Those clowns of The Troubadour Theater Company are back with their wacky antics, returning to the stage with one of their most explosive Holiday productions, Die Heart: The Director’s Cut. The comedy musical...
Wordless Music and Sister Midnight, in collaboration with KCRW, announce a year-long series of screenings with live film scores featuring four landmark A24 titles, presented as a singular convergence of...
The Los Angeles and Off-Broadway New York sensation, described as a one-of-a-kind, cult hit stage show, Santasia is a hilarious sketch comedy and musical combo that embraces the iconic moments of the Christmas...
It’s a truism that, as one gets older, time seems to move more quickly. One is more aware of the sound of the ticking clock of mortality, and the myriad of possible futures one idly contemplated in youth...
Vive la France! Possibly one of the most romantic and beloved operas of all time, Giacomo Puccini’s grand Parisian romance La Bohème is once again given the classic treatment in LA Opera’s revival production...
AFI FEST 2025: The Big Moments, the Breakouts, and the Industry Buzz The 39th edition of AFI FEST, held October 22–26 in Hollywood, delivered one of its most star-packed and internationally diverse programs in recent...
Get ready to tumble into a world where nothing is quite what it seems. Visionary choreographer Moses Pendleton, the mastermind behind MOMIX’s internationally acclaimed physical-theater spectacles, invites audiences on a...
The Soraya’s resident dance company Ballet BC returned with a trio of modern ballets that defy description. How do you find the words to capture and convey the experience of these utterly thrilling dance works...
Making its highly anticipated world premiere this past weekend, Sarah Kirkland Snider’s new opera Hildegard, about an important medieval composer and mystic, proved a dazzling experience. Musically, dramatically, and...
When one is feeling confused or scared, it’s human nature to try to find somebody who knows more and be guided by their knowledge. This is great when A) said person actually does know more about that subject and B) said...
Benjamin Britten’s chilling mid-century opera The Turn of the Screw is a haunting psychological thriller that transforms Henry James’ ghost story into an intense chamber opera of ambiguity and dread. With its spare...
Max Minghella’s body horror The Shell emerges from the same vein as Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance. They each explore the specter of aging, of impossible beauty standards, and the fragility of female identity...
An ancient legend first popularized in sixteenth-century Germany, the Faustian bargain warns of trading one’s soul or moral integrity for power, beauty, or success, only to pay a terrible price later. It remains one of...
With a splashy studio action picture from Paramount Pictures starring Glen Powell, The Running Man, set for release in November, I thought it was a good time to reflect on the first film adaptation from 1987. Starring...
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