There has always been speculation swirling around the relationship Charles Dodgson had with his young muse, Alice Liddell. During the mid 1800s, Dodgson was a mathematics tutor at Christ Chu…
Handsomely mounted on a massive scale and featuring scores of talented cast members, the LA Opera has delivered what is possibly the definitive staging of William M. Hoffman (librettist) and…
What a long, strange trip Hairspray has taken. Beginning as a shockingly wholesome PG-rated film from Pink Flamingos filmmaker John Waters " the master of trash and camp " Hairspray tr…
Paris Chansons is a delightful ensemble of singers and musicians who present authentic French and Russian musical entertainment in an intimate lounge setting. Currently playing around town, …
Now on view at the Getty Museum, until March 22, is Josef Koudelka: Nationality Doubtful " the first major retrospective in the US of the Czech-born photographer's work that spans close to s…
Scientology, as a religion and as a semi-cult, has been earning censure since it was first launched in 1953, thanks to its dubious connections to the norms of religion: belief in a strong af…
I stand at the mouth of the gallery. It gapes. And still I stand. I have been hired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to announce each patron's name as they walk in. "Susan Choi!" "Dou…
The year writer/director J.C. Chandor refers to in the title of his excellent new film is 1981, a time when New York City was literally awash in crime. But in A Most Violent Year, the filmma…
A strange and disturbing play, Reborning by Zayd Dohrn introduces us to the world of one-of-a-kind, life-like baby dolls " aka 'reborn' dolls " and the people who desire them. But the story …
With 61 principle singers (including 41 soloists), supernumeraries, children, acrobats, aerialists, and dancers " and the LA Opera chorus and orchestra, The Ghosts of Versailles has the l…
Sam Shepard's iconic tragicomedy is brought to explosive life in AtticRep's gripping new production. Part of a trilogy of confrontational works that AtticRep has staged this season here in S…
Dear readers and #LAThtr and jazz aficionadi, Here follows my latest review for the critical website Stage Raw " which contains current arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team of jo…
Critically acclaimed English playwright, screenwriter and theatre & film director Sir David Hare has also written extensively for television. His sensational trilogy about ex-spy Johnny …
Playwright Allen Barton discusses his new play Disconnection with Pauline Adamek for the critical website Stage Raw. Happy reading! Writer-director (and classical pianist) Alle…
The electrifying young conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the renowned Dutch Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, known for the intense energy of its performances, present a sizzling eve…
This 5th event of this Le Salon de Musiques season features the genius Austrian composer Franz Schubert. Directed by founding Artistic Director and Concert Pianist François Chouchan, with…
Based on the Stephen Daldry/Lee Hall 2000 film (which starred Jamie Bell), this 2008 musical version, Billy Elliot The Musical (music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall), earned its …
Many visitors to the Getty Center describe its buildings, the views and the experience as "zen," helping achieve a meditative state of mind. "Zen" is yet another example of a Buddhist concep…
Aratani World Series continues its 1st season with a lineup of powerfully expressive and exceptionally diverse music and dance performances at the Aratani Theater in Little Tokyo, Los Angele…
Offering two different presentations over two nights only, the internationally acclaimed Russian National Ballet Theatre will dance a special Valentine's Day weekend season at Valley Perform…
As a gong strikes, sounds from 5,000-year-old Chinese instruments rise to blend with a 40-piece Western orchestra. Sixty dancers take the stage in front of a 30-foot tall video backdrop as a…
This Saturday only, an exciting day-long program, Luxury and Liberation: Art and Revolution in 18th-Century France, grants you the opportunity to immerse yourself in French extravagance and …
The fourth season of Spiral (aka Engregages) " a remarkable French television cop and legal drama set in Paris " is as superbly plot-heavy and character-sized as the previous three. The writ…
Celebrate the talents and creativity of people with disabilities at the Festival of Human Abilities. It’s being staged once again at the Aquarium of the Pacific this coming weekend, Ja…
Josefina López has made numerous valuable contributions to Latino culture. You can see it in her theatre and filmic writing, in Casa 0101, a Chicano-theatre she founded in her beloved Eas…