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Theater Review: SLEEPING GIANT (Road Theatre Company)
SLEEPING GIANT THINKS TOO BIG FOR ITS BRITCHES To live is to be in a constant state of suspension. One must cling to whatever helps establish a sense of permanence. A lover that won’t leave. A favorite keepsake. A belief system that promises purpose. When fear floods our homes through TV news (or its 21st-century-sibling,…
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Art Event: ART BAZAAR (Beyond the Street in partnership with Tlaloc Studios and curator Ozzie Juarez in Los Angeles)
This weekend only is the Art Market and Community Event ART BAZAAR, an impressive and exciting convergence of local LA artists—30+ of the city’s most visionary creatives—showcasing apparel, books, zines, ceramics, music, food, exclusive new products and more! ART BAZAAR Beyond the Street in partnership with Tlaloc Studios and curator Ozzie Juarez Saturday & Sunday,…
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Theater Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts)
IN A YEAR WHERE EVERYTHING HAS GONE WRONG, THIS WRONG MAKES EVERYTHING RIGHT The Tony Award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong, also crowned Best New Comedy at the 2015 Olivier Awards, is a sidesplitting Broadway hit written by Mischief Theatre’s Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields. At La Mirada Theatre in Hackensack (kidding…it’s in…
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Theater Review: EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING (Rogue Machine at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles)
THE END OF THE WORLD COMES WITH A COFFEE BREAK There’s something eerily familiar about the way Michael Redfield and Hugo Armstrong zip and unzip their parkas in Will Arbery’s haunting new play Evanston Salt Costs Climbing by Rogue Machine Theatre. Like characters in a Samuel Beckett fever dream reimagined for our climate-addled era, these…
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Cabaret Review: JASON ROBERT BROWN WITH ANIKA NONI ROSE (Samueli Hall at Segerstrom Center for the Arts)
A MUSICAL PAIRING WRITTEN IN THE STARS AND THE MOON Jason Robert Brown, the revered composer-lyricist who is considered by many as the natural successor to the late great Stephen Sondheim, graced Samueli Hall at Costa Mesa’s Segerstrom Center for the Arts with a three-night cabaret engagement that felt as intimate as it was grand….
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Highly Recommended Dance: MEMORYHOUSE (Los Angeles Ballet at The Wallis in Beverly Hills)
YOUR MEMORY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME With its gripping ensembles, intense partner work and evocative movement, Los Angeles Ballet’s Memoryhouse tells personal and collective stories of loss, resilience, and the events of World War II and the Holocaust that forever altered history. Breaking traditional theatrical norms, this full-evening work by Melissa Barak combines contemporary ballet with stunning immersive…
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Theater Review: THE SEAGULL (Odyssey Theatre)
Seagulls, as you know, never falter, never stall. To stall in the air is for them disgrace and it is dishonor. — Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, the first of his major plays, has achieved a stature akin to Hamlet in the pantheon. Watching tonight’s visiting production at…
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Theater Review: DEATH OF A SALESMAN (Panic! Productions at The Colony Theatre in Burbank)
ARTHUR MILLER’S CLASSIC DONE TO DEATH AT THE COLONY THEATRE What cachet Arthur Miller’s 1949 classic Death of a Salesman has in terms of power and artistry, nuance, subtlety and insight, is buried by Mark Blanchard’s ineffectual staging currently on display at the Colony Theatre. Neither the director nor most of the cast demonstrate anything…
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Theater Review: HEAVENBOUND (Wilshire Ebell Theatre)
HEAVENBOUND ROUSES THE SPIRIT AT WILSHIRE EBELL THEATRE In the face of so much destruction from the ongoing Los Angeles fires, a bright event brought a sense of spiritual peace during Heavenbound, a musical written, directed, and produced by Don B. Welch at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre on January 11. Welsh assembled a knockout cast…
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Opera Review: LA SCUOLA DE’ GELOSI (Pacific Opera Project)
SALIERI’S COMIC GEM IS A MUST-SEE U.S. PREMIERE As fires ravaged areas of Los Angeles last Friday, many companies were wondering whether to postpone, cancel or go on as planned. Pacific Opera Project (POP), “after much thought and deliberation with artists and staff,” decided to proceed with the their production of Antonio Salieri’s La scuola…
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Theatre and Art Opening: THREE LESS GOOD IDEAS (William Kentridge L.A. Residency at The Wallis, The Nimoy & the Broad)
E a re ngaka kgolo go retelelwa, go alafe ngakana. (If the good doctor can’t cure you, find the less good doctor.) –Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje (1876–1932) The Great Yes, The Great No from the breathtaking visual artist William Kentridge is coming to The Wallis in Beverly Hills Feb 5-7, 2025 as part of…
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Recommended Concert: THE HOLLYWOOD MODERNISTS: The Second Golden Age of Film Scoring (Scott Dunn Orchestra at The Wallis in Beverly Hills)
STEP INTO HOLLYWOOD’S MUSICAL LEGACY Beverly Hills is about to become the epicenter of cinematic symphony. In the 25/26 season, the Scott Dunn Orchestra makes its grand debut at The Wallis in Beverly Hills with The Hollywood Modernists: The Second Golden Age of Film Scoring. (The original date of January 18, 2025, was cancelled due…
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Dance Review: DANCE OF ORIENTAL (Oever; World Premiere at The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles)
Southern California hosts one of the largest Sino diaspora communities in the United States. Approximately 4% of the population—over 5,000 first-generation immigrants—centers around the 626 Asians, a celebrated food haven in the San Gabriel Valley (area code: 626) for authentic Chinese regional cuisine. Angelenos, fortunate to enjoy a diverse cultural landscape, have developed a taste…
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Theater Review: SANTASIA: A HOLIDAY COMEDY (Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks)
A LETTER TO SANTA Dear Santa: Well, what a year 2024 was. With the way things are going, I decided to count my blessings. So I’m writing to thank you for that pair of tickets to see Santasia: A Holiday Comedy — it was the sweetest Kids in the Hall-type, holiday-themed Vaudeville show ever! Managing…
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Theater Interview: RON HARNER (Director and Playwright of Union Station at The Broadwater in Hollywood)
ON THE RIGHT TRACK Prior to his new play Union Station, playing at the Broadwater Main Stage Jan 23-26, Ron Harner wrote and directed three other plays: The Ones Who Leave (2019), Spitting Feathers (2022) and On The Rocks (2023). Union Station, featuring the songs of Joni Mitchell, is billed as “a celebration of music,…
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Music Interview: CODY FRY (Appearing in Concert with The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at Disney Hall)
CAUGHT YOU AT A GOOD TIME [Editor’s Note, Jan 8, 2025: Due to the Los Angeles fires, the January 10 concert referenced in this interview has been postponed. It has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 19, 2025. Tickets for the January 10 concert will be valid for the new date.] When Cody Fry is asked…
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Highly Recommended Theater: ELEANOR (Laguna Playhouse)
“You not only have a right to be an individual. You have a responsibility.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Laguna Playhouse has announced that Mary Roosevelt, a direct descendant of Eleanor Roosevelt, will share personal stories and reflections on the life and legacy of one of the 20th century’s most iconic women following the 2pm performance on…
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Highly Recommended Concerts: THE MUSIC GUILD (2025 Season at St Alban’s Church, Westwood)
GUILD TO PERFECTION There is an outstanding music outfit in Los Angeles which offers a series of chamber music concerts, introducing world renowned artists to Los Angeles audiences. Having seen presentations of repertoire played at its premier level by sparkling chamber musicians for over 10 years now, it seems unthinkable to me that The Music…
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Concert Review: NOON TO MIDNIGHT (LA Phil at Disney Hall)
DOUG AITKIN’S LIGHTSCAPE, THE CENTERPIECE OF LA PHIL’S DAY-LONG NEW MUSIC PROGRAM, OPENS AS AN INSTALLATION AT THE MARCIANO ARTS FOUNDATION THIS WEEK Noon to Midnight, a daylong festival of new music, is my favorite LA Phil program of the year. What’s playing? No clue. Is the music good? Unlikely. Is the centerpiece performance going…
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Theater Review: PRICE: A REPRESSED REPERTOIRE (SEQUENCES) (New Theater Hollywood)
ACTS, REPETITIONS AND REPRESSIONS There’s a new theater in town, Los Angeles, aptly named New Theater Hollywood, run by artists Calla Henkel and Max Pitegoff. I discovered it quite by accident in an article in the LA Review of Books, which described it as “sceney.” I simply had to go. I checked out the first…
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