Friday, October 12, 2012
Captured Aural Phantasy Theater has teamed up with Creepy LA to present two shows for thrilling, chilling performances this Halloween: The Haunted Horror Variety Show and The Feast of Terror…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:10PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 11, 2012
Dearest readers! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly — the ‘Pick of the Week‘ — is of Fraternity, an Ebony Repertory Theater production, now playing at the …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:18PM[SHARE] Samuel Beckett's melancholy one man, one act play is being performed superbly by John Hurt in his first appearance on a Los Angeles stage, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, in a production…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:05PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Ray Bradbury, one of the world's most popular authors, died earlier this year at 91. Often categorized as a science fiction author, he preferred to be called a fantasy writer. He also…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:31PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 9, 2012
David Mamet's grubby and farcical political play November, now playing at the Mark Taper Forum downtown, is a riot of foul language and racial epithets, all tumbling from the mouth of…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:54PM[SHARE]Okay you Elephant Room bums! Here’s how you do magic, alright?! This clip of a unique card trick is truly outstanding. Here we see illusionist and magician Michael Giles demonstrat…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:37PM[SHARE] Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Pasadena's most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors. Last fall, 14,000 people experienced the excit…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PM[SHARE]Monday, October 8, 2012
Lynn Nottage's play By The Way, Meet Vera Stark is light years apart from her recently staged play (also at the Geffen) entitled Ruined, which was a potent portrayal of unspeakable tr…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:50PM[SHARE]Saturday, October 6, 2012
A fun and highly entertaining way to wander through one of Los Angeles’ storied mansions is Theatre 40′s critically-acclaimed production of The Manor. The melodrama continues its…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:09PM[SHARE]Friday, October 5, 2012
Hello dear readers, Here is a link to my article for LA Stage Times all about the bizarre and mysterious Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre, and their newest presentation, The Fainting Couch b…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:36PM[SHARE]Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre, the NoHo grand guignol company, approaches its 20th anniversary -- not to mention yet another Halloween -- with its seventh play from Robert Riemer, The Fai…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:55PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 4, 2012
Fresh and fun, the marvelous new musical about gay closet-life in Hollywood, Justin Love, was eight years in development, and the dedication shows. The storyline is sweet and not-too-predict…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:39PM[SHARE]Hello readers! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly is of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an innovative dance work presented by Astra Dance Company, playing for TWO MORE NIGHTS ONL…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 01:09PM[SHARE]Eight local composers, eight world premieres! Innovative woodwind trio Third Wheel is featured in this exciting concert of new music written by members of the West Coast Composers Forum. Be …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:45PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Gentle readers, Here is a link to my article for LA Stage Times where I chatted with singer and musician Sophie B. Hawkins, and her writer/director Gigi Gaston, about their show Room 105, th…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:54PM[SHARE]Just before she died in 1970, Janis Joplin was spotted at Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood. Now, writer-director Gigi Gaston and singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins hope that Joplin's spir…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:38PM[SHARE]Monday, October 1, 2012
Within the enormous soundstage is a vast icy wasteland. A large snow vehicle is overturned and a submarine's conning tower, sporting the red and white Umbrella Corporation symbol, has breach…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:19PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 27, 2012
WWA Gallery’s upcoming exhibit The Noise in the Basement featuring James “Jimbot” Demski, Dan Goodsell, JoKa, David Lozeau, Juan Muniz, Jeff T Owens, JC Rivera and Saratoga…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:44PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Jewish and Staten Island stereotypes, a sassy black angel from Heaven, a hirsute guy hobbling around in heels and a hot pink dress " clichés abound in Under My Skin, Prudence Fraser and Rob…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:52PM[SHARE]Gentle readers, This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of a new play by Keliher Walsh entitled The Year of the Rabbit, now playing at the Atwater Village Theatre. Click here to go …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:18PM[SHARE]In response to this coming weekend’s impending Carmageddon II, a growing alliance of LA-based artists and arts organizations have united with community leaders to create ARTmageddon, a…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:50PM[SHARE]Monday, September 24, 2012
It's funny, it's outrageous and the company's energy is off the charts. Whatever you may have heard about The Book Of Mormon, check your preconceived notions at the door and surrender to an …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:59PM[SHARE]The Los Angeles Irish Film Festival launches this week, on Wednesday, September 26th, 2012, at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theatre in Hollywood with a screening of Jump, by director Kieron J.…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:06PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 20, 2012
"Happiness is that funny little place halfway between fantasy and reality." — MG. From his website: Michael Gardner seeks to create works of art that reflect his struggles with the wor…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:00PM[SHARE]Hello readers, This week my theater review for the LA Weekly is of classic Greek playwright Euripides' Helen, now playing at the Getty Villa amphitheater in the Pacific Palisades. Click here…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:51PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Fans of Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, serial killers and musicals " look no further for a rollicking night of entertainment with Silence! The Musical, an over-the-top and ultra-broad spoof …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:38PM[SHARE] I've been struggling to find a tasteful way to describe Jordi Galcerán Ferrer's fine play that is currently running at the Falcon Theatre in Toluca Lake, but I can't seem to come u…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:59PM[SHARE]As the first group exhibition introducing the wide-ranging work of South Korean political art to an American audience, Being Political Popular: South Korean Art at the Intersection of Popula…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:54PM[SHARE]Monday, September 17, 2012
This coming Saturday, head over to NoHo for the Lankershim Block Party. The music & theater festival is a fundraiser for the various companies that reside on the arty Lankershim Blvd., i…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:40PM[SHARE]Friday, September 14, 2012
There’s been a whole lot of backstage (and audience) shenanigans swirling around the production of Andrew Osborne’s play No Love, currently running at the Eclectic Company…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:33PM[SHARE] A comedy festival born of grassroots efforts in the comedy community, the RIOT LA festival is an alternative, weekend-long comedy festival that will be taking place in Downtown Los An…
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