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  • Dance: MIXED REPERTORY PROGRAM #3 (San Francisco Ballet)

    By Jim Allen | March 4, 2021
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    SAN  FRANCISCO BALLET’S MIXED REPERTORY PROGRAM #3 OPENS TONIGHT The world premiere of Danielle Rowe’s roaring ’20s dance film Wooden Dimes, the return of Yuri Possokhov’s fan-favorite Swimmer and Alexei Ratmansky’s powerful Symphony #9 make up Program 03, which starts tonight, March 4, 2021, and runs through March 24. Sign up to stream for $29   on…

  • L.A. Theater: 29th SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT (The Road Theatre Company in North Hollywood)

    By Jim Allen | February 23, 2021
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    THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY 29th SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT The Road Theatre Company takes a sharp turn off the beaten path for their 2021 season. Pulling out of a year that turned many artistic avenues into dead ends, The Road is bringing some of Los Angeles’s best intimate theatre across the country and around the world in…

  • Film Screening and Q&A: DISCLOSURE (with Laverne Cox, Sam Feder & Amy Scholder; Hammer Museum)

    By Jim Allen | January 19, 2021
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    YANCE FORD MODERATES Q&A PRIOR TO SCREENING with Laverne Cox, Sam Feder & Amy Scholder Beginning today, January 19 at 5pm PST, L.A.’s Hammer Museum will present a free screening of Sam Feder’s Disclosure on demand.  Before the screening, producer and director Yance Ford  moderates a Q&A with  Disclosure  director  Sam Feder, producer  Amy Scholder, and Emmy Award winner  Laverne Cox. The…

  • Theater Preview: HOLIDAY SAUCE… PANDEMIC! (Taylor Mac)

    By Jim Allen | November 30, 2020
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    TWAS THE MAC BEFORE CHRISTMAS Taylor Mac is back this holiday season with a full serving of virtual vaudeville. Celebrating the holiday season in all of its dysfunction, Taylor Mac’s HOLIDAY SAUCE… PANDEMIC! will make its live SF premiere from the Curran Theatre on December 12, 2020 at 7pm PST, followed by a strictly limited…

  • Theater Review: ART (San Francisco Playhouse)

    By Jim Allen | October 28, 2020
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    YES, BUT IS IT ART? Yasmina Reza’s oft-produced Art (English translation by Christopher Hampton) may be singularly responsible for the current plethora of new plays today with one set, a small cast, and billed as “Ninety Minutes No Intermission.” Art is a cash cow, and it’s no wonder that so many playwrights seem to be…

  • Theater Preview: BERKELEY REP’s 2020-21 SEASON

    By Jim Allen | October 24, 2020
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    BERKELEY REP’S IN SEASON As with most theater companies, Berkeley Rep’s season goes virtual. Titled Rep On-Air, it will include collaborations with Raúl Esparza, New Yorker  cartoon artist  Tom Toro, Pulitzer Finalist Eisa Davis,  and Hershey Felder. The three projects listed below follow It Can’t Happen Here, the terrific radio play adapted from the novel by Sinclair Lewis…

  • Theater Preview: THE HUMAN OUNCE (Central Works 30th Anniversary Season)

    By Jim Allen | October 8, 2020
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    MORE FROM CENTRAL WORKS The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau opened Central Works’ 30th season and was the first offering from the Central Works Script Club. A CW world-premiere about art and scandal, the show played to packed houses and had just announced a 1-week extension before the theater was forced to close its doors….

  • Theater Preview: MOONBEAMS (42nd Street Moon’s Virtual Series)

    By Jim Allen | September 26, 2020
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    CARRY MOONBEAMS HOME IN A JAR Here comes 42nd Street Moon’s announcement for its fall season, with plenty of showtunes to keep you going until COVID-19 takes a big fat hike. The season, MoonBeams, will consist of five streaming shows, debuting from September 28 to November 26, 2020. All streams will be pre-recorded with professional…

  • Music Preview: FALL SERIES (Pasadena Symphony)

    By Jim Allen | August 5, 2020
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    PASADENA SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES PASADENA PRESENTS, A NEW PERFORMANCE SERIES TO LAUNCH THIS FALL The Pasadena Symphony  announces the launch of a phased return to concerts with Pasadena Presents, a series of four performances running  October 17 – November 14, 2020. This new, intimate concert experience will feature guest artists and musicians from the orchestra in a socially…

  • Auction Preview: ICONIC HORROR & SCI-FI PROPS (Prop Store)

    By Jim Allen | July 28, 2020
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    ICONIC HORROR & SCI-FI PROPS TO BE SOLD AS PART OF HOLLYWOOD AUCTION AUGUST 26 and 27, 2020 Anthony Hopkins “Hannibal Lecter” Costume, Alien Queen Model Miniature, Gremlins, plus more classic horror film memorabilia to go under the hammer in upcoming Los Angeles auction. Over 850 rare and iconic lots will be sold during Prop…

  • Event Feature: SUMMERSTAGE ANYWHERE DIGITAL SERIES

    By Jim Allen | July 20, 2020
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    SummerStage Anywhere Digital Series Shows Week of July 20 – July 26    THIS WEEK’S PERFORMERS: La India, DJ Michael Brun, Eduardo Vilaro, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Afro-Latino Festival NY, LaFrae Sci, Kool Herc & Cindy Campbell, La Bruja, DJ Moullinex, Kevin Powell and Karine Plantadit    Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage  is continuing its free digital…

  • Music Preview: YOLA NATIONAL AT HOME (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

    By Jim Allen | July 6, 2020
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    BRING IT HOME The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association introduces YOLA National at Home, a series of open-source courses, masterclasses with LA Phil musicians, project-based learning, and keynote addresses from Gustavo Dudamel and Thomas Wilkins that will be offered from July 10-31, 2020, via Zoom and YouTube Live. YOLA National at Home was developed following the…

  • Film Preview: FIRST PHYSICAL MOVIE THEATER OPENS IN LOS ANGELES (Arena Cinelounge on Sunset)

    By Jim Allen | June 19, 2020
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    FIRST THEATER RE-OPENS IN LOS ANGELES TODAY Arena Cinelounge Sunset, Hollywood’s location for arthouse, genre, and independent cinema, will be the first physical movie theater in Los Angeles to re-open today, Friday, June 19, 2020 with special engagements of the classic and highly, highly recommended The Unbearable Lightness of Being and Babyteeth starring Ben Mendelsohn….

  • Music Feature: ASCAP BEGINS PAID INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU)

    By Jim Allen | June 19, 2020
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    ASCAP BEGINS PAID INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) Leading PRO will seek to empower the next generation of Black leaders with real-world music industry experience ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers,  today announced the launch of   This summer, the PRO will offer five HBCU students the opportunity…

  • Theater Preview: PRIDE PLAYS 2020 FESTIVAL (Pride Plays, Playbill, and Rattlestick)

    By Jim Allen | June 5, 2020
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    GAY PLAYS STREAMED LIVE FOR PRIDE BY PRIDE PLAYS Pride Plays (Festival Producers Doug Nevin and Michael Urie, and Festival Director Nick Mayo) and Playbill, in partnership with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, are celebrating the LGBT month of Pride with the Pride Plays 2020 Festival’s Primetime Livestream lineup. Playbill will present a free livestream theatrical event…

  • Broadway Preview: SMASH, A NEW MUSICAL (produced by Steven Spielberg)

    By Jim Allen | May 21, 2020
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    HERE’S HOPING SMASH IS A SMASH The 2012 NBC TV series, Smash, which had as many loyalists as detractors in its short burst of life, is headed to Broadway, which is where some critics thought it belonged in the first place. Subtitled A New Musical, Smash will be co-produced by Steven Spielberg, whose original idea…

  • FILM EXTRAS: 5 UNDERRATED GAMBLING FILMS

    By Jim Allen | March 17, 2020
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    5 UNDERRATED GAMBLING FILMS When most of you think about gambling films, titles like “Casino”, “Rounders”, and “The Cincinnati Kid” instantly spring to mind. They are classics that almost any cinema lover has watched or at least can recognize. However, the gambling theme is part of many other motion pictures. Its tight connection to exciting…

  • Concert Preview: NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH KRISTIN CHENOWETH (Disney Hall)

    By Jim Allen | December 29, 2019
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    A KRISTIN PRESENT FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE The supremely talented platinum blonde speaks in a small voice and possesses a very petite, yet bodacious body. When she sings, however, we get very unique, beautiful and extraordinarily powerful musical notes in perfect pitch. At 4’ 11”, this wacky and vulnerable powerhouse is the new amalgamated American…

  • WHY MOBILE GAMES ARE INCREASING IN POPULARITY

    By Jim Allen | November 25, 2019
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    WHY MOBILE GAMES ARE INCREASING IN POPULARITY The mobile games industry has grown at an astonishing rate in recent years. It is estimated that there will be 2.7 billion mobile gamers around the world by 2021. Players can also pay using phone credit to purchase items in these games. This blog post will explain to…

  • Extras Feature: BEST DAYS TO PLAY BINGO

    By Jim Allen | November 20, 2019
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    BEST DAYS TO PLAY BINGO Playing Bingo at any time is a great way to increase your entertainment. Many people play whilst they are waiting for the kids to come out of school, during their daily commute or at the times they are travelling. It is a great way to kill time whilst you are…

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