The Geffen Playhouse

'The Gift' Eventually Falls Off the Tracks

Chris Mulkey as a boor-turned-sage and Kathy Baker as his new horizons–seeking wife are better than their material in Joanna Murray-Smith’s “The Gift,” at the Geffen Playhouse.

James Van Der Beek on Moving Out of 'Apt. 23' and On To the Stage

“Dawson’s Creek” heartthrob James Van Der Beek has moved out of “Apartment 23” and back onto the stage. He began his professional acting career as a teen in New York City and is now returning to his theater roots in “The Gift,” by Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith.

Splendid ‘Coney Island Christmas’ Has a Lot to Say About Life

Donald Margulies’ heartwarming and hilarious “Coney Island Christmas,” at Geffen Playhouse, could help heal a troubled world with a dollop of truth and a sleigh load of humor.

Center Theatre Group Leads Ovation Award Winners

Celebration Theatre and Center Theatre Group battled it out for top honors at Monday night's Ovation Awards in L.A.

'Build' Focuses on Human Connections

Thomas Sadoski grunges up smartly in Michael Golamco’s predictable—if technologically intriguing—“Build,” a tale of friendship and priorities at the Geffen Playhouse.