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
Opening night was exciting from the moment I walked up the stairs of the Music Center and continued as I entered the plaza level. I could feel the excitement and magic in the air as many theatergoers including myself were back
Before there was Jennifer Hudson, there was Jennifer Holliday! No disrespect to Ms Hudson, she’s got all of our R-E-S-P-E-C-T, but Jennifer Holliday’s original portrayal of Effie in "Dreamgirls" back in 1981, was monumental. As someone who grew up in NYC
An enthusiastic vaccinated and masked audience welcomed opening night of the LA Opera’s original production of Richard Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” conducted by James Conlon with tenor Issachach Savage in the leading role. Yulia Matochkina as Venus and Issachah Savage as Tannhauser
After a long shutdown, I was vaccinated and thrilled to venture out to see live theatre for the first time in over a year. The Wallis has created a Covid-safe outdoor stage with socially-distanced tiered seating. The World Premiere of “Tevye in
The Book of Mormon is playing at the Ahmanson Theatre in DTLA through March 29, returning to L.A. after several previous successful runs here and nearly 10 years on Broadway. I attended the premier for LAArtParty and can happily report that
LA Opera presented the world premier of Eurydice, collaboration between composer Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl who wrote the libretto based on her acclaimed 2003 play. The work reimagines the classic Orpheus myth into a contemporary vision perceived from the heroine's
Cirque du Soleil has inspired a movement. Leading the trend of high quality entertainment since it burst onto the scene in 1984, the Montreal troupe has set a high bar. Dance companies across the country and popular network tv variety shows
A story of healing unfolded at Highway's performance space in Santa Monica. Opening on September 19, 2019, the one-woman show entitled American Standard: A Story of Enough stars Lilly Bright, and is directed by Valerie Hager. It is an autobiographical memoir
Written by Lisa Robins - "Why did a not-so-nice Jewish girl, expelled from Yale Drama School during the Vietnam protests, abandon her acting dream to follow the man she loved to an off-the-grid commune in Oregon?" Carol Schlanger, author of Hippie
