Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Just before she died in 1970, Janis Joplin was spotted at Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood. Now, writer-director Gigi Gaston and singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins hope that Joplin's spir…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:38PMMonday, October 1, 2012
Within the enormous soundstage is a vast icy wasteland. A large snow vehicle is overturned and a submarine’s conning tower, sporting the red and white Umbrella Corporation symbol, has brea…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:19PMThursday, September 27, 2012
WWA Gallery’s upcoming exhibit The Noise in the Basement featuring James “Jimbot” Demski, Dan Goodsell, JoKa, David Lozeau, Juan Muniz, Jeff T Owens, JC Rivera and Saratoga…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:44PMWednesday, September 26, 2012
Jewish and Staten Island stereotypes, a sassy black angel from Heaven, a hirsute guy hobbling around in heels and a hot pink dress – clichés abound in Under My Skin, Prudence Fraser and R…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:52PMGentle readers, This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of a new play by Keliher Walsh entitled The Year of the Rabbit, now playing at the Atwater Village Theatre. Click here to go …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:18PMIn response to this coming weekend’s impending Carmageddon II, a growing alliance of LA-based artists and arts organizations have united with community leaders to create ARTmageddon, a…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:50PMMonday, September 24, 2012
It’s funny, it’s outrageous and the company’s energy is off the charts. Whatever you may have heard about The Book Of Mormon, check your preconceived notions at the door and surrender …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:59PMThe Los Angeles Irish Film Festival launches this week, on Wednesday, September 26th, 2012, at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theatre in Hollywood with a screening of Jump, by director Kieron …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:06PMThursday, September 20, 2012
“Happiness is that funny little place halfway between fantasy and reality.” — MG. From his website: Michael Gardner seeks to create works of art that reflect his struggles with the…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:00PMHello readers, This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of classic Greek playwright Euripides’ Helen, now playing at the Getty Villa amphitheater in the Pacific Palisades. Click he…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:51PMWednesday, September 19, 2012
Fans of Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, serial killers and musicals – look no further for a rollicking night of entertainment with Silence! The Musical, an over-the-top and ultra-broad spoo…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:38PM I’ve been struggling to find a tasteful way to describe Jordi Galcerán Ferrer’s fine play that is currently running at the Falcon Theatre in Toluca Lake, but I can’t seem to co…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:59PMAs the first group exhibition introducing the wide-ranging work of South Korean political art to an American audience, Being Political Popular: South Korean Art at the Intersection of Popula…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:54PMMonday, September 17, 2012
This coming Saturday, head over to NoHo for the Lankershim Block Party. The music & theater festival is a fundraiser for the various companies that reside on the arty Lankershim Blvd., i…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:40PMFriday, September 14, 2012
There’s been a whole lot of backstage (and audience) shenanigans swirling around the production of Andrew Osborne’s play No Love, currently running at the Eclectic Company…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:33PM A comedy festival born of grassroots efforts in the comedy community, the RIOT LA festival is an alternative, weekend-long comedy festival that will be taking place in Downtown Los An…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:55PMThursday, September 13, 2012
Found: Photographs of the Rolling Stones, will be a month long exhibition of twenty-six rare and candid photographs that document the legendary Rolling Stones on their first American …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:11PMGentle readers, This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of Love Struck, now playing at the Macha Theatre in West Hollywood. Click here to go to the LA Weekly’s theater page and sc…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:20PMWednesday, September 12, 2012
At age 36, playing a naive 19-year-old in The Book of Mormon at the Pantages Theatre, Gavin Creel is Elder Price in more ways than one. He reflects on the advantages of experience as well as…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 08:30PM Hello dear readers, Here is a link to my article for LA Stage Times where I chatted with Gavin Creel, one of the stars of The Book of Mormon, the musical which opens at Pantages Theat…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:04PMTuesday, September 11, 2012
Hey art fans! Cella Gallery in NoHo is hosting two free art events over two consecutive Saturdays this month. SATURDAY, SEPT 15, 2012 2—5 pm Interactive Artist Appearance. Join master scre…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:07PMFriday, September 7, 2012
Dear readers, This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of the newest show at The Groundlings improv comedy spot on Melrose, called The Groundlings All-Night Diner. Click here to go t…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PMThursday, September 6, 2012
The 2012 Dia de Los Muertos festival at Hollywood Forever Cemetery is the largest celebration of its kind in California. This year’s event will reach back to the pre-Aztec roots of Dia…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:20PMMonday, September 3, 2012
The title of playwright Andrew Osborne’s new play, No Love, says it all. No one is getting any love in this pitch black ‘comedy.’ Osborne presents a series of stories that are i…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:36PMOn September 9, 2012 join 20,000 yogis around the globe as they embark on the first ever 24-hr Yoga Aid relay, all for charity. The LA leg of the race, a Wanderlust Yoga in the City celebrat…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:06PMSunday, September 2, 2012
Singer, songwriter and composer Kathryn Bostic is performing at Vitello’s upstairs jazz club THIS Thursday September 6, 2012. Show starts at 8pm – $20.00 cover charge. Accompanying t…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:16PMFriday, August 31, 2012
Hey kids! Captured Aural Phantasy Theater is bringing The Saturday Morning Cartoons Live Show to the Bootleg on the evenings of September 14 and 15. Making its world premier, this variety sh…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:35PMThursday, August 30, 2012
Dear readers and ghost busters! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly is of The Para Abnormals, a spooky comedy by Thomas J. Misuraca, now playing at Zombie Joe’s Underground T…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:16PMWednesday, August 29, 2012
The Angel City Jazz Festival will open its 5th annual season at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art at 6:00pm on Friday October 5, 2012 with a free outdoor concert featuring the winner of t…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:25PMTuesday, August 28, 2012
Dearest readers, Here follows a link to a post for LA Weekly about the current show Elmina’s Kitchen, now playing at the Lost Studios on La Brea until September 9, 2012. …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:08PMA creepy trio of lounge lizard magicians, sporting pedophile moustaches, cheesy outfits, hideous wigs and (in one case) false buck teeth, are the “protagonists” of a spoofy “play” ca…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:13PM 
