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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Tate Donovan talks about "Good People" by Pauline Adamek

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…

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Modern Art & Design Auction " Los Angeles Modern Auctions by Pauline Adamek

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…

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Friday, April 20, 2012

There are no "Good People" at the Geffen Playhouse " theater review by Pauline Adamek

  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…

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Burbank Arts for All " inaugural Gala event by Pauline Adamek

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…

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Theater review for LA Weekly " "Dames at Sea" at the Colony by Pauline Adamek

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…

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Monday, April 16, 2012

Sunset Safari 2012 " happening April 21st at the Los Angeles Zoo by Pauline Adamek

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…

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Tadasana Festival bridges the worlds of Yoga and Music by Pauline Adamek

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 …

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Pasadena Showcase House of Design 2012 " an inside view and review by Pauline Adamek

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 …

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Friday, April 13, 2012

Mikhail Baryshnikov performs "In Paris" at The Broad by Pauline Adamek

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…

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Thrills, laughs and sex appeal " theatre review of "Deathtrap" at the Davidson/Valentini by Pauline Adamek

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…

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New theater review for LA Weekly " Molière's "The Bungler" at A Noise Within by Pauline Adamek

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…

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles " 2012 by Pauline Adamek

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…

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Monday, April 9, 2012

Play me, I'm Yours " Los Angeles: 2012 art music installation by Pauline Adamek

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 …

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Sunday, April 8, 2012

2nd Annual Kids Krazy Krafts Day by Pauline Adamek

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…

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Friday, April 6, 2012

Phantasmagoria " "The Illusion" plays at A Noise Within, Pasadena by Pauline Adamek

  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…

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Fowler OutSpoken Conversation: Human Rights for Afghan Women by Pauline Adamek

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…

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Monday, April 2, 2012

The Blues Brothers play Irvine by Pauline Adamek

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…

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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Portraits of Renown: Photography and the Cult of Celebrity " Famous Figures Captured in Getty Photography Exhibition by Pauline Adamek

    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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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Theatre review for LA Weekly " "Lights Off, Eyes Closed" by Pauline Adamek

Gentle readers! This week’s theatre review for the LA Weekly is for the hilarious romantic comedy Lights Off, Eyes Closed, a Sky Pilot Theatre production written by Liz Shannon Miller …

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Monday, March 26, 2012

LAWees are on again " the 33rd Annual LA Weekly Theatre Awards for 2011 by Pauline Adamek

Start ripping up a bed sheet " to honor the classical origins of theatre, this year's 'LaWees' has a toga party theme. Hence, the dress code is toga attire (laurel wreaths optional). That fu…

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Winners Announced LA Drama Critics Circle Awards by Pauline Adamek

  “A night of Lad-Sissies celebration!” The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle's 43rd Annual Awards Show, took place last Monday, March 19, 2012 at A Noise Within's glamorous …

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Latest theatre review for LA Weekly " "If We Are Women" by Pauline Adamek

Hello dear readers! This week’s theatre review for the LA Weekly is for If We Are Women, written by Canadian playwright Joanna McClelland Glass in 1993, now playing at The Lonny Chapma…

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

The Woman in the Wall " a new opera by Pauline Adamek

The Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization Overtone Industries presents the world premiere of its new opera The Woman in the Wall, with two weekends of performances, opening Friday, March …

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Newest theatre review for LA Weekly " "The Color Purple" at Celebration by Pauline Adamek

Gentle readers! This week’s theatre review for the LA Weekly is for the musical version of Alice Walker’s sensational saga The Color Purple, now playing at Celebration Theater in…

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Presenters and performers announced for 2011 LADCC Awards show by Pauline Adamek

  The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) annually gives awards for excellence in theatre.  You can now follow them on twitter via @LADramaCC  Presenters and performers have …

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Monday, March 12, 2012

Precognito and Incognito 2012 " SMMoA by Pauline Adamek

INCOGNITO, Santa Monica Museum of Art's highly anticipated annual exhibition and benefit art sale, returns for its eighth year, enhanced by the first-ever PRECOGNITO Gala and Preview event. …

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A murderous thriller " "Coronado" by Dennis Lehane at The Holding Company by Pauline Adamek

An acclaimed author of crime-fiction (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone, Shutter Island), Dennis Lehane is certainly in his element when charting a page-turning thriller plot. Lehane has tried hi…

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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Vox Femina spring concert " From Shakespeare to Shamrocks by Pauline Adamek

  Vox Femina Los Angeles continues its 15th anniversary season with From Shakespeare to Shamrocks, a spring concert celebration that brings the English and Irish together in song on Sai…

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Friday, March 9, 2012

Levitated Mass " epic journey to LACMA has commenced by Pauline Adamek

A 340-ton megalith that is to be part of artist Michael Heizer's monumental artwork, Levitated Mass, has begun its epic journey to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Levitated Mas…

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Herb Ritts: L.A. Style " photo exhibit at Getty by Pauline Adamek

Celebrity photographer Herb Ritts' extensive career is examined in a new exhibition at the Getty. The exhibition, entitled Herb Ritts: L.A. Style, includes the artist's photographs in fashio…

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"The Jacksonian" at the Geffen " Beth Henley's eerie and murderous drama by Pauline Adamek

Blood-drenched, with an undercurrent of impending violence, Beth Henley's new play The Jacksonian grips you with its intensity as well as flashes of poetic language and dark humor. Making it…

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