In D.W. Griffith’s 1919 feature film Broken Blossoms, a young girl, Lucy Burrows, is abused by her alcoholic prizefighting father, Battling Burrows. She meets Cheng Huan, a kind-hearted Chinese man who falls in...
Suave, sensual and elegant, The Batette Follies of 1939 is the newest show from Australian film, TV, theatre, and publishing maverick, Russall S. Beattie—the visionary who brought us The Empire Strips Back. An...
The Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival is enjoying its fourth decade devoted to staging the finest Jazz acts from all over the world. An eclectic array of artists will grace the Hollywood Bowl‘s stage to deliver two...
It was a stunning ‘upset’ when Bob Dylan went electric. The folk singer was already a legend, thanks to his scathing commentary in support of the Civil Rights movement. But when Dylan delivered an electric...
Coming to the Hollywood Bowl in June is the Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop is the Love of My Life. The legendary Roots crew invites their musical heroes and peers to celebrate the first five decades of hip-hop at the Bowl. The...