http://www.artsbeatla.com Following the Arts scene in Los Angeles Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:15:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pure, authentic and uplifting – writer/director Pel Tedder’s fine play, Jaybird & Hallelujah, is currently playing at the NoHo Actor’s Studio until Aug 7th. Jaybird & Hallelujah is a serio-comedy about the mysteries of the afterlife, in which several troubled souls share their touching stories. Tedder’s play is set in Purgatory where ... http://www.artsbeatla.com/2010/07/beautiful-and-touching-jaybird-and-hallelujah-at-noho-studios/ It’s a really, really bad sign when you start checking your watch 30 minutes into a ninety minute one act play, because those ninety minutes soon start to feel like nine hours… Jack Grapes’s play Circle of Will is an excruciating theatrical experience that I wouldn’t wish upon my worst ... http://www.artsbeatla.com/2010/07/the-excruciating-torment-of-a-crappy-play-%e2%80%93-circle-of-will/ *** An up-beat multimedia dance comedy thriller by and starring John Cantwell, who fans will remember from The Nellie Olesons, Love, Connie is a drag show with a difference. It's a full evening of entertainment that starts in the lively bar of the Silverlake’s Casita del Campo restaurant. After we all descend into ... http://www.artsbeatla.com/2010/07/a-drag-show-with-a-difference-love-connie/ disambiguations – a unique series of self portraits is a collection of stunning and complex conceptual photographs created by Sinan Revell currently on display at Cella Gallery, in NoHo  (only until Sat July 24th). Full of wit, black humor and social comment, this is an enthralling exhibition of three interconnected bodies ... http://www.artsbeatla.com/2010/07/on-camera-interview-with-artist-sinan-revell-cella-gallery/ Drawing from a stunning collection of photos from some of the world’s finest documentarians, visionaries and front-line photojournalists, some selected images from the Photojournale website are now available in book form, as Photojournale Connections Across a Human Planet. Featuring photo journal stories and photo documentary from every corner of the world, ... http://www.artsbeatla.com/2010/07/our-diverse-stories-captured-by-cameras-photojournale-connections-across-a-human-planet/