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Sunday, May 5, 2013

"Here I Am: An Unconventional Life" by Jeff Podgurski " Los Angeles book review by Pauline Adamek

A cross between Twain's adventures of Huckleberry Finn and an action-packed Quentin Tarantino movie, Here I Am: An Unconventional Life is a remarkable and unusual autobiography written by Je…

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

"The Anatomy of Gazellas" " LA Weekly Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Hello readers! This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of The Anatomy of the Gazellas, now playing at Atwater Village Theatre in Atwater Village. Click here to go to the LA Weekly's…

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

"Born This Way: Real Stories of Growing Up Gay" by Paul Vitagliano " Los Angeles book review by Pauline Adamek

  "I am one of millions of out, proud gay people who didn't choose to be gay"I was born this way!   So begins Born This Way: Real Stories of Growing Up Gay, the charming and deligh…

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome " at the Getty Villa " Los Angeles art exhibit review by Pauline Adamek

The spectacular and newly conserved Mozia Charioteer statue from Sicily (pictured at left) forms the dramatic centerpiece of a new exhibition of antiquities at the Getty Villa. The thoughtfu…

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Glendale Youth Orchestra " Los Angeles concert report by Pauline Adamek

 The Glendale Youth Orchestra, conducted by Brad Keimach, finishes their 24th Season with a flourish on Sunday, May 19, 2013, at 7:00pm at the historic Alex Theatre. The program includes …

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Monday, April 29, 2013

"Annapurna" " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

In playwright Sharr White's quirky two-person drama, directed by Bart DeLorenzo, a formerly married couple reunites and tries to make sense of their estrangement. Married in real-life actors…

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Electrifying "Fela!" returns for two weeks " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

The Broadway musical Fela! is the true story of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, who created a new type of music, Afrobeat, and mixed these pounding eclectic rhythms with incendiary lyrics that …

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Friday, April 26, 2013

"It Goes Like This" " LA Weekly theater review by Pauline Adamek

Hello groovy readers! This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of It Goes Like This, now playing at Marilyn Monroe Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Creative Center in West Hollywood. Cli…

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Captured Aural Phantasy Theater presents the "Ghastly Horror Variety Show" " Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

Boo! Featuring music, comedy bits and stories from vintage horror comic books, Captured Aural Phantasy Theater (CAPT) presents its Ghastly Horror Variety Show at the historic El Cid for One …

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Monday, April 22, 2013

"Real Men Sing Show Tunes…and play with puppets" " Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

The Norris Center for the Performing Arts will present the West Coast premiere of Real Men Sing Show Tunes… and play with puppets April 26"May 12, 2013.  The new, song-filled adult musi…

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"Slipping" " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Dealing with the emotional highs and lows of adolescence is tough enough, but in Daniel Talbott's coming-of-age drama, Slipping, the lead character Eli also has to contend with the sudden de…

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

LAST DAYS " "Orange Flower Water" " Los Angeles theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Gentle readers! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly is of Orange Flower Water, now playing at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre in Hollywood. To read it, click here to go to the L…

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Missi Pyle " in concert ONE NIGHT ONLY Rockwell: Table & Stage " Los Angeles performance report by Pauline Adamek

Rockwell: Table & Stage is hosting a live performance by funny lady Missi Pyle for ONE NIGHT ONLY, Monday April 22 @ 8pm. Hollywood actress Missi Pyle returns to LA's Rockwell: Table …

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Monday, April 15, 2013

TONIGHT! "Red Bastard" returns to the Los Angeles theater stage " review by Pauline Adamek

Red Bastard, the unusual clown-comedy-one-person show by Eric Davis that took the Hollywood Fringe Festival by storm last year, returns to the Los Angeles theater stage for a brief series of…

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Friday, April 12, 2013

"Billy & Ray" " at the Falcon Theater " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Boasting a superb clowny performance by Kevin Blake as Hollywood filmmaker Billy Wilder, Billy & Ray
 is a light comedy about the making of the groundbreaking motion picture Double…

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"For the Record: Tarantino" " in concert ONE NIGHT ONLY! House of Blues " April 16th by Pauline Adamek

The hit "For The Record" series will leave its resident home in Los Feliz for one night only and head to Hollywood to perform "Tarantino In Concert" at famed House of Blues Sunset Strip. Â…

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"Neverwhere" " Los Angeles theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Dear readers! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly is of Neverwhere, now playing at Sacred Fools in East Hollywood. To read it, click here to go to the LA Weekly's theater page and …

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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

NEXT SUNDAY " "Le Salon de Musiques" " March classical concert review by Pauline Adamek

::STOP PRESS:: This Sunday, April 14, 3013, marks the seventh concert of Le Salon de Musiques' 3rd season. ANDREW SHULMAN Cello , STEVEN VANHAUWAERT Piano CHOPIN: Cello Sonata op 65 in G min…

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Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg performs "Rodin" at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts " Los Angeles ballet report by Pauline Adamek

ph Segerstrom Center for the Arts ends its 2012"13 International Dance season with the return of Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg performing its powerful production of Rodin May 3 " 5. This s…

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

"The Innocence of Father Brown" " review for LA Weekly, Los Angeles theater by Pauline Adamek

Gentle readers! This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of The Innocence of Father Brown, now playing at Fremont Theatre in South Pasadena.   Click here to go to the LA Weekly'…

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Rattlestick Playwrights Theater comes to LA with "Slipping" " interviews with the creatives for LA Stage Times " Los Angeles theater by Pauline Adamek

Opening next weekend at the Lillian Theatre – previews start tonight – is a play from an exciting New York theater company, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. READ ALL ABOUT IT! He…

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Rattlestick Is Slipping Into LA by Pauline Adamek

Off-Broadway's Rattlestick Playwrights Theater dips its toe in LA theatrical waters with a revised production of Daniel Talbott's Slipping, which played at  Rattlestick in 2009. Talbott i…

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

"The Nether" " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

A creepy, futuristic mystery drama, Jennifer Haley's The Nether starts off in a grey interrogation room starkly lit by neon lighting, but soon gets very complicated indeed. It transpires tha…

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THIS SUNDAY " LIVE " Captured Aural Phantasy Theater's Saturday Morning Cartoon Show " Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

~ THIS SUNDAY ONLY ~ Comic Books, Music and Booze! Zoinks! Captured Aural Phantasy Theater (CAPT) presents its Saturday Morning Cartoons Live Show at the historic El Cid for One Night Only "…

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Saturday, March 30, 2013

"Tribes" " Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

  Intense and heartbreaking, Nina Raine's drama Tribes is about a turbulent family and the one member who feels left out. Now playing at the Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum, Tri…

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

My new favorite cocktail " Hendricks G&T by Pauline Adamek

*** Somehow Hendricks Gin — a Scottish concoction — has recently crossed my radar, meaning during this past Christmas. I think it’s been around since the 1960s, but further…

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

"West Side Story" returns to the Pantages " Los Angeles musical theater review by Pauline Adamek

::STOP PRESS:: West Side Story returns to the Pantages Theatre, Hollywood One Week Only ∙ April 9"14, 2013 Possibly the greatest musical ever created, West Side Story – a modern …

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Friday, March 22, 2013

"Art of the Harari" " New Exhibition at Pacific Asia Museum " Los Angeles art report by Pauline Adamek

Pacific Asia Museum presents the new exhibition Focus on the Subject: The Art of the Harari Collection from April 5, 2013 to March 30, 2014 in the Frank and Toshie Mosher Gallery of Japanese…

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

"End of the Rainbow" " a cringe-worthy caricature of the legendary Judy Garland, Los Angeles musical theater review by Pauline Adamek

If you didn't get to see legendary actress and singer Judy Garland perform live, then a new play with music about the last days of her turbulent life may offer you the next best thing " that…

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"Eurydice" " review for LA Weekly, Los Angeles theater by Pauline Adamek

Hello dear readers! This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of Sarah Ruhl’s surreal take on a Greek myth, Eurydice, now playing at A Noise Within in Pasadena.   Click her…

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Interview with Artist and Creature Creator, Steve Wang " Los Angeles art interview article by Pauline Adamek

"I don't like horror movies," smiles Steve Wang, a self-taught artist and sculptor. It's a startling confession from the famed creature creator, who envisioned and then brought to life the r…

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