::STOP PRESS:: Discounted tickets to this Sunday’s concert are available HERE! Fantastic deal!! Passionate and dedicated about his work in Science and in Music, Alexander…
Elegance Refined A top Hollywood producer and his philanthropist wife discover solace and sophistication in Sherman Oaks. It's no surprise that the Sherman Oaks home of Grant and Lysa…
Greetings art and theater aficionadi! The new critical website Stage Raw has launched and contains the latest arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team of journalists. Some links t…
Over the past three years, the Inner City Shakespeare Ensemble (ICSE) has engaged students in the appreciation of the wit and wisdom of "The Bard," enriching their lives with productions at …
 CAPTURED AURAL PHANTASY THEATER presents Crime Story Confidential Comic book crimes they didn't want you to see… Witness “Sin-fluential” tales from the brutal pages of vint…
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen will have a single performance Monday, April 28 at 8pm in the Gil Cates Theater, in a Spotlight Entertainment Series Production. An introspective retrospec…
The independent films of Jim Jarmusch have always held a quiet cool. For his latest cinematic venture, Only Lovers Left Alive, Jarmusch delves into the melancholy and decaying world of a pai…
Four monologues written by diseuse Ruth Draper are brilliantly performed by Annette Bening as a 90-minute one act evening of entertainment. This new show at the Geffen begins nicely enough, …
Gentle readers! Here is my newest feature article on the Stage Raw site –Â South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company brings their magic to a new interpretation of Shakespeare&#…
A marvelous time was had by all who attended the 45th Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards event. A group of professional theater critics, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LAD…
 ::STOP PRESS:: Odyssey Theatre's "A Steady Rain" extends through May 11, 2014 then heads to the Guthrie in the fall Previously reviewed: In Keith Huff's casually profane police procedura…
"When a man is in despair, it means that he still believes in something." ~ Dmitri SHOSTAKOVITCH Regarded as one of the most important 20th Century composers, Dmitri SHOSTAKOVITCH pro…
TOMORROW EVE " catch the launch of a new book Unframed at an art exhibit reception. Unframed is also an art exhibit of figurative works by painter Camille Waldorf celebrating Waldorf's n…
Today more than ever, the sentiments expressed by Eugene Ionesco in Barbara Kraft's 'Conversation' with him, are as important, if not more so, than when he spoke to her many years ago. A Rom…
It's warm, it's inclusive and it's educational, but make no mistake " we all get to breathe rarefied air when we attend a chamber music event presented by Le Salon de Musiques. Coming up thi…
LA Puppet Fest 2014 runs from April 1"13 and launches with an opening event tonight. Tickets available at their official website. Back for its second year, the city-wide celebration of the a…
"Give up the girl." "Not a chance." Investing that response with conviction is celebrity dancer from TV's Dancing with the Stars Derek Hough, who stars opposite Korean cutie, K-Pop dance sen…
Last Thursday night the ‘For the Record’ company reprised one of their early shows, For the Record: Tarantino, serving up some dynamite entertainment in their brand new digs. Wit…
CAPTURED AURAL PHANTASY THEATER presents the Taboo Tales of Terror Show Horror they didn't want you to see! Witness vintage tales from the moldering crypt of comic books " uncensored and LIV…
Four Larks' production of Orpheus made its premier last night in Downtown Los Angeles. Previously developed and presented at the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Getty Villa as part of their The…
"OMIGOD! Like, whatEVER!" A taciturn man in exile shares the stage with a gratingly garrulous teen in Greg Pierce's one act two-hander Slowgirl, now playing at the Geffen until April 27. Slo…
The 45th annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards event was held last Monday, March 17, 2014. The event took place at the Colony Theater in Burbank, and was hosted by actress, comedien…
Urban Dinner Socials' inaugural Make and Take Cooking Class, featuring Whittier Backyard Farms local produce, will be held on Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Plant Based Parties in Los Angeles, C…
Get your taste buds ready! The ever-popular public radio series Selected Shorts returns for a weekend of live performances at the Getty by celebrity readers, offering stories revolving aroun…
On Saturday March 29, 2014, enjoy a “view from the top” as Venice Art Walk & Auctions uncover the history and homes of the exclusive Beverly Hills enclave, Trousdale Estates.…