Sarah Spitz
Sarah A. Spitz is an award-winning public radio producer, retired from KCRW, where she also produced arts stories for NPR. She writes features and reviews for various print and online publications.
Growing older and (maybe) wiser in “OUT WITH A BANG”
Venice, CA (The Hollywood Times) August 17, 2026
Robert Lesser is driving the 80 miles home from Venice, where he’s just finished a matinee performance...
Brian Henson’s Puppet Up! at The Montalbán Theatre
By Sarah Spitz
Hollywood, CA (The Hollywood Times) Aug. 2, 2026 When you hear the phrase "Adult Puppet Improv Show," with the word "Uncensored"...
Gang Rivals, Cops, Victims and the Movie that Started a Peace...
Santa Monica, CA (The Hollywood Times) 7/20/26 Michael Soenen was a venture capitalist volunteering for The Healthy Room Project, a non-profit focused...
A Carousel, a Disappearance and the Mystery of the Muse: Ian...
Santa Monica, CA (The Hollywood Times) June 23, 2026
Ian McRae has written many plays, including 10-character dramas and two-handers. But his latest, Painted Ponies,...
Love, Onstage and Off: City Garage and “Limonade Tous les Jours:...
Santa Monica, CA (The Hollywood Times) 06/04/2026. It’s one thing to stage a charming and irresistible play, as City Garage is doing with...
A Life on Stage: Jeff LeBeau Finds His Way to “Grangeville”
Santa Monica, CA (The Hollywood Times) 5/27/26 Jeff LeBeau is not just an actor. He’s a man who’s made a complete life inside...
From the Bronx to the Taper: Ugo Chukwu Joins “Primary Trust”
Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) May 26, 2026 Actor Ugo Chukwu doesn’t demur when he describes Eboni Booth's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Primary...
These Madmen May be the Sanest People in the Room
By Sarah A. Spitz
Culver City, CA (The Hollywood Times) 5/11/26 At this global political moment, a play that asks where the line is...
Where Everyone Knows Your Worth: Marilyn Fox and Pacific Resident Theatre
By Sarah A. Spitz
Venice, CA (The Hollywood Times) April 24, 2026
Marilyn Fox was a lonely 13-year old when the arts threw her a lifeline....
A Taut, Tense Psychological Drama, Blue Kiss at Ruskin Group...
By Sarah A. Spitz
Santa Monica, CA (The Hollywood Times) 4/12/26...
Another first for the newly constructed Ruskin Group Theatre Arts Center in Santa Monica. Having...