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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Alice Cooper to storm the Segerstrom " Los Angeles rock concert report by Pauline Adamek

Creating macabre music and mayhem, Rock phenom and 'The Godfather of Shock Rock' Alice Cooper will take to stage, making his Segerstrom Center debut at Segerstrom Hall on Tuesday, November 2…

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Monday, September 16, 2013

Hollywood Sign celebrates its 90th Anniversary with a White Party by Pauline Adamek

    This week, the towering icon of Tinsletown " the Hollywood Sign " is celebrating its 90th Anniversary with a 'White Party' event at Drai's Hollywood on the rooftop of the W Hot…

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Friday, September 13, 2013

EXTENDED: "Captain Dan Dixon vs. The Moth Sluts from the Fifth Dimension" " theater review for LA Weekly " Los Angeles theater by Pauline Adamek

  ::STOP PRESS:: Extended by popular demand for two weekends: 
FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS @  11:00pm 
SEPTEMBER 20, 21, 27 & 28, 2013.   Greetings Earthlings! T…

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

John Pollono's "Lost Girls" " interview article for LA Stage Times by Pauline Adamek

John Pollono Discovers Some Lost Girls at Rogue Machine by Pauline Adamek | September 12, 2013   Playwright/actor John Pollono is one busy guy. His newest play, the very female-ori…

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An all-female, multicultural production of "Hamlet" " Los Angeles theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

  Gentle readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of an all-female, multicultural production of Hamlet, now playing at Odyssey Theatre in West LA. Hamlet An all-fe…

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John Pollono Discovers Some Lost Girls at Rogue Machine by Pauline Adamek

"Lost Girls" marks the return of playwright Jobn Pollono ("Small Engine Repair") to Rogue Machine, just as he's also involved in a web series, a TNT series and the opening of "Engine" in New…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:49PM[SHARE]
Friday, September 6, 2013

"Anything Goes" " a fun-filled musical coming to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

  Wall-to-wall hit tunes, ear-to-ear grin all night long F U N ! " Cole Porter's timeless classic musical theater masterpiece, Anything Goes, is about to set sail at the Segerstrom Hall…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:25PM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 5, 2013

"What Doesn't Kill You: An Evening of One-Act Plays" Los Angeles theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

  Hello readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of an evening of two one-act plays, entitled “What Doesn't Kill You,” now playing at Loft Ensemble in …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:31PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

FEMME " a new documentary about women " Los Angeles film report by Pauline Adamek

  A celebration of Life and Love!  FEMME, a new documentary about the ‘fair sex’ " women " will screen in Santa Monica this month. Directed by Emmanuel Itier, Femme…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:58PM[SHARE]

"Prometheus Bound" dazzles at Getty Villa " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Punished by the upstart Olympian gods, the Titan Prometheus' access to prophesy and knowledge of future events does little to lessen his agony of eternal suffering and torture. A sparkling n…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:38PM[SHARE]
Monday, September 2, 2013

Pam Douglas Evokes the Spirit and Movement of Air in Paintings on Silk in "The Life of Air" by Pauline Adamek

Announcing the finale in the trilogy of shows inspired by Earth's primal energies, "The Life of Air," by Artist Pam Douglas goes on view at TAG Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:56PM[SHARE]
Friday, August 30, 2013

"Prometheus Bound" plays at Getty Villa " article for LA Weekly " Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

Dear readers! This week’s theater article for the LA Weekly is of the new production of an ancient play Prometheus Bound now playing at The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades. We gave it…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:37PM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 29, 2013

TONIGHT " Radar L.A., An International Festival of Contemporary Theater " Los Angeles theater festival report by Pauline Adamek

::STOP PRESS:: Previews start tonight! REDCAT has announced the exciting line up of groundbreaking performances to be featured in Radar L.A., An International Festival of Contemporary Theate…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:17PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

"For The Record: Baz Luhrmann" at Rockwell Table & Stage " Los Angeles music theater review by Pauline Adamek

Dramatic lighting sets the mood at Rockwell Table & Stage, for the latest "For The Record" musical production (previously staged)"this time a tribute to the four feature films of creativ…

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

"Rapture, Blister, Burn" " a funny new take on modern feminism at the Geffen " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Playwright Gina Gionfriddo's new (to LA) comedy examines the evolution of feminist ideology over the past decades, both theoretical and practical, but above all presents a fantasy scenario t…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 11:36PM[SHARE]

Diavolo Dance Theater performs "Fluid Infinities" at the Hollywood Bowl with the LA Philharmonic " Los Angeles dance theater review by Pauline Adamek

Ten dancers, clad in worker-like shirts and trousers, all bare footed, gather around a long Perspex tunnel offstage. Center stage is a large dome covered in shiny silver fabric. A few of the…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:56PM[SHARE]
Monday, August 26, 2013

Johnny Sandoval @ conga " Los Angeles CD music review by Pauline Adamek

Skin and Bones"the first track on Johnny Sandoval's self-produced solo album @ conga has a confident kick off. The haunting, echoing pound of the conga calls to the bass trombone, which resp…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:01PM[SHARE]
Friday, August 23, 2013

Grand Guignol with the Grand Guignolers at ArtWorks " Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

absinthe. blood. tiny naughty puppets… Fresh from Cirque-a-Palooza at the Pasadena Playhouse, the Grand Guignolers present a set of seldom performed classic grand guignol horror plays of 1…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:12PM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 22, 2013

"Captain Dan Dixon vs. The Moth Sluts from the Fifth Dimension" " theater review for LA Weekly " Los Angeles theater by Pauline Adamek

Greetings Earthlings! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of the hilarious retro sci-fi romp “Captain Dan Dixon vs. The Moth Sluts from the Fifth Dimension,” no…

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Legendary Bingo " How A Numbers Game Can Help So Many by Pauline Adamek

Legendary Bingo's Charitable Fabulousness"How A Numbers Game Can Help So Many. Bingo has been known as a social card game that's mostly played by retirees or is played only in charity events…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:31PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Captured Aural Phantasy Theater present "Superhero Variety Hour" " Sunday September 8th at El Cid " Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

New show! Sunday, September 8, 2013 Captured Aural Phantasy Theater brings its Superhero Variety Hour to El Cid. Celebrate the antics of the defenders of truth and justice in a variety show …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:23PM[SHARE]

Werner Herzog's new documentary "From One Second To The Next" " Los Angeles film review by Pauline Adamek

  Legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog has a made a new documentary takes on the growing problem of texting and driving. Entitled From One Second To The Next the 30-minute documenta…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:01PM[SHARE]

Werner Herzog's "Hearsay of the Soul" " video installation at Getty Museum " Los Angeles art review by Pauline Adamek

"Yes, it's true"minutes into his performance, he departs!" A five-channel video installation by celebrated German filmmaker Werner Herzog, Hearsay of the Soul, is now on view at the Getty Ce…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:00PM[SHARE]
Monday, August 19, 2013

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announces its Inaugural Season by Pauline Adamek

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announces its Inaugural Season beginning with performances by the Martha Graham Dance Company, which open the 500-seat Goldsmith Theater o…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:09PM[SHARE]

Los Angeles Master Chorale launches its milestone 50th Season " concert report by Pauline Adamek

The trailblazing Los Angeles Master Chorale launches its milestone 50th Season on Sunday, September 22, 2013, 7 pm, at Walt Disney Concert Hall, with a spectacular retrospective concert cond…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:34PM[SHARE]
Friday, August 16, 2013

"Greeks 6 " Trojans 5' " Los Angeles theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Hello groovy readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of mildly amusing farce “Greeks 6 – Trojans 5,” now playing at Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks…

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

Radar L.A., An International Festival of Contemporary Theater " Los Angeles theater festival report by Pauline Adamek

REDCAT has announced the exciting line up of groundbreaking performances to be featured in Radar L.A., An International Festival of Contemporary Theater, to be held from September 24 to Octo…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:39PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Kariné Poghosyan performs Rachmaninoff " one performance only " Los Angeles concert performance report by Pauline Adamek

New York City-based rising-star pianist Kariné Poghosyan returns to Rolling Hills United Methodist Church to open the 6th season of their Sundays At Two concerts. Sunday, September 8,…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:44PM[SHARE]
Monday, August 12, 2013

For The Record: Baz Luhrmann " preview " Los Angeles music theater report by Pauline Adamek

Celeb daughter (!) and singer/actress Rumer Willis will be playing the role of Juliet in For The Record: Baz Luhrmann, the next of the live music concerts at Rockwell Table & Stage…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PM[SHARE]
Friday, August 9, 2013

Point Break Live! " Los Angeles theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

  Gentle readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of the hilarious spoof show Point Break Live!, now playing at Dragonfly in Hollywood.   We gave it a ‘…

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Grand Performances presents A Tale of Two Nations: Nação Estrela Brilhante & Nation Beat " Los Angeles concert report by Pauline Adamek

Pulsing drumbeats, spectacular costumes, and infectious call-and-response songs transport you to the northeast coast of Brazil. Steeped in both African and indigenous traditions, Maracatú…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:47PM[SHARE]

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