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Review: “Hershey Felder: Chopin in Paris” at The Wallis

2022-07-12T04:06:21+00:00By |Categories: Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Hershey Felder is Chopin in Paris! From the moment we are invited into Fryderyk Chopin‘s Paris salon where he gives music lessons by day and performances at night, we are captivated by Felder’s wonderful performance. We, the audience are given a

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Review: King Lear at The Wallis

2022-05-16T18:40:03+00:00By |Categories: Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We take our seats in the Bram Goldsmith Theater as well as in bleachers constructed on the stage that is set with banquet tables. Pillars of video screens on either side of the stage project images of storms, forest fires, tidal

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Review: The Broad Stage, Fran Lebowitz with Larry Wilmore

2025-01-21T01:54:59+00:00By |Categories: Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

LA ART PARTY was lucky enough to be able to attend a recent conversation with the always astonishingly witty Fran Lebowitz at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. The "evening" (which took place on a Sunday afternoon!) was of course sold out

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Review: Geffen Playhouse, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”

2022-05-01T02:57:01+00:00By |Categories: Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When mounting an iconic play such as “Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf,” by the acclaimed writer Edward Albee, both a fresh perspective or classic approach to the play can make or break it. Any theatre lover will know the plot, how

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Review: Nat Geo Live, The Broad Stage, Photographer Anand Varma

2025-01-21T01:58:39+00:00By |Categories: Art Parties / Exhibitions / Fairs, Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Anand Varma engaged us on a fascinating journey that wove together his personal reflections on how he developed his skills and innovative professional practices as a photographer with the captivating stories he created for National Geographic that explore the unseen, to

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Review: Cirque du Soleil’s “OVO”

2022-03-21T02:55:47+00:00By |Categories: Dance, Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Before there was “America’s Got Talent,” there was Cirque du Soleil. Established in 1984, the Montreal troupe revolutionized what a modern “circus” could truly be - giving its talented cast a global stage to shine. Cirque du Soleil’s “OVO” officially opened

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Review: The Broad Stage, “ … (Iphigenia)”

2025-01-22T00:23:10+00:00By |Categories: Music, Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The classical Greek myth tells of Princess Iphigenia, daughter of King Agamemnon, who is ritually sacrificed to amend for the slaying of a sacred stag cherished by the goddess Artemis, who, in revenge, stops the winds from blowing and prevents the

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Review: Geffen Playhouse, “Power of Sail”

2022-02-21T15:00:32+00:00By |Categories: Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Be prepared to have your head spin as you navigate the shifting waters of playwright Paul Grellong’s “Power of Sail.” Bryan Cranston leads the cast as Charles Nichols, a flawed ancient mariner of a  Harvard history professor who has invited a

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Review: Sacre by Circa at The Broad Stage

2024-02-03T03:42:45+00:00By |Categories: Dance, Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was a pleasure to once again experience the exhilarating work of the Australia-based Circa Contemporary Circus with their newest production “Sacre” presented at the elegantly intimate The Broad Stage in Santa Monica. Under the direction of Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz,

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Review: “Love Actually Live” at the Wallis!

2021-12-09T03:02:16+00:00By |Categories: Reviews, Theater/Poetry/Books|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Fun, surprising and delightful is how I would describe “Love Actually Live,” back by popular demand at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts! Uncertain about a live multimedia event, this production exceeded my expectations! Is it a live concert? Is

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