The StageCrafts present SpookyFest 2026 – Hollywood’s Horror Performing Arts Festival – this Halloween! Eleven live productions and a night of horror short films will haunt The...
Downtown L.A. to Turn Into a Free Arts Playground for Grand Ave Arts: All Access Downtown Los Angeles is set to come alive this Saturday, October 24, as the 10th annual Grand Ave Arts: All Access...
George Bernard Shaw wrote Heartbreak House during and as a response to World War One. It was first staged in 1920, and in one scene he has a character decry the people in power at that time: “What then...
If you had told me in the past that I’d appreciate and admire a play about an ex-member of the Westboro Baptist Church, I’m not sure that I’d have believed you. The “church,” an almost seventy-year-old...
It was a packed house at Blue Note Jazz club in LA last week when artist Boney James strode onto the intimate nightclub’s stage, joining his band with a huge smile on his face. Greeted by an enthusiastic crowd...
Filmmaker, designer, and media creator – Jay Rinsky is an artist whose work sits at the thrilling intersection of cinema, live performance, technology, and audience participation. Rinsky is the founder...
Invited guests were on hand last week at the Getty Center for the private blessing ceremony of the 18th century painting Portrait of Mai (“Omai”) where President of French Polynesia, Moetai Brotherson, as well as...
The ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles has been reimagined to incorporate Aztec culture and language. Ingeniously adapted by playwright Evelina Fernández, we are given a completely new take on the classic drama...
Noah Blake directs and stars in a new musical supper stage show, A Killer Night in Studio City, now playing at Vitello’s Italian restaurant in the Valley and presented by DETNY Theatrical Productions...
What is justice? Is it following the dictates of law? Everyone knows that the law works differently for different parts of society, and that some laws may be legal but are in no way just. Is it the old “eye for...
A captivating afternoon of dance, music, history, and storytelling. Acclaimed Indian classical dancer and choreographer Rukhmani Mehta took to the stage at Sierra Madre Playhouse this past Sunday. On the...
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. These...
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 Forman’s...
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 and...
Pauline Adamek
Terry Morgan
Brian Sonia-Wallace