Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty is the longtime theater critic at the Los Angeles Times, where he reviews major Los Angeles productions, covers Broadway and national theater trends, and writes reported features and awards analysis. His current LAT author page (updated with June–July 2025 bylines) confirms his ongoing role and active output, including reviews, season assessments, and cultural commentary on stage works and Tony Awards coverage. He holds a doctorate in dramaturgy and dramatic criticism from the Yale School of Drama and has taught at Yale, The New School, NYU, CUNY Graduate Center, UCLA, and CalArts, reflecting a critic-scholar profile that informs his analysis. Before joining the LAT, he was a theater critic and editor at the Village Voice and served as literary manager/dramaturg at leading regional theaters. His accolades include chairing the Pulitzer drama jury (2010), the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism (2009–10), and a Society for Features Journalism top prize (2011). McNulty’s writing style blends close textual reading with context around production history, performance, and design, often situating local work within broader theatrical currents. He regularly reports from Los Angeles stages while tracking Broadway seasons, highlighting bold performances, dramaturgical rigor, and the social resonances of new and revived works.