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The chill grooves of the mid-nineties were on display last night at the famed Hollywood Bowl. On Saturday, June 8, the Hollywood Bowl transformed into a ti…
The writer/director talks about the new dark comedy premiering at the Fringe.
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The Getty has announced the completion of a complex, three-year conservation treatment of a rescued Artemisia Gentileschi painting. Five years after surviving a massive explosion in Bei…
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Alliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists (ABOP) is hosting its 3rd Annual ABOP-in-LA in June, in preparation for their Smithsonian Folklife Festival appearance the following…
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In my most recent review on this site, I discussed my general wariness about imposing new directorial takes or twists on Shakespeare works. Once in a rare while, these changes can illum…
In a move that's got the entertainment industry quacking with excitement, the Tea Duck Talent Agency has swooped in to announce the signing of two new actors to its talent pool: Croco and Ba…
Considered one of the most important and iconic ballets in the classical repertoire, Swan Lake represents a perfect storm of music, dance, and drama. Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, an…
I usually am somewhat wary of "new takes" or "twists" on classic plays, with cause. Changing the time period of a story or modernizing the text is no guarantee that the play will be any fres…
Making its debut at the Hollywood Fringe is the audaciously raunchy SMUT.
The multihyphenate talks her scathing satire that deals with the ultimate dysfunctional family.
Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House (1879) is one of the foundational works of modern drama. The play was written and first staged during the Victorian era, which was a time where rigid gender rol…
A timeless tale of betrayal and revenge, Rigoletto is a cornerstone of the operatic repertoire, featuring some of Giuseppe Verdi's most beloved arias. LA Opera will present Giuseppe Verdi…
Lyrical, haunting, and timely, Ainadamar is a myth writ large in opera. Named for the "fountain of tears" in the town of Granada, the opera doesn't so much tell the story of Federico GarcÃ�…
This annual flash festival, now in its fourth year, is the most pure unadulterated fun I've had at the theater in a long time, in part because "immersive" is explicitly an invitation to play…
Sometimes, although not commonly, sheer visual spectacle without significant content is enough to qualify a play as a success. A lot of critics recently have been opining this about the Harr…
Shafts of light, ethereal music set to pounding beats and paired with dynamic photography captured in remote locations"the Cercle Odyssey concerts landed in Los Angeles after a successful de…
Now in its 10th incredible year, the Hollywood Queer Short Film Festival (formerly the CMG Short Film Festival) continues to shine as a powerful platform for bold, authentic, and groundbr…
There's a line in Tom Jacobson's new play, Tasty Little Rabbit, which reads, "Today's blasphemy is tomorrow's orthodoxy." Five words, but they're imbued with so much historical truth. Almost…
Nimble, athletic and graceful, Brazil's modern dance troupe Grupo Grupo delighted audiences this past weekend as part of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, a TMC Arts program…
Now on view at the Skirball Cultural Center is Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity. An artist with a distinct style, Jack Kirby (1917-1994) is the mastermind behind iconic comic book characters …
 Following a memorable evening last year that wowed the enthusiastic audience in attendance, legendary hip hop outfit The Roots are set to host another concert this summer to celebrate t…
The anticipation is over"the Tony Award®-winning phenomenon LIFE OF PI is sailing into Los Angeles for a strictly limited run at the Ahmanson Theatre, May 6 to June 1, 2025, after which t…
Bare feet, loose hair, grace and fluidity"this past Saturday evening, April 26, The Soraya's stage ignited with brilliance as LA Dances Graham100 delivered a dazzling celebration of Martha G…
Get Ready, Los Angeles: The Blue Note Jazz Festival Returns to the Hollywood Bowl in 2025!
The iconic Blue Note Jazz Festival is coming back to the Hollywood Bowl in 2025"and it's shaping u…
Morgan's Rule #1 about theater reads thusly: When a play doesn't work, ninety-five percent of the time it's due to the writing. Sure, sometimes an actor doesn't quite connect with a part, or…
