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A captivating afternoon of dance, music, history, and storytelling. Acclaimed Indian classical dancer and choreographer Rukhmani Mehta took to the stage at Sierra Madre Playhouse this…
What is justice? Is it following the dictates of law? Everyone knows that the law works differently for different parts of society, and that some laws may be legal but are in no way just.…
The Getty has paired two new photography exhibitions under the umbrella “Photography/Fotografía: LA & México,” with both running from September 1, 2026–January 3, 2027 at t…
The final presentation of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Classical Thursdays’ five-concert series was an absolutely superb experience. We were treated to a screening of Czech fil…
Broadway runs away to the circus in this delightful musical adaptation of Sara Gruen’s bestselling novel, with gasp-inducing acrobatics and puppet magic to rival The Lion King. The so…
One of the conundrums of being a critic is how to review a terrific production of a play that you either have mixed opinions about or just don’t like. You can spend all the time praisin…
IT in Shared Reality at Cosm Los Angeles: Pennywise Gets Bigger, but Does He Get Scarier? There are few horror images more immediately recognizable than Pennywise the sinister Dancing Cl…
MUSE/IQUE TO CLOSE 2026 SEASON WITH AMERICAN SOUND TAKES FLIGHT: A MUSICAL JOURNEY FROM AARON COPLAND TO PAUL SIMON Featuring Grammy Award Winner Brandon Victor Dixon, Liv Redpath and the MU…
If having someone change the language, plot, themes, settings and characters of a play is seen as a tribute or homage or compliment, Shakespeare must be the most complimented playwright on t…
Olivia Wilde’s The Invite: “You Don’t Know What the Movie Is Until They Tell You” There is something appropriately unruly about the way The Invite came together. Olivia Wilde�…
A new installment of the beloved schlocky Killer Tomatoes franchise is back with a fifth feature film, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence. Both gruesome and delicious, th…
Experience an extraordinary afternoon of movement, music, and storytelling when acclaimed Indian classical dancer and choreographer Rukhmani Mehta takes the stage at Sierra Mad…
Keith Glassman’s award-winning documentary Lives Beyond Motion, centered on leading male voices in contemporary dance, will receive a special free public screening in West Hollywood th…
I’ve been waiting for a play about the Russo-Ukrainian War, but, up until now, I hadn’t seen or heard of anything about that conflict produced in L.A. theatre. I mean, I haven’t rea…
Hugo Marchand and the Stars of the Paris Opera Ballet Bring Elegance, Passion, and Poetry to Walt Disney Concert Hall “She’s the swan.” This groundbreaking revelation was audibly ut…
It was a brassy night at the Bowl last Wednesday when Preservation Hall Jazz Band brought their signature jazz stylings to the stage, followed by the equally boisterous Tower of Power. It w…
You’ll get much more than your fill of dancing when you sit down to watch this 1980s Spandex-laced epic.
Every now and then someone will ask you to review a play that will be closed by the time the review posts. There are all sorts of reasons for that, some better than others. The best reaso…
On the first of three sold-out evenings, composer Joe Hisaishi was welcomed to the Hollywood Bowl by an enthusiastic audience that reflected the remarkable reach of his music. Lifelong class…
Normally with a play title such as this, I’d remove the asterisks, but F**king Strangers is how it appears in the press release and on the program, so I’m assuming that the official titl…
‘Love letter to undocumented, Indigenous, and trans people’: Poet féi iká shumarí celebrates launch of new essay collection CHABÓCHI DOLL By Thomas Emick On Thursday, July 9, poe…
When I first read about the premise of the musical Mexodus, which was the statement that there was a lesser-known Underground Railroad that freed four to ten thousand enslaved people by gett…
When museums talk about “immersive experiences,” it’s easy to imagine hidden speakers or sound installations woven through the galleries. That’s not what’s happening at LACMA’…
The Music Center’s acclaimed 2025/2026 Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance season concludes with an extraordinary celebration of ballet as BalletNOW: Superstars of Paris featuring Hugo Marchand …
Once again, Artistic and Music Director of MUSE/IQUE Rachael Worby took us on a musical journey, tracing the life and career of artist Joni Mitchell. Renowned as a singer songwriter, Mitc…
