Critic’s Choice ‘Zoot Suit’ at the Taper: An L.A. revival, perfectly timed ‘Zoot Suit’ at the Mark Taper Forum Charles McNulty Charles McNultyContact Reporter Theater Critic “Zoot Suit,” the landmark 1978 play by Luis Valdez that put the struggles of Mexican Americans front and center, is back where it originated at the Mark Taper Forum… Continue Reading LA TIMES Review of ZOOT SUIT Taper (Charles McNulty)

‘Zoot Suit’: How Latino theater born in the farm fields changed L.A. theater forever “Zoot Suit” playwright Luis Valdez in 1978, flanked by Gordon Davidson, left, and César Chavez. (Center Theatre Group) Sylvie Drake It was 1946. The cotton-picking season was over in the San Joaquin Valley, but the truck wouldn’t go, the money was… Continue Reading LA TIMES Review of ZOOT SUIT Taper (Sylvie Drake)*

Variety L.A. Theater Review: ‘Zoot Suit’ Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic@AskDebruge CRAIG SCHWARTZ FEBRUARY 14, 2017 | 01:44PM PT Now 76, Chicano theater pioneer Luis Valdez returns to the Mark Taper Forum with a revival of the play that flipped the script for Latino representations on stage. Back in style after 40 years, Luis Valdez’s… Continue Reading VARIETY Review of ZOOT SUIT Taper (Peter Debruge)