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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.Â
Begi…
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 …
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…
Music! Fiesta! Fun!
¡Viva! Disney and Pixar's "Coco" Returns to the El Capitan Theatre.
See the Mariachi Divas and Ballet Folklórico de Los Ãngeles LIVE on stage as you enter…
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 …
In my fifty-seven years of life, I've never seen this country so divided and tribalized. I think the media bears a lot of blame for this, referring to us as living in red or blue states and …
Center Theatre Group's summer hit stage production of Clue is now in its final weeks. You still have until Sunday August 25 to catch a show, with matinees on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, a…
The Santa Fe Opera 2024 season has a few performances remaining this year. Located at 301 Opera Dr, Santa Fe, New Mexico, this gorgeous live theater space is open air and elegantly beautiful…
As of early August 2024, there are 12 performances remaining in the Santa Fe Opera season for this year.
Attending the Santa Fe Opera can be a wonderful experience! Here's what you need t…
Arts Bridging the Gap presents a Community Paint Day " happening on SATURDAY, August 10. Join the crew and do your part to help paint their mural designed by the sixth graders at Grant…
Fans of history can't help but wish they were there for private, unrecorded conversations between famed historical figures, to be the proverbial fly on the wall and gain insight into what th…
Did you ever see a show that left your cheeks aching from too much laughter? The smash-hit, home-grown comedy musical Reefer Madness just got extended for another month, so now's the time to…
Welcome to Watching the Dark, a regular column featuring essays, articles and reviews about horror films. Written by Terry Morgan.
Longlegs in cinemas
This is the third piece of a thr…
Currently on view at The Hammer Museum in Westwood are four summer modern art exhibitions. My review will focus on two of those.
"Refashioning: CFGNY & Wataru Tominaga" on view from J…
The first time I read Jon Robin Baitz's 1991 play, The Substance of Fire, and later saw the film made from it, I liked it. I wasn't alone " the success of that play catapulted Baitz into the…
Old California is known for its retro-style lighting fixtures and fine home goods. The company look to the past for inspiration, and so their product design is informed by giants in the anna…
The illegitimate daughter of a farmer, Eva (Evita) Perón concealed her shameful past as she rose to be Argentina's First Lady. Her work as an activist for Argentina's women and working-cl…
Beautifully written by Philip W. Chung, Unbroken Blossoms is a new play that drops us into Hollywood during the late teens. Still wounded from the criticism and accusations of racism for his…
Hollywood Chamber Orchestra presents Grammy-award winning conductor Lucas Richman and 13-year-old piano prodigy Yuze Lee who will both make their Walt Disney Concert Hal…
It may be less well known now, but back in the 1960s, the character of surfer girl Gidget was popular and influential, the subject of novels, films and TV series starring the likes of Sandra…
Last night in L.A., the place to be was the Hollywood Bowl. Legendary hip hop outfit The Roots hosted a concert celebrating decades of hip hop music and the resulting collab was an event tha…
Welcome to Watching the Dark, a regular column featuring essays and articles about horror films. Written by Terry Morgan.
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House from Netflix
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Tiny Father, written by Mike Lew, feels like one of those plays based on real events that the playwright feels compelled to illuminate. The story begins in a low-lit but sterile-looking hosp…
The Santa Fe Opera presents its 19th World Premiere opening on July 13: The Righteous from collaborators composer Gregory Spears and librettist Tracy K. Smith.
The piece explores the int…
A high point of every Summer, the Santa Fe Opera season is hugely anticipated each year. This year's season reflects the Santa Fe Opera's commitment to a diverse repertoire and promises a ri…
