Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Okay you Elephant Room bums! Here’s how you do magic, alright?! This clip of a unique card trick is truly outstanding. Here we see illusionist and magician Michael Giles demonstratin…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:37PM Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors. Last fall, 14,000 people experienced the exc…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PMMonday, October 8, 2012
Lynn Nottage’s play By The Way, Meet Vera Stark is light years apart from her recently staged play (also at the Geffen) entitled Ruined, which was a potent portrayal of unspeakable …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:50PMSaturday, October 6, 2012
A fun and highly entertaining way to wander through one of Los Angeles’ storied mansions is Theatre 40′s critically-acclaimed production of The Manor. The melodrama continues its…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:09PMFriday, October 5, 2012
Hello dear readers, Here is a link to my article for LA Stage Times all about the bizarre and mysterious Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre, and their newest presentation, The Fainting Couch…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:36PMZombie Joe's Underground Theatre, the NoHo grand guignol company, approaches its 20th anniversary -- not to mention yet another Halloween -- with its seventh play from Robert Riemer, The Fai…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:55PMThursday, October 4, 2012
Fresh and fun, the marvelous new musical about gay closet-life in Hollywood, Justin Love, was eight years in development, and the dedication shows. The storyline is sweet and not-too-predict…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:39PMHello readers! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly is of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an innovative dance work presented by Astra Dance Company, playing for TWO MORE NIGHTS ONLY,…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 01:09PMEight local composers, eight world premieres! Innovative woodwind trio Third Wheel is featured in this exciting concert of new music written by members of the West Coast Composers Forum. Be …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:45PMWednesday, October 3, 2012
Gentle readers, Here is a link to my article for LA Stage Times where I chatted with singer and musician Sophie B. Hawkins, and her writer/director Gigi Gaston, about their show Room 105, th…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:54PMJust 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 09:07PM 
