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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 pr…
With a splashy studio action picture 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. Starr…
I'm combining two reviews in one article this week, one unique solo show at the Pasadena Playhouse and a sequel to a popular play at East West Players. These productions are not connected in…
Last night at The Soraya the joint was jumping and the band was swinging in celebration of the great musical artist Quincy Jones. The Pacific Jazz Orchestra was led by arranger Chris Walden,…
Grand Ave Arts: All Access is happening on October 25! This annual, one-day event will be staged along Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, from Temple to 6th Street, between 11 a…
Last night, October 4, 2025, at The Soraya, the Martha Graham Dance Company delivered an evening of performances that conveyed a sense of high drama. Deeply reverent and electrifying, the co…
What is real? Perhaps more than any time in human history, there is more of an ability to realistically fake anything. Worse, there are any number of people actively trying to use those tech…
The AFI FEST 2025, presented by Canva, is just around the corner! It's happening in Los Angeles from October 22"27, 2025 and promises to be an unforgettable celebration of the best …
"Only connect," wrote E. M. Forster in his 1910 novel, Howards End, an epigraph encouraging the merging of the mind and the heart so as to live a fuller life. That doesn't mean it's easy to …
Possibly the greatest musical ever created, West Side Story " a modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet set on the mean streets of New York during the turbulent fifties " is now pla…
Jonathan Spector's 2025 Tony Award-winning satire is a study in cringe, generating big laughs and nervous squirms in almost equal measures. When a mumps outbreak hits a progressive private p…
When one reads the title The Night of the Iguana, one hopes that it will be one of those Fifties flicks about radiation creating a giant iguana terrorizing hapless humans. But, alas, it is n…
Pure joy, pure talent! Camille A. Brown & Dancers performed the acclaimed choreographer and dancer's latest work, I AM, last night at the Ahmanson Theatre. Last night marked the wo…
LA Opera's Off Grand performances this year include the world premiere of Hildegard, a new opera by Sarah Kirkland Snider based on the writings of composer and mystic Hildegard von Bingen, t…
 As I trust you all know, back in 1743 an Italian playwright named Carlo Goldoni wrote a play in the commedia dell'arte style called The Servant of Two Masters. It probably swept the Ita…
 Quincy Jones was a household name for decades. Long before the global impact of Michael Jackson and the "We Are the World" charity-driven project, the musician/arranger/producer worked …
 Announcing Bordergrams " a new spy-themed puzzle book series! St. Martin's Griffin and G. T. Karber, author of the #1 Sunday Times bestseller Murdle, are pleased to launch Bordergrams, …
A two-act celebration of life and death through music, dance, poetry, and theater, Las Cafeteras will be performing at The Ford on Saturday, Oct 11, 2025. The concert event starts a…
Back by popular demand, dance/theater company, Mixed eMotion Theatrix is returning once again to Greystone Mansion and Gardens with its critically acclaimed production of GATSBY REDUX.…
 The City of West Hollywood's Free Theatre in the Parks! series along with Coeurage Ensemble delivers a new adaptation of William Shakespeare's Pericles. There will be six performances o…
In this musical comedy by Los Angeles' beloved Troubadour Theater Company, Sophocles' Oedipus gets all shook up with the music of the King of Rock and Roll! Plot twists and pelvic thrusts ar…
Air is a French electronic music duo known for their dreamy, cinematic soundscapes blending downtempo, synth-pop, and ambient elements. Best known for their 1998 album Moon Safari, they gain…
Launching the exhilarating 2025"2026 season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center will be the Music Center debut of Camille A. Brown & Dancers.
Performances are 7.30PM o…
Intriguing concept " the charged readings (performances) of four classic tales from Edgar Allan Poe, the master of Gothic horror and psychological fiction, each paired with cocktails in a mo…
After the loss of their Pierson Playhouse in this January's firestorm, Theatre Palisades is pleased to announce its second production of 2025, "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, the timeless t…
