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Monday, December 2, 2024

Theatre Unleashed presents "A Very DIE HARD Christmas" by Pauline Adamek

Yippee Ki-Yay, Father Christmas!  High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has managed to escape. An off-duty …

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L.A.'s most popular musical "Wicked" returns to the Pantages by Pauline Adamek

Broadway in Hollywood is thrilled to announce that L.A.'s most popular musical " WICKED " will return to Los Angeles at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre for a limited nine-week run acros…

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Saturday, November 30, 2024

The Hammer Museum presents 10 Nights of Cinema in December by Pauline Adamek

The Hammer Museum presents the 10th Edition of MoMA Contenders, The Museum of Modern Art's renowned series of influential, innovative films from the past 12 months.  This year's lineup…

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Friday, November 15, 2024

LA Phil presents "Noon to Midnight: Field Recordings" by Pauline Adamek

Noon to Midnight: Field Recordings is a 12-hour festival featuring live performances and art installations activating every corner of the Walt Disney Concert Hall campus on November 16, 2024…

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Friday, November 8, 2024

AFI Fest 2024 concludes by Pauline Adamek

According to actor Tom Hanks, the American Film Institute (AFI) is "one of the greatest institutions in the world." The deep love of cinema amongst the attendees and movie goers and the shar…

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"The Empire Strips Back" now at the Montalbán by Pauline Adamek

Burlesque meets Star Warsâ„¢ in this sexy, super-fun production now enjoying a return engagement at the elegant Montalbán Theatre on Vine in Hollywood. The energetic live show is now …

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American French Film Festival concludes with "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Pauline Adamek

American French Film Festival"the largest French film festival in North America"recently concluded with the US premier of a lavish and visually stunning screen version of Alexandre Dumas' cl…

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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Festive fun at SM Playhouse by Pauline Adamek

Looking for some family fun this holidays? At the Santa Monica Playhouse the Family Theatre Musical Matinee series presents the return of All About Santa, a heart-warming tale of love and ge…

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Sunday, November 3, 2024

"Romeo and Juliet" " LA Opera by Pauline Adamek

Adolescence, passion, tragedy"the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet is brimming with all the elements of youthful exuberance and defiance. Rising stars Amina Edris and Duke Kim gloriously inh…

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Monday, October 21, 2024

BLOCtober at Alamo Drafthouse DTLA by Pauline Adamek

The BLOCtober free, outdoor Halloween movies continue at Alamo Drafthouse DTLA, located at 700 W. 7th Street Ste. U240 Los Angeles, CA 90017 213-217-9027 First-run features Fi…

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Two new exhibits at Academy Museum by Pauline Adamek

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is excited to introduce two new exhibitions: "Color in Motion," an immersive journey into the transformative power of color in film, curated by Jessica …

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The Wallis presents the National Theatre's "Frankenstein" by Pauline Adamek

Childlike in his innocence, but grotesque in form, mad scientist Dr. Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty w…

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Sunday, October 13, 2024

Stevie Nicks slays on SNL by Pauline Adamek

Rock legend Stevie Nicks performed a powerful new song last night that wowed the live audience and brought the house down. The October 12th show, the third in Saturday Night Live's 50th seas…

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Sunday, September 29, 2024

LA Opera's "Madame Butterfly" reviewed by Pauline Adamek

Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly is a tragic opera in three acts, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. First performed in 1904, in this ill-fated love story we me…

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Classical Concerts return to The Soraya by Pauline Adamek

The 2024-25 Season at The Soraya in Northridge is brimming with classical events, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Emanuel Ax, the Israel Philharmonic, LA's own Colburn …

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LA Opera presents "Drácula" (1931 Spanish version) by Pauline Adamek

Drácula, the 1931 Spanish-language film, is a notable adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel. It was produced by Universal Pictures and released concurrently with the more famous Engli…

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Eric Clapton and Jimmie Vaughan perform at the Bowl by Pauline Adamek

Regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music, Eric Clapton will perform with Jimmie Vaughan at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 7:30 …

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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

LA Phil presents "Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror" by Pauline Adamek

This Hallowe'en you can experience the very first (unauthorized) film adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic gothic tale Dracula " complete with live organ accompaniment " of F. W. Murnau's chi…

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TAIKOPROJECT performs at Pepperdine University by Pauline Adamek

TAIKOPROJECT was founded in 2000 in Los Angeles, California by a group of young, emerging taiko drummers led by Bryan Yamami and Masato Baba. The group continues to define a modern Americ…

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Monday, September 23, 2024

AFI Fest 2024 by Pauline Adamek

AFI Fest presented by Canva is happening in Hollywood, at the classic TCL Chinese Theatre, from October 23-27, 2024. Pictured above: Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in Maria. Cr. Pablo Lar…

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Theatre Forty presents "An Afternoon of My Favorite Stories" by Pauline Adamek

Stephen Tobolowsky has appeared in 135 movies and on numerous TV shows, including series regular roles on The Goldbergs, The Loud House, Archer, One Day at a Time (the reboot), Sili…

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 Eclipse Theatre LA presents "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Pauline Adamek

By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes! This portentous line is uttered by one of the three weird sisters in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Coming to L.A. this October…

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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Piano Spheres presents '30 for 30' by Pauline Adamek

Thirty years ago, a group of gifted young pianists with a bent towards new music, gathered together to lick stamps. Led by the late pianist, scholar and Schoenberg associate Leonard Stein, t…

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Getty returns Ancient Bronze Couch to Türkiye by Pauline Adamek

The team of researchers and art experts at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles have collaborated with officials in Türkiye to arrange the return of this valuable and historical object " rare ar…

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Sierra Madre Playhouse presents World Premiere of ¡Pasaje! by Pauline Adamek

The Spanish word ¡Pasaje! translates as 'passage' or 'crossing.'  It can also mean "fare", "ticket", "airfare", and even "scripture", "extract", "text", or "paragraph" in English. …

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Sunday, September 8, 2024

LA Opera to simulcast "Madame Butterfly" by Pauline Adamek

Los Angeles Opera kicks off their 2024-25 season with Giacomo Puccini's Madame Butterfly, starring Karah Son and Jonathan Tetelman, led by conductor James Conlon. Performances will run Se…

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Future Sounds of Jazz Festival at the BroadStage by Pauline Adamek

The Future Sounds of Jazz Festival is happening at the BroadStage in Santa Monica on September 21, 2024. It promises to be a special day of jazz music curated by Stanley Clarke.  Begi…

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

City Garage presents a new play by Neil LaBute "If I Needed Someone" by Pauline Adamek

Neil LaBute's new two-hander play drops us right into a date-in-progress. The pair have drunkenly staggered back to one of the couple's place to hang out after a night of drinking. "I'm not …

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Saturday, August 24, 2024

"Dido of Idaho" at The Echo Theater Co by Pauline Adamek

Nora is a mess. Played on stage by Alana Dietze, the 30-something baroque musicologist is embroiled in a steamy sexual relationship with a slightly older married man, Michael, played by J…

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Friday, August 23, 2024

¡Fiesta! "Coco" returns to The El Capitan Theatre by Pauline Adamek

Music! Fiesta! Fun! ¡Viva! Disney and Pixar's "Coco" Returns to the El Capitan Theatre. See the Mariachi Divas and Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles LIVE on stage as you enter…

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

8th Annual Los Angeles International Ukulele Festival by Pauline Adamek

Torrance-Based Kala Koa Entertainment presents the 8th Annual Los Angeles International Ukulele Festival. A Celebration of the Small Four-Stringed Wonder; Unique Family-Friendly Festival …

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All that Chat

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Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off