Scene In L.A. By Steve ZALL And Sid FISH Feb. 2016 Valentine’s Day is upon us again, and so area host of new productions to take in, including: Opening “Fiddler on the Roof” This beloved musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by […]
Pacific Opera Project opens its sixth season with a rowdy production of Franz Lehar’s “Die lustige Witwe,” set in 1860s Gold Country California via an English book and libretto by Josh & Kelsey Shaw. The production will feature a new arrangement for chamber orchestra written and conducted by music director Stephen Karr. POP will once […]
By Charly SHELTON am no stranger to conventions. I go to several conventions a year for comics, video games, technology and, coming up next weekend, cookies and sweets at Cookie Con. But of all the conventions that I frequent and look forward to, none of them have anything to do with fitness. There are times […]
By Charly SHELTON The city of Glendale is over 100 years old and as such carries with it a history of the people, places and events that have shaped the city into what it is today. By living in the area, residents have been exposed to at least bits and pieces of this history – […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY A big band playing as tobacco smoke curled toward the ceiling, the tinkling of glasses and muted laughter, and a cigarette girl making her way among the tables. This was a scene commonly found at the famous Ciro’s nightclub on the Sunset Strip in the ’40s and ’50s. These memories and more […]
By Charly SHELTON Many Americans know roughly what happened on Sept. 11 and Sept. 12, 2012 in Benghazi, Libya. There was a hostage situation, an ambassador was involved, Americans were trapped. But it’s not until a movie of the story comes out that much is cleared up and thrown in such sharp relief, easily consumable […]
Famed for its warmly intimate and interactive stage-free musical experience, Le Salon de Musiques celebrates the genius of Austrian master Franz Schubert. The concert features an exquisite chamber music program for voice, strings and piano on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Introduced by musicologist Dr. […]
KCET, the nation’s largest independent public television station, introduces a new special broadcast series, “LOST LA” created in partnership with the University of Southern California libraries. It is based on KCET’s “LA as Subject” web series written by L.A. historian Nathan Masters. “LOST LA” is the latest broadcast special to come out of KCET’s online […]
January 2016 Now that the holiday season is officially at an end, we can turn our attention to live theatre once again, with such fabulous shows as these: Opening “Louis & Keely: ‘Live’ at the Sahara” Louis Prima and Keely Smith shared a larger-than-life marriage and a groundbreaking Las Vegas act featuring […]
“Pillars Of New York” is the story of four couples’ struggles in and around the events surrounding the 9/11 tragedy. As recovery unfolds both mentally and physically for the couples, therapist and author Jake Kelly evaluates his own personal loss and mortality. This new production will perform in the heart of the NOHO Theatre District. […]