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

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

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”

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

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

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

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

Cinema Judaica Music Review - A Right of Memories

Cinema Judaica brings the memories and music of famous Jewish composers to the Ford Amphitheater

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

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

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

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

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

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”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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.

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

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

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"

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

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

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

All My Sons Theater Review - An American Classic

Wartime scandal, family intrigue - classics do endure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Altar Ego Theater Review - Sex, Lies and Monogomy

The back alley fantasies of eight sexually focused characters

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

"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

Soul & Jazz in the Heart of L A

Jadar Entertainment showcases R& B and Jazz artists at venues around downtown Los Angeles

MTV - You're Hired

MTV's new show Hired works to help the economy

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)

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

The Life and Times of A Einstein Review - A Comedy

The Life And Times of A Einstein - a heart warming, informative historical play

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

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

"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.

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.....

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.

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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"