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Supreme entertainer Harry Connick, Jr., is ranked among the top 60 best-selling male artists in the United States, with 16 million in certified sales throughout his illustr…
Such a cute play, eliciting some fantastic belly laughs " what a cast, what a script!
A delightful piece of whimsy is now playing at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, on Saturdays un…
Norwegian playwright Henrik Johan Ibsen's creaky old play Ghosts gets a slight updating and a marvelous staging at The Odyssey. The production, brilliantly cast and directed by Bart DeLor…
A bold mélange of dance, music, prose and sound"with an olfactory experience thrown into the mix"promises to be a unique theatrical experience. Set to be staged in Downtown LA over three ni…
Wynton Marsalis"the acclaimed performer, composer, educator, bandleader, and nine-time Grammy winner"strides across all genres to create a body of work that places him among the world's most…
"History is Written by Victors." This pithy quote frequently gets attributed to world leader Winston Churchill, but its origins are not certain. The quote implies that history is not grou…
GRAMMYⓇ-winning pianist/composer Hiromi is considered one of today's most popular jazz musicians.
Hiromi will be joined by the extraordinary string quartet PUBLIQuartet to form…
It's a long obscured fact that African Americans have always been participating " and present " in creating cinema since its late 1800s birth. Too often marginalized and neglected, these co…
Experience the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience in awe-inspiring locations throughout Los Angeles with the Candlelight Concerts series. With over 11,000 events around …
Grammy®-winning musician and composer Marcus Miller teams up with award-winning producer/director Reginald Hudlin for a soulful celebration of music and movies, with film clips presented …
Club music, flashing lights and illicit drug use " it's not your typical opening to a Shakespearian play, by any means. This is the National Theatre's Henry V, staged at the Donmar Warehouse…
Cosmic Sounds " a special event happening at the Mount Wilson Observatory this Summer combines art and music with the constellations.
Sound Artist Michael Brewster.
Within Soun…
SUMMER 2022 JAZZ, FUNK, BLUES AND MORE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL AND THE FORD
The fun and music continues this Summer, with amazing concerts scheduled for the Hollywood Bowl and the Ford Amph…
Micky's hosts month-long literary festival & $500 slam competition
Do you have what it takes to get published? This August and September, WeHo's weekly open mic (The Mic, Tuesdays 6-9…
Religion is ever with us, for good or ill. We humans seem to be hardwired with a need for the numinous. Steven Levenson's play, If I Forget, begins with a psalm and ends with a vision, the p…
Calling all soul sistas! Dramatic and stylish"Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin and Craig Pearce's visually splendid musical movie from 2001 has been faithfully adapted for the stage, and the r…
Cringe-factor is extremely high in this modern musical, now playing at the Ahmanson Theatre until July 31, 2022. The production returns to the Ahmanson following its record-breaking sold-out…
It's on again!! Downtown L.A.'s largest *free* Fourth of July celebration is back!
Grand Park's 4th of July Block Party is happening this Monday, July 4, 2022, from 4:00 " 9:30 p…
Mere days after the abomination of the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade, discussing a play about toxic masculinity seems almost too topical. Cisgender white men are running amok waging…
What a day! What a night! The Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival is enjoying its fourth decade devoted to staging the finest Jazz acts from all over the world.
The 42nd Annual Hollywood Bowl Ja…
The 42nd Annual Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival (formerly known as the Playboy Jazz Festival) is upon us again! Experience all the fun and friendly camaraderie of Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl thi…
A fractured family finds a path towards harmony when a nanny breezes into their lives. Sleep with the Angels is a new play from Evelina Fernández, directed by José Luis Valenzuela, that …
As the saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Technology zooms forward, but human nature remains stubbornly persistent. Thus a play such as Anton Chekhov's Uncle V…
"Beyond these gates awaits an adventure!" It's the opening weekend for a fun new show at the Gary Marshall Theatre in Toluca Lake.
Family Garden Days is a 90 minute experience for familie…
A new arrival in Los Angeles, Chris Murphy is making his debut at the Fringe with this solo show.
