Local Performances Articles

Goldstar.com Review – I Found The Tickets I Was Looking for at a Great Price

Goldstar is a free online discount ticket selling service

Red Theatre Review - A Drama on Shades of Brilliance

Paint collides with canvas live on stage, as masterpieces are born and torn down in a visceral experience that spills off the stage and forever changes the way you see red.

Mary Poppins Musical Theatre Review - A Practically Perfect Production!

Mary Poppins is truly the first “Supernanny” of our times. Go see this current production at the Ahmanson Theatre, and you will see why!

Estelle Performs At The London Hotel - A Rooftop Evening Of Music And Fun

On July 31st celebrities and elite music enthusiasts gathered rooftop to watch London born Grammy award winning singer-songwriter Estelle

A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project Aug 3 – Free Live Concert to Benefit Hands Together, a Haitian Organization Present in Haiti

A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project is a fundraising dinner, silent auction, and world premiere live concert to benefit Hands Together

Matisyahu Concert 2012 Review - Schooled In Fun

See this pic? This is what happens when you’re having too much fun

Mutually Assured Destruction - A Guest Production at the Odyssey Theatre

Director Hanauer’s dynamite cast, coupled with a clever script, makes for a light-hearted evening of theatre and in the words of the Bard, “All’s Well That End’s Well” or a mutually assured evening of enjoyment

Mutually Assured Destruction Review – Amusing Cold War Metaphor

Mutually Assured Destruction, written by Peter Lefcourt and directed by Terri Hanauer, is a comedy of middle-aged sexual mores

Interview: Director Gregg T. Daniel brings Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble to Elmina's Kitchen

Director Gregg T. Daniel talks theatre & the latest production from Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble: ELMINA’S KITCHEN the story of a bitter clash of values between 3 generations of black men & its effect on their family & community

The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart: A 20's revivial worth seeing

One of the best works of Mary Roberts Rinehart, this three act 20's classic play has plenty of twists and turns

Fela - Opening Next Wednesday, December 14th at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre

Fela!,the 2010 Best Musical Tony Award®-nominated musical, opens December 14th at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre. This musical is filled with exuberant music of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and will continue through January 22,2012

Exercise Your Right To Happiness - Release Those Feel Good Chemicals

Personal trainer at Santa Monica Personal Training, Jason Kozma, explains how exercise is often the best medicine and can be the key to happiness

RICHARD III Theatre Review – This Infamous Villain Slashes, Seduces, Slays, and Smiles at Shakespeare Orange County

For this 2012 season opener at Shakespeare Orange County, theatre, film, and television veteran John Walcutt is absolute perfection in the title role

Goonrock Continues to Ride High on Multi-Platinum “Party Rock Anthem”

Goonrock continues to ride high on the popularity of the LMFAO’s multi-platinum “Party Rock Anthem”

“Plays in the Park” Review - An Evening of Three One Acts

The best thing that can be said about Brian Connors’ three short pieces “Plays in the Park,” a guest production at the Santa Monica Playhouse, is Ed Asner, who gave a reading that is an acting lesson for any aspiring thespian

Theatre Review - “The Irish Curse”

“The Irish Curse,” a rip-roaring comedy/drama that ultimately delves deeply into the psychological effects on men who are anatomically challenged and how it impacts on their lives

Hollywood Bowl 4th of July Spectacular with Barry Manilow Review – A Star Spangled Celebration

American icon Barry Manilow played the traditional Independence Day Performance at the impressive Hollywood Bowl with three sold out shows punctuated by a glittery, mesmerizing, display of dazzling fireworks

Jekyll and Hyde at The Met Review - Doma\'s Newest Musical Wins Points

$Jekyll and Hyde at The Met Review - Doma\'s Newest Musical Wins Points$ Chris Kerrigan wins hands down for best Jekyll/Hyde performance

“War Horse” Theatre Review – A Play Of Epic Proportions

Using the technical magic of film and all the special effects inherent therein, each of these films illuminated the horrors of war in its own specific way searing the face of battle graphically into our collective souls

I Am Chrissie (Review) - From Both Sides Now

You’ve got to be pretty brave to run a theatre workshop in a mental health facility. But that’s exactly what Laurie O’Brien did in actual real life, and then she wrote about it, and now she’s starring in a one-woman show about the experience