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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

'Black Dahlia' Murder Examined in The Chanteuse and the Devil's Muse by Pauline Adamek

David J's refashions his Black Dahlia song cycle into a new multi-disciplinary musical play The Chanteuse and the Devil's Muse that presents a chilling theory regarding the identity of the f…

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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

¡Adelante! Mexican American Artists: 1960s and Beyond by Pauline Adamek

An eclectic and influential exhibition of the work of more than forty prominent Hispanic artists, ¡Adelante! Mexican American Artists: 1960s and Beyond opens this weekend at the Museum at…

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Monday, September 5, 2011

Lushes in love " Day Drinkers at the Odyssey Theatre by Pauline Adamek

Apart from an obviously fake juke box, designer Gary Guidinger's complicated set replicates a divey bar with astounding authenticity, from the beat-up dartboard, sticky-looking floor and sha…

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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Beatrice Wood: Career Woman"Drawings, Paintings, Vessels, and Objects by Pauline Adamek

This Friday, September 9th, there will be an opening reception at the Santa Monica Museum of Art (SMMoA) at Bergamot Station of a vast exhibition entitled Beatrice Wood: Career Woman"Drawing…

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Glad Day by Jay Stuckey " exhibition at The Company by Pauline Adamek

  THE COMPANY is staging Glad Day, artist Jay Stuckey's first solo show at their gallery, on exhibit from September 3 through October 1, 2011.  A selection of large-scale paintings w…

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Last Days! Small Engine Repair " Beverly Hills Playhouse by Pauline Adamek

This is the last weekend to catch Rogue Machine’s emotionally hard-hitting and topical play, Small Engine Repair. John Pollono’s smash hit play has been extended multiple times, …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:05PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Mental Head Circus " King King, Hollywood by Pauline Adamek

Roll up! Roll up! The Mental Head Circus is in town, performing one Sunday per month at King King in Hollywood, as the nightclub's monthly resident show. Upcoming show dates for the remainde…

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Stones in His Pockets " LA Weekly review by Pauline Adamek

This week’s theatre review for LA Weekly is the brilliant play by Marie Jones, Stones in His Pockets.   Now playing at the Zephyr Theatre in West Hollywood.   Click here and …

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Monday, August 29, 2011

In Focus: The Sky " at the Getty Center by Pauline Adamek

  Dreamy, contemplative photographic images of our planet's firmament are currently on display at The J. Paul Getty Museum; In Focus: The Sky, a thematically-installed exhibition of per…

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Shelley Bennett " "Condemned" by Pauline Adamek

*** Written and performed by Shelley Bennett, Condemned is a one-woman show playing for one night only! Standup comic and actress Shelley Bennett takes us on a bizarrely funny journey from S…

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

'Vivien' review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

  Check it out — here is this week’s review for the LA Weekly, of Rick Foster’s rather reverent play about the luminous star of stage and screen, Vivien Leigh: Vivien.…

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Femme power takes to the stage " this Sunday in Hollywood by Pauline Adamek

Girl power!  Women unite!! Simply because she believes 'Courage is contagious,' writer Rivka Solomon has published a book that champions women and their valiant acts. Solomon, with assist…

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

ArtsBeatLA goes mobile! by Pauline Adamek

Exciting news, gentle readers, especially if you have a smart phone. We have just launched the mobile version of our timely, happening Arts Webmagazine. Now, if you visit ArtsBeatLA via your…

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'Ready For Our Close-Up' " play showcase and benefit by Pauline Adamek

Ready For Our Close-Up " a play showcase and benefit for The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Project " is happening this weekend only, Aug 26 " 28, in Hollywood, at the Stella Adler Theatre. The…

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Ennio " Living Paper Cartoon at Pasadena Playhouse by Pauline Adamek

Ennio, featuring Ennio Marchetto " 'The Living Paper Cartoon' " will play an exclusive, limited engagement for one week only, from August 23 " 28, 2011, at The Pasadena Playhouse. Ennio Marc…

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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Last chance to catch Intimate Opera Pasadena " Sunday by Pauline Adamek

  Looking for something to do this Sunday (tomorrow)? Sunday August 21st is your last chance to catch to check out Intimate Opera Pasadena's (IOP's) production of the brilliant and chil…

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Friday, August 19, 2011

Next Window, Please " review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Please enjoy my latest theatre review for LA Weekly, of the world premier of a new comedy Next Window, Please, written by Doug Haverty and notable for its almost exclusively female cast. Hap…

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Cella Gallery hosts NoHo Block Party, Saturday, Aug 20 by Pauline Adamek

  There's a cool Art Block Party planned for tomorrow (Saturday) night, over at the Lofts at NoHo Common. Music, Dance, film and of course Art will be happening on Weddington Street,…

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

ArtsBeatLA has a chic new look! by Pauline Adamek

To celebrate its two-year anniversary, ArtsBeatLA has just been relaunched with a brand new layout and design theme. I am also starting a weekly Op-Ed column, paired with a links list as a r…

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Op-Ed " "Grey rage" or "When Seniors Attack!" by Pauline Adamek

Welcome a new section where I plan to opinionate wildly as I discuss topics of interest. You have been warned! Thanks to a rather unusual incident at last Friday night's play, I've dec…

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Robey Theatre Company receives 12 NAACP noms by Pauline Adamek

*** The Robey Theatre Company, Los Angeles' acclaimed African American theatre company based downtown at Los Angeles Theatre Center, is on track to scoop the pool at the forthcoming NAACP…

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Monday, August 15, 2011

Vanishing Point exhibit by Photoji Project in Little Tokyo by Pauline Adamek

*** A photo exhibition, entitled Vanishing Point, currently on display in Little Tokyo, shows a Japanese "healing" town before and after the disaster. There will be a reception and discus…

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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Friendship and betrayal " 'This' at the Kirk Douglas Theatre by Pauline Adamek

*** Melissa James Gibson's ingeniously constructed drama, This, is far too clever for its own good. Review by Pauline Adamek Sure, it touches on deep (if bourgeois) themes, such as …

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Friday, August 12, 2011

Judith Chapman " Interview for LA Stage Times by Pauline Adamek

*** Gentle readers, please enjoy my interview with a legend of daytime drama, Judith Chapman, who is starring in a solo-show about another legend of stage and screen, the magnificent Vivi…

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Macy Gray to perform at the Ford by Pauline Adamek

*** Macy Gray joins Rhythm & Roots " a 
benefit performance at the Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood for one night only! Report by Pauline Adamek Grammy Award-winning, multi-…

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Soap star Judith Chapman portrays Vivien by Pauline Adamek

Soap opera star Judith Chapman tackles a solo show about the troubled movie star Vivien Leigh at Rogue Machine, where Chapman was the first board president. Rick Foster's play is set just da…

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Sandra Bernhard " Interview for LA Stage Times by Pauline Adamek

*** Gentle readers, please enjoy my interview with Sandra Bernhard, who has a new album of stand-up comedy and a new live show entitled I Love Being Me, Don't You? coming to LA for two we…

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Sandra Bernhard Declares I Love Being Me, Don't You? by Pauline Adamek

Sandra Bernhard is discussing her new album, I Love Being Me Don't You? A blend of her signature brand of critically acclaimed comedy with two musical covers that showcase her idiosyncratic …

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New review for LA Weekly " It Must Be Him by Pauline Adamek

*** Gentle readers, here is a link to my latest theatre review for the LA Weekly, of a semi-amusing, if cringe-worthily clichéd, autobiographical comedy by playwright Kenny Solms -- I…

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Eyjafjallajokull: Images from The Land of Fire and Ice " at Raw Materials by Pauline Adamek

*** Witness the spectacle of nature's fury from a safe distance " Lucas Jackson's magnificent images of the recent volcanic explosion in Iceland, entitled Eyjafjallajokull: Images from…

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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Kwan-Gyu Lim Dance Company perform at the Ford by Pauline Adamek

*** Experience a magical evening of grace, beauty and skill in the form of traditional and modernized Korean Dance. The Kwan-Gyu Lim Dance Company will perform at the Ford Amphitheatre on…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:12PM[SHARE]

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