Monday, May 7, 2012
The newest release from savvy indie publishing house, Huqua Press, is a fabulous little cookbook by a seasoned (!) cook, Gwen Kenneally; the Sweet & Savory Cookbook. An LA-based cook, ca…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:27PM[SHARE]Sunday, May 6, 2012
Writer/director Joss Whedon's take on the Marvel universe " The Avengers " is breaking US box office records this weekend, following smash hit success in international markets. Yet th…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PM[SHARE]Friday, May 4, 2012
Gentle Readers, Below is a link to my in-depth article for LA Stage Times where I sat down with a quintet of costume dressers to discuss their craft and hear their stories. Go here to read i…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 11:07PM[SHARE]When actors step confidently and calmly onto the stage in the right costume that has been mended and pressed, it's often thanks to the wise, quick work of their dressers. Five dressers recal…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:48PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Hello readers! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly is of The Last Day, an unusual play starring and written by Christina Joy Howard about her father’s involvement in the mass…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:16PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Dear wonderful Subscribers! Announcing a special giveaway for existing and new Subscribers to ArtsBeatLA.com (Tell you friends! Become a subscriber to enter " go here and select "subscri…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:04PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 29, 2012
Bertolucci babe and Bond girl Eva Green is a villainous witch hell bent on revenge. The actress/model stars in Tim Burton's big screen fantasy comedy version of the creaky cult classic TV se…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PM[SHARE]Friday, April 27, 2012
::LAST WEEKEND:: Final extension of this successful season — this exceptional play must close Saturday, April 28, 2011. Four dinner plates, a flash of gold at the ears, a lingering kis…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:26PM[SHARE]Company of Angels' Playwrights Group presents the world premiere of L.A Views V: April 29, 1992 " eight short plays written by Gabriel Rivas Gomez, Jonathan Ceniceroz, Julie Taiwo Oni, Malik…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:57PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 26, 2012
The Restaurant at the Getty Center is offering special menu in connection with the gorgeous Herb Ritts: L.A. Style " a stunning photographic exhibition that is not to be missed. This …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:33PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Dear readers, this week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of a mildly humorous reading by Sherry Netherland from her book, I was a Cellist in the Marching Band. One performance rem…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:49PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Corky Hale, a Jazz pianist who once accompanied the late, great American Jazz singer Billie Holiday, is joining up with singer Freda Payne, along with singer (and daughter-in-law) Tricia …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:22PM[SHARE]Monday, April 23, 2012
The LA STAGE Alliance has announced LA Stage Talks, a series of panel discussions moderated by LA STAGE Alliance CEO Terence McFarland, exploring various aspects of the creation of performin…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:44PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 22, 2012
Making its West Coast Premiere at the Geffen Playhouse is David Lindsay-Abaire's Tony-award nominated play Good People. Last year I spoke with Tate Donovan shortly after he wrapped the New Y…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PM[SHARE]An upcoming Modern Art & Design Auction will include over 100 works from an important Santa Barbara collection, featuring fine art and sculpture by George Rickey, Chuck Close, Roy Lichte…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:51PM[SHARE]Friday, April 20, 2012
In David Lindsay-Abaire's Tony-award nominated play Good People, there are no good people. There are a handful of disgruntled working class women who are struggling to keep their head…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:22PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 19, 2012
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Burbank teacher Beth Morrison and Burbank PTA Council President Barbara Miller will be honored by the Burbank Arts for All Foundation at the inaugural gala e…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:19PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Gentle readers, this week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of the fun and frothy tap-musical parody Dames at Sea, currently running at the Colony Theater in Burbank. Click here to…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:39PM[SHARE]Monday, April 16, 2012
Supporters of the Los Angeles Zoo, along with their excited children, will be treated to a special interactive evening with the animals at the Zoo’s annual Sunset Safari, to be held on…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:10PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 15, 2012
Tadasana translates from Sanskrit as "mountain pose." It is the primary standing yoga position, the place from which the entire physical experience begins. The Tadasana Festival, to be held …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:00PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 14, 2012
Exquisite detail and luxe touches " this year the legions of designers have truly outdone themselves. For several months numerous teams of dedicated interior designers, as well as countless …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:52PM[SHARE]Friday, April 13, 2012
Poetic, impressionistic and occasionally melancholy and whimsical, the elegant staging of legendary actor/dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov's new show, In Paris, is breathtaking. In Paris is only p…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:56PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 11, 2012
When was the last time you heard a theater audience scream in fright?! Okay, this critic merely jumped out of her seat, but there was a lot of shrieking going on in this intimate (50-seat) b…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:19PM[SHARE]My theater review for the LA Weekly this week has been dubbed the ‘Pick of the Week.’ Read all about The Bungler, the hilarious farce by 17th century French playwright Molièr…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:37PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 10, 2012
With what promises to be its most ambitious slate yet, the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) has announced its impressive 2012 lineup and celebrates its 10th Year Anniversary. 33 f…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PM[SHARE]Monday, April 9, 2012
In a unique art, music and performance-based installation, thirty hand-painted and gaily-decorated pianos are being placed in public spaces across Sthn Cali with the invitation to anyone to …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:57PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 8, 2012
It is very rare that a museum will let you touch their exhibits let alone allow you to operate them, but that is what the Printing Museum is up to with its 2nd Annual Kids Krazy Krafts Da…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PM[SHARE]Friday, April 6, 2012
A delightfully transporting and magical fable about the illusory nature of love and relationships, The Illusion by Pierre Corneille (adapted by Tony Kushner and beautifully directed b…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:01PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Two distinguished speakers grant an insight into the current situation for Afghan women in their county. On Wednesday, April 25, 2012, Nushin Arbabzadah (pictured right), research scholar at…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:24PM[SHARE]Monday, April 2, 2012
Dust off your pork pie hat and buff up those dancing shoes… Jake and Elwood are back! "THE ALL-NEW ORIGINAL TRIBUTE TO THE BLUES BROTHERSâ„¢," featuring the entire original London cast…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 1, 2012
Famous historical and contemporary figures captured through photography can be seen in a new Getty exhibition. Portraits of Renown: Photography and the Cult of Celebrity, on vi…
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