1,981 stories by "Pauline Adamek"
Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre, the NoHo grand guignol company, approaches its 20th anniversary -- not to mention yet another Halloween -- with its seventh play from Robert Riemer, The Fai…
Fresh and fun, the marvelous new musical about gay closet-life in Hollywood, Justin Love, was eight years in development, and the dedication shows. The storyline is sweet and not-too-predict…
Hello readers! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly is of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an innovative dance work presented by Astra Dance Company, playing for TWO MORE NIGHTS ONL…
Eight local composers, eight world premieres! Innovative woodwind trio Third Wheel is featured in this exciting concert of new music written by members of the West Coast Composers Forum. Be …
Gentle readers, Here is a link to my article for LA Stage Times where I chatted with singer and musician Sophie B. Hawkins, and her writer/director Gigi Gaston, about their show Room 105, th…
Just before she died in 1970, Janis Joplin was spotted at Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood. Now, writer-director Gigi Gaston and singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins hope that Joplin's spir…
Within the enormous soundstage is a vast icy wasteland. A large snow vehicle is overturned and a submarine's conning tower, sporting the red and white Umbrella Corporation symbol, has breach…
WWA Gallery’s upcoming exhibit The Noise in the Basement featuring James “Jimbot” Demski, Dan Goodsell, JoKa, David Lozeau, Juan Muniz, Jeff T Owens, JC Rivera and Saratoga…
Jewish and Staten Island stereotypes, a sassy black angel from Heaven, a hirsute guy hobbling around in heels and a hot pink dress " clichés abound in Under My Skin, Prudence Fraser and Rob…
Gentle readers, This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of a new play by Keliher Walsh entitled The Year of the Rabbit, now playing at the Atwater Village Theatre. Click here to go …
In response to this coming weekend’s impending Carmageddon II, a growing alliance of LA-based artists and arts organizations have united with community leaders to create ARTmageddon, a…
It's funny, it's outrageous and the company's energy is off the charts. Whatever you may have heard about The Book Of Mormon, check your preconceived notions at the door and surrender to an …
The Los Angeles Irish Film Festival launches this week, on Wednesday, September 26th, 2012, at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theatre in Hollywood with a screening of Jump, by director Kieron J.…
"Happiness is that funny little place halfway between fantasy and reality." — MG. From his website: Michael Gardner seeks to create works of art that reflect his struggles with the wor…
Hello readers, This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of classic Greek playwright Euripides' Helen, now playing at the Getty Villa amphitheater in the Pacific Palisades. Click here…
Fans of Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, serial killers and musicals " look no further for a rollicking night of entertainment with Silence! The Musical, an over-the-top and ultra-broad spoof …
I've been struggling to find a tasteful way to describe Jordi Galcerán Ferrer's fine play that is currently running at the Falcon Theatre in Toluca Lake, but I can't seem to come u…
As the first group exhibition introducing the wide-ranging work of South Korean political art to an American audience, Being Political Popular: South Korean Art at the Intersection of Popula…
This coming Saturday, head over to NoHo for the Lankershim Block Party. The music & theater festival is a fundraiser for the various companies that reside on the arty Lankershim Blvd., i…
There’s been a whole lot of backstage (and audience) shenanigans swirling around the production of Andrew Osborne’s play No Love, currently running at the Eclectic Company…
A comedy festival born of grassroots efforts in the comedy community, the RIOT LA festival is an alternative, weekend-long comedy festival that will be taking place in Downtown Los An…
Found: Photographs of the Rolling Stones, will be a month long exhibition of twenty-six rare and candid photographs that document the legendary Rolling Stones on their first American …
Gentle readers, This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of Love Struck, now playing at the Macha Theatre in West Hollywood. Click here to go to the LA Weekly's theater page and scro…
At age 36, playing a naive 19-year-old in The Book of Mormon at the Pantages Theatre, Gavin Creel is Elder Price in more ways than one. He reflects on the advantages of experience as well as…
Hello dear readers, Here is a link to my article for LA Stage Times where I chatted with Gavin Creel, one of the stars of The Book of Mormon, the musical which opens at Pantages Theat…
