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  • Opera: DON PROCOPIO (Pacific Opera Project, Los Angeles)

    By Connor McCormick | May 20, 2021
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    Pacific Opera Project  (POP)  announces its next installment of revolutionary, pandemic-safe productions, the west coast premiere of Georges Bizet’s rarely performed comedic opera  Don Procopio,  performed live outdoors at the  Heritage Square Museum  in Los Angeles. The three, socially-distanced performances –  Friday, June 4, 2021 at 8:00pm; Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 8:00pm;  and Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 8:00pm –  will be sung…

  • Theater: NORTH COAST REP’S 40TH SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT (Solano Beach near San Diego)

    By John Todd | May 20, 2021
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    Two West Coast premieres, one Southern California premiere and one World Premiere highlight an engaging, eclectic 2021-2022 seven-play series at North Coast Repertory Theatre, now celebrating its 40th season. Among the offerings are a Tony Award-winning masterpiece, a poignant love story, a critical event in American history, an unexpected friendship, and three unforgettable, charming musicals….

  • Virtual Theater: UNMASKED: A THEATRICAL CELEBRATION OF BLACK WOMEN’S LIBERATION (Wallis, Black Rebirth Collective)

    By Nia Liat | May 19, 2021
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    Beverly Hills’ The Wallis and Black Rebirth Collective are presenting a co-production of UNMASKED: A Theatrical Celebration of Black Women’s Liberation — filmed in The Wallis’s Lovelace Studio Theater — premiering on Saturday, June 19, 2021 (Juneteenth) and available for on demand streaming through Friday, July 2. Tickets for the evening of four plays (total…

  • Film / Extras: THE MOST ANTICIPATED FILM PREMIERES IN LOS ANGELES THEATERS, 2021

    By Aveline MacQuoid | May 17, 2021
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    THE MOST ANTICIPATED FILM PREMIERES IN LOS ANGELES THEATERS, 2021 Description: All movie admirers miss their Saturday tradition to watch a new film in a theater, so they cannot wait to get a chance to get back on track with that. The pandemic has turned the world upside down and forced people to reject many…

  • Virtual Theater Review: REYKJAVíK (The Road Theatre Company)

    By Tony Frankel | May 16, 2021
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    WHAT THE HULDUFí“LK? Playwright Steve Yockey is at it again. His latest play contains the same ingredients as his previous ones: The supernatural; a mystical eerie hotel; shapeshifters; actors playing more than one seemingly unrelated character; murder; a vacationer; superbly chilling moments; paranormal regions; a spectral visitation; family members reunited after tragedy; gay sex; blood;…

  • Theater Review: THE STORY OF MY LIFE (Chance Theater)

    By Tony Frankel | May 15, 2021
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    A STORY WELL TOLD BY CHANCE THEATER The Story of My Life is a warm, intimate and sweet two-character musical about Alvin Kelby and his childhood friend, Thomas Weaver. A flop in its New York debut, the 2009 show — which tugs at the heartstrings far more than the intellect — has been a regional…

  • Theater: LOUIS SLOTIN SONATA (Circle X Theatre Co. on Zoom)

    By Nia Liat | May 12, 2021
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    Circle X Theatre Co. in association will present two free Zoom readings of Louis Slotin Sonata by Paul Mullin, directed by John Langs. The commemorative readings will take place on Friday May 21, which is the 75th anniversary of Louis Slotin’s criticality accident at Los Alamos. The readings will take place at 7pm EST (with…

  • Theater: AN OCTOROON (Fountain Theatre Live)

    By Jim Allen | May 11, 2021
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    Casting is complete and rehearsals have begun for the  Los Angeles premiere of a radical, incendiary and subversively funny Obie award-winning play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Performances of  An Octoroon  will inaugurate the  new outdoor stage  at  The Fountain Theatre  on  June 18 after four public previews. Performances will continue through Sept. 19, 2021. Judith Moreland  directs Jacobs-Jenkins’s outrageous deconstruction of a moustache-twirling melodrama by…

  • Theater: A GOOD DAY AT AUSCHWITZ (L.A. Theatre Works)

    By John Todd | May 10, 2021
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    L.A. Theatre Works presents the  world premiere  of a new play based on an extraordinary true story. Produced as a  state-of-the-art audio theater recording, A Good Day at Auschwitz  by noted actor  Stephen Tobolowsky  (Groundhog Day, Deadwood, Silicon Valley, The Goldbergs) stars  Alan Mandell, a veteran of stage and film for over 75 years, as Abe, a man the playwright met at…

  • Theater: CHALK LINES (Chalk Repertory Theatre)

    By John Todd | May 10, 2021
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    Chalk Rep is launching  its new audio play series  Chalk Lines, five short plays using immersive audio storytelling which will bring to life unsung landmarks in Los Angeles City Council districts 8, 9, and 10 — including the Metro Expo Line, Leimert Park, Historic West Adams, and Exposition Park. Extending its signature site-specific style to the auditory…

  • Film: THE LANDMARK WESTWOOD (Reopens Friday May 14)

    By Tony Frankel | May 9, 2021
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    Landmark Theatres is set for the grand re-opening of the extensively renovated The Landmark Westwood Theatre on Friday, May 14, 2021 with Zack Snyder’s ARMY OF THE DEAD (Netflix, 147 min). Snyder will appear in person for a discussion following the 7:00 PM show with producers Deborah Snyder and Wes Coller and Snyder will introduce…

  • Events: THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL (Reopening Announcement)

    By Connor McCormick | May 8, 2021
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    The Hollywood Bowl is roaring back to life this summer, but first LA Phil hosts five free concerts for healthcare workers, first responders and essential workers in appreciation for all they have done for Los Angeles throughout the pandemic. There will be two performances by Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil (May 15 & 22)…

  • Theater: THE SHOT (starring Sharon Lawrence at Skylight)

    By Nia Liat | April 13, 2021
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    TAKE A SHOT Beginning Saturday, April 24 at 5pm (PDT) Robin Gerber’s THE SHOT, a story that reveals the well-kept secrets of American icon Katharine Graham who, before becoming the publisher of The Washington Post, endured the physical and emotional abuse of Phil Graham, the husband she loved and admired. Starring Sharon Lawrence, and directed…

  • Theater: DRAGÒN {THE RETURN OF THE DRAGON} (REDCAT)

    By Tony Frankel | April 4, 2021
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    On April 10 and 11, 2021, REDCAT, CalArts’ center for contemporary arts in downtown Los Angeles is presenting DRAGí“N (THE RETURN OF THE DRAGON), the newest work from internationally renowned  Chilean playwright and director Guillermo Calderón (see Stage and Cinema‘s review of Calderón’s Neva). Presented in Spanish with English subtitles, the story is about a group…

  • Theater Podcast: THE ZIP CODE PLAYS: LOS ANGELES (Season Two from Antaeus Theatre Company)

    By Lamont Washington | April 4, 2021
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    Antaeus Theatre Company  is gearing up for Season Two of  The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles  with six original audio plays, each set in a different Southland zip code. Season Two is set to launch  May 20. This would be a good time to check out Season One, which is not only fascinating, but well-acted, wholly evocative, and extraordinarily…

  • Streaming Theater: SITTING AND TALKING (Laguna Playhouse)

    By Tom Chaits | April 4, 2021
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    Laguna Playhouse is presenting Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years) and Wendie Malick (Just Shoot Me) in the Southern California premiere of Sitting and Talking, which was created and written specifically for the zoom platform. Lia Romeo’s charming, deeply heartfelt play follows a man and woman in their 60s as they navigate the vulnerable, awkward, and…

  • Film: ROBIN FROHARDT’S PLASTIC BAG STORE: THE FILM (World Premiere from CAP UCLA)

    By Lamont Washington | March 30, 2021
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    UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance  presents for free the world premiere of Plastic Bag Store: The Film  on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 7pm PT. This performance will be free to enjoy on  CAP UCLA. Created by award-winning Brooklyn-based artist, puppet designer and director Robin Frohardt,  The Plastic Bag Store  was conceived as an immersive installation and puppet-theater…

  • Theater: AN ILIAD (Live from the New Vic in Santa Barbara, Ensemble Theatre Company)

    By Tony Frankel | March 26, 2021
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    A HOMER RUN The 90-minute one-act play An Iliad is a stunning marvel. This retelling of the famous epic  The Iliad, attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer, is not a straight reading of The Iliad. This variation, adapted by Denis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson, mixes excerpts from the poem with modern interjections, a few of…

  • Music: ASTOR PIAZZOLLA AT 100; CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S SMILE (Violinist Philippe Quint)

    By Connor McCormick | March 25, 2021
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    Philippe Quint returns to the stage in April to present two of his signature curated multimedia shows in California, streamed online. On  Tuesday April 6, 2021 at 7pm PT, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents the world premiere of violinist ’s newest multimedia show, Astor Piazzolla at 100: A Musical Portrait  with pianist  Jun Cho.  Quint’s narration leads…

  • Opera: COVID FAN TUTTE (Pacific Opera Project)

    By Connor McCormick | March 22, 2021
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    On  Friday, March 26, 2021 at 5:30pm PT,  Pacific Opera Project  (POP) presents a free livestream of their very funny and entertaining  COVID fan tutte,  a revolutionary production of Mozart’s  Cosi fan tutte  that premiered in a live, drive-in format in Camarillo, California in November 2020. Livestreams of previous productions are also on-line (consider making a donation to this awesome crew). COVID…

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