And so we saw the King Lear last night. It was glorious. There is something magical in the fact that the entire production was done without microphones in a theater the size of Royce Hall. By no means am I equipped with the expertise to offer any critical revelation or opinion on the production. Suffice it to say that I was impressed and that I\u2019ll avoid the kind of sophomoric humor that could have followed the gasps heard from audience members when Gandalf displayed his \u201cwizard staff,\u201d his \u201cprecious,\u201d or his little \u201cBilbo Baggins\u201d (I realize how sophomoric that actually was, but I couldn\u2019t resist). Also seen last night in attendance: Alfred \u201cThe Man\u201d Molina, Neil Patrick Harris, and John Lithgow.<\/p>\n