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On Saturday July 6th, Beck teams up with the Los Angeles Philharmonic (Steven Reineke, conducting) to deliver a one-of-a-kind live performance at the Hollywood Bowl.
Beck Hansen, known…
An inspired mash-up between two works, The Comet / Poppea is a new opera from The Industry, conceived by company founder and co-artistic director, Yuval Sharon, and composed by George Lew…
In D.W. Griffith's 1919 feature film Broken Blossoms, a young girl, Lucy Burrows, is abused by her alcoholic prizefighting father, Battling Burrows. She meets Cheng Huan, a kind-hearted Chin…
Suave, sensual and elegant, The Batette Follies of 1939Â is the newest show from Australian film, TV, theatre, and publishing maverick, Russall S. Beattie"the visionary who brought us The…
Giacomo Puccini's lush and exotic Turandot is widely considered to be one of the grandest of grand operas. An opera in three acts, it was composed by Puccini to a libretto in Italian by Gius…
Welcome to Watching the Dark, a new regular column featuring reviews and articles about horror films. Written by Terry Morgan.
The Blackcoat's Daughter from A24
The Angels, They Forg…
This WeHo Pride, be on the lookout for typewriters. LGBTQ+ poetry group Pride Poets will be standing by waiting to listen to your story and turn it into poetry, on the spot, for you to take …
Coming to the Hollywood Bowl in June is the Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop is the Love of My Life. The legendary Roots crew invites their musical heroes and peers to celebrate the first five decades …
It was a stunning 'upset' when Bob Dylan went electric. The folk singer was already a legend, thanks to his scathing commentary in support of the Civil Rights movement. But when Dylan delive…
The Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival is enjoying its fourth decade devoted to staging the finest Jazz acts from all over the world. An eclectic array of artists will grace the Hollywood Bowl's s…
Single tickets are now on sale for the Hollywood Bowl's spectacular summer season, to all LA Phil summer concerts and events. The Los Angeles Philharmonic has announced new updates about the…
Based on the spicy memoir Glow, written by Rick James in collaboration with David Ritz, and Memoirs of a Super Freak, also written by Rick James, Super Freak: The Rick James Story the stage …
The Industry is thrilled to announce an exciting lineup of conversations with the artists and creators of The Comet / Poppea, presented in partnership with MOCA and made possible by the…
Musicals can have many different formats, but the two most prevalent structures these days are the traditional and the jukebox. The traditional (incorporating Sondheim, because his changes a…
Welcome to Watching the Dark, a new regular column featuring reviews and articles about horror films. Written by Terry Morgan.
You Can't Run Forever from Lionsgate
I've been a critic…
On June 15, 2024, LA Opera will present soprano Renée Fleming, one of the greatest artists of our time, in recital with pianist Inon Barnatan.
American Soprano Renée Fleming is an…
Synchromy presents Voices From The Hill"A Celebration of Elephant Hill.
This Sunday is the second event of a two-day environmental justice festival featuring music, interactive installati…
Both funny and poignant, American Mariachi is a beautiful one-act play full of vibrant music and heartfelt emotionality. Presented by The Latino Theater Company and now playing at The …
A thrilling interpretation of Leo Tolstoy's classic tragic novel is interpreted as an acclaimed ballet.
Considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever written, Tolstoy's An…
Creating a groundswell of support, a few years ago comedians from all over " DC, LA, and NYC " came together to fundraise for comedian Jason Sáenz after he fell through a skylight while o…
One night only!! Odyssey Theatre Ensemble's Thresholds of Invention series of first looks at pieces-in-progress by prominent L.A. visionaries presents In Some Dark Valley: The Testimon…
If the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, perhaps the road to freedom is paved with righteous anger? Henrik Ibsen may have thought so when he wrote his proto-feminist play, A Doll's…
Paul Levatino's documentary tells the story of an up-and-coming Dallas-based soul/R&B band that takes an unexpectedly tragic turn.
Could there be anything more thrillingly romantic than an on-stage marriage proposal?
Life and romance intersects with art. Local operatic lovebirds " Jamie and Nathan Granner " are set t…
According to the great sages of the internet, Hamlet is the most produced play in world history, and whether or not that claim is true, the indecisive Dane is certainly ubiquitous. And if it…
