There has always been speculation swirling around the relationship Charles Dodgson had with his young muse, Alice Liddell. During the mid 1800s, Dodgson was a mathematics tutor at Christ Chu…
Handsomely mounted on a massive scale and featuring scores of talented cast members, the LA Opera has delivered what is possibly the definitive staging of William M. Hoffman (librettist) and…
Paris Chansons is a delightful ensemble of singers and musicians who present authentic French and Russian musical entertainment in an intimate lounge setting. Currently playing around town, …
Now on view at the Getty Museum, until March 22, is Josef Koudelka: Nationality Doubtful " the first major retrospective in the US of the Czech-born photographer's work that spans close to s…
A strange and disturbing play, Reborning by Zayd Dohrn introduces us to the world of one-of-a-kind, life-like baby dolls " aka 'reborn' dolls " and the people who desire them. But the story …
With 61 principle singers (including 41 soloists), supernumeraries, children, acrobats, aerialists, and dancers " and the LA Opera chorus and orchestra, The Ghosts of Versailles has the l…
Dear readers and #LAThtr and jazz aficionadi, Here follows my latest review for the critical website Stage Raw " which contains current arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team of jo…
Playwright Allen Barton discusses his new play Disconnection with Pauline Adamek for the critical website Stage Raw. Happy reading! Writer-director (and classical pianist) Alle…
The electrifying young conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the renowned Dutch Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, known for the intense energy of its performances, present a sizzling eve…
This 5th event of this Le Salon de Musiques season features the genius Austrian composer Franz Schubert. Directed by founding Artistic Director and Concert Pianist François Chouchan, with…
Many visitors to the Getty Center describe its buildings, the views and the experience as "zen," helping achieve a meditative state of mind. "Zen" is yet another example of a Buddhist concep…
Aratani World Series continues its 1st season with a lineup of powerfully expressive and exceptionally diverse music and dance performances at the Aratani Theater in Little Tokyo, Los Angele…
Offering two different presentations over two nights only, the internationally acclaimed Russian National Ballet Theatre will dance a special Valentine's Day weekend season at Valley Perform…
As a gong strikes, sounds from 5,000-year-old Chinese instruments rise to blend with a 40-piece Western orchestra. Sixty dancers take the stage in front of a 30-foot tall video backdrop as a…
This Saturday only, an exciting day-long program, Luxury and Liberation: Art and Revolution in 18th-Century France, grants you the opportunity to immerse yourself in French extravagance and …
Celebrate the talents and creativity of people with disabilities at the Festival of Human Abilities. It’s being staged once again at the Aquarium of the Pacific this coming weekend, Ja…
Only a few performances remain for The Queen of Colors, a delightful, hour-long play for small children now playing at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. This ingenious and…
Hello dear readers and #LAThtr aficionadi, Here follows my latest review for the critical website Stage Raw " which contains current arts and theater coverage from our intrepid te…
Kicking off with an opening night premier party tomorrow night, the 20th Annual Los Angeles Art Show runs from January 14"18, 2015 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown L.A. TheÂ…
The 'Taken' franchise of action dramas, starring a fit and towering Liam Neeson as an imposing ex-CIA / Black Ops hard-man, rivals Die Hard for its taut storylines and mind-blowing smash-'em…
This Sunday, the Skirball Cultural Center is holding the first of two salon events that complement their major fall exhibition, Light & Noir: Exiles and Emigres in Hollywood, 1933-195…
A showbiz couple and their family of rescue pups delight in an exquisitely appointed hilltop home in Sherman Oaks. As you drive up the winding streets off rustic Benedict Canyon, it is easy …
By the late nineteenth century, we find Paris " the "City of Lights" " at its most glittering. The long depression is over, and an exciting era "La Belle Epoque"Â " as it would come to be …
Paris " the magical city of light. If you've ever had the opportunity to visit the glittering capital city of France, then you'll know this mythical metropolis thrillingly lives up to its le…
Special sneak peek! This Saturday only, die-hard fans of the hit TV series on PBS, Downton Abbey, will have the golden opportunity to attend a special advanced screening of the popular perio…