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Highly Recommended Concerts: CELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON (January 11 – March 17, 2024)
Hands down, one of the greatest selections of Celebrity Concerts in the country, the Celebrity Series of Boston should be the envy of any arts programming organization. This striking, diverse collection is a wonder, and tickets are now on sale for performances January 11 – March 17, 2024. (Tickets for March 19 onward go on…
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Recommended Concert: CURRENT: [INTI]MATE (Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra at LA LGBT Center and the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach)
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SATURDAY, JAN 20 | 7:30 PM | MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART SUNDAY, JAN 21 | 7:30 PM | LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER Curated by renowned composer inti figgis-vizueta, CURRENT: [inti]mate features a chamber program presented in collaboration with the LA LGBT Center and the Museum of Latin American Art. [inti]mate aims to create an inclusive and welcoming environment, where diverse communities come…
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Concert Review: THE BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL WITH NORM LEWIS (The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall)
When Norm Lewis joins forces with The New York Pops and Essential Voices USA for a night of seasonal celebration, you know you’re in for a treat. Indeed The Best Christmas of All with Norm Lewis did not disappoint. On Dec. 23, the stage at Carnegie Hall was decked with a huge holiday wreath and…
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Cabaret Review: A SWINGING BIRDLAND CHRISTMAS (Birdland Jazz Club)
Even if you’re the last Scrooge to get into the Christmas spirit, a trip to Birdland to see A Swinging Birdland Christmas will do the trick. Returning to Birdland for the fourteenth year, the show features Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch (also at the piano) singing a whole lot of Christmas songs about…
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Cabaret Review: LEVI KREIS: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS TOUR (part of the Sand, Stars and Guitars Series at the Palm Springs Cultural Center)
GOODNESS GRACIOUS, GREAT BALLS OF FIRE! Levi Kreis, the man from Oliver Springs, Tennessee, brought his 9th Annual Home for the Holidays Tour to the Palm Springs Cultural Center last weekend, and the stage he fully “inhabited” may never be the same. With so many performers putting on a fake stage persona and executing robotic…
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Theater Review: LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE, DIOS INANTZIN (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels)
A PAGEANT OF PEACE AND PERSEVERANCE Since 2002, Latino Theater Company has been presenting La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin, a holiday pageant re-enacting the story of the appearance of the Virgin to an Aztec peasant named Juan Diego. She instructs him to go to the Spanish Catholic Bishop and tell him she wants a…
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Concert Review: COMING HOME: THE HOLIDAY CELEBRATION (Michael Feinstein at the Mark Taper Forum)
IT’S LIKE KOSHER EGGNOG What better way to start the holiday season than to spend a Sunday evening with the man with the music, cabaret legend Michael Feinstein, who has single-handedly revitalized the Great American Songbook. Hearing of the pause in subscription programming for the 2023/24 Center Theatre Group season, he asked the new CTG…
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Concert Review: AUDRA MCDONALD IN CONCERT
A living musical theater legend at the peak of her vocal and interpretive powers In the realm of musical theater, Audra McDonald stands as an unparalleled luminary. Possessing an extraordinary vocal prowess, an arresting stage presence, and an unrivaled artistic gift, she has etched her name as the preeminent diva within this art form. McDonald’s…
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Jazz Concert Review: BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO (International Tour at Disney Hall)
BRAD MEHLDAU IN TOP FORM Ever since he recorded with altoist Christopher Hollyday’s group in 1991, Brad Mehldau has one been one of jazz’s top pianists. He was with Joshua Redman’s group during 1993-94 but otherwise has mostly been heard as a leader ever since. He put together his trio with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer…
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Jazz Concert Review: PAT METHENY (Dream Box Tour at Royce Hall, UCLA)
PAT ON THE BACK When one thinks of the always-inventive and distinctive guitarist Pat Metheny, it is generally of the great bands he has had (including the Pat Metheny Group with the late Lyle Mays on keyboards and the Unity Band with Chris Potter), his recordings with bassist Charlie Haden and guitarist John Scofield, and…
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Highly Recommended Off-Broadway: HYPNOTIQUE (The Club Car at McKittrick Hotel)
THE McKITTRICK HOTEL, HOME OF SLEEP NO MORE, EXTENDS LATE NIGHT SULTRY SPECTACLE H Y P N O T I Q U E ALL-NEW NOCTURNAL EXPERIENCE EXTENDED Performances have been extended again on Friday and Saturday nights at 10:30 — with tickets on sale through March 30, 2024 — for Hypnotique – A Late Night Sultry Spectacle….
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Music / Concert Review: AMERICAN RAILROAD (Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens; U.S. Tour)
TUNNEL VISION In this first program post-Yo-Yo Ma artistic directorship, the American Railroad national tour by Silkroad Ensemble presents an evening of newly composed and arranged music with a slew of fresh faces joining the illustrious ensemble. Under the direction of banjoist, fiddle player, vocalist and multi-Grammy winner Rhiannon Giddens, the ensemble features a cast…
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Cabaret Review: A TINA TURNER TRIBUTE (Keisha D & Hearts of Soul at the Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs; part of “Cabaret6: Desert Stars”)
FULL-THROATED AND FIERCE, KEISHA D IS SIMPLY THE BEST As she embraced the audience with her full-throated voice and a fierce personality, you could see exactly why Keisha D may just be the best vocalist in the Coachella Valley. With hips, hands and heart all working the full crowd, this phenomenal performer can dish out…
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Concert Review: A JOURNEY THROUGH BAROQUE EUROPE (Théotime Langlois de Swarte and Le Consort)
A JOURNEY THROUGH BAROQUE EUROPE Last night, November 9, Segerstrom’s Samueli Hall was a perfect location for being treated to an intimate baroque performance curated by Le Consort, the Paris-based preeminent ensemble making their U.S. debut with A Journey Through Baroque Europe. Co-directed by the accomplished violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte, the virtuosic harpsichordist Justin…
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Film / Music Review: E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL IN CONCERT (Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil)
HEARING A GREAT SCORE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME The Walt Disney Concert Hall was the place to be the Friday after Halloween to experience the joy at a live screening of the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial with the Los Angeles Philharmonic playing the full score conducted by Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel — in the…
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Jazz Concert Review: MIHO HAZAMA & M_UNIT (Tour at Samueli Hall, Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa)
AN EVENING OF CACOPHONOUS DELIGHT Grammy-nominated composer/performer/arranger Miho Hazama and her 13-piece jazz chamber orchestra m_unit landed at Segerstrom Center for the Arts on October 28, 2023, kicking off the U.S. West Coast Tour showing off her vibrant new album celebrating the 10-year anniversary of her ensemble, m_unit: Beyond Orbits. Adding about six minutes to…
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Cabaret Review: MANDY PATINKIN IN CONCERT: BEING ALIVE (Segerstrom and on Tour)
FINE AND MANDY! Mandy Patinkin, a venerable artist of 71years, known for his remarkable presence on the stage, in television, and on the silver screen, graced the esteemed Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa with his latest production, Being Alive. The title, a nod to the Stephen Sondheim song from the legendary…
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Highly Recommended Concert: CHRISTMAS TIME IN THE CITY (Church of St. Paul the Apostle)
SO, YOU WANNA SEE STARS AT CHRISTMAS TIME… OK, Christmas is coming, New Yorkers! With choral performances, cabarets, Broadway singers, and music concerts playing all over the city, it can be tough to choose the best. Well, how about a night with all four? On Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 8pm, The Church of St….
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Recommended Jazz Concert: KERSTEN STEVENS & CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE (“Queen Rising” City Winery NY)
Kersten Stevens, queen of the violin, launches her much anticipated fifth album Queen Rising, which includes the single “Release The Grace,” an ode to Luther Vandross. Be the first to see Kersten perform original songs and newly recorded tracks along with Christian McBride at City Winery – The Loft on November 27, 2023 at 7:30pm. Along…
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Film and Event Review: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (The Ford)
ROCKY HORROR: THE PICTURE AND THE SHOW “IT’S ASTOUNDING” that a close to fifty-year-old movie about a transvestite from a planet Transexual in a galaxy Transylvania, replete with elbow sex, a dance called the “Time Warp,” and an act of cannibalism, should draw a full house in an outdoor venue on a chilly autumn night in…
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