Saturday, June 18, 2016
Angular gestures, tumbles, headstands, twisting mid-air spins and flips — jerky yet fluid; this is the edgy style of breakdancing.
Fresh out of France, Compagnie
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:34PMFriday, June 17, 2016
“… I want a drink, to take the edge off.”
“You need the edge — it’s the part you use to cut them.”
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:15PMTuesday, June 14, 2016
This is a review of “The Generals” cast.
When Ibsen’s thoroughly modern drama was first staged in Munich in 1891, the response from the
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:14PMFiery, tempestuous song and dance – under the stars.
Passion. Artistry. Joy. ¡Olè!
The Fountain Theatre returns to the newly renovated Ford Theatres with an international
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:24PMMonday, June 6, 2016
The traditional hand-puppet comedy Punch and Judy gets the live-action treatment for a raucously funny Fringe show. Ultra-violent, racist, sexist, profane and pitch black in tone,
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:21PMThere’s practically nothing more thrilling than watching the house curtain slowly rise to reveal the feet of a company of over thirty dancers, all tapping in
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:01PMWednesday, June 1, 2016
Magical and otherworldly… Sumptuous landscapes rendered in vivid hues — the imagery of fine artist Eyvind Earle has to be seen to be believed.
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SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:49PMTuesday, May 31, 2016
Visitors to Disney California Adventure® Park can now experience a spectacular and magical stage production. Frozen – Live at the Hyperion is a new musical adaptation
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:56PMSaturday, May 28, 2016
An ambitious young woman forces a showdown with her mother-in-law that has devastating consequences in The City of Conversation.
Anthony Giardina’s family drama, infused with
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:56PMThursday, May 19, 2016
Created by Annie Saunders (co-director and performer) and Sophie Bortolussi (co-director & choreographer), The Day Shall Declare It is a physical theatre piece wherein the paths
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:28PMWednesday, May 18, 2016
The illusion and prestidigitation show, In & Of Itself, presently playing at the Geffen Playhouse, feels somewhat underwhelming. Ostensibly a very short evening with a solo performer
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:07PMThursday, May 12, 2016
June is coming up and that’s when L.A. explodes with hundreds of fantastic indie theater productions.
Now in its sixth year, the 2016 Hollywood Fringe
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:40PMWednesday, May 11, 2016
Four Clowns’ newest theatrical staging is Lunatics & Actors, written by David Bridel. Bridel’s one-act drama is posited as an anthropological and scientific experiment in progress, …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:43PMTuesday, May 10, 2016
A gorgeous and exhaustive exhibition of spooky art works is in its final days at the Getty Center.
Noir: The Romance of Black in 19th-Century French
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:20PMTo celebrate The Broad’s first summer, the museum today announced two major public programming series, inspired by artists in the Broad collection and The Broad’s
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:16PMThursday, May 5, 2016
Dazzling visual effects, superb performances, lavish costuming and compelling storytelling are just some of the magnificent elements of a new Kabuki production — Kabuki Lion Shi-Shi-O: T…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:45PMTuesday, May 3, 2016
National Poetry Month (April) may have concluded, but Melrose Poetry Bureau (MPB) is just getting started!
To celebrate National Poetry Month, on April 21st, the
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:39PMMonday, May 2, 2016
Sarah Ruhl’s insular comedy is set in the world of the theater. Act One begins with an audition then sees its way through to opening night. Act
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:20PMThursday, April 28, 2016
BritWeek’s Tenth Anniversary — a two-week celebration of all things British — kicked off last Saturday night at the beautiful Wallis Annenberg Goldsmith Theater in Beverly Hi…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:48PMWednesday, April 27, 2016
In honor of the legendary cellist, Gregor Piatigorsky, the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival, presented by the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 01:01PMTuesday, April 26, 2016
#LAThtr aficionadi,
Here follows my latest review for the critical website Stage Raw — which contains current arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:42PMThree exhibitions are currently on show at the Pasadena Museum of California Art, each charting the realm and scope of artists as diverse as their works.
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:14PMFriday, April 22, 2016
Jennie Webb’s hilarious new play Currency, is a sly commentary on modern relationships — both the intimate kind and familial ones. It begins in the abundantly
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:07PMThursday, April 21, 2016
A new Kabuki play has been created expressly for the David Copperfield Theatre at MGM Grand, entitled Kabuki Lion Shi-Shi-O: The Adventures of the Mythical Lion.
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:30PMTuesday, April 19, 2016
Come one, come all this Thursday, April 21, when the poets descend on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall for a typewriting extravaganza that celebrates poetry,
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:33PM
“There are five plays being presented this year, including one play that was written by an entire high school class,” explains Lauren Letherer, producer of
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:18AMFriday, April 15, 2016
Kicking off today, and continuing throughout the weekend, is 2Cents’s Acting Out INK Fest – back for its 3rd exciting year. Over 100 artists are gathering
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:58PMWednesday, April 13, 2016
Three nights only – this weekend – Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center hosts Complexions Contemporary Ballet (Complexions) as it returns to The Music Centers
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:06PMMonday, April 11, 2016
Hello dear readers and #LAThtr aficionadi,
Here follows my latest review for the critical website Stage Raw — which contains current arts and theater coverage from
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:28PMFriday, March 25, 2016
Numerous luminaries of stage and screen are set to perform in a star–studded Shakespearean evening hosted by BritWeek at the Wallis. The theme is “Murder,
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:58PMThursday, March 24, 2016
There are numerous delights to be found in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder — the raucously hilarious musical play that opened last night at
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:22AM 
