Charles McNulty
@charlesmcnulty.bsky.social
LA Times theater critic, CalArts theater faculty, Village Voice alum.
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Wow, had no idea this existed. A 1948 radio show about A Streetcar Named Desire winning the Drama Critics Circle Award featuring scenes performed by the original Broadway cast including Jessica Tandy as Blanche. Tantalizing and invaluable glimpse at how she played it.
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Jessica Tandy & Marlon Brando-A Streetcar Named Desire (Radio Version)
YouTube video by Taylormayes
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November 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Wow, had no idea this existed. A 1948 radio show about A Streetcar Named Desire winning the Drama Critics Circle Award featuring scenes performed by the original Broadway cast including Jessica Tandy as Blanche. Tantalizing and invaluable glimpse at how she played it.
youtu.be/wmpjP-ZKDvg?...
youtu.be/wmpjP-ZKDvg?...
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Kristin Chenoweth goes all out to rescue 'The Queen of Versailles' from Broadway foreclosure
Review: Kristin Chenoweth goes all out to rescue 'The Queen of Versailles' from Broadway foreclosure
Tony-winner Michael Arden directs the Broadway premiere of the musical adaptation of the 2012 documentary film 'The Queen of Versailles," which unites the show's star, Kristin Chenoweth with her 'Wicked' compatriot Stephen Schwartz, who wrote the score for the new musical.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Kristin Chenoweth goes all out to rescue 'The Queen of Versailles' from Broadway foreclosure
I woke up thinking of Mary Beth Hurt and Frances Conroy, as anyone who came of age seeing them perform on stage would do from time to time.
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I woke up thinking of Mary Beth Hurt and Frances Conroy, as anyone who came of age seeing them perform on stage would do from time to time.
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What price do immigrants pay when they come to America? A new play offers an answer
Review: What price do immigrants pay when they come to America? A new play offers an answer
South Coast Rep presents Lloyd Suh's "The Heart Sellers," a two-hander set in the wake of the Immigration and Nationality Act, in a production directed by Jennifer Chang that takes a historic look at the plight of Asian immigrants.
www.latimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
What price do immigrants pay when they come to America? A new play offers an answer
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Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, who charged Donald Trump for 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments during the 2016 campaign, has won his reelection.
Bragg exclaimed: “I love democracy!”
Bragg exclaimed: “I love democracy!”
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, who charged Donald Trump for 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments during the 2016 campaign, has won his reelection.
Bragg exclaimed: “I love democracy!”
Bragg exclaimed: “I love democracy!”
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NEW: California voters pass Proposition 50, which adopts a new Democratic-approved congressional map through 2030, The Associated Press reports.
The new maps will take effect starting in the 2026 midterm elections. https://to.pbs.org/47z89Dh
The new maps will take effect starting in the 2026 midterm elections. https://to.pbs.org/47z89Dh
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
NEW: California voters pass Proposition 50, which adopts a new Democratic-approved congressional map through 2030, The Associated Press reports.
The new maps will take effect starting in the 2026 midterm elections. https://to.pbs.org/47z89Dh
The new maps will take effect starting in the 2026 midterm elections. https://to.pbs.org/47z89Dh
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BREAKING:
NBC News projects: Prop 50 Congressional Redistricting has been approved.
NBC News projects: Prop 50 Congressional Redistricting has been approved.
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
BREAKING:
NBC News projects: Prop 50 Congressional Redistricting has been approved.
NBC News projects: Prop 50 Congressional Redistricting has been approved.
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NBC News: Voters in Maine have rejected a voter ID proposal.
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
NBC News: Voters in Maine have rejected a voter ID proposal.
Candidate quality matters after all.
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Candidate quality matters after all.
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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Democracy is having a very good night.
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Democracy is having a very good night.
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More than 7 in 10 Americans say current economic conditions in the country are "poor" or "very poor in a new CNN/SSRS poll.
Majority of Americans blame Trump for 'poor' economy in new poll, showing dip in approval
More than 7 in 10 Americans say current economic conditions in the country are "poor" or "very poor in a new CNN/SSRS poll.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
More than 7 in 10 Americans say current economic conditions in the country are "poor" or "very poor in a new CNN/SSRS poll.
Welker is the queen of “normalizing.”
WELKER: Part of your tactic is to imitate some of what we see from online from President Trump. Do you risk normalizing that behavior?
NEWSOM: Quite the contrary. The whole expression was to not allow it to be normalized. He's dressing up as the Pope! It's madness. And so I put a mirror up to it.
NEWSOM: Quite the contrary. The whole expression was to not allow it to be normalized. He's dressing up as the Pope! It's madness. And so I put a mirror up to it.
November 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Welker is the queen of “normalizing.”
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Beautiful essay by Patti Smith, drawn from her forthcoming book, Bread of Angels. Cameos by Robert Mapplethorpe, Bob Dylan, and Sam Shepard. "...if you miss a beat, invent another."
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Essay by Patti Smith: Art Rats in New York City
Finding my own words.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Beautiful essay by Patti Smith, drawn from her forthcoming book, Bread of Angels. Cameos by Robert Mapplethorpe, Bob Dylan, and Sam Shepard. "...if you miss a beat, invent another."
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Must read piece by @weissmann.substack.com & Mary McCord: In the year since, rather than preventing the weaponization of prosecutions, the court has unleashed it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
Opinion | How the Supreme Court Paved the Way for Revenge Prosecutions
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November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Must read piece by @weissmann.substack.com & Mary McCord: In the year since, rather than preventing the weaponization of prosecutions, the court has unleashed it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
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New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
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It was never “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” It was also a clear warning of what was to come.
October 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It was never “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” It was also a clear warning of what was to come.
Don’t think I ever liked Ethan Hawke more than as the needy, washed up motormouth Lorenz Hart. An Oscar-worthy performance of an acerbic artist’s alcoholic self-abjection. “Blue Moon” is an impeccable theater film.
October 27, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Don’t think I ever liked Ethan Hawke more than as the needy, washed up motormouth Lorenz Hart. An Oscar-worthy performance of an acerbic artist’s alcoholic self-abjection. “Blue Moon” is an impeccable theater film.
Federal workers don’t deserve this constant abuse.
October 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Federal workers don’t deserve this constant abuse.
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A father's grief for his son killed in a school shooting makes a heart-wrenching case for gun reform
Review: A father's grief for his son killed in a school shooting makes a heart-wrenching case for gun reform
In 'Guac,' Manuel Oliver, the father of a young man killed in the 2018 Parkland shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, tells the story of his son's life and the overwhelming impact of his tragic death.
www.latimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A father's grief for his son killed in a school shooting makes a heart-wrenching case for gun reform
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Voters who see what Trump is doing right now--the demolition, the extortion, the lying, the targeting of enemies, the weaponization of every branch of government--and support it only because Democrats hate it are failed citizens and bad Americans. They do not merit anyone's respect or outreach.
October 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Voters who see what Trump is doing right now--the demolition, the extortion, the lying, the targeting of enemies, the weaponization of every branch of government--and support it only because Democrats hate it are failed citizens and bad Americans. They do not merit anyone's respect or outreach.
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Voter turnout exceeds expectations in California's Proposition 50 special election
Voter turnout exceeds expectations in California's Proposition 50 special election
Over 3 million mail ballots have been returned in the special election about redrawing congressional districts. Political observers were surprised.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Voter turnout exceeds expectations in California's Proposition 50 special election
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the ghost of liberace is all "whew tone it down gurl"
Trump waves around renderings of his new ballroom, which appears to be entirely gold
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
the ghost of liberace is all "whew tone it down gurl"