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9 solo artists presented in three distinct programs… The First Annual Solo Creation Festival continues with Programs 2 and 3, plus bonus performances of #aspellforfainting, a solo piece by…
Review by Boston McCormickk: Even though I haven't seen even half of the Hollywood Fringe Festival shows at this point, I can easily say Love Is by Lee Turnbull has got to be the worst. Well…
To celebrate their brand new gallery in Yountville, Chloe Fine Arts " San Francisco's prestigious art gallery on Ghirandelli Square " is hosting a series of events, including staging …
Nightmaricomio A guy named Kevin (musician Kevin Van Cott) pounds away at a drum kit while a writhing ball of cast members moan and gyrate manically like a nest of vipers. And that's pretty …
Coming soon! Reviews for Stage Raw of: Nightmaricomio Riot Grrrl Lost Moon Radio Presents Million Dollar Hair The Lost Moon Radio kids have done it again, serving up a screamingly fun…
Past Present Perfect Unveiling a magnificently restored Mid-Century Modern in Sherman Oaks. Written by Pauline Adamek | Photographed by Marco Franchina In 2005 Guy Genis, along his wife…
Two weekends of performances remain for one of the best shows currently playing in LA. Stoneface is a truly brilliant play about Buster Keaton, renowned star of the silent movie screen, and …
You have the chance this weekend to take part in an imaginative production that already gained acclaim at the Hollywood Fringe Festival this month. On Saturday, June 21 at 6pm, head over to …
Dearest readers! The 5th Annual 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival is underway! Here are some new reviews filed for Stage Raw. Sex, Lies and Social Media A mostly dull collection featurin…
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's early 70s musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has been given a frantic, up-tempo makeover. The unimpressive and crazily fast-paced show st…
Dear readers! The 5th Annual 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival is about to commence and so here are some advance reviews. Lysistrata by Aristophanes. Adapted by Savage Players. This bold and co…
80s dance tunes and dazzling choreography that features plenty of sky-high kicks and ball-busting splits! Our favorite hirsute high-kicking heroine Connie is back with a brand new show that …
Hello readers! The 5th Annual 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival is about to commence and so here are some advance reviews. Man's Dominion A TV writer/producer for most of his lengthy car…
A German conceptual artist plans to install seven helium angels hovering over Downtown L.A. According to the creation myth of L.A.'s indigenous Tongva Tribe, the gods sang and danced the wor…
Greetings theater peeps! My latest theater review for the new critical website Stage Raw — which contains the latest arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team of journalists …
"It's like parkour on 'shrooms!" That's the first response of choreographer Victor Quijada to artist Gustavo Godoy's latest large-scale sculpture that forms an exciting and unusual set for h…
Two performances remain for Thaïs" the lush opera by Jules Massenet, starring soprano Nino Machaidze, now being staged by L.A. Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, in downtown Los Ange…
Dear readers! Here is my recent feature article for the Stage Raw site – American Artist Jackson Pollock's large-scale masterpiece, the abstract impressionist work Mural, has been newl…
This year marks the 175th anniversary of the announcement of the invention of photography. To commemorate the occasion, the J. Paul Getty Museum's Department of Photographs will be hosting a…
Star of stage and screen " most notably in two Tim Burton feature films " is O-Lan Jones. The actress and musical artist is now appearing in modern American playwright Edward Albee's first P…
Gentle readers! Here’s a preview of some of my most recent theater reviews for Stage Raw, the new(ish) critical website that recently launched. Stage Raw contains the latest arts and t…
Dmitri Hvorostovsky and I are not exactly close… I once encountered the Russian operatic baritone 25 years ago, at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco, when he was an unknown young singer …
Jennifer Dyer, of Jeneration Interiors, was selected to design the window at Gina Berschneider for the 6th annual LEGENDS of La Cienega Design Quarter event that was recently staged from May…
One performance remains of A Streetcar Named Desire – the Lyric Opera of Chicago and LA Opera’s co-production – featuring superstar soprano Renée Fleming in the iconic lea…
The final date of this year's season, the Sunday June 1st "LE SALON DE MUSIQUES" concert promises to be a really festive and emotional event! The classical Chamber Music group will celebrate…