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ALL MY SONS - Theatre Review
Arthur Miller’s classic, All My Sons, at the Ruskin Group Theatre, is an intense story about a family caught up in living a big lie as a consequence of corporate greed
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King Lear Theatre Review - This King Lear Howls With Madness and Pride
Director Thomas F. Bradac and his talented cast at Shakespeare Orange County elevate this complex epic about betrayal and pride to uncanney levels of theatrical brilliance
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Passadena Redwhite+bluezz Jazz Festival Review - It's All About Jazz
All that jazz and more, a tranquil sunny Saturday and Sunday, a place for the kids to play, grassy knolls to lay back on, space to sit back and relax, gastronomic foods to soothe your hungers, a variety of beverages to quench your thirst, nothing more to do but “just chill”
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The Least Among You Movie Review - Choices that Transform our Lives
Inspired by a true story, Mark Young wrote and directed this tale of a young black man forced to attend an all-white seminary in the 1960’s in order to escape prosecution for a crime he did not commit
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Los Angeles Jewish Symphony Review - The Ford Amphitheatre Presents an Evening of Movie Music by Jewish Composers
With soaring Cyprus trees framing the intimate Ford Amphitheatre stage, over 1,000 devoted fans gathered to hear the well-known Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
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The Lalas Burlesque - Q&A conducted with Erin Lamont, Creator and Choreographer of The Lalas Burlesque
Breaking walls, pushing limits and taking it off, The Lalas Burlesque Show is headed for “big time” status recognition
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All Female Rock Band 'Anatomy of Her' Fight to Dream
The moment they took the stage, I was pulled in – the sounds, rhythm and vocals were nothing short of awesome
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Cinema Judaica Music Review - A Right of Memories
Cinema Judaica brings the memories and music of famous Jewish composers to the Ford Amphitheater
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Carry It On Theater Review - The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents Topanga Must-See and American Have-Dones
Carry It On reads as a multitude of prose performances brought together by musical interludes and capped off by traditional sing-a-longs
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In & Out : The US of Alienation Theatre Review - An Unforgiving and Brutally Honest Fun Night of Theatre
Director David Wally weaved together common themes and intertwines them into seven thought-provoking seriocomedic scenes
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Rhett Frazier Performance Review at Room 5 on La Brea: Funk-Rock Eat Your Heart Out
With roots going back to Detroit Funk and working with MoTown Legends, Rhett Frazier has meticulously put together an album that has the funk-rock world talking
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Cinema Judaica: A Preview– The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony pays tribute as Dr. Noreen Green conducts
Cinema Judaica - a music extravaganza featuring conductor Dr. Noreen Green
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Taylor Hackford Interview - An Inside Look At the Filming of The Love Ranch
Taylor Hackford has directed some of Hollywood’s most outstanding films including The Devil’s Advocate, An Officer and a Gentleman, White Nights, Dolores Claiborne, and Proof of Life
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Four Places Play Review - The Challenge of Dealing With Aging Parents
Four Places by Joel Drake Johnson is a slice of life drama, best described in the Paddy Chayefsky tradition of “kitchen drama”
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OPUS Play Review At The Fountain Theatre - The Life And Times Of A String Quartet
Opus is the story of the Lazara String Quartet, a fictional high-profile ensemble preparing for a White House performance
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Thurgood Play Review - Laurence Fishburne Recreates The Life & Times of the Famed Jurist
This powerful play, written by George Stevens, Jr., and directed with the utmost of delicate skill by Leonard Foglia, is a 95-minute monologue and was recently performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington D.C
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Maria Bermudez FLAMENCO: Sonidos Gitanos and Chicana Gypsy Project Review - Gypsy Song and Dance at the Ford Amphitheatre
I was transported from Los Angeles to Jerez de La Frontera in the Andalucia region, of Spain, the cradle of Flamenco and Gypsy culture
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Whitefire Theatre’s Quickies T(h)ree Review - Throw Down A Throw and Hunker Down For The Best Picnic In Town
Strung together like colorful beads on Marsha Brady’s grooviest necklace, the latest installment of the Quickies series at the Whitefire Theatre delivers one comedic gem after another
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Master Class Review - Masterfully Done
Presented at the Will Greer Theatricum Botanicum outdoor theatre, Master Class tells the story of opera’s soprano singer Maria Callas’s last years as a teacher of new sopranos and tenors
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Up Chick Creek Review at Santa Monica Playhouse - Three Sassy Solos
Up Chick Creek is a trio of short one woman shows performed recently as a benefit for Santa Monica Playhouse. Barbara Cole, Lizzie Czerner and Dinah Steward pitched in to show, in their very different styles, a medley of women finding themselves
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Inside Private Lives Review at the Fremont Center Theatre
Conceived by Kristin Stone, directed by Lee Michael Cohn and guest director Geoffrey Owens, Inside Private Lives is an interactive theatrical play in which the actors depict various famous—and often scandalous—people from the twentieth century
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Vince Gill Performs at Hollywood Bowl's 4th of July Spectacular Review- When Country Meets the West
The Hollywood Bowl’s Fourth of July Celebration brings together the serenity of LA’s flora and fauna with Tinseltown signature
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The Lieutenant of Inishmore Review - A Fine Feck Of A Farce Comes To The Taper
The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a dark comedy about a cat. Actually, a dead cat. Or maybe it's a story about revenge
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The Lieutenant of Inishmore at the Mark Taper - Wicked Wit
Bloody mayhem makes for dark Irish comedy in this play about contentious factions within a nasty group of remarkably stupid terrorists during the "Troubles"
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Cougars and Kittens Prowl Through Hollywood
“Cougars and Kittens” is a citywide stand up comedy competition which is picking up steam. Sexy and funny ladies tickle the funny bone and titillate other bones as well.
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The Three Musketeers Theatre Review - Topanga Canyon Adaptation of Historial Epic Tragically Misses Its Mark
Sadly, Director Ellen Geer tries too hard to include every aspect of Dumas’s classic, resulting in a disastrous second act that brings down the entire play
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The Fourth Annual "Creme of the Crop" Post BET Awards Dinner Celebration Presented by Interscope Geffen A&M Records
Interscope Geffen A&M Records Presents The Fourth Annual “Crème of the Crop” Post BET Awards Dinner Celebration
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Carmen Miranda Play Review - The Lady in the Tutti Frutti Hat
At the tiny Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood, Carmen Miranda's memory is brought to life as the vivacious Magi Avila stars in the title role of "Carmen Miranda - The Lady in the Tutti Fruitti Hat"
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Blank Theatre Review - Solo Artist Presents Profound Theatrical Mosaic About Identity
L.A. performer Brian Stanton demonstrates his multifaceted skills as an actor and playwright in his one-man show BLANK, which details his journey about how an adopted young man decides to meet his birth mother
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Theatre Review - Magnificent Magic Comes Alive at The Botanicum Once Again
For the fifth year in a row, the Will Geer Theatre continues its annual tradition of producing this enjoyable Shakespearean production that appeals to all ages
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Hamlet Theatre Review - Theatricum Botanicum's 2010 Season Opener "To Be" the Beginning of a Phenomenal Theatrical Summer
Theatricum Botanicum regulars Mike Peebler, Melora Marshal, Jeff Wiesen, and Susan Angelo alternate their performances as the Danish prince and his conflicted mother, resulting in what may be the best production of this Shakespearean play that has been conjured in Southern California to date
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All My Sons Theater Review - An American Classic
Wartime scandal, family intrigue - classics do endure
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Spike Heels Theater 68 Review - Sexual Harrassment, Corruption, Lies, Deceit, and Dignity Confronted by American Society
Sexual Harrasment since in the 1990's pave a new wave and mind-set for the modern day women of today facing the battle between feast or famine to get ahead in a male dominated world
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Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific Theatre Reveiw - One Enchanted Evening at the Ahmanson
The Lincoln Center Theatre Production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific enchants and delights now at the Ahmanson Theatre
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Wagner's Ring Cycle at LA Opera - Recap for Late Deciders
Tickets are still available for full cycles of Richard Wagner's four-opera Ring
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Behind the Gates Theatre Review - World Premiere of Wendy Graf's Latest Play Cannot Conceal Flaws
Sadly, despite the riveting performances of Annika Marks and Keliher Walsh, Graf’s clichéd dialogue and one-note characterization fail to explore the multi-faceted world of an Orthodox Jewish culture
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Palomino Review - A One-Man West Coast Premiere at the Kirk Douglas
The Kirk Douglas Theatre's 2009/2010 season winds down with a one-man show from David Cale
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Palomino Review - Rake and Pony Show at the Kirk Douglas
David Cale portrays seven people in a sensuous tale about a NY carriage driver/gigolo
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A Musical “Nightmare Alley,” then “Love, Loss…” and a Political Hero at the Geffen – Review and Upcoming Shows at the Geffen Playhouse
The new musical, “Nightmare Alley,” opened at the Geffen Playhouse on April 21st. As you enter the theater, the faux circus tent and lights extending over the audience prepares you for the 1930’s carnival world you are about to enter
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Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps - The Art of Comic Chaos Comes to the Ahmanson
Tony Award Nominated Director Maria Aitken combines suspense, slapstick and Shadow puppets to bring the irresitably funny "The 39 Steps" to Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre
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Altar Ego Theater Review - Sex, Lies and Monogomy
The back alley fantasies of eight sexually focused characters
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Awake and Sing! Theatre Review - Brilliant Acting Drives Odets Masterpiece
With regard to A Noise Within’s production of this play, their talented cast illuminates these timeless themes of desperation, dreams, and the fragility of family
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"L.A. Noir UnScripted" Review -Totally UnScripted and Playing at Theatre Asylum
Imagine walking on stage taking on the character of another person, turning it into a performance with six other actors that are as equally unprepared and you have Impro Theatre and Combined Artform presentation of L.A. Noir UnScripted
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Soul & Jazz in the Heart of L A
Jadar Entertainment showcases R& B and Jazz artists at venues around downtown Los Angeles
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MTV - You're Hired
MTV's new show Hired works to help the economy
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Gotterdamerung Review - A Thrilling End to the Ring
Götterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods) is the fourth and last opera in Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle)
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Playboy of the Western World Theatre Review - A Noise Within's Production of J.M.Synge's Classic Provides Poetic End to 2009-2010 Season
Director Geoff Elliot and his talented cast bring humor, pathos, and the lyrical dialogue of Synge’s masterpiece to the Glendale stage
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The Life and Times of A Einstein Review - A Comedy
The Life And Times of A Einstein - a heart warming, informative historical play
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Bizzy Play Review - A Musical Comedy that will Keep You Busy Laughing and Crying
Bizzy is a fun 70's style musical comedy that the whole family can enjoy
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Celebrity Impersonators The Edwards Twins Return to LA for Two Nights Only! - Two Brothers, 100 Stars on One Stage!
One might think that Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Cher, Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart, Pavarotti, Diana Ross are all in one theatre-one stage, but in reality it is the identical twin celebrity impersonators, The Edwards Twins
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"LANGSTON & NICHOLAS" Review - The Extraordinary Lives of Two Great Poets
“Langston & Nicholas” is a dramatic recreation of the extraordinary relationship between literary figures Langston Hughes, originator of jazz poetry and Nicholas Guillen, the poet laureate of Cuba.
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The Wake Review - A Brilliant Play, Impeccable Acting
This stunning play hits the audience in profound ways. No matter who you are there are lines in it that will haunt for days after.....
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Altar Boyz Theatre Review - See This One Before It Goes Away!
Celebration Theatre opens its 27th season with a slam dunk in its current production of the satirical, Christian pop musical Altar Boyz.
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"Digging Up Dad" Review - World Premier at Ruskin Group Theatre
Chris D’Annunzio thought that his world was coming together as a Beverly Hills stock broker, begins his journey home and into the mysterious circumstances surrounding his fathers death and an “inheritance” that connects him and dad to the Mob
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Black Hole at the Santa Monica Playhouse - Of Great Benefit
Santa Monica Playhouse is the only theater company in Los Angeles that has continually produced shows for both young audiences and adults, nonstop for 50 years
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Much Ado About Nothing Theatre Review - A Noise Within Makes Something Out of "Nothing"
With regard to MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, A Noise Within has wonderfully shown the proper balance of chemistry and character through fine direction and the exceptional performances of its stars, Torri Higginson and JD Cullum
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Dream Girls at the Ahmanson - Fast, Flashy, and Frantic
The Dreamgirls musical revival at the Ahmanson is a huge, ambitious show with multiple stars, multiple themes, multimedia and a huge adrenaline rush
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The Wandering Marionette's Review - At the newly reopened Alexandria Hotel's Kabinet Theatre
Amidst the gilded molding and classic high ceilings of The Alexandria Hotel's Karbant Theatre, the stark bold brilliance of The Wandering Marionettes fill the floor their vacant faces and haunting eyes
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Oedipus el Rey Theatre Review - A Theatre Experience of Epic Proportion
The Theatre @ Boston Court opens its 2010 All New Works Season with Luis Alfaro's powerful reimagining of an enduring Greek tragedy
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The Subject Was Roses Theatre Review - Martin Sheen Revisits a Pulitzer Prize-winning Drama
Martin Sheen and Frances Conroy star in Frank D. Gilroy's Pulitzer Prize winning Classic "The Subject Was Roses"
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