What is justice? Is it following the dictates of law? Everyone knows that the law works differently for different parts of society, and that some laws may be legal but are in no way just. Is it the old...
A captivating afternoon of dance, music, history, and storytelling. Acclaimed Indian classical dancer and choreographer Rukhmani Mehta took to the stage at Sierra Madre Playhouse this past Sunday...
The Getty has paired two new photography exhibitions under the umbrella “Photography/Fotografía: LA & México,” with both running from September 1, 2026–January 3, 2027 at the Getty Center...
The final presentation of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Classical Thursdays’ five-concert series was an absolutely superb experience. We were treated to a screening of Czech film director Miloš...
Broadway runs away to the circus in this delightful musical adaptation of Sara Gruen’s bestselling novel, with gasp-inducing acrobatics and puppet magic to rival The Lion King. The songs, interestingly enough...
IT in Shared Reality at Cosm Los Angeles: Pennywise Gets Bigger, but Does He Get Scarier? There are few horror images more immediately recognizable than Pennywise the sinister Dancing Clown emerging from the...
If having someone change the language, plot, themes, settings and characters of a play is seen as a tribute or homage or compliment, Shakespeare must be the most complimented playwright on the planet. He must be...
Olivia Wilde’s The Invite: “You Don’t Know What the Movie Is Until They Tell You” There is something appropriately unruly about the way The Invite came together. Olivia Wilde’s cringey comedy, starring Wilde...
Experience an extraordinary afternoon of movement, music, and storytelling when acclaimed Indian classical dancer and choreographer Rukhmani Mehta takes the stage at Sierra Madre Playhouse on...
I’ve been waiting for a play about the Russo-Ukrainian War, but, up until now, I hadn’t seen or heard of anything about that conflict produced in L.A. theatre. I mean, I haven’t really seen much about the...
Hugo Marchand and the Stars of the Paris Opera Ballet Bring Elegance, Passion, and Poetry to Walt Disney Concert Hall “She’s the swan.” This groundbreaking revelation was audibly uttered by no fewer than two men...
It was a brassy night at the Bowl last Wednesday when Preservation Hall Jazz Band brought their signature jazz stylings to the stage, followed by the equally boisterous Tower of Power. It was a “New Orleans meets...
You’ll get much more than your fill of dancing when you sit down to watch this 1980s Spandex-laced epic.
On the first of three sold-out evenings, composer Joe Hisaishi was welcomed to the Hollywood Bowl by an enthusiastic audience that reflected the remarkable reach of his music. Lifelong classical concertgoers sat...
Terry Morgan
Pauline Adamek
Brian Sonia-Wallace
Kurt Gardner