For the third consecutive year, Chris Isaacson Presents and Upright Cabaret have announced a sizzling one-performance-only musical event on the mainstage at the 2012 Christopher Street West …
The 6th Annual Kidstock Music and Arts Festival is set to rock Beverly Hills this Sunday, June 3rd, 2012. Hollywood harmonizes with HUDSON JEANS at this fun-filled family day of music and Ar…
Gentle readers! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly is of Beautified, a personal play written by Tony Abatemarco. It’s the ‘Pick of the Week.’ It’s a…
Beautifully timed with Father's Day, the Hollywood Master Chorale (HMC) will perform compositions by the young winners of its "Voices of LA" student competition *on* Father's Day, June 17, 2…
Barbara Kraft's sensitive memoir, Anaïs Nin: The Last Days, captures the humanity, mortality and essence of one of the twentieth century's most celebrated and yet mysterious literary figu…
In Focus: Picturing Landscape, a photographic exhibition currently at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Center, May 22 " October 7, 2012, offers a rich trove of landscape photography from …
The "world's largest short film festival" " Tropfest " is heading for The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, June 1-3, 2012. Twenty years ago, in Sydney Australia, a young actor-turne…
Playing TONIGHT at The Echo in Echo Park is a band called Funeral Club. Reminiscent of the haunting strains of Siouxie and the Banshees, their style of music is gothic, brooding and atmosphe…
Here is an important Announcement/Letter from CEO of LA STAGE Alliance, Terence McFarland regarding the 99 seat producer meetings. Hello 99 seat Theatre Producers and Community! This …
Enjoying its world premier is Danai Gurira's new play The Convert, commissioned by Center Theatre Group, and now running at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City through May 19, 2012. The …
The newest release from savvy indie publishing house, Huqua Press, is a fabulous little cookbook by a seasoned (!) cook, Gwen Kenneally; the Sweet & Savory Cookbook. An LA-based cook, ca…
Writer/director Joss Whedon's take on the Marvel universe " The Avengers " is breaking US box office records this weekend, following smash hit success in international markets. Yet th…
Gentle Readers, Below is a link to my in-depth article for LA Stage Times where I sat down with a quintet of costume dressers to discuss their craft and hear their stories. Go here to read i…
When actors step confidently and calmly onto the stage in the right costume that has been mended and pressed, it's often thanks to the wise, quick work of their dressers. Five dressers recal…
Hello readers! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly is of The Last Day, an unusual play starring and written by Christina Joy Howard about her father’s involvement in the mass…
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Bertolucci babe and Bond girl Eva Green is a villainous witch hell bent on revenge. The actress/model stars in Tim Burton's big screen fantasy comedy version of the creaky cult classic TV se…
::LAST WEEKEND:: Final extension of this successful season — this exceptional play must close Saturday, April 28, 2011. Four dinner plates, a flash of gold at the ears, a lingering kis…
Company of Angels' Playwrights Group presents the world premiere of L.A Views V: April 29, 1992 " eight short plays written by Gabriel Rivas Gomez, Jonathan Ceniceroz, Julie Taiwo Oni, Malik…
The Restaurant at the Getty Center is offering special menu in connection with the gorgeous Herb Ritts: L.A. Style " a stunning photographic exhibition that is not to be missed. This …
Dear readers, this week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of a mildly humorous reading by Sherry Netherland from her book, I was a Cellist in the Marching Band. One performance rem…
Corky Hale, a Jazz pianist who once accompanied the late, great American Jazz singer Billie Holiday, is joining up with singer Freda Payne, along with singer (and daughter-in-law) Tricia …
The LA STAGE Alliance has announced LA Stage Talks, a series of panel discussions moderated by LA STAGE Alliance CEO Terence McFarland, exploring various aspects of the creation of performin…
Making its West Coast Premiere at the Geffen Playhouse is David Lindsay-Abaire's Tony-award nominated play Good People. Last year I spoke with Tate Donovan shortly after he wrapped the New Y…
An upcoming Modern Art & Design Auction will include over 100 works from an important Santa Barbara collection, featuring fine art and sculpture by George Rickey, Chuck Close, Roy Lichte…