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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

"Mutually Assured Destruction" at Odyssey " LA theater review by Pauline Adamek

It's difficult to pinpoint exactly what is wrong with this play and production. The acting is good. The staging is fluid. The storyline is amusing. The French farce underpinnings give the sh…

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Children's Festival of the Arts at Paramount Pictures by Pauline Adamek

The Hollywood Arts Council will pull out all the stops this year at their 27th Annual Children's Festival of the Arts as they celebrate and honor Paramount Pictures' 100th Birthday. The FREE…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:24PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 30, 2012

LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl by Pauline Adamek

It was a beautiful evening, with that perfect Southern California balmy spring breeze when, to launch the LA Philharmonic's 2012 summer season at the Hollywood Bowl, an intimate cocktail par…

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Friday, July 27, 2012

How the Crossfit Homeless Photo Scandal Connects to Neil LaBute's Play in Hollywood by Pauline Adamek

Here’s a new piece I wrote for the LA Weekly about a couple of plays that deal with a homeless theme. Click here to go to the LA Weekly site.     ~ OR ~   You can just r…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 01:34PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

"Wicked Lit " Night at the Mausoleum" LA theater report by Pauline Adamek

Unbound Productions is proud to present Wicked Lit Night at the Mausoleum. This promises to be a fun-filled evening at Mountain View Mausoleum to support Wicked Lit 2012. Events: Poker Tourn…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:24PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 23, 2012

"Fair is foul…" Macbeth at Antaeus, LA theater review by Pauline Adamek

In Shakespeare's macabre and unsettling tragedy, a ruthlessly ambitious Scottish general seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and guidance from a trio of witches. He then com…

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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Neil LaBute's "Short Ends" " LA theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Hello dear readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of an evening of Neil LaBute’s short plays, entitled Short Ends, currently playing at Open Fist Theatre …

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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

"The Exorcist" on stage at The Geffen " LA theater review by Pauline Adamek

  It's difficult to comprehend why the Geffen Playhouse have commissioned John Pielmeier to adapt author William Peter Blatty's legendary horror story to the stage for a world-premiere …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 11:06PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 16, 2012

Pitch black comedy " "Our House" " LA theater review by Pauline Adamek

  Theresa Rebeck's latest play, currently making its West Coast premiere at the Lounge Theatre, is an odd one. Striving to combine scathing satire with black comedy, the production's un…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:44PM[SHARE]

Kids Art Camp at Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery " LA art review by Pauline Adamek

A performance-inspired family art workshop and 6-day Kids Art Camp is happening in July. 
Made In L.A. continues at the Gallery with a free performance by Simone Forti. FAMILY ART WORK…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:41PM[SHARE]

The majesty of "War Horse" " LA theater review by Pauline Adamek

War Horse, the spectacular stage show that captivated Steven Spielberg, is now playing at the Ahmanson Theater in Downtown LA until July 29, 2012.  A unique theatrical experience that com…

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Saturday, July 14, 2012

SUNDAY ONLY " "Beat the Drum" Fest " LA music review by Pauline Adamek

  The second annual Beat the Drum Festival is happening Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Ford Amphitheatre. Presented by ARTScorpsLA/ACLA Emerging Producers, Beat the Drum: East Los Meets W…

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Flower of the Season 2012: Ecdysis by Pauline Adamek

Body Weather Laboratory presents Flower of the Season 2012: Ecdysis, a solo dance series happening later this month at the Electric Lodge in Venice, CA. Now in its seventh year, Flower of th…

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

LAST DAYS " "Jitney" at Pasadena Playhouse " LA theater review by Pauline Adamek

  Walking out of the Pasadena Playhouse following the conclusion of August Wilson's fine drama Jitney, and I couldn't help marveling; how could Wilson have written such an accomplished …

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

"12th Night" " LA theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

      Dear readers! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly is of Shakespeare’s classic comedy 12th Night. Click here to go to the LA Weekly's theater page with my…

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Monday, July 9, 2012

"The New Electric Ballroom" at Rogue Machine " LA theater review by Pauline Adamek

Sisters Breda (Lisa Pelikan), Clara (Casey Kramer) and Ada (Betsy Zajko) are stuck living in an isolated fishing village on the west coast in Ireland with no escape. The trio is haunted by t…

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LAST DAYS for "Where the Great Ones Run" at Rogue Machine " LA theater review by Pauline Adamek

LAST DAYS to see Where the Great Ones Run, Mark Roberts' character piece set in a crusty old truck stop diner in rural Indiana. In the corner sits a regular patron, an old man (Tucker Smallw…

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Friday, July 6, 2012

LA theater review for LA Weekly " My Romantic History by Pauline Adamek

Gentle readers! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly is of  Glaswegian playwright D. C. Jackson's uproarious and award-winning comedy My Romantic History. Click here to go to the…

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Pam Douglas The Life of Fire art exhibition, TAG Gallery at Bergamot Station " art LA review. by Pauline Adamek

Award-winning painter, writer and professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Pam Douglas, launches the second in a trilogy of art shows inspired by earth's primal energies"Water, F…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:04PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 2, 2012

Sunset Safari 2012 " GLAZA event at LA Zoo delights crowds " LA event review by Pauline Adamek

As always, this year's Los Angeles Zoo's annual 'Sunset Safari' " a special interactive event " was a tremendously fun experience for Safari Club members (those who make donations of $1,500 …

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Downtown Film Festival of Los Angeles 2012 announces its line-up " festival LA review by Pauline Adamek

  The Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles (DFFLA), a nonprofit organization, has announced its line-up of feature films to be presented during the 8-day event, July 6"13, 2012in venues t…

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Gazing at the Contemporary World: Japanese Photography from the 1970s to the Present " photos LA review by Pauline Adamek

  Currently on display at the Japan American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC) in Downtown LA is a traveling photographic exhibition presented by the Japan Foundation. PART I : Satu…

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Friday, June 29, 2012

Levitated Mass " opens at LACMA by Pauline Adamek

Artist Michael Heizer's monumental sculpture Levitated Mass has opened at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Unfortunately, the giant concrete trough built to afford an all access…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:50PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 28, 2012

DK Dance Factory launches summer with Brazilian Carnival " NoHo LA dance review by Pauline Adamek

TOMORROW NIGHT! DK Dance Factory is launching summer with a Brazilian Carnival style. Experience the sounds and culture of Rio de Janeiro and Bahia to North Hollywood at Skinny's Lounge on F…

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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

"War Horse" interviews " article for LA Stage Times " LA theater by Pauline Adamek

Hello dear readers, Below is a link to my in-depth article for LA Stage Times where I chatted with the three stars of the Broadway musical, War Horse. Andrew Veenstra plays Albert Narracott,…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:36PM[SHARE]

Playing the Human Family Behind War Horse by Pauline Adamek

The War Horse star (spoiler alert -- he's actually a puppet) isn't doing interviews, but we talk to Andrew Veenstra as the award-winning play opens at the Ahmanson. He plays the boy whose be…

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Hollywood Fringe Fest 2012 wrap up LA theater reviews Best of the Fringe by Pauline Adamek

This year's 3rd Annual Hollywood Fringe Festival concluded last Sunday night with the Fringe Closing Awards Ceremony, an awards presentation at Fringe Central Station. Known as 'The Freaks,'…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:19PM[SHARE]

Mixed Personality Disorders " theater review for Hollywood Fringe Fest " HFF 2012 by Pauline Adamek

  Shaky home movie footage of a small town, as viewed from the passenger seat of a car, is projected before our narrator walks up to a music stand with his notes. Ominously hanging upst…

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Martin Dancers presents "Sundays Only In Noho" concert series " dance music LA review by Pauline Adamek

The Martin Dancers, a culturally diverse, non-profit company, will perform the company's repertoire on select Sundays, June through September 30, 2012. In a series of summer concerts staged …

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Getty's Garden Concerts for kids series return " music and art review by Pauline Adamek

The Getty's Garden Concerts for Kids series returns this August with a line-up of some of the nation's most popular children's musical artists. Families can delight in the imaginative and wh…

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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Kite-Making with Basir Beria at the Fowler Museum by Pauline Adamek

Kite-Making with Basir Beria Saturday, June 30, 2012 1"4 pm Fowler Museum UCLA Campus.   International kite master Basir Beria, a specialist in Afghan fighter kites, was the kite master…

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