Friday, July 9, 2021
Shakespeare in Topanga. Pops in Pasadena. Rosanna Gamson/World Wide dance-theater in DTLA. Your weekend cultural options start here.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:36AMFriday, June 25, 2021
Soprano Renée Fleming sings in Irvine, the Wallis opens its outdoor stage and Keith David stars in a virtual "Macbeth."
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L.A.'s scrappy Pacific Opera Project performs for an outdoor audience at Heritage Square. Streaming this weekend: "Rock of Ages" and an "ER" reunion.
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Your weekend watch list also includes a profile of Twyla Tharp, a classic concert by Jessye Norman and an interactive murder mystery set in East L.A.
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Your weekend watch list includes Benjamin Millepied's L.A. Dance Project, the L.A. Phil with chef José Andrés and a Passover music celebration.
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Your arts watch list: An operatic "Breaking the Waves," Nowruz comedy night, Invertigo Dance Theatre, bluesman Taj Mahal and a celebration of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town."
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Streaming this weekend: Matthew Bourne's "Romeo and Juliet," a Skirball conversation with artist Ai Weiwei, and Hammer Museum and L.A. Opera programs.
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Streaming this weekend: sea shanties, border art, Anna Netrebko, Billy Porter and a Zoom talk with the California African American Museum.
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Randy Rainbow, Wynton Marsalis and Elvis Costello support a storied jazz club. Musical fans are invited to a "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" watch party.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:10PMSaturday, December 12, 2020
What to watch while celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year's Eve? Our mega-list hits all the favorites, plus some wildcards.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:53PMFriday, April 12, 2019
Capsule reviews are by Charles McNulty (C.M.), Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings Tiny Beautiful Things Nia Vardal…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00PMExtra Ancestral A celebration of the African diaspora in L.A. features performers including Viver Brasil Dance Company. Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. Sun., 7 p.m. $…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00PMFriday, April 5, 2019
Capsule reviews are by Charles McNulty (C.M.), Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings 15th Annual New Play Reading Fes…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00PMFriday, March 22, 2019
Capsule reviews are by Charles McNulty (C.M.), Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings Carney Magic Magic and comedy wi…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00PMThe Sleeping Beauty Festival Ballet Theatre offers a full-length, family-friendly staging of the Tchaikovsky classic. Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. Sun., 2 p.m. $42-$55.…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00PMThursday, March 21, 2019
A bevy of Broadway musicals will be back on local boards in the coming months, including old favorites like “Fiddler,” “Phantom,” “Les Miz,” “Miss Saigon” and the 20th annive…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00AMFriday, March 15, 2019
Capsule reviews are by Charles McNulty (C.M.), Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings ABBA Mania Tribute show celebrat…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00PMThursday, March 14, 2019
Leslie Odom Jr. is belting out show tunes with Pacific Symphony, Ohad Naharin’s Batsheva Dance Company comes to UCLA, and Los Angeles Master Chorale performs two distinctly different requi…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:00PMFriday, March 8, 2019
Capsule reviews are by Charles McNulty (C.M.), Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings Fan-Favorite One Act Plays Selec…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00PMFriday, March 1, 2019
Capsule reviews are by Charles McNulty (C.M.), Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings Cemetery of Tortured Souls Decea…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00PMMatthew Bourne’s Cinderella The choreographer re-imagines the Prokofiev ballet based on the classic fairy tale as a romantic fable set in London during WWII. Ahmanson Theater, 135 N. Grand…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00PMFriday, February 22, 2019
Capsule reviews are by Charles McNulty (C.M.), Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings Blues in the Night Musical revue…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00PMBachanalia Pianist Orli Shaham and members of Pacific Symphony offer a program that includes the world premiere of David Robertson’s arrangement for piano and string quartet of Bach’s Go…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00PMThursday, February 21, 2019
Weekend picks for the final weekend of February include Christiane Jatahy’s theater-meets-film work titles “What if They Went to Moscow?” and David Lang’s one-man opera, “The Loser…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:20PMFriday, February 15, 2019
Capsule reviews are by Charles McNulty (C.M.), Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings The Obsession of Calvin Klein Ry…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00PMFriday, February 8, 2019
Capsule reviews are by Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings Antony & Cleopatra Harry Hamlin and Joely Fisher star in a staged reading of S…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00PMFriday, February 1, 2019
Capsule reviews are by Philip Brandes (P.B.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings All About Valentina The L.A. native, drag artist and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” regular sings, lip-syncs, …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00PMFriday, January 25, 2019
Capsule reviews are by Charles McNulty (C.M.), Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings Charo and John Davidson The guit…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00PMThursday, January 24, 2019
What to do this weekend? Our picks include the national tour of the Tony-winning revival of “Hello, Dolly!” and the immersive theater company Four Larks’ mystical journey to the underw…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00PMFriday, January 18, 2019
Capsule reviews are by Philip Brandes (P.B.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings Company Creation Festival This showcase featuring unconventional new works by various ensembles continues;…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00PMThe Black Cat Long Beach Opera and Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra perform the U.S. premiere of this reimagining of the Edgar Allan Poe terror tale. The Beverly O’Neill Theater, 300 E. O…
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