All stories by Pauline Adamek on BroadwayStars

Friday, June 20, 2014

"Past Present Perfect" " Home Feature and Interview For Ventura Blvd magazine " Los Angeles San Fernando Valley home report by Pauline Adamek

Past Present Perfect Unveiling a magnificently restored Mid-Century Modern in Sherman Oaks. Written by Pauline Adamek | Photographed by Marco Franchina In 2005 Guy Genis, along his wife…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:06PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 19, 2014

"Stoneface" at Pasadena Playhouse " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Two weekends of performances remain for one of the best shows currently playing in LA. Stoneface is a truly brilliant play about Buster Keaton, renowned star of the silent movie screen, and …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:28PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

THIS SAT ONLY " "Bike Odyssey LA" " a unique theater event on bicycles " Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

You have the chance this weekend to take part in an imaginative production that already gained acclaim at the Hollywood Fringe Festival this month. On Saturday, June 21 at 6pm, head over to …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:08PM[SHARE]

Newest theater reviews for Stage Raw " the 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival " #HFF14 theater festival report Los Angeles by Pauline Adamek

  Dearest readers! The 5th Annual 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival is underway! Here are some new reviews filed for Stage Raw. Sex, Lies and Social Media A mostly dull collection featurin…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:03PM[SHARE]
Monday, June 16, 2014

"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at Pantages " Los Angeles musical theater review by Pauline Adamek

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's early 70s musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has been given a frantic, up-tempo makeover. The unimpressive and crazily fast-paced show st…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:51PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Theater reviews for ArtsBeatLA " 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival " #HFF14 theater festival reviews Los Angeles by Pauline Adamek

Dear readers! The 5th Annual 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival is about to commence and so here are some advance reviews. Lysistrata by Aristophanes. Adapted by Savage Players. This bold and co…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:18PM[SHARE]

Connie's back in "Desperately Seeking Vickie" " Two weekends only in June at The Cavern Club " Los Angeles cabaret dance theater by Pauline Adamek

80s dance tunes and dazzling choreography that features plenty of sky-high kicks and ball-busting splits! Our favorite hirsute high-kicking heroine Connie is back with a brand new show that …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:25PM[SHARE]

Latest theater reviews for Stage Raw " shows at the 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival " #HFF14 theater festival report Los Angeles by Pauline Adamek

  Hello readers! The 5th Annual 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival is about to commence and so here are some advance reviews. Man's Dominion A TV writer/producer for most of his lengthy car…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:27PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

"Seven From Heaven" " a colossal artwork with lofty ambitions " Los Angeles art feature article for Stage Raw by Pauline Adamek

A German conceptual artist plans to install seven helium angels hovering over Downtown L.A. According to the creation myth of L.A.'s indigenous Tongva Tribe, the gods sang and danced the wor…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:09PM[SHARE]
Monday, June 9, 2014

"Cold Tangerines" " New theater review for Stage Raw " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Greetings theater peeps! My latest theater review for the new critical website Stage Raw — which contains the latest arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team of journalists …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:43PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 5, 2014

OPENING TOMORROW " Friday " Dance Camera West performs "Restructure" at the 13th Annual Dance Media Film Festival " Los Angeles dance interv by Pauline Adamek

"It's like parkour on 'shrooms!" That's the first response of choreographer Victor Quijada to artist Gustavo Godoy's latest large-scale sculpture that forms an exciting and unusual set for h…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 11:19PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

"Thaïs" " soprano Nino Machaidze stars as the ill-fated Egyptian courtesan " Los Angeles Opera review by Pauline Adamek

Two performances remain for Thaïs" the lush opera by Jules Massenet, starring soprano Nino Machaidze, now being staged by L.A. Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, in downtown Los Ange…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:58PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 30, 2014

LAST DAYS to see Jackson Pollock's masterpiece "Mural" " Getty Museum " Los Angeles art exhibit report by Pauline Adamek

Dear readers! Here is my recent feature article for the Stage Raw site – American Artist Jackson Pollock's large-scale masterpiece, the abstract impressionist work Mural, has been newl…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:05PM[SHARE]

TOMORROW " Sat May 31 " Getty hosts a one-day symposium on photography by Pauline Adamek

This year marks the 175th anniversary of the announcement of the invention of photography. To commemorate the occasion, the J. Paul Getty Museum's Department of Photographs will be hosting a…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:36PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

O-Lan Jones talks about her role in "A Delicate Balance" at the Odyssey " Los Angeles theater interview by Pauline Adamek

Star of stage and screen " most notably in two Tim Burton feature films " is O-Lan Jones. The actress and musical artist is now appearing in modern American playwright Edward Albee's first P…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:03PM[SHARE]

Latest theater reviews for Stage Raw " Los Angeles theater review round up by Pauline Adamek

Gentle readers! Here’s a preview of some of my most recent theater reviews for Stage Raw, the new(ish) critical website that recently launched. Stage Raw contains the latest arts and t…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:57PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Dmitri Hvorostovsky " personal remembrance by Jeffrey Roberts " Los Angeles opera report by Pauline Adamek

Dmitri Hvorostovsky and I are not exactly close… I once encountered the Russian operatic baritone 25 years ago, at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco, when he was an unknown young singer …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:12PM[SHARE]
Monday, May 26, 2014

Jennifer Dyer & Jeneration Interiors LEGENDS Window Design at Gina Berschneider " Los Angeles design report by Pauline Adamek

Jennifer Dyer, of Jeneration Interiors, was selected to design the window at Gina Berschneider for the 6th annual LEGENDS of La Cienega Design Quarter event that was recently staged from May…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:27PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 23, 2014

FINAL PERFORMANCE " Renée Fleming stars in "Streetcar" " Los Angeles Opera review by Pauline Adamek

One performance remains of A Streetcar Named Desire – the Lyric Opera of Chicago and LA Opera’s co-production – featuring superstar soprano Renée Fleming in the iconic lea…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:27PM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 22, 2014

FINAL CONCERT " Sunday, June 1st " Le Salon de Musiques " Los Angeles classial concert report by Pauline Adamek

The final date of this year's season, the Sunday June 1st "LE SALON DE MUSIQUES" concert promises to be a really festive and emotional event! The classical Chamber Music group will celebrate…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:19PM[SHARE]
Monday, May 19, 2014

RAFFLE Winners announced! ArtsBeatLA's raffle at LA Stage Day, Sat May 17 by Pauline Adamek

  Welcome new subscribers!   Thanks for stopping by ArtsBeatLA’s booth at LA Stage Day on Saturday. It was really great to meet you   I hope you enjoy our newsletter ̵…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:01PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 16, 2014

Tomorrow " SAT! L.A. Stage Day BAZAAR " visit ArtsBeatLA's booth " Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

The 2nd annual L.A. Stage Day is happening tomorrow SATURDAY, May 17, at Cal State L.A. Of special note is the L.A. Stage Day BAZAAR is ~ FREE ~ and open to the public. ArtsBeatLA will have …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:06PM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu the Vampyre" " playing at Cinefamily " Los Angeles film review by Pauline Adamek

More a curiosity piece than a great film, Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre " the 1979 remake of F. W. Murnau's 1922 silent black & white picture Nosferatu " is nevertheless consider…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:58PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

THIS SAT! L.A. Stage Day BAZAAR " visit ArtsBeatLA's booth " Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

The 2nd annual L.A. Stage Day is happening THIS SATURDAY, May 17, at Cal State L.A. Of special note is the L.A. Stage Day BAZAAR is ~ FREE ~ and open to the public. ArtsBeatLA will have a bo…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:44PM[SHARE]

ENTER NOW! Los Angeles Commissioned Work Series " submissions deadline May 25th " Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

LAST 10 days remain for an exciting opportunity for all SoCal based playwrights! The deadline is May 25th. A Theatre Connection is accepting submissions for its Los Angeles Commissioned Work…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:31PM[SHARE]
Monday, May 12, 2014

Friedrich Kunath's "Grand Optimist" " art exhibition opening at the Eastern Star Gallery at Archer " Los Angeles art report by Pauline Adamek

  The Eastern Star Gallery is a unique art exhibition space located on the Brentwood campus of The Archer School for Girls, an independent middle and high school located in the Brent…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:19PM[SHARE]

Benefit " Thurs, May 29 at King King " for the 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival " #HFF14 theater festival report Los Angeles by Pauline Adamek

The entire Los Angeles theater community is invited to support the Hollywood Fringe Festival by attending the Fringe Benefit on Thursday, May 29th at King King Nightclub in Hollywood. You ca…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 8, 2014

Tickets now available for the 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival " #HFF14 theater festival report Los Angeles by Pauline Adamek

The Hollywood Fringe Festival (HFF) in back this June for its fifth year. The lively theater and music festival has been growing since its inaugural year in 2010, when Artistic Director Ben …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 11:10AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

"Everything You Touch" " New theater review for Stage Raw " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Hello dear theater peeps! My latest theater review for the new critical website Stage Raw — which contains the latest arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team of journalists &#…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:21PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

TONIGHT! Sci-Fest blasts into the Acme Theatre " Los Angeles science-fiction play festival report by Pauline Adamek

Sci-Fest " Hollywood's first annual Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival " blasts into the Acme Theatre TONIGHT. This 'one of a kind' festival features two rotating weeks of new and classic…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:03PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 2, 2014

Welcome to Aussiewood! The Australian Theatre Company launches with "Holding the Man" in May " Los Angeles theater feature article for Stage Raw by Pauline Adamek

Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Nicole Kidman.   Phil Noyce, George Miller, Baz Luhrmann . . . Ever since the swashbuckling days of Errol Flynn, people have been marveling at the wealth …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:50PM[SHARE]

All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off