Did the shattering year of 2020 actually happen? Did the country really shut down that eerie, silent spring? Did we stop going to plays, movies, concerts and more? The COVID-19 pandemic feels like a fever dream, which may be why it feels so significant that the creators behind one of the pandemic's earliest theater success stories are re-emerging — live and in person — for a world premiere at Geffen Playhouse, opening Thursday. The show is "The Hope Theory," the star is sleight-of-hand magician... Read this story
