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.
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, Till They Don’t
By Sarah A. Spitz
Santa Monica, CA (The Hollywood Times) Nov. 6, 2026 Playwright Michelle Kholos Brooks has lived on a walk street in...
Little Meatball, Big Heart: Paul Urriola on Marcellus, The Music Man...
By Sarah A. Spitz
Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) October 21, 2026.....Paul Urriola was three or four years old when his grandfather slipped the...
Magic and persistence: Albie Selznick’s “Letter from David” at Santa Monica...
by Sarah A. Spitz Photo Credits Jay Lee
Santa Monica, CA (The Hollywood Times) October 20, 2026 What began as a way...
THE MOST FRIGHTENING HORROR MOVIE OF ALL TIME IS A DOCUMENTARY
By Sarah A. Spitz
Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) October 14, 2026
If you haven’t heard, Alex Gibney, the award-winning investigative documentary filmmaker, has...
Barra Grant’s Dogs Do the Talking in WOOF
By Sarah A. Spitz Photos by Jeff Lorch Photography
Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) October 8, 2026
Ask playwright Barra Grant where her characters...
Behind Every Great Man (yada yada)… WIVES at East West Players
by Sarah A. Spitz
Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) October 2, 2026 While most people try to avoid being identified as a “hypocrite,” Arpita...
A Love Letter to a Husband, Written in Laughter
by Sarah A. Spitz
(Article has been updated with current production photos by Cooper Bates)
Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) September 27, 2026 ...
SAMUEL D. HUNTER IS HAVING AN L.A. MOMENT
By Sarah A. Spitz Photos by Jeff Lorch
Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/8/2026 Playwright Samuel D. Hunter—perhaps best known for adapting his...
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"...