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Recommended Cabaret: SEVEN LOVES (Getty Villa)
A CABARET TO LOVE SEVEN TIMES MORE THAN ANY OTHER Getty Villa Museum presents Seven Loves, a Valentine’s cabaret that brings together well-known, amazing performers singing songs from Broadway, based on Greek and Roman myths, to explore the full range and complexities of love. Songs will be performed from musicals including The Boys from Syracuse, Hedwig and…
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Highly Recommended Music: CAMERATA PACIFICA (Feb. 12-17, Ventura, Pasadena, DTLA & Santa Barbara)
Camerata Pacifica is far and away the most programmatically original chamber outfit I know. In addition, the quality of the players is stunning (see my review of a program earlier this season). Based in Santa Barbara, CP performs a monthly series of concerts in Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Marino (at the Huntington), and DTLA’s Zipper…
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Highly Recommended Cabaret: MELISSA ERRICO & THE TED FIRTH QUINTET (A Noir Romance, Birdland)
WHERE THERE IS MELISSA ERRICO, THERE IS LOVE In the Valentine’s no-brainer department, you can’t do better than celebrate your love (whether it’s you or someone else), by attending A Noir Romance. a cabaret with the great Melissa Errico at Birdland Theater in NYC February 10-14, 2023. The evening features classic standards including Harold Arlen,…
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Highly Recommended Theater: MEAN GIRLS (National Tour at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, March 7-19)
Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from book writer TINA FEY (30 Rock), composer JEFF RICHMOND (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), lyricist NELL BENJAMIN (Legally Blonde) and director CASEY NICHOLAW (The Book of Mormon). The story of a naïve newbie who falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies is a “thoroughly enjoyable musical, as…
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Highly Recommended NYC Cabaret: JULIE BENKO AND HER BAND EUPHONIC GUMBO (Birdland)
JULIE BENKO BIRDLAND CONCERT SOLD OUT BUT A LIVESTREAM IS AVAILABLE FOR $25 BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB brings back Julie Benko – direct from Broadway’s smash hit revival of Funny Girl – with her band “Euphonic Gumbo” on Monday, February 6 at 7pm (4pm PST). Benko will march her band out to celebrate Mardi Gras with six instrumentalists, including her jazz-pianist spouse Jason…
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Music Review: AX –¢ KAVAKOS –¢ MA (Disney Hall)
A QUEST FOR MUSIC AND HUMANITY On a delightful Saturday afternoon, January 28th, Los Angeles was graced by three masters at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Billed simply as Ax ’¢ Kavakos ’¢ Ma, the eponymous concert title did little to convey the content of the concert because, let’s face it, whatever these three will be…
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Highly Recommended Album: IN THE KEY OF WTF! (Journos)
WTF, INDEED! I put this on for a spin, and wasn’t just immediately hooked, I’m on my third listen in a row. Bursting with originality and old-fashioned, hard-driving songs of activism and pure joy — and I can understand every lyric. Award-winning journalist and lyricist Bryan Russo teamed up with workhorse punk-rocker Ryan Abbott to…
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Extras: FAMOUS MOVIES CASINO – BEST FAMOUS MOVIE SCENES
The 5 Best Scenes from Casino Movies There is always something exciting in the vivid scenes of movies about online casinos like https://casinossinlicencia.org/10-euros-gratis-sin-deposito-casino/. Subconsciously, the viewer understands that the hero is about to hit an unprecedented cash jackpot or face the sadness of losing an impressive sum of money. The unexpected turns of the game…
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Theater Review: THE NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI (The Old Globe in San Diego)
Boy, did I feel numb leaving The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci at the Old Globe. This co-production with Goodman Theatre is a creation of Chicago’s own Mary Zimmerman, who has perfected dazzling theatrical innovations throughout her career. She is best-known for her trademark cheeky and humorous twists on the classics: The Arabian Nights (my favorite); The…
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Opera Review: GIRLS OF THE GOLDEN WEST (John Adams and the LA Phil at Disney Hall)
HOW THE WEST WAS LOST AND BORING Under the baton of California’s own celebrity composer, John Adams, the LA Phil performed his Girls of the Golden West in a concert setting on Friday, January 27th. Premiered in 2017 by the San Francisco Opera, the work was conceived and co-created by librettist, culture maker and long-time…
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THE RISE OF DIGITAL ADULT ENTERTAINMENT & WAYS IT IS RESHAPING THE WORLD OF ART
The digital art scene is always in flux and takes inspiration from all aspects of modern culture. Art in all its forms and sex have a longstanding relationship in inspiring and taking from one another. From movies to music to sculptures, art and adult content go hand in hand. With the recent rise of the…
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Highly Recommended NY Theater: BROADWAY BARES 2023 (Hammerstein Ballroom, Pride Week)
THE HOTTEST SHOW ON EARTH The incomparable sass, class and full-out dance of Broadway Bares will once again kick off Pride week in New York City with two sizzling performances featuring more than 150 of the city’s most delectable dancers on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at Hammerstein Ballroom. “Passing the Torch” Broadway Bares 2022. Photo by…
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Theater Review: BLUES IN THE NIGHT (North Coast Rep in Solana Beach / San Diego)
NO ONE’S WEEPING ABOUT THESE GREAT BLUES Everything comes out in blues music: joy , pain , struggle. Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance. – Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis The blues is a style of music, created in the early 1900s in the deep South. Not surprisingly, The origins of the blues are poorly documented. According…
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Opera Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL (Lyric Chicago)
HANSEL AND GRETEL IS FOR THE CHILDREN IN ALL OF US Boasting a beautiful score, a fun-filled plot, and a handful of incredibly talented singer-actors, Hansel and Gretel is this season’s family-friendly opera. Any child who doesn’t mind reading supertitles and can sit still for two hours and twenty minutes minus the twenty-five-minute intermission will…
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Theater Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (Wildsong at OB Playhouse)
SPELL “DELIGHTFUL” “D-E-L-I-G-H-T-F-U-L” — DELIGHTFUL! OB Playhouse used to do all of their own productions, but nowadays it is primarily a rental space. When I saw that The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was going to play there, I wondered if it would be from OBP’s most frequent renter, Wildsong Productions. After all, Wildsong…
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Theater Review: THE ART OF BURNING (Huntington Theatre, Boston)
THE ART OF BURNING WITH RAGE Fast-paced and gripping, laced at times with humor, The Art of Burning opens with an ominous threat: “Sometimes you have to kill the things you love to save them,” Patricia (Adrianne Krstansky) announces, putting the audience on alert. The ominous implications of this statement build when we hear Patricia…
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Album Review and Obituary: CAROL SLOANE: LIVE AT BIRDLAND (Club 44 Records)
[Editor’s Note: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carol Sloane, one of America’s greatest jazz vocalists, on January 23, 2023, at the age of 85. We reprint our review of her final album, CAROL SLOANE – LIVE AT BIRDLAND. Here is the narrative of a new documentary, which is in…
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Music Recommendation: KODO ONE EARTH TOUR: TSUZUMI (North American Tour)
A POUND OF CURE Since 1981, KODO, Japan’s taiko performing arts ensemble, has brought the gloriously life-affirming art form of taiko to 46 countries around the globe. Under the banner of One Earth Tour, Kodo exemplifies why percussion is the primal source of all movement and rhythm. The newest production, Tsuzumi, is touring North America…
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Film Screenings: BEST PICTURE FILM FESTIVAL (Regal Nationwide)
Regal will showcase the best picture nominees at the Regal Best Picture Film Festival, taking place Friday March 3 through Sunday March 12, 2023. Tickets for each nominated title are $6, with a special $5 price and $7 concession combo for Regal Crown Club members. Tickets available today, Jan 25, at REGmovies.com. Nominated films for…
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Music Review: HECTOR OLIVERA (Organ Recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall)
HEIGH-HO, HECTOR! The full house at Walt Disney Concert Hall buzzed with excitement as fast-paced whispers reverberated through the crowd when Hector Olivera opened his solo organ recital by walking directly to the remote console on stage, placing his stuffed Kermit the Frog doll next to him, where the frog appeared to be waiting for…
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