so the stage was a chaos of people coming and going, often dressed in costumes very different from the ones in which they had previously appeared, and delivering their crucial commentary in a variety of nearly impenetrable British