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For decades, Bill Cunningham, a Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist, has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high-society charity soirées for The New Y…
The Opera is alive once again in Los Angeles! The company is happy to announce a fall performance. The Burning Opera: How To Survive the Apocalypse is returning to Los Angeles for one nig…
Pavlova is considered the ultimate Australian meringue dessert, even though it was probably invented by a New Zealand hotel chef in 1926. One thing Australians and New Zealanders do agree up…
The LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards, celebrating theatrical excellence and achievement during the 2010-2011 season, were presented on Monday, November 14, 2011 at the historic and glamorous…
The hilarious hit drag-show-meets-noir-drama Love, Connie is back, and for those who have seen it before, much like Bladerunner, this is the new 'Final Version' including additional back-sto…
Images of the Artist, a fascinating exhibition that explores artistic identity and image-making by showcasing some of the ways in which artists have represented themselves, their activities …
The acclaimed classical repertory theatre company A Noise Within (ANW), led by Founders/Artistic Directors Geoff Elliott and Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, launched its milestone 2011-12 Season an…
Clint Eastwood's latest movie J. Edgar, a selective biopic about the tyranny and achievements of J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972), is a curiously unengaging drama. Eastwood goes to great pains to…
Dear Readers, This week’s theatre review for the LA Weekly is of Daisy’s Foote’s melancholy domestic drama, Bhutan. It’s playing now until November 22, 2011 at Rogue …
Here’s my interview with Anna Gunn, star of Alan Alda’s new play Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie. Review to follow. Happy reading!
Anna Gunn tackles the role of Marie Sklodowska Curie in Alan Alda's Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, at the Geffen Playhouse. The play covers some of the less radiant episodes of th…
Experience ART in NoHo! During the Experience NoHo Festival, visual art will be everywhere throughout NoHo, with public art stations hosted by ArtStorm, as well as live mural painting and ga…
Smarmy, charming Jean Dujardin perfectly embodies the persona of a charismatic silent movie star, playing George Valentin in writer-director Michel Hazanavicius' audacious silent black and w…
Gentle readers, here is a link to my theatre review for this week’s LA Weekly, a chilling series of plays currently being staged at the Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery. The…
An outsider's love letter to L.A., Drive is a dreamy, elusive romance stained with scenes of explosive violence. Young heartthrob of the moment Ryan Gosling stars as one of those myst…
Soak up one or more of the many free theatrical events on offer during the Experience NoHo festival, taking place November 12th, from 12pm – 8pm. This day-long multi-arts festival a…
Intimate and shocking, puzzling and poignant images " the powerful artworks of a trio of contemporary female photographers is currently being presented as a combined exhibition. Narrative In…
The Federal Bar in North Hollywood will present the best new music talent on the Experience NoHo Main Stage, featuring live bands and DJs. It's all part of the Experience Noho Arts Festival,…
Beloved and frequently performed, Johann Sebastian Bach's six 'Brandenburg' Concertos display a lighter side of this great composer's enduring genius. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), o…
Director Gates McFadden tries to create alchemy with Gregory Moss' disturbing play House of Gold, but unfortunately it remains a leaden theatrical work. Odd, disquieting and even sickening a…
McKenzie Alexander and Shannon Currie Holmes are two energetic young women who are currently galvanizing the arts and music scene in North Hollywood. Committed to nurturing the local creativ…
The following cryptic and intriguing press release reminded me that Art Gallery owners sometimes don't really know what's in store when they contract an Artist to present a new show o…
The inaugural Experience NoHo Arts Festival kicks off on November 12, 2011 from 12pm " 8pm, in the heart of the lively NoHo Arts District. This day-long, multi-arts festival is free and will…
The 8th Annual Halloween Stuntacular, a fun and festive carnival featuring live stunt shows, trapeze and circus acts and live musical entertainment, returns once again to the Sherman Oaks We…
65 excited fourth graders from Sunny Sands School jumped onto their favorite animals and took the first spin on the Los Angeles Zoo's handsome new carousel today. The new Tom M…
