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Rogue Machine presents “A Case for the Existence of God”

One of the conundrums of being a critic is how to review a terrific production of a play that you either have mixed opinions about or just don’t like. You can spend all the time praising performances...

Terry Morgan

IT in Shared Reality at Cosm Los Angeles

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...

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MUSE/IQUE presents in October “American Sound Takes Flight: From Aaron Copland to Paul Simon — Our Musical Pursuit of Happiness”

MUSE/IQUE TO CLOSE 2026 SEASON WITH AMERICAN SOUND TAKES FLIGHT: A MUSICAL JOURNEY FROM AARON COPLAND TO PAUL SIMON Featuring Grammy Award Winner Brandon Victor Dixon, Liv Redpath and the MUSE/IQUE Orchestra...

Pauline Adamek

Boston Court Pasadena presents “Pericles”

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...

Terry Morgan

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Olivia Wilde’s The Invite: “You Don’t Know What the Movie Is Until They Tell You”

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...

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They’re back! “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence” reviewed

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Sierra Madre Playhouse presents spellbinding program of Kathak – Northern Indian “Storytelling” Dance Form

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...

Pauline Adamek

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Keith Glassman’s award-winning documentary Lives Beyond Motion

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Reviewed – “Slava Ukraini! (or Waiting for Elon)”

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...

Terry Morgan

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Superstars of Paris Opera Ballet – Hugo Marchand and Friends perform at the Walt Disney Concert Hall

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...

Pauline Adamek

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Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Tower of Power funk up the Bowl

Pauline Adamek

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Retro Review: Lucio Fulci’s ‘Murderock’

You’ll get much more than your fill of dancing when you sit down to watch this 1980s Spandex-laced epic.

Kurt Gardner

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Terry Morgan

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Joe Hisaishi Brings Cinematic Magic to the Hollywood Bowl

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...

Pauline Adamek

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Echo presents “F**king Strangers”

Normally with a play title such as this, I’d remove the asterisks, but F**king Strangers is how it appears in the press release and on the program, so I’m assuming that the official title includes the asterisks. It...

Terry Morgan

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Poet féi iká shumarí celebrates the launch of “CHABÓCHI DOLL”

‘Love letter to undocumented, Indigenous, and trans people’: Poet féi iká shumarí celebrates launch of new essay collection CHABÓCHI DOLL By Thomas Emick On Thursday, July 9, poet féi iká shumarí celebrated the...

Pauline Adamek

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LACMA’s New Soundtrack Wants You to Listen to the Building

When museums talk about “immersive experiences,” it’s easy to imagine hidden speakers or sound installations woven through the galleries. That’s not what’s happening at LACMA’s new David Geffen Galleries...

Pauline Adamek

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“Mexodus” now at Pasadena Playhouse

Terry Morgan

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MUSE/IQUE presents “Defiantly Joni” at the Taper

Once again, Artistic and Music Director of MUSE/IQUE Rachael Worby took us on a musical journey, tracing the life and career of artist Joni Mitchell. Renowned as a singer songwriter, Mitchell’s wistful, poetic...

Pauline Adamek

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Rogue Machine presents “A Case for the Existence of God”

IT in Shared Reality at Cosm Los Angeles

MUSE/IQUE presents in October “American Sound Takes Flight: From Aaron Copland to Paul Simon — Our Musical Pursuit of Happiness”

Boston Court Pasadena presents “Pericles”

This week's newest

Olivia Wilde’s The Invite: “You Don’t Know What the Movie Is Until They Tell You”

They’re back! “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence” reviewed

Sierra Madre Playhouse presents spellbinding program of Kathak – Northern Indian “Storytelling” Dance Form

Keith Glassman’s award-winning documentary Lives Beyond Motion

Reviewed – “Slava Ukraini! (or Waiting for Elon)”

Superstars of Paris Opera Ballet – Hugo Marchand and Friends perform at the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Tower of Power funk up the Bowl

Retro Review: Lucio Fulci’s ‘Murderock’

Proof

Joe Hisaishi Brings Cinematic Magic to the Hollywood Bowl

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Echo presents “F**king Strangers”

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