The Getty has paired two new photography exhibitions under the umbrella “Photography/Fotografía: LA & México,” with both running from September 1, 2026–January 3, 2027 at the Getty Center...
The final presentation of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Classical Thursdays’ five-concert series was an absolutely superb experience. We were treated to a screening of Czech film director Miloš...
Broadway runs away to the circus in this delightful musical adaptation of Sara Gruen’s bestselling novel, with gasp-inducing acrobatics and puppet magic to rival The Lion King. The songs, interestingly...
One of the conundrums of being a critic is how to review a terrific production of a play that you either have mixed opinions about or just don’t like. You can spend all the time praising performances...
IT in Shared Reality at Cosm Los Angeles: Pennywise Gets Bigger, but Does He Get Scarier? There are few horror images more immediately recognizable than Pennywise the sinister Dancing Clown emerging from the...
If having someone change the language, plot, themes, settings and characters of a play is seen as a tribute or homage or compliment, Shakespeare must be the most complimented playwright on the planet. He must be...
A new installment of the beloved schlocky Killer Tomatoes franchise is back with a fifth feature film, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence. Both gruesome and delicious, the madcap nonsense is...
Experience an extraordinary afternoon of movement, music, and storytelling when acclaimed Indian classical dancer and choreographer Rukhmani Mehta takes the stage at Sierra Madre Playhouse on...
I’ve been waiting for a play about the Russo-Ukrainian War, but, up until now, I hadn’t seen or heard of anything about that conflict produced in L.A. theatre. I mean, I haven’t really seen much about the...
It was a brassy night at the Bowl last Wednesday when Preservation Hall Jazz Band brought their signature jazz stylings to the stage, followed by the equally boisterous Tower of Power. It was a “New Orleans meets...
You’ll get much more than your fill of dancing when you sit down to watch this 1980s Spandex-laced epic.
Every now and then someone will ask you to review a play that will be closed by the time the review posts. There are all sorts of reasons for that, some better than others. The best reason I’ve had yet to do so...
On the first of three sold-out evenings, composer Joe Hisaishi was welcomed to the Hollywood Bowl by an enthusiastic audience that reflected the remarkable reach of his music. Lifelong classical concertgoers sat...
‘Love letter to undocumented, Indigenous, and trans people’: Poet féi iká shumarí celebrates launch of new essay collection CHABÓCHI DOLL By Thomas Emick On Thursday, July 9, poet féi iká shumarí celebrated the...
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