Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Hunky star of the HBO mega TV series Strike Back dons a skirt and sandals for this sword-swinging epic sequel. Sullivan Stapleton plonks himself down on the white leather couch and promptly …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:12PMFriday, February 28, 2014
Noël Coward’s 1936 one-act play Still Life was expanded into a feature-length film, directed in 1945 by David Lean and scripted by Coward. The play depicts the love affair of Alec and Lau…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:13PMWednesday, February 26, 2014
Do you know that feeling, when you walk into a home that’s beautifully appointed—so exquisitely decorated—that you could just move in tomorrow? That’s exactly how I felt when I enter…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:11PMContinuing their commitment to presenting high quality theater for children, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents another imported show. The award-winning Catherine W…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:41PMTuesday, February 25, 2014
Two extensive photographic exhibitions currently on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center appear, at first glance, to be unlikely companion pieces. HRH Queen Victoria’s devotion t…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:30PMMonday, February 24, 2014
Learning that Christopher Durang’s comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike—now playing at the Mark Taper Forum until March 16—won the 2013 Tony Award and the New York Drama Critics&…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PMThursday, February 20, 2014
Currently on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) are three exhibitions that should not be missed! James Turrell. James Turrell: A Retrospective is running until April 6, 201…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:38PM Torrid tales of tinseltown and romance that they didn’t want you to see! Captured Aural Phantasy Theater (aka CAPT) presents the Forbidden Love Show at the historic El Cid for *one …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PMWednesday, February 19, 2014
Le Salon de Musiques continues to present quality chamber music in an intimate setting. ***Scroll down for a special offer to see Mona Golabek at the Geffen Playhouse*** The fifth of …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:16PMThat fun-filled celebration of theater, 35th Annual LA Weekly Theatre Awards, (affectionately known as the ‘LaWees’), is being held this year on Monday April 7, 2014 at Exchange LA, 1735…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:23PMTuesday, February 18, 2014
Sassy, fearless, outspoken—whether you love her or hate her, Bernhard is an in-your-face comic diva. Racy, confrontational and occasionally offensive yet also self-deprecating and angst-ri…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:34PMMonday, February 17, 2014
Esteemed local architect Jeffrey Kalban unleashes his artist within. “Space. That’s what fascinates me as an artist and architect. It’s what I live for.” Jeffrey Kalban shows remarka…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PMFriday, February 14, 2014
Gentle readers! Here’s an article recently published by TimeOut Los Angeles about the best places to see contemporary theater in Los Angeles. Although we’re generally better known fo…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:13PMWednesday, February 12, 2014
In 1987 Paul Verhoeven’s satirical sci-fi action picture RoboCop shocked and thrilled audiences with its deliciously seditious take on corporate American and US law enforcement. In it the …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:50PMMonday, February 10, 2014
We’re Watching You: “Obama Spy Drama” Opens Saturday, February 15 at Acme Comedy Hollywood for its World Premiere With the Winter Olympics upon us, and recent attempts to reign …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:22PMA toothless drama, Bernard Weinraub’s Above the Fold takes an inflammatory crime ‘ripped-from-the-headlines’ (based on the 2006 Duke University Lacrosse team rape case) and fails to co…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:42PMThursday, February 6, 2014
Dog agility competitions at Woodley Park offer an exciting weekend spectator sport and, for the athletic duo inside the ring, so much more. It’s a drizzling, winter Saturday morning…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:01PMMonday, February 3, 2014
Superb acting paired with great storytelling—The Visceral Company presents a return engagement of their highly acclaimed presentation Lovecraft: Nightmare Suite. Throughout the briskly pac…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:12PMSaturday, February 1, 2014
Given the chance to embody John Merrick—aka ‘The Elephant Man’—on stage is probably something most actors would jump at with the same alacrity they would for the opportunity to tackl…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:40PMWednesday, January 29, 2014
We’re Watching You: “Obama Spy Drama” Opens February 15 at Acme Comedy Hollywood for its World Premiere With the Winter Olympics upon us, and recent attempts to reign in NSA spying, th…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:00AMTuesday, January 28, 2014
The Eastern Star Gallery, a unique art exhibition space located on the Brentwood campus of The Archer School for Girls, an independent middle and high school in Los Angeles, will be the venu…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:29PMMonday, January 27, 2014
An exuberant celebration of language is the most apt description for actor Christopher Plummer’s self-created one-man show. A Word or Two is playing through February 9, 2014 at the Ahmanso…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:44PMThursday, January 23, 2014
An exciting and fun show for children (perhaps best for ages 6-10) is now playing at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, in their intimate 150-seat Lovelace Studio Theater. …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:31PMWednesday, January 22, 2014
The internationally renowned troupe Cirque du Soleil has a dazzling new show, TOTEM, which has just opened in ‘le grand chapiteau’ (the big top tent). Now residing by the Santa M…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:07PMTuesday, January 21, 2014
Southern California Museums are banding together for MUSEUMS FREE-FOR-ALL - Free Admission Day | Saturday, January 25, 2014 In a joint effort to present the arts and culture to t…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:03PMMonday, January 20, 2014
Gentle readers! Here’s an article recently published by TimeOut Los Angeles about eight Los Angeles theater companies to watch. 8 Los Angeles theater companies to see in 2014 20…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:43PMFriday, January 17, 2014
Somewhere on a farm, in rainy rural England, a farming couple nervously awaits a government inspector. When the tall young man shows up at their door, drenched and firing questions at them b…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:28PMThursday, January 16, 2014
Los Angeles is set to experience the largest showcase of Australian Contemporary Photography to reach America at the 23rd Annual International Photographic Art Exposition (photo l.a.) 16—1…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:07PMFriday, January 10, 2014
Currently on exhibit at LA Artcore’ Little Tokyo gallery is a group show of works by contemporary artists from Thailand. Thai Group Show 2014 will run until Thursday January 16, 2014. L.A.…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:22PMWednesday, January 1, 2014
Wishing all my loyal subscribers & readers a Happy New Year! May it be a productive, prosperous and happy one for you all. Warm regards from Pauline at ArtsBeatLA. &…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:05PMThursday, December 12, 2013
Dear readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of Peter and the Starcatcher, now playing at The Ahmanson in Downtown LA. Much like the dastardly pirates terrorizi…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:21PM 
