Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Hello dear theater peeps! My latest theater review for the new critical website Stage Raw — which contains the latest arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team of journalists &#…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:21PMTuesday, May 6, 2014
Sci-Fest — Hollywood’s first annual Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival — blasts into the Acme Theatre TONIGHT. This ‘one of a kind’ festival features two rotating weeks of new a…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:03PMFriday, May 2, 2014
Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Nicole Kidman. Phil Noyce, George Miller, Baz Luhrmann . . . Ever since the swashbuckling days of Errol Flynn, people have been marveling at the wealth of t…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:50PMThursday, May 1, 2014
::STOP PRESS:: Discounted tickets to this Sunday’s concert are available HERE! Fantastic deal!! Passionate and dedicated about his work in Science and in Music, Alexander…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:57PMWednesday, April 30, 2014
Elegance Refined A top Hollywood producer and his philanthropist wife discover solace and sophistication in Sherman Oaks. It’s no surprise that the Sherman Oaks home of Grant and Ly…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:39PMTuesday, April 29, 2014
Greetings art and theater aficionadi! The new critical website Stage Raw has launched and contains the latest arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team of journalists. Some links to …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:50PMMonday, April 28, 2014
Over the past three years, the Inner City Shakespeare Ensemble (ICSE) has engaged students in the appreciation of the wit and wisdom of “The Bard,” enriching their lives with productions…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:51PMFriday, April 25, 2014
CAPTURED AURAL PHANTASY THEATER presents Crime Story Confidential Comic book crimes they didn’t want you to see… Witness “Sin-fluential” tales from the brutal pages of vint…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:53PMWednesday, April 23, 2014
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen will have a single performance Monday, April 28 at 8pm in the Gil Cates Theater, in a Spotlight Entertainment Series Production. An introspective retrospecti…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:19PMTuesday, April 22, 2014
The independent films of Jim Jarmusch have always held a quiet cool. For his latest cinematic venture, Only Lovers Left Alive, Jarmusch delves into the melancholy and decaying world of a pai…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:28PMFriday, April 18, 2014
Four monologues written by diseuse Ruth Draper are brilliantly performed by Annette Bening as a 90-minute one act evening of entertainment. This new show at the Geffen begins nicely enough, …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:59PMThursday, April 17, 2014
Gentle readers! Here is my newest feature article on the Stage Raw site – South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company brings their magic to a new interpretation of Shakespeare&#…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:45PMFriday, April 11, 2014
A marvelous time was had by all who attended the 45th Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards event. A group of professional theater critics, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LAD…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:40PM ::STOP PRESS:: Odyssey Theatre’s “A Steady Rain” extends through May 11, 2014 then heads to the Guthrie in the fall Previously reviewed: In Keith Huff’s casually profane police pro…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:50PMThursday, April 10, 2014
“When a man is in despair, it means that he still believes in something.” ~ Dmitri SHOSTAKOVITCH Regarded as one of the most important 20th Century composers, Dmitri SHOSTAKOVITCH…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:48PMWednesday, April 9, 2014
TOMORROW EVE — catch the launch of a new book Unframed at an art exhibit reception. Unframed is also an art exhibit of figurative works by painter Camille Waldorf celebrating Waldorf’s…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:31PMTuesday, April 8, 2014
Today more than ever, the sentiments expressed by Eugene Ionesco in Barbara Kraft’s ‘Conversation’ with him, are as important, if not more so, than when he spoke to her many years ago.…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:13PMWednesday, April 2, 2014
It’s warm, it’s inclusive and it’s educational, but make no mistake — we all get to breathe rarefied air when we attend a chamber music event presented by Le Salon de Musiques. Comin…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:15PMTuesday, April 1, 2014
LA Puppet Fest 2014 runs from April 1–13 and launches with an opening event tonight. Tickets available at their official website. Back for its second year, the city-wide celebration of the…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:08PM“Give up the girl.” “Not a chance.” Investing that response with conviction is celebrity dancer from TV’s Dancing with the Stars Derek Hough, who stars opposite Korean cutie, K-Pop…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:12PMMonday, March 31, 2014
Last Thursday night the ‘For the Record’ company reprised one of their early shows, For the Record: Tarantino, serving up some dynamite entertainment in their brand new digs. Wit…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:55PMThursday, March 27, 2014
CAPTURED AURAL PHANTASY THEATER presents the Taboo Tales of Terror Show Horror they didn’t want you to see! Witness vintage tales from the moldering crypt of comic books – uncensored and…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:04PMWednesday, March 26, 2014
Four Larks’ production of Orpheus made its premier last night in Downtown Los Angeles. Previously developed and presented at the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Getty Villa as part of their T…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:54PM“OMIGOD! Like, whatEVER!” A taciturn man in exile shares the stage with a gratingly garrulous teen in Greg Pierce’s one act two-hander Slowgirl, now playing at the Geffen until April 2…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 01:50PMMonday, March 24, 2014
The 45th annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards event was held last Monday, March 17, 2014. The event took place at the Colony Theater in Burbank, and was hosted by actress, comedien…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:11PMFriday, March 21, 2014
Urban Dinner Socials’ inaugural Make and Take Cooking Class, featuring Whittier Backyard Farms local produce, will be held on Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Plant Based Parties in Los Angeles,…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:39AMWednesday, March 19, 2014
Get your taste buds ready! The ever-popular public radio series Selected Shorts returns for a weekend of live performances at the Getty by celebrity readers, offering stories revolving aroun…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:44PMTuesday, March 18, 2014
On Saturday March 29, 2014, enjoy a “view from the top” as Venice Art Walk & Auctions uncover the history and homes of the exclusive Beverly Hills enclave, Trousdale Estates.…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:53PMMonday, March 17, 2014
Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative and Little Black Dress INK present a day of playreadings and connections to celebrate Support Women Artists Now Day. SWAN Day Action Fest takes plac…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 11:11AM The 4th Annual Run/Walk for Health event is happening on April 27, 2014 in Silver Lake to benefit the VDL house designed by Richard Neutra. All proceeds will benefit the preservation …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:00AMFriday, March 14, 2014
In TALHOTBLOND:, a working man falls for a hot woman he meets in an internet chatroom. His increasing obsession has a dramatic impact on his work and home lives. Playwright Kathrine Bates ha…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:01PM 
