George Bernard Shaw wrote Heartbreak House during and as a response to World War One. It was first staged in 1920, and in one scene he has a character decry the people in power at that time: “What then is to be...
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Terry Morgan
Rogue Machine presents “Saint Megan”
If you had told me in the past that I’d appreciate and admire a play about an ex-member of the Westboro Baptist Church, I’m not sure that I’d have believed you. The “church,” an almost seventy-year-old hate...
Boney James launches “A Simple Man” at Blue Note
It was a packed house at Blue Note Jazz club in LA last week when artist Boney James strode onto the intimate nightclub’s stage, joining his band with a huge smile on his face. Greeted by an enthusiastic crowd...
Pauline Adamek
The Road Theatre presents “Kaiju”
One of the things I appreciate about The Road Theatre is that it’s not afraid to go big and try different stuff. Over the past couple of decades, The Road has produced shows about dragons, demons, vampires...
“Portrait of Mai” now on view at Getty Center
Invited guests were on hand last week at the Getty Center for the private blessing ceremony of the 18th century painting Portrait of Mai (“Omai”) where President of French Polynesia, Moetai Brotherson, as well as...